Hello and welcome to the July Art Journaling Challenges. This month, we're going to be exploring Seasons. Our first challenge is Winter, which begins on Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Solstice is in December (12/21/23); in the Southern Hemisphere, the Solstice is in June (6/21/23).
if you're new to Art Journaling or think it's just "not your thing" - Remember, THERE ARE NO RULES IN ART JOURNALING. THAT'S THE ONLY RULE. My Art Journaling pages are more about the "Art" part, than the "Journaling" part. Your pages are your creations and will reflect your feelings and how you wish to express yourself, artistically, on your pages. This week's theme, "WINTER" is like a "prompt" - let it take you wherever it will and it's always open to your own interpretation. Note: I've added some "process notes" in the gallery - if you'd like to see more of how I created my layout.
You have until 11:59 p.m. EST on July 31st to post your pages for this challenge.
Upload your layout to the gallery first. In your forum post click the Gallery Embed icon (little camera).
This will open your gallery, simply click on the layout you require, then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the Continue button.
Your linked layout is now in your post, the image will appear once you have clicked the Post Reply button.
I found four quotes that I liked very much; in fact, I used the last one on my sample layout. Feel free to use any of them or just use them for inspiration. I also added an inspiration picture underneath each quote.
"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home."
~ Edith Sitwell
"They who sing through summer must dance in the winter."
~ Italian Proverb
The snow is sparkling like a million little suns.
~ Lama Willa
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
~ Albert Camus
(Images are all from Pixabay)
Here's my layout and I hope it gives you some inspiration:
"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home."
~ Edith Sitwell
"They who sing through summer must dance in the winter."
~ Italian Proverb
The snow is sparkling like a million little suns.
~ Lama Willa
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
~ Albert Camus
(Images are all from Pixabay)
Here's my layout and I hope it gives you some inspiration:
if you're new to Art Journaling or think it's just "not your thing" - Remember, THERE ARE NO RULES IN ART JOURNALING. THAT'S THE ONLY RULE. My Art Journaling pages are more about the "Art" part, than the "Journaling" part. Your pages are your creations and will reflect your feelings and how you wish to express yourself, artistically, on your pages. This week's theme, "WINTER" is like a "prompt" - let it take you wherever it will and it's always open to your own interpretation. Note: I've added some "process notes" in the gallery - if you'd like to see more of how I created my layout.
Here are the products I used and the inks to each one.
Vicki Robinson Artful Memories Winter: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/digital-art-collection-artful-memories-winter-vicki-robinson.html
Palvinka Designs Frosty Friends: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Friends-Collection.html
Vicki Robinson Winter Journal: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/digital-scrapbook-kit-Winter-Journal-vicki-robinson.html
Palvinka Designs First Snow: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/First-Snow-Collection.html
Palvinka Designs Winter Delight: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Winter-Delight-Collection.html
Challenge Rules:Vicki Robinson Artful Memories Winter: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/digital-art-collection-artful-memories-winter-vicki-robinson.html
Palvinka Designs Frosty Friends: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Friends-Collection.html
Vicki Robinson Winter Journal: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/digital-scrapbook-kit-Winter-Journal-vicki-robinson.html
Palvinka Designs First Snow: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/First-Snow-Collection.html
Palvinka Designs Winter Delight: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Winter-Delight-Collection.html
You have until 11:59 p.m. EST on July 31st to post your pages for this challenge.
- To qualify for the drawing, you need to use 80% Oscraps products that are currently in the store (non-Oscraps products or retired O designer products can be used whether the designer is selling elsewhere or not).
- You need to credit all the products used on your page.
- You cannot use a page you create for this challenge for another Oscraps challenge.
- Upload your page to the Art Journal Gallery and then add your layout to the challenge thread. (Below you will find instructions on adding your page to this thread.)
Upload your layout to the gallery first. In your forum post click the Gallery Embed icon (little camera).
This will open your gallery, simply click on the layout you require, then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the Continue button.
Your linked layout is now in your post, the image will appear once you have clicked the Post Reply button.
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