Animal Farm

 

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  Fun with ATCs  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

 It's been wonderful having Ann with us this month sharing her wonderful makes! be sure to check her blog often for more inspiraton!

This week the challenge is: FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS

ANIMAL FARM 

I thought I would share what inspired me to create this art journal page. One of the thoughts going through my head is the New York State Fair is going on right now. It makes me think of all the 4H kids bringing their farm animals to show. The second idea in my head is the story Animal Farm by George Orwell. Funny story....I am learning Braille and asked for a simple, easy peasy children's book to practice reading my braille. I was thinking along the lines of " see spot run" or Dr. Seuss. What did I get? Two enormous volumes of Animal Farm in Braille 0 I almost cried. Well, I have been using it to practice finger placement, and that's about as far as I have gotten. 

 

I began with stamping the farm animals, and most have four legs... then adding watercolor. 

I sketched a barn on watercolor paper...

Then added watercolor...

Meanwhile in the art journal, I did some ink smooshing for a background.

Then, I figured where th ebarn would go and added white splatter.

I decided to work in a bit of stamping in the background...

Tacking the barn in place...

Then figuring where each animal would go. I wanted some to look like they were coming out of the windows, so they could all have a friendly chat. 

Details...

Animal Farm  - I hope you enjoyed the barnyard trip!

 

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Supplies:

Tim Holtz Funny Farm stamps

Tim Holtz Deconstructed stamps

Dylusions Square Creative Journal

Simon Says Stamp Everyday and Fine Detail Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Ranger Heat Tool

Simon Says Stamp Splatter White and Brush

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Watercolor paper

Watercolors 

Waterbrush

Pencil, Eraser

Distress Sprayer

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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ATC's

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  ART JOURNAL  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: FUN WITH ATC'S

Artist Trading Cards are so fun to make! You can create a little story ofr design in a very small space. I went with a simple design this week, as I've spent the last week visiting my eye specialists in NYC. I thought a girl theme appropriate after my sister visit last week too.  

 

I used a base card from 3 Quarter Design, added a swirly die cut, paper dolls and ephemera. I added white splatter, and in retrospect, I think I should have done the splatter before the girls, since they look like they've been painting up a storm.

The Dreamer

Detail...

Girl Friends

Detail...

Monochromatic ATC's with a feminine theme...

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies:

3Quarter Designs Eclectic Clockwork Tuck and Play Cards

Tim Holtz Sizzix Adorned dies

Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Siimon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Tim Holtz Paper Dolls

Tim Holtz Organic Layers

Tim Holz Big Chat

Simon Says Stamp White Splatter and brush

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Bearly Art Precision Glue

button, thread 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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Wander, Stay Wild

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  Happy Birthday Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: LET'S ART JOURNAL

Wander and stay wild! 

Summer is the perfect time to get out and explore nature...take a hike, hit the beach, go camping...whatever you do, enjoy your wandering!

I started off with a mix of collage and stamping for my background.  

 Next, I smudged in some paint.

Then, a bit of whitewash to pull it all together. 

I added some white dots with paint and my finger - one of my favorite ways to make marks. 

Then, I added some collage tissue... 

Then, I used the Finelineer with black paint to go around my dots. I also scribbled words across my pages with it to add another element.  

I stamped nature images across the bottom and on the pages, then added a bit of color to my butterflies. 

I thought my white dots were a bit too bold, so stamped a couple of images into a few to tone it down. Final step was to add some detail with the gold pen. 

Details... 

It's time to do some more wandering this summer! 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies:

Simple Stories Vintage Woodlands stamps

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085

Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background stamp

Simon Says Stamp Old Letter1878 stamp

Simple Stories Vintage Woodlands paper

Stamperia Forest paper

Tim Holtz Collage Paper Archives

Simon says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Perfect White Splatter and Splatter Brush

Palette Knife 

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

Fine Liner Applicator

Dina Wakely Acrylic Paints - Black, White,Cocoa, Cheddar Peacock 

Gold Pen

Dylusions Art Journal Small

Ranger Heat Tool

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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