Can We Bee Friends?

Last month I tried something new in my art journal.  I incorporated a digital image in my project. I liked the result, so I submitted my project to the Just Some Lines December Monthly Challenge.  As beginner’s luck would have it, I wound up being one of their winners!  Are you wondering what I won?   I got a cool digital stamp of my choice from the Just Some Lines shop (I chose Emo Amber and Pup).  I also got a new challenge addiction.  🙂

The January Challenge theme is Favorite Color Combo.  We are asked to stick to the theme and we must use an image from Just Some Lines. Freebie images are provided, which is really nice for folks on a tight crafting budget.

I chose to use this month’s freebie for my project.  It’s a little whimsy bee.  So cute!  So cute, in fact, that I printed a trio of bees in varying sizes!  I colored the bee images with Crayola watercolor pencils.  I painted a watercolor background for them using Niji Pearlescent Watercolors.  Finally, the bees needed some flowers to buzz around, so I gave them a field of orange and yellow flowers with Crayola Washable Watercolors.  Bees sometimes have a reputation for being mean and aggressive, but these bees just want to BEE friends!

The Just Some Lines monthly challenges start on the first Saturday of the month.  I hope you decide to give it a try.