Friends

Happy Sunday all!  

This month's challenge at Anything but Cute , is dedicated to our dear friends. 

We all need friends in our lives.... someone to laugh with, someone to cry with, someone to share secrets with,  someone to go eat ice cream with! 

This art journal spread is dedicated to all my friends who I do the above with.. you know who you are!

Thanks for taking a peek, and have a fantastic day!

((HUGS))

Helen

ESCAPE

Happy Sunday everyone!  It is suppose to snow again today in southern Ontario, 

so I decided to spend the day playing!

I made this art journal spread for a challenge at More Than Words challenge blog! 

Most of the entries are layouts, but I wanted to use this amazing mood board 

for an art journal spread!

Here is what i created... 

things that make me happy when I want to escape to my happy place!

 I love the colors in this mood board.. and this is how I am feeling today!

Thanks for the great challenge and thanks for taking a peek!

{{HUGS}}

Helen

A Vintage Journey - February challenge

At A Vintage Journey this month the gals have an amazing challenge...

Welcome to a our new challenge for February 2016. Our challenge this month is :

INDUSTRIAL

"Use your foil tape, metallic card stock along with your Texture Fades/Embossing Folders to create an industrial creation all your own.

Whether it's a background or bloom or metal embellishments; don't limit your paint colour to black..... industrial can look great in all colours!

 

The Creative Guides have created a wide array of industrial projects to inspire you on your journey.

 

You really need to check out this Tim inspired blog! Some amazing talent there for sure!

 

I did another art journal type page for my Tim Holtz art journal!

 

 

As today is Valentine's Day, I made this to honour my dear husband!

 

I first used TH tissue, and painted over it with black soot and peacock feathers distress paint. I used some foil tape and ran it through my bigshot using TH honeycomb embossing folder. I then found a piece of silver plain cardstock and ran that through my bigshot using a new die set I got, TH thinlits. added some molding paste using TH stencils, added a photo from TH found relatives cards, added a couple tickets, a couple little words, edged the page in black soot distress paint.. and voila! Done!

 

Oh.. and a little side note.... I was one of January's pinworthies too! 

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments!  Check it out here.

 

Have a fantastic Valentines Day!

 

{{HUGS}}

Helen

Tim Holtz Art Journal Spread

Hi all!  Well.. like I said... time to start using all my goodies I have been "collecting" for a while!

 

I have discovered that I have an absolute TON of Tim  Holtz products, and have decided to dedicate a whole art journal book to art journal spreads using mostly Tim Holtz products! It's a challenge.. but I know I can do it!

 

While keeping this in mind, I found another awesome challenge blog that is specifically for TH products and techniques! How cool!  Check it out ....  A Vintage Journey .

 

The challenge this month is to do something vintage and artsy using the theme...

 

VINTAGE TRAVEL AND LUGGAGE

 

So... I thought I would do my art journal spread using some new product I received a couple months ago.. TH. Postcards.

I used TH paper stash kraft resist paper, tons of different distress inks, some chitchat stickers, school house stencil and paste, and a few bits and pieces!

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

 

{{HUGS}}

 

Helen