Life- More Than Words mini-challenge

More Than Words Mini Challenge time on Facebook: LIFE is the word

Come play along !

Weekend and Multiple Photos for May More Than Word Challenge

It's May challenge time and I am super excited about this one... Weekend... now surely you will have tons of inspiration and way to get crafty around this one.

On my end, I chose to work with a WEEKEND work travel trip, where I had the opportunity to travel a part of Canada that I've been dreaming of visiting for 20 years... Banff Canada, and it is spectacular. It was hard to select my favorite of my many shots of this beautiful area, I hope you like my selected MULTIPLE PHOTOS and my sketch created for this challenge.

Of course I used one of my all time favorite turquoise from Lindy's: Time Travel Teal

Here is the challenge board, that can be found here: More Than Words blog
                                        

Hope you'll play along, there are so many amazing prizes to be won ! Happy Crafting !

France xxx

Baby & Pastels April More Than Words Challenge

Now I know you'll be super inspired by our April challenge : Baby and Pastels

I just had to do a layout of my friend's daughter, she is just too adorable.

I wanted something soft, so I chose to make my stamped flowers in a light pink hue using my Lindy's stamp gang sprays. I heat e,bossed my chipies in an even lighter tone. The small touches if the  pink, gives this baby layout the softness that works well with the baby picture.

Can't wait to see your work !

France

Fantasy & Wings for More Than Words

I am living the dream of visiting my FANTASY land this month with our More Than Words challenge.

Oh what fun did I have with this one. I've had this amazing funky flower stamp set in my stash just waiting for me to play around with. They were just perfect to create my imaginary FANTASY world as I would of course be the Queen Fairy in my world and you know, all Queen Fairies have huge WINGS.

Here is my watercolor project:

I used Strathmore 12x 12 watercolor paper, started my background by stamping my flowers with Archival ink. Then colored with my elements with watercolors.

For my Fairy, I used a Dina Wakely Stamp and added chipboard wings that I covered in black gesso and altered with my Prima Finnabair Waxes.

Here is the inspiration board, I hope you'll be inspired and want to play along.

Join us for this challenge & thanks for stopping by !

Luck- More Than Words Mini challenge

LUCK !

That's the words this month on the More Than Words Facebook challenge....

Here is my tag for this month:

I hope you'll be playing along with us...

Say - January mini challenge for More Than Words

It's mini challenge time at the More Than Words Facebook page.... 'SAY' is the key word

My phrase : SAY hello to a new day....

I love this quote, 2018 was a challenging year from a work travel perspective and I am being positive and looking forward to 2019 as being a new year that will bring new days in a positive mood.

I hope you will join in on the fun with us and take some time to get crafty in January.

Best, 

Goals & Journaling for More Than Words

Welcome 2019 ! 

Oh how happy I am to have 2018 done and over with...

What better way to start off a new year by setting up new goals and journaling about them. This month, I got out of my comfort zone and decided to play along in my Art Journal. 

My GOALS for 2019:

• Exercise 4 days per week
• drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day
• 1 week vacation as a family (harder now with young adults that are working)
• Embrace changes ... at work, ...in my personal life... this is not always easy for me
• BREATHE... you've got this.... Have  more confidence in my abilities and trust I can achieve my goals.

The JOURNALING part of the challenge was completed by using a bullet card ans hand writing my goals in my journal.

Here is the inspiration board for January:

                     

Now, I hope to see your participation in our new challenge, let's start 2019 with a creative blast !

Hugs xxx

                                   

Believe and Stamping for More Than Words

It's December already and time for our last challenge of 2018

Here is my layout for the December challenge: Believe & Stamping

The inspiration for BELIEVE is my son Philippe. His persistance in school by doing a french summer class paid off, he proudly was able to graduate High School this year. Philippe is part of the many young adults in the Autism Spectrum Disorder. He believed he could graduate, he worked hard and was able to achieve the scores he needed for the mandatory french exam. We are so proud that he persisted and was able to achieve this goal.

The STAMPING part of the challenge is layers of stamping of words like BELIEVE, Dream on, Never say never, texture stamps on the background and heat embossed stamped flowers.

Here is a closer look at some areas:

This flair was just perfect... translation is: Being different is not a bad thing. Philippe might be different, but he is the most charming and sweet young man around.

I hope you like my take on the challenge, can't wait to see your entry this month.

Products used: Cuts2luv flair, Paper 7 Dots Studio, Stamps by Altenew, Inks Ranger & Distress oxide, Chipboard 2 Dusty Attic, Ink Lindy's Mad Hatter Mint

Future & Stars -November More Than Words challenge

Collect Beautiful Moments, one of my dream destination, Northern Canada to see the Northern Lights.

FUTURE: As you know, I LOVE to travel, it is probably one of my biggest motivation to keep me working, guess I need the money to travel so it's my daily motivation. I have quite a huge bucket list of places to go, but this one is probably the one that I do not know when I will go, but I do dream of going one day, up to Northern Canada to see the Northern Lights. What's stopping me right now you must say... Well it's cold up there. haha.

STARS: When I hear stars, I think of the sky, then it makes me think of this beautiful Northern skyline with the amazing colors that they get. I can't even imagine how beautiful it must be to see this live. Foe the Star part of my challenge, I opted to use some mistable stars from Studio Calico that I had in my stash. I colored them with my Lindy's inks.

I wanted to reproduce on my background, the beautiful colors of the sky, so I played with my stencils and inks to build my background.

As you can see, the stars give a nice contrast or complement this mixed-media background:

Added a few sequins to highlight the brightness of the stars. I also added a big world map chipboard that I covered in white gesso and again gave it a water color effect with the Lindy's inks.

Colors used are: Mad Hatter Mint, Azure Sea Asters, Prima Donna Purple & Witch's Potion Purple

Last touch, this cute night owl with my flower ornaments

So what doe this inspire you to create?

I hope you liked my take on our More Than Words November challenge, and I hope you will be playing along...

Mini-challenge More Than Words

It's Mini Challenge time on the More Than Words challenge Facebook page.

This month, the word is : PLAY !

Here are my ATCs for this challenge: PLAY with colors

Products used: Lindy's spray : Sassy Sapphire, Drop Dead Gorgeous Green, Plummeria Pink. Lindy's embossing powders: Cosmic Pink Blue, Drop dead Gorgeous Green & Tilt-a-wheel teal. Chipboard & seedlings: Blue Fern Studios.

I hope to see you PLAY along…

Leisure & Splatters for More Than Words

It's October already and the More Than Words team are excited to bring you another fun challenge.

This month: Leisure & Splatters

Here is my page for this challenge:

With the boys now older, we are finding more time to go explore the area with our bikes. It's a fantastic LEISURE that we are truly enjoying. Spending time every weekend together is truly fun.

For the SPLATTERS part of the challenge, I played with inks and gesso splatters on my background.

I was also able to add the word Leisure to my layout.

I like the effect of the gesso splatters on the chipboard:

Colors of Lindy's inks used: Wild Honeysuckle Coral & T-bird Turquoise

Hope you will play along with us. I can't wait to see your work.

Happy crafting !