Art Impressions Monthly Challenge- Anything goes!

 

The 2025 AI monthly challenge is "no theme" so anything goes!

 ATC valentines for  two of my grandchildren.

They may say Happy Valentines on the back, maybe not, they are not reading yet! and would probably prefer a blank side they could color!

The little bear is one of the collectable "free with purchase" stamps, and he was holding a flower.

I do like. themes to get me going, and there will be blog posts by the AI Designers, on the blog if you need a nudge.

There is also a very supportive and inspiring FB group

The Art Impressions Way

Comments and questions warmly welcomed!

Art Impressions Challenge- Monochromatic - Letters Mingle Souls

 

The theme of the latest Art Impressions Challenge is

Monochromatic

Hearts are on my mind, both for valentines day and my recovering community .

I love the dimension of this AI die

the sentiment is a vintage stamp hand lettered by Suzanne Cannon.

You can find a lot of Suzannes designs now digital on her 

Silhouette Design Store

Comments and questions warmly welcomed!

WOYWW -814-Lots of challenges

AH(after Helene,) one of the symptoms of acute trauma is inability to focus..

You can see there is not much on my desk.

I'm very grateful to all my arts communities for prayer, support and generous art supplies!

Art Impressions has 3x3" challenges, and January theme was 

put a bird on it, so as a Robyn I couldn't resist.

It did take me almost 2 weeks to finish, and I did, and that in itself is healing.

Also an, add gold challenge, and you need a blog to link to and 

when I realized it was also Wednesday- done!

Life keeps happening! I do have a beautiful new granddaughter, Remi Jade, all doing well.

Time to focus on what we have not lost more than what we have.

Thanks for visiting, comments and questions always warmly welcomed.

I have a desk! WOYWW 807/27

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, I pray this one brings thousands of thanks to each one of you who sent prayers, a card, and supplies.

I havent posted since Hurricane Helene came through my Town, in Western North Carolina, USA, and changed all of our lives.

I'm finding it important to focus more on what I have not lost, than what I have.

I have not lost my life, family and close friends and pets all safe.

I have not lost my faith, my world wide friends of community, and support.

(I did lose my home and much of my belongings)

I had a plan to get back to each individually, and that went the way of my life BH(before Helene). I moved several times, before finally getting stable housing Nov 1- and these cards were my touch stones in each new space.

There are no words to express how much the support, friendship and generosity of my on line art communities mean to me- to all of us.

Art saves live, and heals, and united in our WOYWW community, we care for and with, each other.

I have shared these cards and some of the supplies with many other artists, and pray they will find the strength of community in them that I do.

Much of the paint and paper when into our child play pop ups while our schools and daycares were closed. I know there were prayers in every stroke of the pen and brush.

(if you don't see your card, a little artist, may have taken it for their own!)

Thank you!

WOYWW 798-If you can't make a mess....

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...you can't make anything!

I'm usually a tidy crafter, and with travel and tying loose ends of all my work duties, it's creating in fits and starts.

It will all come together, and in the meantime, i'm embracing my own messiness and enjoying thinking about the joy in sending and receiving holiday cards.

God(ess) bless our Postal Services!

Thanks for visiting.

Comments and questions warmly welcomed.

WOYWW-791- Be with those who help your being

Its a theme!

Lots of travel to be with grandchildren, who are the ones!

there is almost always time to make a Brave Girl Card,

and lots of coloring with the littles!

Keep this in mind as you listen to the news of the day, and take some time for your desk, fellow deskers and when in doubt, take a nap!

Comments and Questions Warmly welcomed.

WOYWW-785/5-15th Anniversary ATC swap and New Beginnings

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A bit of a staged photo- gathering most of my ATC swaps and cards I've made after taking a very fun and inspirational 

Online Card Class on embossing folders.

In addition to the class we had an active FB group to keep the learning, sharing and inspiration going between sessions.

I love the making new friends part as much as learning new techniques.

I am happy to be here with our new Desk host Sarah, and hope to do some visiting as I have a day off today!.

Comments and Questions welcomed.