May is all about flowers! Mixed Media Monthly Challenge

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog is all about flowers for the May challenge. Since Mother's Day is right around the corner, I thought it fitting. 

And hold onto your rose-petals because We have TWO prize packs this month from Stampers Anonymous featuring Dina Wakley products. And guess what? Dina Wakley is our guest designer for May!

If you are new here, the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog is just that - it's a challenge to create mixed media art. To be eligible for prizes, on the main blog, link your themed project, and a winner (or two!) will be selected by random drawing. If you love creating mixed media art, then this is the challenge for you to motivate you AND possibly win a little something.

For my project this month, I created a piece using Dina Wakley stamps. (I videoed the entire process, but am having issues with editing it to my satisfaction to share - so maybe I will learn what I need to do in the next few weeks).

I stamped the images and quote on a patterned paper, then cut them out. The surface is a 5.5" wood block. I used patterned papers, felt flowers, paper doily, and chipboard buttons as well as paint, punch, and ink.

Thanks for stopping by and hop on over to the main page at Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog to play.

May Flowers - Mixed Media

May is such a busy, busy month!! For our family we have end of school (both kids), start of a new job (son), four theater productions (same show, different times), one dance production - in addition to regular life. In a way - all these things are "flowers" that we stop to enjoy along the way.

In honor of flowers, I'm taking Mou's Challenge on the Faber Castell blog and sharing this little mixed media piece I made.

I used Faber Castell Gelatos (blue and green) to add color to the black and white graphic paper on the left of my piece, and pit pens for my black outlinings (word blocks and flower stems).

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!