Wow! It's been an awfully long time since I've updated my blog. I have dreaded trying to get current and so I procrastinated even longer, which just makes me more behind. So I decided that I won't even try to catch up. I'll just start from where I am now. The bonus is that you won't have to read about fibro flares and other "unpleasants" going on. I really don't like to be unpleasant!!! I like being REAL but want you to leave this little blog of mine a teesy bit happier for have taken the time to see what I'm up to. I want you to feel uplifted and encouraged!! We've all got "unpleasants" and our goal is to find ways to handle them with strength, courage, love, and a teensy bit of humor, right?
That said, my friend
Kate came over the other day for an art play day. I'm so grateful that Kate and I found each other through this art journaling world. It's great fun to get together and just throw some supplies around a page. Kate had some new treasures that she brought for me to try out and they were great fun!
I used her new Tim Holtz inks, Dr. Ph Martin liquid watercolors, and quickly tried out an Aqua Marker. Kate gave me some letter stamps that made her crazy, so I used those too! There is also a bit of gesso, fluid acrylics, fabric spray paint, Staz-On ink, Sharpie paint pens, charcoal and a playing dog image from an Oprah magazine.
And speaking of art days, I finally finished doing something with the alcohol ink background that I made the last time Kate and I got together to paint.
I loved this background so much, that it has taken me a while to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I wanted more layers but didn't want to lose too much of the green/turquoise ink. In the end I used Inktense blocks, gesso, absorbent ground, Caran D'Ache watercolor crayons, acrylics, india ink with the script liner brush, and pit pens.
Thanks
Kate for the great art play day. I can't wait to get together again!
