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!

 

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

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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