Shine on!

In honor of my FAVORITE season, on this beautiful Summer Solstice, I am full of sparkle and shine!  
 

I was inspired by a mixed media picture on Pinterest, and I made this today!  I used my homemade gesso to add crumpled tissue paper to a 12x14 board, and added this collage of color and inspiration!  I love my new permanent paint pens in white and gold ~ Bring on Summer!!! ☀️😎💛

Gratitude Board

In an effort to bring gratitude and happiness to the forefront with my family, I put up my antique hook board for my family to write down various things, silly or serious... We've had friends who've come over add to it also and it's been a fun addition to our kitchen!   

And some of the cards say...

 

 

 

Art journal sample ~ monoprinting

I finished my art journal sample snd had it bound at Office Max... Here are a few of the pages.  I used a mix of craft acrylics, and love using metallics! I wish the bottom picture showed as much depth as you see in person on the brown page. It has layers of gold & copper...   Too much fun ~

 

 

 

 

Calendar Samples ~ monoprinting

I finished my samples in time for display so parents can sign their kids up for camp.  They turned out so fun, so I had to share! All on 110 pound cardstock ~ 
 

And a collage of s few of the pages...  
 

 

Collage prints ~ monoprinting

I'm loving using my prints to collage pictures.  Using bits and pieces from my favorite color combinations and putting them together with clear gesso make me so happy!  I was so stoked to use my Distress Crayons from Tim Holtz, too!  
 

 I made my own clear gesso using the recipe given by Pink Poodle Crafts onYouTube found in the link below...  As much as I love love love Mod Podge, the dry & cure time of the gesso is perfect for my impatient self. I also played around with other messages for my 5th graders and a name sign for my daughter...   

I love finding inexpensive and "found" ways of creating texture!  Shelf liner, bubble wrap and empty sticker sheets were used to create these textures, printed on music sheets and dictionary paper... 

 

https://youtu.be/cRjj3WXthEU

Lost, but not forgotten...

This little blog has been neglected and fitfully, is being repurposed!  I have a new love, and want to watch it evolve and share it with others...  It was fun to peruse the pics of old projects and remember them....  On to new adventures with the same creativity and new materials!

I'm in love with monoprinting and can't wait to share my projects and fun...  Now I get to figure out how to add pictures & posts to the blog from my phone...

Loved this movie!

I just adored The Help so I've been wanting to make something around this fantastic quote...   So when I found this piece of wood in the .51 pile at Home Depot, I put it together ~ I cut Contact Paper with my Silhouette, used it as a stencil, sanded and distressed...  Using baker's twine and little bulldog clips for easy trading out of pics, I found a cute way to display the kiddo's school pix...