Let Your Light Shine . . . for ArtStacks and Art Journal Journey Monthly

Hi everyone, I’m excited to share something new I created for ArtStacks! 

But first, I want to let you know that ArtStacks is having a 50% off sale:

They have too many packs in stock, and they're selling ALL printed packs at a 50% discount! Head over to their shop and have fun bargain hunting!

Now back to my project! I used three of ArtStack's beautiful packs to make an art journal page that is close to my heart.

The first is "The Homemaker Limited Edition" pack:

The second is Deb Weiers' "Wonky Backgrounds" pack:

And the third is their "Tissue Backgrounds" pack:

I loved creating this mixed media art journal page using these packs: 

I used papers from the first 2 packs to make my page, and I also used the Tissue Backgrounds pack to add interest with the grid and newspaper-print backgrounds.  The sepia photo is an absolute favorite of mine.  It's of my mom and dad, taken in 1945!  I also added lots of extra leaves (from trees!) just because I love them so much and am ready for Spring! 

I hope I have inspired you to create your own project!

I am also linking my project to Art Journal Journey Monthly's April challenge:

This month is hosted by Gillena Cox at Lunch Break, and her theme is "Trees are awesome, aren't they?"

As you can see, I've used lots of leaves from beautiful trees!!!

Thank you, Gillena, for hosting AJJ this month.  

My hope is that I’ve inspired you to explore Art Journal Journey Monthly. It’s an incredible platform where you can discover remarkable artwork created by talented and friendly artists from all over the world. 

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Happy April!

Exploring Ireland . . . for Challenge YOUrself and Art Journal Journey Monthly

 Hi everyone! It's time for a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself! 

Challenge YOUrself #148 runs from April 7, 2026, through May 4th, 2026, at midnight EST.

This month, Challenge YOUrself is focusing on utilizing a Design Seeds spring color palette. For a more detailed look, you can refer to their color scheme here: Color Nature

I created a mixed media scrapbook page for this challenge:

I absolutely love the colors in this palette because they bring back memories of our recent trip to Ireland. My entire page was dedicated to that theme, utilizing 49 & Market and Mintay papers, along with pink rick-rack and a blue embossed chipboard piece that I had saved in my stash.

I hope you have the opportunity to participate in Challenge YOUrself this month. It’s the fourth of their final six challenges! They will be closing their challenge blog after their 150th challenge, which will take place in June of this year.

I am also linking up my project at Art Journal Journey Monthly:

This month is hosted by Gillena Cox at Lunch Break, and her theme is "Trees are awesome, aren't they?"

As you can see, my photo taken in Ireland is filled with beautiful trees!!!

Thank you, Gillena, for hosting AJJ this month.  

I hope you have a creative month of April and that you get a chance to play along at Art Journal Journey Monthly!

Enjoy the arrival of April and the new spring season.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

Architecture is Art We Live In . . . for ArtStacks and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

 Hi everyone, I’m excited to share something new I created for the ArtStacks design team! 

First of all, I LOVE their newest "The Architect" pack!

I enjoyed making this art journal page using the digital version of the pack:

To learn more about this pack and my page, head over to the ArtStacks blog!

I hope this has sparked some ideas for you to start your own project!

I am also very excited to link up my project at Art Journal Journey Monthly for March.

Chris from pearshapedcrafting is their host this month, and her theme is "Spring forward."

Chris says:  Meteorological Spring starts March 1st, although I still prefer the traditional 21st of March, as that was my Mum's birthday. Lots of events take place in Spring - Easter, May Day, Mother's Day, and of course, the changing of the clocks, which means more time to enjoy spring flowers and bird songs. 

My page is about Spring because the photos of the Metropolitan Museum of Art were taken in Spring!

I hope I have inspired you to check out Art Journal Journey Monthly. It gives you a chance to contribute artwork to this month’s challenge, and it’s a great way to discover incredibly talented and friendly artists from around the world. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  Happy March!