Bright and Cheerful

 

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome to this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL. Around here, fishing season has begun, so I doodled and painted a fishy page for a junk journal, in bright and cheerful colors to celebrate the season.

Pop-up Fish Page

I started by gessoing and painting a paper bag for my background in blues and greens, using acrylic paints.  While that dried, I started to doodle fish and water plants onto watercolor paper with a black pen. 

I added watercolors, then fussy cut the pieces.

My fish seem to be smiling...these must be the ones that got away.

I wanted to create an interactive page that popped up.

Since I had minimal materials with me at the time, I made "springs" for the fish out of watercolor paper, by bending it in an accordion fold and attaching it to the fish.

I just added an extra tab to the plants so they would pop open. 

My bright, cheerful fish make me smile!

I used just a few materials for my page, but lots of imagination (inspired by Dianna Petty Lippe). Now it's your turn to create a bright and cheerful make and share it with us! Our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp are offering a $25 shopping voucher to one participant. 

SUPPLIES:

Dina Wakley Sky acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Turquoise paint	Dina Wakley Lime paint	Dina Wakley Ranger EVERGREEN 1OZ Media Acrylic Paints MDQ53996	Daniel Smith SAP GREEN 5ml Extra Fine Watercolor
Daniel Smith YELLOW OCHRE 5ml Extra Fine Watercolor	Daniel Smith PERMANENT ORANGE 15 ml fine watercolor	Daniel Smith Phthalo Turquoise watercolor	Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE RED 5ml Extra Fine Watercolor	Simon Says Stamp Daniel Smith Watercolor Shari Carroll Palette
Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso	Dina Wakley Ranger Media Brushes	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER	Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz	Royal Langnickel ZEN WATERCOLOR BRUSH Set
Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER	Zig PURE BLACK Millennium Assorted Point Pens

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Be sure to check out all the bright and cheerful work by the design team!

N*Studio Creative Squad - Another Door Opens

 

Hello friends! I'm over at the N*Studio Creative Squad HERE today, sharing how to create these art journal pages.  Our theme this month is ANOTHER DOOR OPENS, and we are using the brand new Triple Play Art Foamies stamp set. 

In case you missed it....

LIFE IN BLOOM

Layer it Up!

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome back to this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - LAYER IT. It's a new month which means we are showcasing the awesome array of products from the Professor, Tim Holtz that is! This means it is time for you to pull out your Tim Holtz goodies and play...or create a layered make with whatever you have.

I am excited to welcome back the amazingly talented Autumn Clark of SewPaperPaint for this month as our guest designer! If you have seen her work, you know what I mean, and if not, you are in for a treat. 

Do Small Things With Great Love

I went rather pink and feminine this week with my Etcetera tag. I started by mixing Kitsch Flamingo 

re-inker with Distress Crackle Texture paste. Then, I spread it onto the tag with the palette knife.

Once it dried and crackled, I rubbed in Ground Espresso distress crayon and wiped it back.

I added distress glaze to the engraving rose layer, and edged it with ground espresso.

I colored the vintage lady with distress crayons, and used a waterbrush to blend areas.

I added a mini flair - lucky - onto her lapel.

The top of the tag is finished off with some hand-dyed ribbon, and the Quote Flair.

I'm feeling like this tag is a breath of spring. 

Now it's your turn to create a lovely layered project to share with us! One participant is drawn at random every week for a $25 shopping voucher from our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp. Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ENGRAVING LAYERS	Tim Holtz Idea-ology QUOTE FLAIR	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MINI FLAIR	Tim Holtz Etcetera 8Tag	Tim-Holtz-Distress-2021-New-Embossing-Glaze Kitsch Flamingo
Tim-Holtz-Distress-Embossing-Glaze-CRACKED-PISTACHIO-Ranger	Tim-Holtz-Distress-Ink-Pad Kitsch Flamingo	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker KITSCH FLAMINGO Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270	Tim Holtz CRACKLE 3oz Distress Texture Paste Ranger tda71303
Ranger-Tim-Holtz-Distress-Crayon-MUSTARD-SEED	Ranger-Tim-Holtz-Distress-Crayon-WORN-LIPSTICK	Ranger-Tim-Holtz-Distress-Crayon-LUCKY-CLOVER	Ranger - Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Crayon	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon MERMAID LAGOON
Ranger-Tim-Holtz-Distress-Crayon-ABANDONED-CORAL	Tim Holtz Metallic Distress Crayons	Tim Holtz DISTRESS EMBOSSING PEN 2 Pack Ranger tda71327	Tim-Holtz-DISTRESS-EMBOSSING-DABBER-Ranger	Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 X 18 Reusable NSC20677	Ranger HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL	Tim-Holtz-DISTRESS-PALETTE-KNIFE-2-PACK-Ranger
ranger mini round ink blender

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Be sure to check out the awesome layered makes by the design team!