I have been thinking a lot about what people with different backgrounds, resources, and opportunities can achieve in life. \u00a0Perhaps\u00a0I was affected by\u00a0the British documentary series I’ve been watching “7 Up,” “14 Up,” “21 Up,” etc. that tracks a group of\u00a0kids and their different paths every 7 years into adulthood.<\/p>\n

Anyway, when I found out that a YT crafty friend, Mataya (YT: minnescrapper<\/a>) was hosting a challenge about using dies that we have not (or rarely) used, the Tim Holtz Fanciful Flight die that I purchased through an eBay auction came to mind. Why not make myself feel better about purchasing this die by using it on an art journal page? \u00a0I wanted to try out all the permutations of wing combinations and really PLAY. \u00a0The varying results were perfect for the sentiment I wanted to reflect: “You can SOAR with whatever wings you have.”<\/p>\n

<\/a>I sprayed the paper initially with three Recollections shimmer mists in blue, purple and green. Then I used the die to cut out lots of\u00a0wing segments from black cardstock and some fabulous background papers that were made and gifted to me by my friend Rosa (YT: ColorXplosion by Rosa<\/a>). \u00a0All the unique patterns on the papers really helped bring life to the\u00a0butterflies, moths, and other flying insects.<\/p>\n

I also used a Fiskars stamp set called “Butterfly Magic” to stamp small and medium sized dragonflies to add to the feeling of\u00a0a\u00a0flurry of wings that I wanted to create.<\/p>\n

I printed out the sentiment on my computer, cut out the words and lined the edges using my Faber Castell Pitt Pens (sizes: SC and F). \u00a0Lastly I sketched in “flight patterns” for each flying insect and then added some colorful sequins (just to add a little “magic”). \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

This art journal page is also being entered into the Raisinboat Summertime Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The following is a video share of the project:<\/p>\n