Hello friends! I have some really exciting news to share today!🎉 I’m so honored to have been asked to host this month’s challenge for ART JOURNAL JOURNEY! The winter months can be not only very cold over my way, but dark days with less sunlight hours can really take a toll sometimes. I’m always searching for something at this time of the year and so I thought it only appropriate to help with that for this month…
The theme that I have chosen for this month is “LIGHT“. Light can have so many different meanings and so many different ways to interpret it. Here are a few examples to get you thinking:
1. sun, moon, stars, candle. lantern, bulb, illuminate
2. colors (subtle or subdued tones or shades)
3. an idea (‘shedding some bright light on a subject’)
4. interpretations (light as a feather, light snowflakes, let your heart be light, let your light shine, etc)
* Please be sure to catch the rules to enter on the left sidebar of the challenge blog*
Here is my starting inspiration for this month’s theme:
I’ve started my page with a 5.5″x8.5″ canvas paper with pre-punched holes at the top using a Zutter machine.
For the background: Pulling out a white, black, grey, yellow and light yellow acrylic paints, I found the center point where I wanted it and painted my yellow spot. I worked with each color while it was still wet to help it blend together. I worked outward with the light yellow, then white, then grey and finally the black. Some of it needed to blended in with the next color, so I just worked it back and forth until I got the look I wanted.
After the blends were dry, I used the detail brushes to create the light bulb and cord. I drew/painted the lightbulb in the center of the yellow and worked around from there and lastly added my black cord hanging down. It’s hard to tell in the photo, but I covered the bulb with a glitter brush pen application to give it sparkle. (I have never done a page that was completely hand painted…so this was a challenge for sure!)
The Dumbledore quote was added with a white gel pen. One of my favorite quotes.
- I hope you enjoyed my approach to the “LIGHT” theme and you’ve been inspired to create something in your art journal today! I can’t wait to see how everyone interprets it!
- I will be posting several art journal pages throughout the month with this theme, so please be sure to stay tuned in to see more inspiration with it!
I’m sure you’re used to seeing only one monthly art journal page from me, but this month will be filled with several of them throughout and I hope it helps inspire you to bring some LIGHT to your creation in some way.
Hope you have a brightly filled day! Thanks for dropping by!
Challenges:
- Crafting from the Heart – Anything Goes
- We Love to Create – Anything Mixed Media/Paper Goes
- Creative Fingers – Anything Goes
- Penny’s Paper-Crafty- Anything Goes
It’s a fabulous page Vicki, I love the halo around the bulb in several layers and what a fabulous quote, congratulations on your hostess position, and what a great theme, so many channels to explore..
Luv CHRISSYxx
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I adore your light bulb and was quite impressed with your background. You put a lot of thought and work into creating this beaity. We are delighted you are our host this month at Art Journal Journey, dear Vicki.
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Wow, what a great background. Love the light bulb and the quote.
Congrats on being the month host!
xxx Margreet
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The perfect example for your chosen theme at AJJ. Great example of how light kaffects us in our world. Congratulations on hosting the theme there this month. I am not sujre if I can join in having had an accident which means i cannot walk into my craft room or sit at a desk but if I can I will join in at some time.
Hugs, Neet xx
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What a great page you’ve created with that hazy lightbulb shining brightly in the darkness. I love the written quote at the bottom too which is just perfect for that light shining in the darkness. I heard last night that where I live we only had 4 days of sunshine in the month of January and it’s depressing to see no sun shining brightly in the sky for so long. Looking for some bright sunshine in the coming days – I think we’ll all feel better when that happens. Congrats on hosting this challenge too, well done my friend 🙂
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This really is wonderful – love the quote! So pleased that you are our host this month. Some great ideas in your post too! Hugs, Chrisx
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This is a fantastic page to start the month Vicki. I could use that light bulb right now to wake up 😀 smile. I’m glad you’re hosting this month and I love this theme too. Happy February. Hugs Erika
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That’s fantastic Vicki!
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Fabulous page, Vicki! Love your AJJ topic/theme. XOX
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Very cool end result!
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Wonderful page, Vicki, and I love the theme, light and darkness have been very special themes for me for many years. Have a great month, hugs Valerie
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Now I see what you meant when you said don’t panic lol.Fabulous journal page Vicki,love lightbulb and blended paint background-great quote too-brilliant!!
Carol x
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Luv the art and the words. Bravo.
Much♡love
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A brillinat card
Thank you for joining us at Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge good luck Ginny DT
Penny’s Challenge
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Awesome page, your design and the light you achieved are beautiful and the sentiment is perfect! This should be framed!
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Fabulous theme and a wonderful uplifting start to your Guest Hosting @ AJJ. Really love the way the light eats it’s way through the darkness, even the quote shines through the darkness. So enlightening Vicki I do hope I get a moment to join in this month.
Happy Crafty February Tracey xx
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Love it!
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Congratulations joining ART JOURNAL JOURNEY! You will be an amazing addition this next month. This page is amazing. I am so drawn in to the light image. Very well executed.
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Such an awesome page! I love the light from the bulb, and that quote is magnificent!
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What a fabulous page! Loving how you created the light shining in the darkness, it’s perfect for your theme 😊. I was so pleased to see you hosting AJJ this month and I’m looking forward to joining in the fun 😊. Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs, Jo x
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Hi Vicki this is so different that background looks quite magical you have done an excellent job with this can I also thank you so much for your wonderful comments on my blog I really appreciate it
Hugs
Lolo x
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Winter in Europe means definitely little light. This challenge can help us in this depressing darkness. I love how you painted the spreading light and this amazing light bulb. She makes me smile. Sweet bulb.
xx
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