Hi fellow travelers and welcome, it's S@ndy here to guide you into a new challenge where we are celebrating the arrival of Spring. That's right, Spring Is In The Air, we would love to see how you interpret this phrase. The challenge to you is:
Leave those winter blues behind. Make anything that says SPRING using pastel colours. It is your choice, a card, canvas, 3D or a tag, etc. but remember it should be in one of the vintage; shabby; mixed media; art journaling; industrial or steampunk styles that we favour.
We are sponsored this month by the lovely folks at Country View Crafts and the winner will receive a £20 Voucher to spend in their shop.
The Creative Guides have certainly risen to this challenge in their usual fabulous way. I think you will agree that this is some splendid "Spring" art. So let's get started.
For this challenge I have gone with the long forgotten watering can that has rusted out and is now the home of a bird who is welcoming Spring. Stop by my blog for more details at
I have used my DecoArt supplies for this challenge creating another of my wall hangings. It's always the signs of the new leaves and spring flowers bursting from the cold depths of winter that excite me about this time of year so I have gone for lots of green with a touch of yellow and orange to echo the colours in my garden.
Astrid
It may be Spring here in the north but there is nothing out in the garden except snowdrops and a lovely little Robin! So this small hanging celebrates their presence and of course as it is still cold you need to bring your own sunshine! There are more details on my blog if you would like to see more.
I needed a birthday card for someone with a birthday in Spring and decided to take my Tim Holtz Lady Rose stamp set out for a play. I kept it in a soft and vintage style which I think suits this set of stamps and chose soft Spring colours for my background. More details can of course be found on my blog.
My Spring shadow box includes a variety of paint techniques, oil pastels and distress stains. There are more details on my blog - be lovely to see you there. (Addicted to Art)
When I think of Spring my mind always turns to my garden; nature, fresh new growth and the birds that visit my garden each year. This is where my inspiration began. Distress Paints in fresh spring colours were key to this piece combined with Tim Holtz Bird Silhouette Die. Corrugated card added the texture I needed to this piece and added that natural/recycled touch I was looking for, combined with fresh uplifting colours. Pop by my blog for step by steps.
I really needed to make some cards for my birthday box and since most of my
friends don't always appreciate really shabby, mixed media type cards, this challenge is just
perfect for me to create some softer toned cards that celebrate Spring! If you would
like to see more please visit me HERE.
I really love Spring with the new growth in the gardens and hedgerows. I'm also totally in love with the lambs and the baby rabbits so I decided to go completely vintage with my ATB. Lots of DecoArt products, printable images, stencilling and crackling! For more details please visit my blog.
With 'Spring in the Air' I have embrace my 'inner calm' and created a mixed media canvas using a more serene colour palette with just subtle accents of darker hues to give it a fresh, crisp appearance while still retaining a little bit of 'grunge'
Jenny
I love Spring. It's by far my favourite time of year; the days are getting longer and lighter, the birds sing, the buds and blossoms appear and there's a real sense of optimism in the air. I'm celebrating this wonderful time with a floral garland and a couple of fun ideas for using your Distress Crayons. Find out more about it on my blog.
OK, now that you have been awed and inspired - it's time to show us your art. You have until
Thursday May 5 to enter.
Thursday May 5 to enter.
