Unique Art Expressions December Challenge - Christmas

   Hello, my friends!

It's time for a new Challenge over at Unique Art Expressions.
This is a fun, monthly challenge blog.
Each challenge begins on the 15th of the month, and runs until the 12th of the following month.
The twist of this challenge is that you can make and enter anything BUT a card!
No cards allowed! :o)

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This month our Challenge is

December Challenge: Christmas

This month we are Sponsored by:

 Jubilant Studio

Here's my project:

I've made another TN spread using the sheet of images from the sponsor.

The page is FULL of fun and festive designs!

As usual, I printed and fussy cut the images.

Then I just put it all together on my background page!

To finish the page off, I added Stardust Stickles to all the snowflakes and lights on the tree!

 Products Used:

Sponsor Image: God's Unspeakable Gift Collection

Other Materials Used:

Traveler's Notebook;
Stardust Stickles. 

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Please join us over at the

Unique Art Expressions December Challenge!

Make a NOT A CARD project and link it up.

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Here are some ideas:

ATCs,

Art Journal Pages, 

Traveler's Notebook Pages;
Mixed Media Designs;

a Canvas;
Mini Albums;

Tags.

  

Unique Art Expressions November Challenge - Sweater Weather

   Hello, my friends!

It's time for a new Challenge over at Unique Art Expressions.
This is a fun, monthly challenge blog.
Each challenge begins on the 15th of the month, and runs until the 12th of the following month.
The twist of this challenge is that you can make and enter anything BUT a card!
No cards allowed! :o)

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This month our Challenge is

  November Challenge: Sweater Weather

This month we are Sponsored by:

Jar of Whimsy

Here's my project:

Doesn't that depict some of the fabulousness of Fall?

I printed several of the images, and fussy cut them out.
After stenciling leaves on the background,
I arranged the images and adhered them in place.
To finish things off, I added several glitter sequins!


This is such a great collection for any Fall/Autumn projects!
Check out all the other fun products at Jar of Whimsy.

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Products Used:

 

Sponsor Image: Cozy Autumn

Other Materials Used:
Traveler's Notebook;
Walnut Stain Distress Ink;
Leaf Stencil;
Leaf and Circle Sequins.

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Please join us over at the

Unique Art Expressions August Challenge!

Make a NOT A CARD project and link it up.

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Here are some ideas:

ATCs,

Art Journal Pages, 

Traveler's Notebook Pages;
Mixed Media Designs;

a Canvas;
Mini Albums;

Tags.

  

Unique Art Expressions October Challenge - Add Fruit

   Hello, my friends!

It's time for a new Challenge over at Unique Art Expressions.
This is a fun, monthly challenge blog.
Each challenge begins on the 15th of the month, and runs until the 12th of the following month.
The twist of this challenge is that you can make and enter anything BUT a card!
No cards allowed! :o)

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This month our Challenge is:

Unique Art Expressions October Challenge: Add Fruit

This month we are Sponsored by:

 Yoon Creative

Here's my project:

This month I have created a spread in my TN.

The collection we received from the sponsor included so many lovely images. 
I added a paper from my stash for the background,
fussy cut all the lovely orange bits, and adhered them in place.

I found a fun poem about oranges!
Here's a closer look:

Finally, to finish things off, I added some pretty dew drops!

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Sponsor Image Used:

Sunny Orange Watercolor Clipart Collection

Other Materials Used:
Traveler's Notebook;
Fancy Pants Paper;
Tim Holtz Stacked Deckle Dies;
The Robin's Nest Creative Dew Drops.

 

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Please join us over at the

Unique Art Expressions October Challenge!

Make a NOT A CARD project and link it up.

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Here are some ideas:

ATCs,

Art Journal Pages, 

Traveler's Notebook Pages;
Mixed Media Designs;

a Canvas;
Mini Albums;

Tags.

  

Unique Art Expressions September Challenge - Add Birds

   Hello, my friends!

It's time for a new Challenge over at Unique Art Expressions.
This is a fun, monthly challenge blog.
Each challenge begins on the 15th of the month, and runs until the 12th of the following month.
The twist of this challenge is that you can make and enter anything BUT a card!
No cards allowed! :o)

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This month our Challenge is

Unique Art Expressions August Challenge: Add Birds

This month we are Sponsored by:

Always Grateful x2

They have a fantastic Etsy Shop, full of many beautiful kits!

I really had fun working with their products,
and was inspired to create a two page art journal spread.

Here's my project:

Isn't that a fun spread?

I began by creating a smooshed background, using a variety of Distress Inks.

I then fussy cut all the image from the Sponsor sheet, 

and adhered them in place on my pages.

Here's a closer look:

Once everything was glued in place,
I added a few doodle lines with my black micron pen.

I just love the sentiment on this page! :o)

Finally, to finish things off with a bit of sparkle,

I added several pretty sequins.

I love turning the page in my art journal add seeing this cheerful spread! :o)

 

Materials Used:

Sponsor Kit - Loving the Lord;

Small Coil Art Journal;
Distress Inks: Victorian Velvet, Mowed Lawn, Broken China;
Black Micron Pigma Pen;
Sequins.

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Please join us over at the

Unique Art Expressions September Challenge!

Make a NOT A CARD project and link it up.

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Here are some ideas:

ATCs,

Art Journal Pages, 

Traveler's Notebook Pages;
Mixed Media Designs;

a Canvas;
Mini Albums;

Tags.

  

Unique Art Expressions - August Challenge

 Hello, my friends!

I'm happy to finally be sharing a new post with you today! 
It's been rather quiet around here lately but I hope to change that in the days head.
Many of you know that I recently lost my brother..
I needed to take a break from everything for a time.
Then I decided to make some changes to my schedule and to my life.
Today is one of the first changes.

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I have joined the Design Team at Unique Art Expressions.
This is a fun, monthly challenge blog.
Each challenge begins on the 15th of the month, and runs until the 12th of the following month.
The twist of this challenge is that you can make and enter anything BUT a card!
No cards allowed! :o)

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Today is the start of our first Challenge:

Unique Art Expressions August Challenge : Add Flowers

This month we are Sponsored by:

Elena Zinski Art

Here's my project:

The Design Team was all given the same Sponsor image to work with.
It came with a pre-coloured image, as well as a line art version. 
Here I used the pre-coloured image.
I used a flower stencil for the background, and inked around the edges.
I printed and fussy cut the image, and adhered it in place.
I then added a sentiment to the top, as well as 

several felt flowers across the bottom.

I also decorated the back of my ATC.
I added a light green paper, and inked around the edges.
I then fussy cut the line-art image and fussy cut it oug.
I added it to the page, along with more felt flowers.
Finally, I added the hand-written sentiment.

Here is the card on my long neglected ATC holder.
You can see I have LOTS of room to add more!

Materials Used:

Sponsor Image from Elena Zinski Art;

7gypsies ATC;
7gypsies ATC Holder;
Inks: Memento - Rose Bud,
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Vintage Photo;
Flower Stencil: Plaid;

Sparkle: Spectrum Noir Sparkle Marker.

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Please join us over at the

Unique Art Expressions August Challenge!

Make a NOT A CARD project and link it up.

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Here are some ideas:

ATCs,

Art Journal Pages, 

Traveler's Notebook Pages;
Mixed Media Designs;

a Canvas;
Mini Albums;

Tags.