Hi everyone. Happy first Friday in December. I'm actually writing 2 posts for today since I received the honor of being a guest designer over at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog for December. Thank you ladies for having me again. It is always fun to be a part of the team for a month.
It was requested that I make a holiday page, so I decided to combine several of my favorite things about Christmas. 😏
I started by inking my ledger journal page with red ink. I added a bit of washi tape along the left side just to ground my collage items. I'm not sure where the North Pole Tracking slip came from, but I had it in my stash. I started with that, and then I added a berry branch as well as a white poinsettia "flower" from 49 and Market. I dabbed some snow on the berries and although you can't see it, I added some yellow small bead like PIMS to the center of the pointsettia. Then I die cut the Santa in his flying sleigh (Frantic Stamper die), and I added a tag that I made. On the tag I used a bit of a 49 and Market for branch and stamped the quote.
Then I used silver paper and die cut some snow flakes, and I used black paper and die cut some musical notes and staff (Cornish Heritage Farms). And since my page has snow, and since in my area we always hope for a white Christmas, I took a bit of white acrylic paint and a scrunched up paper towel to add a little dusting of it around my page.
You can use any theme for your page at Creative Artiste since their theme is always Anything Goes, but be sure to use at least 3 types of media on your page.
Once again, thank you ladies for having me join in for a month. I really appreciate your support, and I love supporting you back also.
And since my page relates back to winter, I am also joining Sharon's Winter challenge at Art Journal Journey.
Happy December crafting and I hope everyone has time to take a break and join in at Creative Artiste. ❤
16 comments:
...keep the music playing.
It's a lovely creation Erika, warm and cosy looking and with a definite feel of Winter.
B x
I always read it as wasabi tape and I think, spicy. Very cool that you've been picked. You've got the talent. No doubts about that.
Now, that is Christmassy indeed - love it, too! Hugs and enjoy the season.
Such a beautiful festive page! I'm loving the red inky background and all the details you added, the yellow beads in the centre of the poinsettia finishes it beautifully ☺️. Thanks so much for the inspiration and for joining us as Guest Designer at Creative Artiste! Happy December, and sending you joy and festive wishes! Hugs, Jo x
Lovely!
Great piece Erika - I love the vibrant reds and then that touch of vintage green in the middle - congratulations on being our Guest Designer at Creative Artiste Mixed Media
Congratulations on guest designing and this is a very lovely page. Your berries look great and your cluster design nice and tight. Enjoy your GDT month. xoxo
Such a beautiful and festive page! I love all of the snow you've added to the ephemera pieces too! It's always music time during this part of the year, isn't it? Have a lovely weekend!
Congratulations on being a guest designer--well deserved! Your page is extremely festive--love it!
Thank you Erika for joining us as guest designer at Creative Artiste this month. . Love your project. Beautiful design, colour and layout. Hope you come back soon. Have a wonderful Holiday season. Judy DT
Such a gorgeous festive page, its a feast for the eyes with all the lovely little details you have added. Thank you for joining us as GDT over at Creative Artiste, its always lovely to see how people mix their medias and always come up with unique works of art. Wishing you a Happy Christmas. Emmax
Lovely to see you as a Guest Designer this December Erika what a super Christmas spread, full of those festive images I adore like poinsettias and berries those reds shout Christmas all round. A very detailed mixed media journal page.
Creative Hugs Tracey xx
Hi Erika! I absolutely love this art journal page! The brilliant red background on ledger paper with those sparkly snowflakes is stunning. It’s the perfect page for a winter theme! Thanks so much for joining in on the fun. Have a wonderful rest of your December! Hugs, Sharon
Love this so much, Erika! All those little bits of Christmas tucked together in your page--it's such a treat. The colors and the textures that you've used make a huge difference to the setting. Thank you so much for this artsy, festive project as our guest this month at Creative Artiste. Happy Holidays, my friend! Anita xx
There is soooooooooooo much to feast our eyes on here Erika. The beautiful bold colourful background to show off so many bits and bobs. It has taken me ages just to study and see so much creativity. I bet you had so much fun with this MM piece. Thanks for sharing it with us for your Guest spot with us. Lovely to have you join us again. Merry Christmas.
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