Hi everyone. Happy Tuesday. It's time for our last new challenge for 2024 at Try It On Tuesday.
Before I get to that let me thank everyone who joined our Traditional Christmas challenge. There were so many great holiday cards and other art pieces too. I definitely got a few ideas for some holiday art by looking through all the pieces for that challenge. ❤I also want to thank Diny who was our guest designer.
For our final 2024 challenge we've picked another holiday theme
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
For my entry I made a journal page using a Santa die I found on an after Christmas holiday markdown a few years back but had never used. It's a big one and it just about fit across the 8 inch width of my page.
I started by watercolor painting my background with some light blue paint. Then I used green paint and a mountain stencil. After the green mountains dried I added some white paint, not to cover them up completely but to show that there was a light dusting of snow. I used markers to color in Santa, the kids, the bunny and the other parts of my die cut. Then I attached it to my page and added a few pen details to it. I painted the bottom of my page white.
I painted in the sun, added the die cut birds and also the die cut "Merry Christmas". Finally I used some peppermint style shaker card embellishments to finish off my page.
Don't forget to check out the design team's take on this challenge too for some wonderful ideas. They are talented ladies with some wonderful ideas.
Just so you know, here's a few dates for you regarding our Try It On Tuesday holiday schedule. Our next new challenge will be on January 7, but be sure to stop back to see if you made our spotlight, which we'll be sharing on December 31. And of course stop by next week to check out our top 5 for our Traditional Christmas challenge.
I know this is early, but for those of you who I only visited from here at Try It On Tuesday, have a happy holiday and wonderful start to the new year, (For everyone else, I'll still be posting during December.)
I'm also linking up this challenge to Sharon's Snow theme at Art Journal Journey.
14 comments:
...and a Merry Christmas to you.
This is a super cute piece, Erika!
I love this!
Lovely page!
What a really fun scene with lots of texture!
Erika, what a cool die cut but huuge, wow! Love your hills and snow too. Makes me wanna touch it. Thank you for telling me about your pinecones being so old. I picked some from my childhood home front yard before my parents sold the house back in 2005 to keep and have been using them in my decorations every year, but I had no idea they would keep so long and I'm happy to know that, especially now that both my parents have passed. And I remember the fireplace paddle story from a few years back and think it's such a cool thing to have that history in your home. XOX
Very cute - Merry Christmas soon and hugs!
Awwwww, Erika! Your art journal page is absolutely adorable and perfect for both challenges!!! I love your snowy background, and of course, Santa and the children! Hugs, Sharon
LOVE it Erika! Such a fun art journal page!!! Have a very Merry Christmas! ((HUGS)) Helen
I am always happy having a catch up here Erika. Great photos and art pages. I love your interpretation of the new TioT's theme.
If I don't get to call back, hope you and the family have a good Christmas and New Year.
Yvonne
Love the sun peeking over the hill and the snowy ground at the bottom of your page.
That is a lovely Santa who looks to be enjoying himself with the children. Such a bright and jolly page.
Hugs, Neet xx
I couldn't believe that was a die cut. Amazing. I love it. Thanks also for sharing it at AJJ using Sharon's theme.
Fabulous page, loving your fun Santa Claus wintery scene - perfect 😊. Happy December and apologies that I'm so late visiting, we were in Prague last week. Hugs, Jo x
You've created a lovely Christmas scene and your Santa die cut looks fabulous, what a great find. Love all the details you've added.
Avril xx
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