Encouraging Happy Art

I love the challenge of making cards from Scrapbook Page Sketches.  When I saw this week's Sketchy Thursday Layout, I decided to give it a try.

Initially I thought I might use inchies for the photos, but then I remembered these cool Happiness Stickers I picked-up at Artchix Studio that were still in their packaging ... time to set those artsy ladies free.  

I started with four of the stickers that had a vertical orientation.  I trimmed them and played around with several combinations, but they seemed a bit busy.  I decided to move on to papers ... since it's Mix & Match Week at Basic Grey, I picked two different collections ~ Out of Print & Indian Summer ~ that I thought would coordinate with my stickers.

I matted the collage images on green designer paper and then added EAD Designs Polaroid rub-on frames (these are so fun & come in two sizes) to help tone down the busyness as well as tie it all together with the white background.   I finished with a few EAD Designs Stickerz and two vintage buttons from my step-mom's collection.

I think this card is perfect for National Day of Encouragement at the Moxie Fab World Blog... because what can be better than encouraging someone to embrace the happy artist within ... creating art like this makes me happy indeed.

Comments

[Jessi]

This is a fabulous way to encourage someone! And how great are these stickers? Love it :)

[Michelle]

OOO LOVE those frames! Thank you for introducing me to a new manufacturer! FABULOUS page!!! The color and patterns are totally exciting!

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the way you used the EAD polaroids and the artchix papers!! Just GORGEOUS!! Thanks so much for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays! :):):):):):):):):):):)

[corrie]

This is totally awesome! Thanks for playing with Sketchy Thursdays!

[Cath]

Hey Stef! Thanks for linking this up to the Pay It Forward Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)