New YouTube Series... Art Journaling My Favorite Songs

I'm experimenting with a new series of art journaling inspired by my favorite music in my newest Homemade Journal! My first layout explores "Games People Play" by The Alan Parsons Project.

This is some great music in a symphonic rock genre! The album, The Turn of a Friendly Card, was released in late 1980. You can check out the entire album HERE.

The sentiment on the left hand page of the layout is part of the lyrics written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

Vocals on the song I've journaled, "Games People Play," are performed by Lenny Zakatek.

Check out the video below for ideas and info about how this layout was created.  You won't hear the song there, due to copyright and such, but you can listen to the above links!  ;)

Curious about this layout:  how it was made, the ideas or symbols in it, or other?  Join me at the video below.  

https://youtu.be/f2c0Jf_K4CY

Material List: Digi: Heart Clown DigistampAtelier Copic Markers Polkadot paper from Polkadoodles CTMH Ink Red Gems, Red feather, Thread, Old Playing Cards Prima Flower Embossing Inks and Powders CTMH Background Stamp (retired) Adhesives: Aileens, ATG Tape Runner Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Blade Cricut Access: Broken Heart from Something to Remember; Spider Web from Miss Kate Cuttables; Admit One Ticket; Ace of Spades from Fantastic Graphic T-Shirts; Lyrics font from ITC Golden Type Std Original Cricut Maker

I'm sending this layout off to the following challenges:

Mirtillamente: AG

Mixed Media Lovers: AG

A Perfect Time to Craft: AG

Classic Design: AG

Do-Al(l) Kreatives: Group (3 or more items) 3 playing cards, 3 monkeys

Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark

Crafty Gals Corner: AG

Mix It Up: AG

We Love 2 Create: AG Mixed Media

Creative Artiste: AG Mixed Media

613 Avenue Create: AG opt twist: Let it all Hang Out (Threads)

CD Sunday Plus: AG using a CD, USB or Digi

Allsorts:  Any Stamped Image

Inkspirational:  Us a a Digital Element  (Lots of them here!)

little red wagon:  Digi Do~ Use something Digital 

Try it on Tuesday:  Recycle (red hearts from Christmas envelope, cards from old deck missing cards, thread from prior sewing projects, feather from ...not sure!)

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Something New!

I was over at Lift Challenge, a new site for me, and saw this fun technique I hadn't tried before and I have to say I was very intrigued!  So, I looked at the wonderful DT examples and had a go!  They have also provided a link to a video on this process.

The technique is called 'angled ink-blending' and it really is great fun!  Now I chose my colors from the color challenge over at Retro Rubber Challenge.  

The stamp, which happens to be Retro Rubber, is Kokopelli and fits the Festive Friday Challenge for World Music Day!  

Kokopelli has several different stories behind him, but I'll focus on the idea he is associated with the idea of fun and appreciating what life has to offer; the flute symbolizes joy and music.  He is also seen as a muse to inspire creative individuals.  Others believe Kokopelli's flute music symbolized the transition of winter to spring.  There are several interesting stories about Kokopelli!

So, this is the outcome of my fun day at the art table and computer screen!  ; )

Material List:

Kokopelli Stamp (unknown age:  I got this stamp 2nd hand about 10 years ago!)

Black Embossing Powder

Embossing Ink

White Cardstock

CTMH Inks:  Topiary, Cashmere, Honey, Autumn Terra Cotta

Glitter Tape

Terra Cotta Cardstock

Music Embossing Folder from M-Bossabilities

Black Cardstock

This piece is off to the following challenges:

Lift Challenge:  'Angled Ink-Blending'

Retro Rubber Challenge:  Far Out Use at least 3 of the color below

Festive Friday:  Incorporate 3 of the items below

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Christmas Cocoa/ Gift Holder for a Special Guy

  I've made this Cocoa/Gift Holder for one of my favorite guys, Keith (my son)!  

Even though he's grown and no longer living in our house, he still loves Christmas goodies made by his mom!  He loves cocoa in the winter; so, my plan is to put a packet of hot chocolate and a gift card or two in here!  What better way of spending a cold evening than drinking hot cocoa and on-line shopping for a car part!  ;)

Interested in seeing how I put this together?  Grab a beverage and join me in the video below!  I give some extra tips in Cricut Design Space and at the craft table!

https://youtu.be/NcCe3J79sd4

 Material List 

Digi: Christmas Papers 1 from Fred She Said

Cups, Cup of Cocoa from My Scrap Chick

Chunkie Square Envie 5.5 from My Scrap Chick

CTMH Ink

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Wired Ribbon from Stash

Snowflake Charm and Red Beads from Stash

Red Bo Bunny Double Dot Gem

Cricut Design Space:  Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access  
Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:

Everybody Art:  Glitter and/or Pearls

Double Trouble:  Thing 1:  Masculine project  Twisted Sister:  Stripes

Get Creative:  Use at Least 2 Patterned Papers

613 Avenue Create:  AG with opt twist:  Let It All Hang Out  (ornament on envelope hangs)

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Sweet Spring

As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I get to color some amazing digital stamps!  I'm sure when you see Conie Fong's art, you will be inspired to make some new projects!  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

I have combined a couple of digis to make this card!  All the info is below!

