February Art Journal Page-Catching Stars

Animals, Art Journaling, Lawn Fawn, Magical/Mythical/Fairytale, Mixed Media, Other Than a Card

Happy weekend friends!  We’ve had some great sunshine for the last few days and it’s been really nice, but it’s very unusual for us to have these warmer temperatures for this time of the year.  I will enjoy whatever it brings for sure!  But in the meantime, I’ve also been enjoying time in my craft room getting creative too!  

As you know, this month I’ve been sharing several art journal pages as I’ve been hosting this month’s challenge theme over at Art Journal Journey.  There is still lots of time left to join in the fun with us and share your inspiration with the “LIGHT” theme and I’d love to see your take on it!

Today, I’m not only sharing my project for that, but it’s also time for our monthly Art Journal Page collaboration with my crafty friend, Carol (from Crafty-Stamper)! We get creative trying to use up our never-ending stash piles along with a prompt for each month.  I know she always has great inspiration to share, so please check out her blog too! Here’s my AJ page with the “SMASH OUR STASH” February prompt of “LIGHT” (of course!):

Oh my stars!  I don’t know if these guys are expecting several rainy days ahead, but they really want to be prepared for it!  For my “stash smashing” I went with using some metallics.  Do you have a problem hoarding those metallic things because they’re just so pretty?  I am guilty!  I’ve used some metallic paper to cut out the lettering, I’ve used some metallic watercolor that I avoid using so I don’t run out and those star sequins I have so many in every metallic color!

For the background:  I’ve used a 5.5″x8.5″ piece of Canson watercolor paper with the pre-punched holes at the top using my Zutter machine.  I’ve pulled out my watercolors and used shades of blues, but also dark turquoise and dark violet.  I’ve used the metallic copper watercolor to splatter over the background for those distant stars.  I also added a very light touch of this metallic watercolor on the top highlight areas of the critters, around the wheelbarrow, the net, the lantern and the star with the mouse.  (Sometimes it’s hard to capture all of the shine on a project, but this thing is very shinny and sparkly!)

But before I put all of the details on the images, I took a black marker and drew in a ladder to reach up towards the clouds so Mr. Fox could climb up to the clouds and catch his star.  I then took a grass border die and die cut a strip in black for the bottom.

All of the stamped critters and clouds came from Lawn Fawn sets.  I stamped, colored and die cut them to arrange my scene.  Some of images are popped up with foam tape for dimension.  As you can see, I’ve added tons and tons of metallic copper sequin stars filling the wheelbarrow, dropping from the sky and even the little bunny is holding his star.

Lastly, I die cut the metallic copper letters, backed them with black cardstock and popped it with foam tape over the page and printed off the quote on the computer and cut them in strips to arrange on the scene.

This was lots of fun to do as I was able to use up some of that hoarded metallic stash!  Hope you’ve enjoyed it and gotten some inspiration from it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Challenges:

  1. Art Journal Journey – LIGHT/KEEPING IT LIGHT
  2. Stamping Sensations – Animals/Birds/Creatures/Anything Goes
  3. Creative Fingers – Anything Goes
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20 thoughts on “February Art Journal Page-Catching Stars”

  2. So much thought went into creating this page and I love all the cute details and especially the overall theme. All those busy critters working hard at night to catch the stars is one of the cutest ideas ever, and creating the ladder was just genius. It’s incredibly cute and just makes me smile as I wish it was this easy to save stars for a rainy day! I love this 🙂

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  3. What a great theme and love how you interrupted it as well. Metallic things do get put in my “keep basket” and we really should use them.

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  6. You always make fabulous journal pages Vicki and this one is no exception!Great background and love the cute critters and the wheel barrow full of stars.Love how we both have completely different takes on the themes too.Enjoy the weekend.
    Carol x

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  7. So very cute and fun Vicki, adorable little images and a fabulous scene and I’m singing, badly, but enjoying the tune..gorgeous page..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  9. You’ve have some amazing ideas this month Vicki. Now I can hear that song, and it is a pretty one, isn’t it? Maybe not as nice as your page though. That wheelbarrow filled with stars is fantastic. This is perfect for your challenge, and I’m enjoying seeing your take on light. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. hugs-Erika

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  13. This is so lovely and colourful. So many details, it could be a page in a children’s story book. Thanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations.

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  16. Oh Vicki that card is absolutely adorable! Your colouring skills, layout, background, all of it is just so beautiful!! Thanks so much for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month.
    Pinky

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  17. Oh, this is brilliant! I love the fox catching stars That Perry Como song was one of my favourites when I was in Junior school. Thank you for sharing at AJJ, Chrisx

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  18. What am I like? It’s another example of how varied your pages have been this month, hugs, Chrisx

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