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 ~

 

 

 

 

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