He-art Journal Week 1

Well, I'm doing the TGF He-art Journal Class. The Week 1 assignment was to use a wings theme. It was to be a two page spread. Anna Beth also decided to play along. Here is what we did:

Anna's Cover and her hand sketched pages:

This was her first time stamping. She chose images that reflected her different moods. 

She worked on her little fairy and her bird for quite a while. Shushing me often because I'd break her concentration...LOL! I'd hoped she'd color it a bit but this is her journal and this is how she wanted it. {Smiling}

Here is what I put together:

My cover was so much fun. to create. Love the way it came out.

I used a variety of images, medias and let myself go a bit here. I didn't want it to feel too planned. This is about my heart, so of course there is meaning and symbolism here. I left the journaling off the page, too personal to share. I will share one thing...the music notes represent the song(s) of my heart.

Well, we'll be back to share the Week 2 pages. They are to be based on a Sun, Sand, Beach theme this time. Hmmm? I've got a jar with the white sands of Marco Island that just may get a little lighter this week...just a current idea.

Keep those hands busy!

SMiLES!

GWeN

My Very First Cricut Project!

I created this for the Cricut Crawl. I used my "Straight From the Nest" cartridge from HSN. It is soooo fun and full of fantastic images. I had a blast. I also used 3Birds Paper from HSN too and Cricut Paper as well.

For this project I used the following techniques from the Cricut Crawl Challenge:

1) CokiePopPaper's Blog - Die Cut Flowers

2) Brenda's Scrappy Blog - Journal block from a shape

3) Light Whimsy Blog - Shadow (Title, flower pots and tree)

4) 62 Cards Blog - Inking / Drawing on Die Cuts (Just about everything-used chalks too)

5) Momofthreeaddictedtopaper - Paper Piecing - (Owl)

I hope you enjoy my little Cricut LO...I had so much fun learning how to use my machine and what it is truly capable of. Why did I wait so long to do this?

SMiLES!

GWeN

SMC LO Challenge - National Poetry Sketch

This week is a bitter sweet challenge for us at SMC LO Challenge. We are ending the term so this could be my final SMC LO Challenge post...we'll have to see if I make the Term II Team.

Since this may be my last SMC Post let me say that I've enjoyed working with Sarah, Jeri and Angela so very much over this term. Everybody has been just wonderful and I know this challenge will continue in the true spirit of creative nurturing and encouragement of artistic exploration.

So, enough of that serious stuff...

Our challenge this week is to use the sketch below and to create a layout that reflects a poem that we are fond of, either in entirety, in title or what the meaning holds for us.

The Sketch

Now add this great little group of supplies which includes three die cuts and two double sided pieces of DP, from our sponsor Sarah's Supplies.

Now add my Sew Many Cards Digital Image and a pic of my dear sweet Bekah...shuffle around the sketch a bit and you get this:

Not only am I creating this wonderful work of paper crafting artistry {{giggling}} to the SMC LO DT line up I'm entering this little beauting into the following challenges:

TPE: Pastels

Cuttlebug Spot: Green/Pink/White/Black

Ooh-la-la: Button/Bow/Bling

My Grafico: Paper Piecing

Color Chef: Lt. Purple/Lt. Green/Pink

Cupcake Craft Challenge: Spring w/Chocolate Color

SMiLES!
GWeN