Cultivate Creativity

Hi everyone... hope y'all are having a wonderful week. Mine has been full of creativity.... projects, gifts, art challenges. I'm loving it. Awhile back I came across this wonderful tutorial  by Lost Wax YOUTUBE  . It provided me inspiration for the background technique I used on this project.

One of the challenge blog's I'm joining in with this week is SanDee & Amelie's Steampunk which their theme is Steampunk Stories. My title on my piece says it all for me. A few years ago I lost my house, marriage and job all within the same year or so. My one and only daughter recently moved to New York and I'm in California. So many changes have taken place in my life. I tend to be a happy go lucky optimistic person, but I definitely have had struggles this last year with all the changes. If it weren't for ART, not sure what I would do. I'm  fortunate that I have a room dedicated to my craft so I can go in there any time of day and play. It releases anxiety, depression, the thoughts of loneliness. Keeping my hands busy is so theraputic. I am very thankful for ART.

I encourage you to do something creative EVERY DAY...whether it's cooking, gardening, sewing, crafting.. it will help release those endorphins into your body to help you relieve stress from the everyday life. Hope you enjoy my canvas.  Have a beautiful week, and keep smiling :-) And stop by some of the challenges below for some wonderful inspiration to get those creative juices going. I am entereing this piece in the following challenges:

Try It On Tuesday - How Does Your Garden Grow

Anything But A Card - STEAMPUNKtember

SanDee & Amelie's Steampunk Challenge - Steampunk Stories

The Mirror Crack'd - Anything Goes
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - All The Pretty Flowers

You can view my step by step process on this project here.
Check out How to Create Steampunk Background & Faux Metal Flowers by Toni Burks-Grijalva on Snapguide.

Flower Power

Everything's a bloomin' and I created this mixed media canvas using fun techniques that you can view on my SNAPGUIDE below. I used the Dylusion Sprays and I just love their vibrant colors.

 It seems that everyone is flower happy these days because several challenges this week are flowers, garden etc. I will be entering this piece in the following challenges:

 Try It On Tuesday - How Does Your Garden Grow



Craft Hoarders Anonymous - All The Pretty Flowers

 Frilly & Funky - A Summer Garden 

Anything But A Card - Use Five ... I chose 5 different techniques, stencil, Dylusion Sprays, Glue Gun Technique, Molding Paste, 3D flowers

The Mirror Crack'd - Anything Goes

 

  

Check out How to Create a 3D Mixed Media Canvas by Toni Burks-Grijalva on Snapguide.