Month: April 2013

An African Folk Tale DiGitAl ArT JoUrnal pAge

Since I recently discovered the ‘art’ of art journaling, I have to say I feel liberated!  I  need to keep evolving my art and creative involvements, and while I find card making and scrapping fun,  I feel that art journaling allows me to give free reign to feelings and emotions; I feel much less confined.   This form of  art, be it traditional or digital/hybrid is an exhilarating form of expression! I was inspired to make this art journal page after I read the African folk tale “The girl who lived in a cave”.  The story was a prompt from Tangie Baxter’s Art Journal Caravan workshop.  This month our inspiration destination is Africa!   I took it as a coming of age story and as with most tales, it warns and reminds us of predatory dangers (strangers and the like, young women going out into the world on their own etc.) but in this African folk tale the stranger is also a cannibal, ggaaak! Credits: ViVa Artistry- Lost World bundle,  My Memories Software   Have a creative …

Come One Come All DT CALL!!

DESIGN TEAM CALL!    If you are interested in designing cards, journal pages, scrapbook pages or other paper crafts with A Creative Need digital stamp images I would love to hear from you! Digital, hybrid, and traditional designers are welcome! What would be asked of you… Create and post 1 or 2 projects on your own blog using the A Creative Need images provided to you, and e-mail me a photo of your creation so I can post it here on the ACN blog, on the first Thursday of each month. Provide links to the monthly images and to the A Creative Need shop in your project post. Invite others to come and play in our ACN monthly challenge. Add the A Creative Need badge and link to your blog sidebar. Have fun! What you would receive as a DT member… a minimum of 2 free images each month (provided to you approximately 2 weeks prior to posting date) a 25% discount at A Creative Need for a period of 6 months from the beginning of your DT term. …

Join in the ACN MONTHLY CHALLENGE

ARE YOU READY FOR OUR APRIL CHALLENGE?? CHALLENGE # 6: Spring Celebrations! OUR MARCH WINNER is….ALI (Alipeeps Art)!! Congratulations ALI, you can choose 2 digi images from A CREATIVE NEED!  Please send me an e-mail with your choices at deenaperreault@gmail.com. I would love to see what you do with any of my ACN images, and I’m making it easy to do so by giving you a FREE IMAGE every month! Join in the challenge ANYTIME THIS MONTH and leave a link to your creation (card, journal page, jewelry, scrap page etc.) here in the comments and I will pop on over to see what you’ve done. **If you followed the CHALLENGE, you will be placed in the random draw for 2 digi images!  If you are the lucky random draw winner AND you’ve used an A CREATIVE NEED image in your creation, you will receive a bonus image for a total of 3 images! Don’t have any of your own ACN images yet? Pick up this month’s FREEBIE !! I will randomly pick a winner from the comment links left on this …

New April Images!

So who is ready for warmer days, and a few Spring showers?  I am!!  I’ve got my boots and I’m ready to play in the puddles! This month is all about CELEBRATING SPRING with these new images… PUDDLE JUMPING Bunny With Carrot Click the links to take you to the images available in my Etsy shop. and here are the DT inspiration creations… SOMA has made an adorable bunny card… and I’ve made an ART JOURNAL PAGE using my Puddle Jumping image… I also made a few MINI EASTER cards… What do think? ARE YOU ready to jump into Spring? Have a creative day! Deena