I had a plan for this Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun challenge.  Maria McGuire and I are using the Gelli Plate, oil pastels and a die cut.  Pop on over to her blog to see what she created!

I was so proud that I had a plan.  I knew exactly what I was going to create for this challenge.  It involved fabric.   It was a great plan.   Things don’t always go as planned and this was no exception.

I thought I was going to use some of the fabric I printed…nope.  This scrap paper that I cleaned my brayer off on and picked the last bits of paint off the Gelli Plate yodeled, yes it yodeled, to me so this is where I started.

It was in the last part of the video.

I grabbed one of Sherrie JD’s fabulous Pulp Dreams digital goodies I had printed a while back.  One thing I love about digital is you can print it any size you want!

I painted in the speech bubble.

A touch of blue oil pastel here and there.

Lately,my life has felt like I have been herding bunny rabbits.  Cute and friendly but not very obedient and can scratch at you if you don’t handle them correctly…so I reached for Tracie Lyn Huskamp’s bunny stencil.

The white was just too plain for me so I reached for my Twinkling H2O’s.  These are totally risk free on the paint because if I didn’t like it I could just use a wet brush to wipe them off.   I went a bit light the first time over it so I easily added a bit more on the backs of the bunnies.  Twinkling H2O’s are so forgiving!

A few finishing touches and my art journal page was complete!

As this week unfolded I continued to think about the  security prompt from Fall Fearless and Fly.  My sense of security too often comes from a sense that I am in control of what happens.  The reality is I only control how I respond.  These bunny rabbits I’ve been herding have really taught me a lesson because some bunnies that I thought were cute and wonderful turned on me unexpectedly.  Not a great feeling but I will master the art of herding bunny rabbits…

I know this is going to be a great week! Why? Because of all the fabulous creativity in it!  Check out Maria’s take on the Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun challenge, Fall Fearless and Fly, my  bunnies begged me to do them in orange to be a part of Mandarin Orange Monday, Creative Every Day Month, and Inspire Me Monday!

Can you tell it was a happy day?  No matter what is going on in my world, when I get painty it is always a fabulous day!  These happy hands and my muse collaborated to bring me a bird-ephant with an important reminder!

I squirted a bunch of colors and closed my eyes! With my eyes closed I couldn’t worry about what color I was using or if it looked “right”.  The more I painted on the the 18×24 canvas, the happier I felt.

Upon opening my eyes, the swoosh in the middle kept calling to me, so I outlined what I saw.  This animal probably won’t be found in any zoo around here…

A bit of white to make my bird-ephant stand out, as if a bird-ephant wouldn’t stand out!

After doing this canvas I wished it was in my art journal…Luckily, I have a printer, so I printed out a smaller one and headed to my art journal!

I started to think about a bird-ephant as I built this quick art journal page.  This bird-ephant doesn’t fit in the usual zoo circles.  She doesn’t fit any one else’s definition and she doesn’t need too fit their definitions!  She dares to be herself!  A big thank you to my muse for giving me the reminder I needed today!

Notice the cool squares?  Those are from Jessica Sporn’s new stencils over at Stencil Girl Products!    Hope you are having a creative day!  Want more creativity?  Take a moment and check out Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Every Day, Creative Every Day Month and One Little Word!