Material List:

Digi: Spring Flowers from Conie Fong

Digital Background Papers A Bit More Time to Craft and ITDS Paris Summer

Other paper CTMH 

Copic Markers

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Butterfly cuts from CTMH Art Philosophy

Cricut Design Space

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access:  Sentiment Font ~ Apple Chancery
Cricut Maker

I'm sending this card off to the following challenges:

TTCRD: AG

Creatalicious: AG with Glitter/Bling

Cardz 4 Galz: Two or more Designer Papers

Craft Rocket:  Girls

Crafty Calendar:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Dragonfly Dreams:  Outdoors

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

CCC Digi Creations:  Eileen's AG

Let's Craft and Create:  AG + Penny for your Thoughts (Use a Sentiment)

As You Like It:  Blonde or Brunette....Brunette because I can do more variation with those colors!

Daisy Chain:  Flowers

Colour Crazy:  AG Hand Colored

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Two cards; One Cute Kitty!

Come check out the current challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Twofer.  The idea is to make two different cards using the same image! 

Material List 

Digi:  PRE-COLORED Sour Puss from WiNK WiNK iNK

Sentiment from Cricut Design Space

Designer paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles Puppy Power 

Graph paper from ITDS SteamPunk Papers (Retired)

NewsPrint Paper from DreamsTime

Print and Cut using Offset feature

Blue Shimmer Tape from The Paper Studio

Tag cut from CTMH Art Philosophy

Cricut Access:  Shape behind sentiment from Free Shapes   

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Recessed Panel Card

I decided it would be fun to try a Recessed Panel Card.  Not sure how to make this?  Check out my video below to see how I made my card using Cricut Design Space!

Video:  https://youtu.be/dEZhLYb_gfc

Material List 

Digi:  Free Spirit from WiNK WiNK iNK  

Copic Markers

Designer Paper: Teal Memories from Vectoria Designs

CTMH Cardstock

CTMH Ink

CTMH Gold Shimmer Brush https://tinyurl.com/bdea6c2e

Gold Thread 

Adhesives: Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Print and Cut using Offset feature

Cricut Access:  Sentiment-Sarah Hurley Miscellaneous Phrases; Horse Shoe-Yee Haw; Free shapes for oval/rectangle

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:  

Bastel-traum:  Summer

Classic Design:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Mix It Up:  AG 

Crafting Challenge:  AG

WWODT:  AG

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A Krayzee Katz Tribute

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Celebrate!  We will share different optional themes every month for you to celebrate!

We are starting June with this theme: Celebrate Something Special About Your Hero!  

   We'd like to hear your ideas at Path of Positivity.  Come share them with us!  

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive!  The theme is always optional.  

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Ok, I don't really have a hero, but I do have many people I find very talented in their fields and I admire greatly!  So this month I will be choosing a few and designing projects in honor of them!

So to start the month at PoP, I want to say I really look up to the veterinarians in my world!  How they manage all those years in school to turn around and heal those who can't tell them what is wrong is amazing to me!  

In my area, we are blessed with several talented vets and specialists since we have one of the top Vet schools just 45 minutes away!  Every vet I have worked with has been more than happy to educate, treat, console, and "just be there" in any animal situation!  They welcome kids to come shadow for the day, spend evenings talking to FFA and 4-H Clubs, and talk on the phone sometimes at very inconvenient hours!

Those large animal vets face long unpredictable hours, travel in all kinds of weather, and sometimes face serious injury!  As for the small animal vets, they have their own un-seen problems in the job and face the possibility of injury as well.  Not an easy or glamorous gig!  A big shout out and thanks to all those who tend to my furry friends! 

I'm honoring these special docs with a stamp by a talented digi artist, Sue Eisenhower from Ike's Art and SUYP!  Ike was a very talented and somewhat outspoken artist who loved cats!!  

Ike could do cute, dark, serious, or whimsical all with great flare.  Her style was her own and we at Path of Positivity always enjoyed creating with her digis!

Ike passed away last month, and she will be greatly missed.  Thanks, Ike, for leaving us your art!

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Material List:

Digi: Krayzee Katz Cardstocks: DCWV The Glitter Stack (Retired) Adhesives: Double sided tape, Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space for Layout Cricut Print and Cut

Label cut from CTMH Art Philosophy

Cricut Access: Thanks from Winter Woodland

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Dream Valley:  Summer Colors

Fab 'n' Funky:  AG but Square

Krafty Chicks:  Stamp Act

Corrosive:  AG

SUYPC:  AG with a CAT

Be sure to come over to 

 and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

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Purple and White Art Journal Page

  Time for a new challenge at Paper a la Mode over at The Outlawz and the theme is Purple and White!  

