3 Giveaways in 3 Weeks! Number 2

We have come to the second week with Giveaway # 2!

But first, the winner of the first giveaway was:

April - congratulations! I hope you enjoy your prize!

Here is the Second Giveaway!

Giveaway #2: this Set was also specially selected from my personal stash. Here is what's in this second set of yummy art journal supplies:

• 3 pack of Baker's Twine - Red, Baby Blue, & Medium Blue
• 20 Tags 2 3/8 x 4 3/4 inch 
• 2 3-packs of Fireworks Shimmery Spray Inks - Campfire and Ocean
• Strathmore Visual Journal - Watercolor, 140lb 
• Yellow dual tip Painter's Pen 
• Dylusions Letter Jumble 5x7 inch Stencil

Retail Value approx: $58.26

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Giveaway #2 ends Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Winner will be notified by email. Package will be sent USPS.

Winner will be announced next Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 along with info on GIVEAWAY #3!

Winter Blast and A Little Scribble

So I had it all planned. I was going to have a lovely post of my art class making Valentine's Day cards. But, alas, due to the snowy weather it was cancelled.

I did, however, get a couple snow pictures, and boy! - trudging in the snow is hard work! I find it completely beautiful here when it snows heavily. It is at least a foot deep out there, which is a drastic change to growing up in the Georgia winters of we're lucky if we get 2 inches for 2 days!

This is our pretty German Shepherd pup, Ziva. She accompanied me on my trek.

Buffalo Creek is right across the drive way, and it is beautiful in every season (except the rainy ones).

So now we get to a little scribble I did. It is not much as far as my handiwork, but this is what I thought when I was thinking about Valentine's day cards. This isn't a card, though; it was just practice. It is free to copy, if you like that messy, sketchy look.

3 Giveways in 3 Weeks! #1

YAY! Here is my first Artful Flourish Giveaway! 

And I do love a good giveaway. This is the first of 

Three Giveaways in Three Weeks! 

Giveaway #1 Set was specially selected from my personal stash. Here is what's in this first set of yummy art journal supplies:

• 4 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads - Vintage Photo, Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar, & Broken China
• 50 count Kraft Paper Label Stickers
• Tim Holtz Stamp Pack - Urban Grunge, set of 8 cling stamps
• Strathmore Visual Journal - Drawing, medium tooth, 100lb 
• Red Sharpie Paint Pen - water based, medium point

Retail Value: $52.53

For this week's giveaway (#1) all you have to do to enter is leave a short comment on THIS post telling me what are your favorite art/craft supplies. 

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Giveaway #1 ends Wed., Jan. 28, 2015. Winner will be notified by email no later than Fri., Jan. 30, 2015.  Package will be sent USPS.

Winner will be announced next Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 along with info on GIVEAWAY #2!

Scrapbook Layout - yum

I loved doing this scrapbook layout with some Pink Paislee paper and embellishments!

Say Roar!

Here is a quick mixed media scrapbook layout that I did today of Will playing dress-up! 

Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles!

In art class, I taught the kids this fun technique to get these awesome bubble prints!

How To Do It:

1. In a bowl, mix paint, water, and a squirt of dish soap.
2. Blow with straw to get lots of bubbles to rise above the bowl.
3. Place paper on top of the bowl and lift straight up.
4. Repeat with different colors.

Beautiful bubble prints!

I Have An Art Studio!

All I wanted was a table upstairs in the attic to store my art supplies! However, my sweet son gave me his corner....AND it was his idea! I asked if he was sure and then jumped at the offer! Now I have my own little corner art studio, and I am loving it!!!

Dream Big And Overcome

I did this for a friend over 3 years ago when I was just learning about mixing different medias. I used ink and Sharpies. I thought about it today when I was feeling like "I just can't get there from here."  I am taking Creative Jumpstart 2015, and today's video was by Jen Cushman who said (and painted) "Dream Big." So, I resolve to dream big and overcome! Thanks Jen! 

Pop Art Inspiration

We recently had a pop art inspired art class where the kids colored with marker, photos that I altered. My daughter, Maddie, created this piece of our sweet German Shepherd, Ziva. I think she did a great job!

This is one of my students with her self portrait art piece all ready as a Christmas gift for her family! Super job, Grace!

Ho to do this project:

1. Take a photo of your subject.
2. Alter your photo with a photo editor. I used Pic Monkey. Size it to 6 x 6 inch
3. Print out 4 of each image. I have an inkjet printer so I sprayed each one with Krylon Workable Fixative so the ink would not smudge.
4. Cut out images
5. Have kids color the images with bright colored markers.
6. Glue down to 12 x 12 inch square canvas. Optional: Before gluing, paint canvas edges with black acrylic paint or black gesso and let dry. Try not to get glue on the front of the pictures so the marker will not smear. We used  Mod Podge or Acrylic Medium.
7. Spray your art piece with a sealer like Krylon UV Resistant Clear Acrylic Coating.

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