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I'm thanking my LUCKY stars for being able to be part of your creative journey. You'll see some art from ME on that for certain this month!

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Behind the Art with Jen

Hi artsy friends!  Jen here to share a favorite page of mine from this kit!  When I found out the focus of this kit was the word "Perspective", I immediately thought of looking up.  I had taken this photo of me in front of Dale Chihuly's permanent art exhibit at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas.  There is a ceiling of glass Macchia forms that is breathtaking!  As an art teacher and artist who admires and loves Chihuly's work, I was in awe!

 

So the photos were the inspiration for this page and I knew that I wanted color but didn't want to compete with the colors of the photos.  I picked some of the papers that had bright fun colors and used them in small doses.  The watercolor circle paper from Crate Paper was perfect!  I only used small strips of it so as to not compete.  Then I used the vellum paper  as a background.  

 But I started by using the stencil in a unique way. I loved the shapes in the camera stencil but didn't want to use the whole stencil. I just used a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft PITT Artist pen to trace some of the shapes in a random way around the paper. I kept it sketchy and created a modern looking pattern.  The vellum pieces really soften the lines but still allow them to show through.

 I love that vellum balloon embellishment!  So awesome!  Perfect for this page!  I loved the cork look of these Thickers too! 

 Could it be that the glass ceiling is representative of looking up at an symbolic glass ceiling?   Hmmm...  But the dots of Distress paint are another fun pop of color.

 Enjoy the little things for sure!  I loved this little tag and used it here.  I also added the paper to the metal embellishment.  So fun!

 This page was just super fun to make!  I was inspired by the photos but all the elements from this kit made it fun to create!

Behind the Art with Jen

Hi everyone!  I have to admit that I have been so busy lately with life that I forgot to post last week... ** head hanging in shame***... so today you have a double header of pages from me!

First up is a layout that I actually finished first.  It's one that speaks of honesty and intuition regarding my husband.  I just knew that he was a good guy from the first night I met him.

My husband, Matt, is a worrier.  He is not an optimist usually and often sees the flaws in everything.  I am an optimist and try to see the best in most situations.  So, to say we balance each other is putting it mildly.  We clash on a lot of things but when it comes down to certain things we are the ying to each other's yang, the peanut butter to the jelly, the mac to the cheese... well, you get the idea.  He was not my "type"... he was a red head who was skinny and fairly reserved.  I usually went for the dark haired, bad boy, loud mouth types.  But he was sweet and I listened to my inner heart voice instead of my head.  I'm glad I did.

I had the journaling for this page before I had the idea of how I would use it.  I printed the journaling on vellum paper and knew I wanted to use those little sequins for some fun confetti-in-a-pocket look.

  Here's a closer view of the journaling on the page:

 

 I first added paint to the page and then sewed the journaling as a pocket directly to the page.  I added sequins to the pocket and sewed it up with my machine.  Then I added the chipboard letters in our initials. 

 

 This little love bird trinket was perfect for this page!  I took the "this" clip and added the birds with twine.  A bow made it even more romantic in nature.

 Hearts symbolize love and I had this heart stamp (from Close to My Heart) and stamped it over the paint area.

 

Some puffy hearts over the hanging heart area made this even more lovey!  So cute!  

  

I wanted the paint, hearts, and love text to be peeking out from the strip of paper.  Some of it might be cut off but I just added it for background interest and symbolism.

 

I love this page and all that it means to me and my husband!

Next up is my final page of this month. This one was inspired by a recent workshop I had attended about learning styles.  I remembered the Miles-Briggs personality test and how you are made up of different styles in which we learn or react to learning. Often educators use this to get to know students (or at least we did before Common Core when everyone wants everyone else to learn the same) and differentiate learning to fit their needs.  I am ENFP ( Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Perceiving) in my style.  Which is pretty high in intuition when dealing with issues.  Here is a link to the description of ENFP types in more detail.

 If you want to find out what your personality style is try this quiz.  It's amazingly accurate in description.  I made this page to document my style.

 A peek at how I added paints from this kit and last month's kit.  I also traced the mask with a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft PITT Artist pen.   Instead of using the whole mask, I just made them into doodled circles.

 The clear, vellum pocket was perfect for concealing my journaling on a card that slips in and out. 

So what is your personality type?  Does the description match what you perceive yourself to be?
This kit was perfect for illustrating my personality.

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11 Sheets Double Sided Patterned Paper

American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Wild Hearts     
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Noteworthy      
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Raindrops       
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Rainbows        
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Dreamcatcher     
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Dreamy             
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Happy Day           
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Remember This         
Fancy Pants Trendsetter Digits
Fancy Pants Trendsetter Star          
Fancy Pants Trendsetter Vogue      

Embellishments

American Crafts Thickers Treasure-Spearmint      
Basic Grey Basics Micromono- White Cap       
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Bits Die Cut Shapes, 6 pcs
Crate Paper DIY Shop Washi Paper, 1/2 sheet
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Ephemera Pack, 11-12 pcs
Fancy Pants Artist Edition Quote Stencil- Live For Today, 1 pc
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Thickers Accents, 1 sheet
Jenni Bowlin Chipboard Dominoes, 4-5 pcs
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Die Cut Cards, 2-3 pcs
Fancy Pants Trendsetter Envelopes, 3 pcs
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Fabric Frames, 3 pcs
Websters Bulk Green Polkadot, 2 pcs

Color

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint Spun Sugar      

Technique

Crafter's Workshop Julie Balzer Life Months 6x6 Template      

Cardstock

American Crafts Vanilla              
American Crafts Surf
American Crafts Fireberry       
American Crafts Oatmeal       
American Crafts Stargaze         

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Kit Details

Patterned Paper:

Echo Park For the Record 2: Documented Floral                

Echo Park For the Record 2: Documented Fancy                

Echo Park For the Record 2: Documented Borders           

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey Happiness - Cheerful            

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey Happiness - Peppy                

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey Love - Bouquet                    

Pink Paislee Portfolio Remarkable                

Pink Paislee Portfolio Amazing                    

Pink Paislee Portfolio Incredible                  

Pink Paislee Portfolio Stupendous                

Embellishments:

American Crafts Thickers Mosaic Printed Chipboard Lt Grey        

Echo Park For the Record 2: Documented Alpha and Element Sheet         

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey One of a Kind Title   

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey Perfect Journal Card 

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey Simply Lovely Crocheted Doily       

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey Love Enamel Dots, 1/3 package       

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Honey All about me Title     

Pink Paislee Portfolio  Unbelieveable Journal Cards, ½ page

Pink Paislee Portfolio  Photograms, 4           

Pink Paislee Portfolio  Photo Tabs, 3

Prima Washi Welcome to Paris         

Websters Pages Sparklers Medallion Large Blue, 4 pcs

Websters Pages Trim Tutu Pink, ½ yd

Maya Road Trim Tutu Tulle Earl Grey, ½ yd           

Cardstock:

American Crafts Olive                

American Crafts Ash                   

American Crafts White   

American Crafts Mediterranean

American Crafts Honey  

Color:

Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist - Pewter