Art Journal Fun

So I have been watching these videos on messy fun called Sundays with Sandee over at Frosted Designs.  Every Sunday I sit down and watch her videos and then go to my scrap room and do a page in my art journal.  It isn't scrapping but it gets me thinking outside the box and I get to play with all the paint, mists, water brushes, watercolor crayons, etc, etc, that I don't really use on my scrapbook pages.  For some reason I really have fun getting messy and creative in my art journal but still like my scrapbook layouts somewhat clean and linear (yes, I rather enjoy using my ruler, ha ha)  

Anyhow, with all that said, here is my page from this Sunday's video:

Polka Dots and Selfies

This first layout I did because of a challenge over at Frosted Designs to use polka dots.  I used them four ways!! Big polka dot patterned paper, polka dot chevron paper, stamped some polka dots on the scalloped borders and used a polka dot ribbon!!  NAILED IT, lol

This next one is a two pager of our Daughter Steffanie and all the "selfies" she took and updated her profile picture on facebook.  Everytime she updated her picture I downloaded and printed it.  (Hey Mom, I think this is the same SEI paper pack you used for you office layout)

First Layout Share of 2014

Yep, it's already almost the end of January and I am just now updating my blog for the first time in 2014.  Hopefully it won't be so long until my next update.  Got three layouts done although in all honesty two of them were completed at the end of last year.  So far I have completed 1 layout this year.  :(  Oh well, at least I am back in my scrap room and on a roll!!!

Another two pager

I got another two page layout done.  This is 6 of my 8 grandkids on their first day of school.  My other two grandsons were on my previous post. :)

Then I decided to get messy again and play in my art journal book.  Okay, okay, I wouldn't exactly call it "ART" but it is messy, ha ha.  Had fun doing this page.  Stole this picture off of facebook when our daughter used it for her profile picture.  Sneaky sneaky.

Been Awhile

Well, since my last post I have gotten four layouts done and here they are:

I tried to do "something new" on each layout.  Not new to scrapbooking or anything like that, just something I haven't done before.  This first one I made those little pink and blue flower thingys.  Saw them on the CTMH cricut cartridge and thought I would have a go at them.

On this layout I didn't use my cricut at all (or any thickers).  No actual "big" title, just a few stickers here and there.

I used the CTMH cricut artbooking cartridge and cut EVERYTHING on this page.

On this last one I can't believe I got 12 pictures on a two page layout.  Pretty good huh?

Fourth of July!!

Okay, okay, I know it is almost Christmas but in my scrappy world I am just getting around to scrapping pictures from the 4th of July!!  Had a hard time making this layout, I just didn't think the photos really went together because some are during the day (light) and some are at night (really dark) but did it anyway!

and a few cards I made from the scraps:

Christmas

I really should be making Christmas Cards....but instead made a Christmas decoration.  Used a bunch of stuff from the Frosted Designs Mixed Media Kit, some stamps I colored in from CTMH, paper, molding paste, crystal glitter and a few other things from my stash and ta dah:

and of course, a close up so you can see all the goupy dimension I tried to add.  Pretty sure this one will take FOREVER to dry, lol.