Doodle book

I got the Art Doodle Love book by Dawn Devries Sokol and started the first page - the intention page.  I did some wonky doodles on the color already on the page. Then I started using some lettering doodles within my writing.  What fun!  Give it a try.  I look forward to doing more.

"Beautiful" pages

Today I finished the other side of the yummy background colors page.  This week I got a tea bag fortune that read "There is beauty in your presence".  Then Jay came home from a long week and called me "Beautiful" all weekend.  When I was in my studio today the "Beautiful" song was playing from a Glee CD.  So this is the result of my mind playing this scenario. I added gesso and oil pastel around a hand-cut heart stencil then glued strips of Japanese newspaper.  As I was working, the blue paint strip fell off the shelf so I wrote the lyrics to the Beautiful song right on it.  The ink ran a little but I added some turquoise and liked the effect.  Everything was so filled with synchronicity today!
I also have to say, I love working with these spray inks on a wet page, you get wonderful results like the blue burst in the right corner.

Yummy colors

I'm delighted that I had energy the other night after work to play with some brand new spray inks.  I'll finish the other side and share soon, I hope!
These are Dylusions London Blue, Turquoise and Fresh Lime. I love using Japanese newspapers, too.

Experimenting with the gelli plate

Here are my first experiments with the gelli plate.  Since I tend to like a simple, "less is more" design, I felt it was more interesting to crop the prints looking for an interesting focus.  There will most definitely be more experimenting!

Fossil ferns

I got out my poly paper and started cutting some stencils and masks, as we learned in Michelle Ward's Frond Chronicles class.  I wanted an old, fossil look here.  Gesso pages first, then add layers of paint and stencils, blotting some color after spraying with water.  Then stencil using a dry brush.  I added pieces of an old farmer's almanac as the finishing touch! Have fun!

Passion for Pink.. and hearts!

You all know my passion for pink and for hearts... so this time of year, I had to play with pink...

It was just fun to play without a real concern for the final product. I just love these colors.

Found a dear old friend

A dear friend from my Cedar Crest days has found me!  So I dedicate these pages and inspiration to her! Thanks, Jo!

You can visit her blog too!

The left page was hanging around a while, so I quickly got some color down on the right a few days ago -- paint spread with a card, some spraying thru circle templates, some glaze. The layers of black and stenciling happened this morning.  I also included some Turn, Turn, Turn lyrics as I played my "Feeling Groovy" playlist to remind me of younger days. I've been blocked for months and this literally happened in fifteen minutes. Hope my muse (and Jo) sticks around for a while.