 Material List 

Digi: Scribbled Floral 1 (uncoloured) from Fred She Said

Copic Markers

CTMH Ink

CTMH Cardstock

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Design Space:  Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access  
Cricut Maker

My journal page is off to the following challenges:

Beyond the Blue:  Flowers

Crafty Gals Corner:  Buttons and/or Bows

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Paper a la Mode for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Dragonflies in the Garden

Today I have the privilege of acting as Guest DT over at Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges!  The challenge theme is 'In the Garden' and you get extra kudos if you include a dragonfly in your project!

Well, this was perfect for me since I had seen these lovely papers from Vectoria Designs featuring Dragonflies and I had been wanting to make this journal from Little Scraps of Heaven! I was inspired to make a video since I couldn't find directions online for the journal; but I'll warn you ahead of time, I made several modifications!  

So, grab you favorite beverage and join me for a Flip-through of this Journal/Book!

Interested in how I made this...here's the video for you! 

Material List:

Journal Booklet Pattern (digital): Little Scraps of Heaven Designer papers/ephemera (digital) from Vectoria Designs: Teal Memories Delicate Dragonflies Paper Pack Dragonfly Junk Journal Crafting Kit CTMH Ink

Blue gems, beads, jewelry pieces, laces, ribbons, fabrics all from stash Adhesives: Double side tape, Gorilla Glue, E-6000, Fabri-Tac Cereal boxes! Any brand will do! hahaha

Heavy thread and needle Tools: CTMH Distress Tool, Acrylic Blocks, Piercing Tool, Sponges Print and Cut using Offset feature Cricut Access Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Blade Cricut Maker

My journal/book is off to the following challenges:

CRAFT: Recycle (Book made from Cereal boxes, beads from old projects, little scraps of laces, fabric and ribbon that might've gone to trash)

CD Sunday Plus: AG using a CD, USB, or Digital

Use Your Stuff: AG

Papercraft: Add Bling

Love to Craft: AG

Arty Divas: AG

We Love 2 Create: AG Mixed Media

Friendship: Favorite Subject (bookmaking/journals)

Simon Says Stamp: Little Critters

A Perfect Time to Craft: AG

WWODT: AG

Mix it Up: AG opt 3-D Project

Creative Artiste: AG mixed media

A Place to Start: AG w/optional twist: Lillies and Lace Use flowers & lace

Creative Crafters: AG

Girlz Creative Crafts: Things with Wings

International Art and Soul: Say it with Flowers (Lots of flowers in this book!)

Four Seasons:  Summer

Inkspirational: I was inspired by the colors, layers of objects, and of course, the books!

Tic, Tac, Toe:  Board Below (More of all inside the book!)  

When you visit the Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project!

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For My Guy

  Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is For the Guys/Father's Day with a Tic Tac Toe.  Whew, sounds like a lot, but really it's very easy!  Here's the board to inspire you!  I chose Vehicle, Ticket, Green!  

Material List

Truck Digi from Cricut Design Space Classic Cars

Copic Markers

Wood Paper from Polkadoodles

Steampunk paper from Digital Delights from LoubyLoo

All other paper from CTMH

Adhesives

CTMH Ink

Print and Cut to create Sentiment in Rialto Reg Font; Clock face from Clocks

Offset Feature in Cricut Design Space

Ticket cut from CTMH Artiste

Cricut Access: Clock Face; Truck Digi 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This card is off to the following challenges:   

Love to Scrap:  AG

Jan's Digi Stamps:  AG

Corrosive:  AG

The Outlawz:  Monday Greetings

Pearly Sparkles:  One for the Boys

Passion for Markers:  3 or More Layers

Moving Along with the Times:  Masculine/Father's Day

Addicted to Stamps and More:  Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Paper Funday:  AG opt twist:  Masculine

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors. 

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Cut Away Corner

  It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Cut Away Corner.  Not sure what a Cut Away Corner is?  I wasn't sure either; so I did some research and came up with this example!  

Join me in the video below and then come share your ideas on this idea!

This video has an intro about the project, Design Space section full of tips and tricks, and the actual assembly starts at 17:30.  So grab a snack/beverage and spend some time crafting with me!

video link:  https://youtu.be/47NMaya-x7I

Material List 

Digi:  Free Spirit from WiNK WiNK iNK  

Designer Paper: Teal Memories from Vectoria Designs

CTMH Cardstock

Copic Markers

Gel Pen

Ranger Ink Vintage Photo

Big and Bossy Embossing Ink

Embossing Powders from Hampton Arts

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner, 3-D Tape

Embroidery Floss

Print and Cut using Offset feature

Cricut Access:  Free rectangle/square, heart; Butterfly Thinking of you-Deepest Sympathy Phrases

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges: 

Allsorts:  Anything but Birthdays

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring an Animal

Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

Double Trouble:  Thing 1 Create Something New; Thing 2 Link with previous partner

Simon Says Stamp:  It's Up in the Air (Butterfly)

TTCRD:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.