Live Life in Full Bloom

Great advice and I try to do this every day. I'm doing what I love and that makes me happy! Today I'm sharing an art journal layout with one of my favorite quotes.

[caption id="attachment_12510" align="alignnone" width="3603"] Club Scrap® Lavender Fields and Sunflowers Hybrid kits as well as the Lavender Fields page kit. Links to supplies are listed at the end of the post.[/caption]

AND...a video of the process!

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If you haven't had a chance to make a project for the Cupcake Inspirations color challenge, you still have time to link up! STAMPlorations is the sponsor for this challenge and is generously providing a $20 gift certificate to our randomly chosen winner. Make something using pastel colors and share it with us!



Do more of what makes YOU happy!



SUPPLIES LIST

I link to sources for your convenience. Some affiliate links are used at no extra cost to you.

Club Scrap®

Lavender Fields Hybrid kit



Sunflowers Hybrid kit



Lavender Fields Page Kit



Simon Says Stamp

Prismacolor Colored Pencils



Gamsol and paper stumps

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Lavender Lemonade

What do you do when life hands you lemons? You make lavender lemonade!



I had lavender on the brain after getting my new Club Scrap® Lavender Fields kit. Purple is one of my favorite colors...I even painted my bedroom lavender when I was in high school! I love perusing Pinterest for artwork ideas and I found this lavender lemonade photo as inspiration for my card.



The  JFF Rubber Stamps monthly challenge for May is to use more than one stamp, so I dug through my stash of JFF stamps to find these versatile little gems! (Check the supplies list at the end of this post for direct links to products.)

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I stamped the canning jar in Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. The peppermint "straw" is colored with Milled Lavender Distress Ink as well as the inside of the jar. I used Prismacolor colored pencils to color and shade the citrus slices and blended with gamsol and a paper stump. The straw and lemon slices were fussy cut and adhered to appear as if they are inside the jar. I framed the card with Concord Grape Distress ink  and I added some ink splatters with it too for interest.

[caption id="attachment_12492" align="alignnone" width="3443"]  JFF Rubber Stamps Canning Jar Large, Peppermint Sticks, and Citrus Slices. Club Scrap® Lavender Fields card stock.[/caption]

I like creating my own quotes for my projects and will either create them in Photoshop Elements and print them, or I will stamp them using one of my favorite font stamps.

[caption id="attachment_12499" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Concord and 9th Sophistocated Script clear font stamps.[/caption]

This script set takes a little practice, but it's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. You can always touch up with a matching ink pen if needed! *wink*



While getting "pinspired", I found the following recipe for Lavender Lemonade. It sounds so summery and refreshing! I'm definitely going to make this to sip on while relaxing by the pool.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/250090585543337313/

If you're feeling creative, dig through your stamp stash and make something to share with us on the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps blog. You don't have to use a JFF Stamp to be considered for the gift certificate, but if you DO use a JFF Stamp you will receive a second entry into the drawing doubling your chance to win. Click HERE to link up your project for a chance to shop at JFF Stamps! I'll look for you in the gallery!



SUPPLIES USED:

I link to sources for your convenience. Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you.

Club Scrap®

Lavender Fields card stock from the Lavender Fields kit



Simon Says Stamp

Concord & 9th Sophistocated Script clear stamp set



Prismacolor Colored Pencils



Milled Lavender Distress Ink



Dusty Concord Distress Ink



Pentel Slicci Metallic Gold Gel Pen



Gamsol blending kit



CHALLENGES ENTERED:

Addicted to Stamps and More #292 Make Your Mark

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Tic Tac Tue #3 (Emboss, Blue, Outdoors)

The Card Concept #93 Floral Centerpiece (Inspired by Nancy's watercolor background)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #110 I is for Inky

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #212 Favourite Florals

 

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Shine a Little Love

I started off Mother's Day weekend with an hour and a half power yoga class taught by my oldest son Christopher. This kid is a BEAST!

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My legs are still sore this morning. He's a taskmaster, but he's whipping his parents into shape and we are loving it!

My husband started beekeeping this spring and it has become a family affair. Saturday afternoon, Chris and Christopher packed up to remove a bee swarm from a second story deck. I tagged along to take pictures. This swarm had been there about two weeks, but they had settled in!

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Look at that perfect honeycomb! The queen was playing hard to get. She was hiding in the rafters near where the hammer is hanging in the photo.



Christopher says he has a new appreciation for anyone who works standing on a ladder and looking up all day!



Two hours and quite a few stings later, they finally got the queen. Once they moved her to the temporary hive, the rest of the bees followed. So fascinating!



They were covered in sweat and nectar but those are some happy faces. Mission accomplished!



I had a pretty lazy Mother's Day on Sunday. My youngest son Jake made brunch...french toast made with fresh bread from our restaurant topped with homemade blueberry sauce. It was delicious!



Later, I visited at my mom's and swam with the kids, while my guys cooked a fantastic meal of homemade hamburgers, tater tots and egg rolls. It was a Mother's Day fit for a queen. That's what I call shining a little love on my life!

I made time to get my hands dirty in my craft room too, because today starts the new Cupcake Inspirations color challenge!



Our sponsor for this challenge is STAMPlorations and they are offering a $20 gift certificate to our randomly chosen winner!



I made a 6x6 art journal page using stamps and card stock from Club Scrap® 's Cherry Blossom, Color Me Happy and Steamworks kits.



The lantern images were stamped in Club Scrap® sandstone ink for "no line coloring" with Prisma colored pencils and gamsol blending. To give them a glow, I rubbed some Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink on the center of each lantern . I used a gold gel pen for details and some diamond Stickles for sparkle.

Be sure to check out today's Cupcake Inspirations post featuring lots of inspiration from some of the STAMPlorations team as well as the Design Sweeties. Link up your creation for a chance to win!



SUPPLIES LIST

I link to sources for your convenience. Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you.

Club Scrap®

Steamworks card stock



Cherry Blossoms Jumbo Stamp Images



Cherry Blossoms 12x12 prints



Color Me Happy Digital Kit

The rubber stamps are no longer available, but the hybrid kit includes stamp images, and assorted tags and panel images (PNG) from the monthly paper collection. Sized 8.5x11” for home printing.



Simon Says Stamp

Prismacolor Colored Pencils



Gamsol 



Gold Gel Pen



Scrapbook.com

Create 365 Planner Big Punch



Create 365 Rose gold Metal discs 

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Be You, the World Will Adjust!

I'm not a trendsetter, I just like what I like. Dyan Reaveley's stamp quotes speak to me, especially this one.



I made this card panel for the new Cupcake Inspirations challenge. I used Newton's Nook Beautiful Bones stamp set and created some masks that I fussy cut from Post it tape. I colored and shaded the images with Prisma colored pencils to create dimension and used Gamsol and a paper stump for blending.



Masking is one of those basic stamping techniques that will make you feel like an artist. I love the illusion of layered paper!



The theme for this week's challenge is Floral



and our sponsor is Newton's Nook!



They are offering a $25 gift certificate to our randomly chosen winner so be sure to link up your project for a chance to win! I'll look for you in the gallery!



SUPPLIES USED:

I link to sources for your convenience. Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you.

Prisma Colored Pencils



Gamsol and paper stump blending kit



Club Scrap® card stock

Dyan Reaveley Laugh Til You Leak Cling Stamp set

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