Clocks, Chickens, and Teacups!

Hello crafty friends!

I am still enjoying not having the two hour daily commute and being able to spend it crafting, learning, and visiting blogs.  They have told us we will be going back August 1st.  Seems like a long time on one side and seems quick on the other.  I still think we are not all taking the precautions we need to.  Hubby is doing a show this weekend and I am so afraid for him - being around a lot of people who are touching his military items he has for sale is scary.  He still thinks he is Superman even though he is a high risk person (health issues).  I just know he wont be doing the right thing like wearing his mask at all times and using the hand sanitizer.  Urgh!!!!

I have a BAJ page done using the **ART*JOURNAL*JOURNEY* Stitch in Time theme. 

Psalms 118:25 - I focused on just a few words - Lord Save Us.  We need saving on so many levels.  This Psalm speaks to just a few of them. 

I used the SU! sets - Natural Beauty and Sense of Time.  I stamped the clock, gears, and words lightly on the page, and then stamped the inner clock again on a separate paper, fussy cut, and glued them down.  I stamped the flowers and birds on scraps done using the ink/spray/smash method.   I sponged the page, then added in some stenciling.  It still needed something, so I added in these cool 3-D stickers that I picked up at a garage sale.  They reminded me of clocks.  It is a chunky page, but I kind of like how it seems mixed up - goes well with the words.

I bought some new stamps from Rubbernecker after seeing Kittie's Farm Pop Up Box post.  I thought I might get the chickens and barn she used, but once I got there, I decided on a tractor stamp, a chicken coop stamp, the chicken motives, and the chicken die.  I bought a few other stamps that were on sale as well. The minute they came, I had to make something, of course!

Here is the BAJ page and the card I made.  The BAJ page is on Psalms 107: 35-38 - which speaks to how the Lord plans things for us.  He leads us to the right places for our cities and farms.  Some would argue that maybe we were led to the wrong place, but generally that is because we didn't listen or we aren't listening. 

The BAJ is sponging, and doodling with the painted tractor (Arteza Gouache paints) and a sponged chicken.  The coop on the card is also painted with the Gouache paints and stamped again in the Misti.  The chickens are sponged.  I love using my Amazon boxes to make cards and have been using a lot of them lately. 

Here is a picture of the card by itself.  I drew the framing around the sentiment to tie it in to the chicken coop better.  The die makes a lot of chickens so I added a few on top of the sentiment.  The BAJ and card were inspired by THIS fun picture of an old yellow building/house and done for the Splitcoaststampers.com Saturday Inspiration Challenge.   

 Here is a card I finished off Sunday and also made with part of an Amazon box. It was done for the Teapot Tuesday Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com.  The cards to to individuals who need a bit of cheer.  The theme was things you need for a tea party.  I used a paper doily, sheet music, a tea bag, and some tea cups. 

I started with a section of my Amazon Box, used gesso to attach some papers including butcher paper, tissue paper, sheet music, ribbon, and a a paper doily.  Did a few layers of gesso then stenciled on some thick white gesso using and Andy Skinner stencil.  Then I added some inks and paints misted with water.  Once that dried, I added the tea bag, did some ink distressing, and  gems.  The tea cups were stamped, painted with Gouache paints, and popped up too.  This was fun.  I am busy cutting up more boxes now.

Hope your week is going well.  Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting!