Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Time for a New Challenge at TIOT Too!

    Hi everyone. Besides starting a new challenge at Art Journal Journey today, it is also time for a new challenge at Try It on Tuesday.

    Thank you everyone who joined our Spring Fling challenge. This time we want to see lots of color because our challenge is called RAINBOW COLORS


    I had bought a new journal awhile back from an online craft supply store here in the US called Joggles. Although I am not getting paid to advertise for them, when my new journal arrived it was wrapped in this cool butterfly tissue paper. I noticed later that there were butterflies in every color of the rainbow except violet, but even without violet there are definitely rainbow colors, so I decided the butterflies would make a great page.

    I used some Paper Artsy Mattint in Dragonfly blue to color the background. I chose  that color because it seemed to be the closest to the background color of the tissue paper.  Then I cut out the butterflies and used matte medium to glue them down. I had thought about adding some other things, but I don't think the page needs it. Once dry I stamped the quotes (Tim Holtz) and there you have my page.

   Be sure to check out the design teams pieces too because there are so many ways you can go with this challenge.  And as always, you have 2 weeks to link up any kind of rainbow colored inspired art.

   I look forward to seeing your artwork at Try It on Tuesday

15 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

Very pretty! The butterfly on the top right is my favourite...

Let's Art Journal said...

What a beautiful page! I love all those rainbow butterflies, they must have taken a while to fussy cut 😊. Thanks for the inspiration and wishing you a very Happy April! Hugs, Jo x

Helen said...

Beautiful journal page Erika! LOVE those butterflies!!! And what a great way to recycle the wrapping! Happy April! (Hugs)) Helen

pearshapedcrafting said...

What a great use of that tissue! I love it when things arrive in the post with added treasures! I love how you aded the colour and quotes! You're right it doesn't need anything else - it's beautiful, hugs, Chrisx

Tom said...

...there can never be too many butterflies.

Jamie Ghione said...

Love those butterflies.

Carola Bartz said...

Erika, this is such a beautiful page and I think you did the right decision by not adding more. I really like this page as is. Have a lovely month of April. Hugs - Carola

Christine said...

Pretty!

Elkes Lebensglück said...

beautiful page! I love the butterflys color!
Hug Elke

peppylady (Dora) said...

All colors are fantastic.

Iris Flavia said...

To butterflies - hopefully for real this year. And to rainbows! We had one at our wedding in Perth :-) For real, in summer! Hugs and to happy times x

Viv said...

Oh Erika! This is simply yummy! What fab butterflies! x

Shari Burke said...

This is a very cheerful page! Love it!

Meggymay said...

For some reason I cannot see any of your lovely photos on your posts today, but I have seen this beautiful page of butterflies on the TioT blog , great inspiration For us all Erika.

Meggymay said...

Just called back and I can see the pictures, don't know what happened but I am enjoying my visit.