Write Your Own Story

Welcome back! The new Mini Challenge at More Than Words is to use the word STORY on your card, tag, ATC or postcard.

I made a card:

I already had the little man sitting on my desk so this card came together so quickly. I just added the background papers from Lisa Oxley's Bright & Bold stack over at ArtStacks. I wrote my title on the rainbow, which is also from Lisa's stack, added a border and I was done!

Will you join the challenge this month? You can find the details here.

Happy creating!

Heather

Framed at Kraft +

Hello and welcome back!

Have you seen the new challenge at Kraft+ yet? The challenge is to get 'Framed'. Oh there are so many cool options for this one!

I was walking the other day and spied these stunning Rainbow Lorikeets eating the brilliant red blossom in a red flowering gum. The colours were so striking that I just had to create about them.

I'm a bit smitten with the papers in Lisa Oxley's new packs over at ArtStacks. I loved this particular page so much that I just added the whole page to my kraft background. The kraft really made the vivid colours pop! 

The rainbow, which is from the same Bright & Bold Stack as the main paper, was a perfect touch for my Rainbow Lorikeets.

I used a Dusty Attic chippie frame around my pic. This one is one I designed for a class a while ago. 

Will you join us this month? Head here for more info on how to enter.

Happy krafting!

Heather

Tags and Pockets

Gosh -I've been so busy lately I've hardly had a chance to create!

I did finally get to the craft room though as it's time again for the new challenge over at More Than Words. The challenge this month is to use tags or pockets on your art journal page. I had those two words (tags and pocket) running through my mind when suddenly the lyrics to this song popped into my head. They were perfect - they have both tags AND pocket! I had a blast making this. I used the new ArtStacks packs by Lisa Oxley. I think I'm in love!

Aren't the colours just amazing? The pink canvas is from Lisa's Floral Fetish stack and the stunning harlequin paper and the paint swatches are from her Bright and Bold stack. The leaves, butterflies and heart are all cut or punched from the sensational background page, also from the Bright and Bold stack.

I hope you can join us at More Than Words this month! You can find the challenge here.

Happy art journaling!

Heather

Bloom at More Than Words

 Hello again! The brand-new Mini Challenge at More Than Words is to use the word BLOOM on your card, tag, postcard or ATC. 

I created my background with a geli-print, stamping and stenciling then layered my ArtStacks flower, butterfly and quote on top. Easy!

I hope you can join us. You'll find the challenge here.

Happy creating!

Heather

Be Inspired by Fruit!

Well the challenge over at Kraft + this month is different - you need to be inspired by fruit! And don't forget the kraft of course.

I remember when my kids were little I did a whole series of projects using fruit as inspiration - the kids eating watermelon or grapes or picking cherries. I went hunting through my photos but couldn't find any recent fruit-themed pics at all! Then I remembered another page I did years ago - it was called "Under Blueberry Skies". I had plenty of photos of gorgeous blue skies from our Queensland trip so I scrap-lifted myself and went with that.

I had this part of a pianola roll sitting on my desk for a while waiting for the right project. I love the vintage feel and interesting shape it added to the page. It was a bit awkward trying to keep the original items on the paper exposed (the printing and the stamp) but I got there.

My title and the heart (which is actually the leftover piece from a flourish) are both from The Dusty Attic. The flowers and butterflies are from ArtStacks.

I hope you can join us at Kraft + this month. You can find the challenge here.

Happy creating!

Heather

Thinking of Florals

 Hello!

The new challenge at More Than Words is to be inspired by the word 'Florals' and to use stenciling on your art journal page. This one is easy!

I love the bright red poppies over at ArtStacks and had been thinking for a while about using them on a bright blue background. I wanted an ombre effect on my background and had a rough idea how I was going to do it, but then I remembered seeing Vrushali's backgrounds and realised that her style would work perfectly with what I wanted to do.

Firstly I painted my background. I'd never done this before and was quite please with the result.

I then stencilled some leaves and butterflies. I added the poppies, the quote and a border and that was it! It's the fastest page I've made for a while - lol.

Will you join us in this easy challenge? You can find the details here.

Happy journaling!

Heather

Dreaming of Travel

Welcome back!

In case you haven't already heard, the challenge at Kraft+ this month is Dreaming of Travel. Have you managed to get any travelling in recently? It's so difficult to plan anything at the moment so, even if you're just dreaming of travel, I hope you can join in the fun. And don't forget the kraft!

We were lucky enough to squeeze in a trip to Queensland last year. It's such a wonderfully different world there compared to the southern part of this country. I took sooooo many photos so I decided to  see if I could get a lot of them on this page. I got 21 photos on! 

The photos are backed by digital ArtStacks leaves that I printed straight onto my own geli-prints. I'm not sure it was good for my printer but I love the effect!

You can find details on the challenge here. I hope you'll join us!

Happy kraftin'!

Heather