My Top 10 Favorite Projects of 2014

I noticed that many of my fellow crafty bloggers are posting their Top 10 Favorite Projects of 2014. I thought that sounded like fun, so here are my Top 10 for 2014. I'm hoping to be more crafty in 2015 and I'm wishing that you and yours have a very Happy New Year. I think 2015 will be the best year yet!!

My favorite She Art Girl. I loved taking Christy Tomlinson's She Art Class.

A very Tim Holtz 4th of July tag, covered in Sparkle Mod Podge.

The journal page I made for the 1st Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

An altered box I made for a challenge at the MMMC.

A card I made for the MMMC using lots of textures and Copic Markers.

A tag I made for a Prima Doll Halloween Tag Swap-
I love how the spider web background turned out.

My favorite card of the year. This card was originally a PaperCrafts reject,
but I entered it into the World Card Making Day Contest and it was a winner!!!

I love this image and sentiment by My Favorite Things.
I had so much fun watercoloring this card.  

Just a bright and cheery card made using DCWV stamps and papers.
One of the first I made in my new craft room.

I worked a long time practicing my Copic coloring on this Unity image.
I just think it's pretty.

Christmas Card Challenges #4

It's time for this week's challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week is everyone's favorite, Anything Goes. I created a CAS card using a stamp set from Paper Artsy called Egg & Nog 4. I colored the Poinsettia with Copic Markers and added a glittery gold pearl in the center. I'm excited to see what you come up with this week for this fun challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

 Here's my card.

Dylusions Christmas Art Journal Page

I'm sharing an art journal page I made using Dylusion spray inks and stencils. I colors in the stencils using Pan Pastels and Gelatos. I was inspired to make this for a challenge on the Dylusions Facebook Challenge Page. This month the challenge is to use the Dylusions star and non-traditional holiday colors. I find it so relaxing to work in my art journal. This one was really fun to make. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you and yours have very Happy Holidays!

Christmas Card Challenges #3

It's time for another challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week our inspiration photo is a penguin. I used a new stamps set by Papertrey Ink called PomPom Pals to create my card. I colored the penguin with Copic Markers and added a pom pom from Hobby Lobby. The papers and dies I used for the sentiment are also from Papertrey Ink. I'm excited to see what you come up with this week for this fun challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

Here's my card.

12 Days of Holiday Inspiration Day 12

Welcome to Day 12 of the 12 Days of Holiday Inspiration Blog Event brought to you by "The Inspiration Crew".  I can't believe it's Day 12 already. It's been super fun and I'm so glad so many of you have joined me for this event. 

I'm offering a prize box, check back each day. I'll have picture of my prize posted soon!! I'll announce the winner of my blog candy on Saturday, December 13. To qualify for my prize make sure you are a follower of my blog and leave a comment. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!!

Below is a list of all the crafty ladies participating in this event. Be sure to visit all the blogs each day for loads of fun, prizes, and Holiday craft ideas.

Today, I'm sharing a mixed media reindeer canvas I made from a Christy Tomlinson class called A Winter Whimsy Workshop. I used acrylic paints, stencils, spray inks, patterned papers, Faber Castell Artist Pens and rub-ons to make this canvas. I loved this workshop and all the super cute things we made. I am not a drawer or a painter so I followed Christy's lead closely and he looks very similar to her reindeer. I hope one day to make my own characters. 

I have loved all the mixed media workshops I have taken from her and I suggest you take the Winter Whimsy sometime if you like cute mixed media holiday projects. And, I love to take these workshops in the spring and summer when I'm not so busy with other Holiday things and I'm not in the Christmas rush. She puts her workshops on sale several times a year, so be sure to keep close tabs if you are interested in taking one of her classes. 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop back by tomorrow for my winner post!

Donna Bowman 

Rachel Kleinman

Ceal Pritchett

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Lynn Kopas

Misty Buck