We're Blushing Journal Page

This week's journal page is using the technique of Collage. You can collage words and phrases, pictures, patterns, photographs, your own artwork & homemade papers and paper scraps – anything you’d like!  This was my first attempt to do this technique. This recommend a glue stick to be used which will help minimize the rippling effect.  Along with the technique of collage I did some Zentangle.

                                                                 

After I completed this page, I thought why didn't I take a photo of the magazine items I'm using for this page.  Since I didn't take a photo, I will attempt to explained the photo's I used. The round circles are when you see photos of different paint colors in a magazine. The other image was a vase with roses.   

Challenges: Journal 52 - Collage Crazy, Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes (Friday), Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes (Friday), Simply Papercrafts for all Occasions - Lots of Layers (Friday),

Breath

Here is a journal page I created from the question, "How do you heal?"

I created the background using different shades of blue acrylic paint.  For me, the most important thing to healing is taking a breath. Would you like to play along?  Here is the link to the challenge Life Question week #14.

Challenges: All Craft Challenge - Any but a card (April/May), Crafting From the Heart - Anything goes (Monday), Not Just Cards - Anything goes, (Monday), Use Your Stuff - Anything goes, (Monday)

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall

This mixed media journal page was created for The Mixed Media Monthly challenge. Their theme was April Showers and requirement was to create project related to rain.

I did want my page to have the traditional rain drops so I incorporated  Zentangle design. I really liked how the three vertical design on right side of the page give the impression of rain.

The page was colored with watercolors and highlighted with Zentangle design. The quote fits this page perfectly. Do you see the rain?

Challenges: Outlaw Challenge - April Showers, Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes, Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Sweet

Here is a watercolor painting of two of my favorite things; a cupcake and a hot cappuccino. Priceless.......

Live In The Moment

I created this page using watercolor paints. I love spring flowers and this was the first time I drew poppies. I submitted this project over at My Creative Moments for their Colorful Creations Challenge.

Red

This mixed media page was created based on my favorite color, red. I drew the lady on a separate paper then layered her over the large glitter flower. Red is bright, breathtaking.

Spring Cleaning

I have started to get into mixed media. This page was created with water color pencils and paints. I stamped the swirls in permanent ink and did some Zentangle/doodling. What have you been cleaning?

Challenges Suzy Bee's -anything goes & sentiment, Outlawz challenges - Friday Coloring

Simple Things

We are on week #10 of LifeQ's art journal adventure. This week's question is "What is your favorite saying?" The background was created with black and yellow watercolor paint. I stamped the butterflies in black Stazon. Next I started layering on the pattern papers. I used white, black, and gold acrylic paints to add a distress appearance. Finishing touches were a paper flower and light blue ribbon.

Challenges: Hiding in my Craftroom - Anything goes (Sat), Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything but a card (Friday).