What a day! I am finally making progress on the piece I have been working on!  Here’s a peek at it. It is almost finished and I am loving the process again.  Strange, I don’t like the stuck parts but I love it when it starts to come together!  If someone looked into my windows as I make this they would think I am off my rocker with all the loud music and dancing around like a teenager with no rhythm or sense of music.  But I am having fun!

Speaking of teenagers, here is what my youngest said to me this morning, “Mom, if you see a used tissue, before you throw it out you should squish it to see if my retainer is in there.”  Turns out I tossed her new clear plastic retainer in the trash last night.  “Yuck, I will not squish used tissues, ” was my response.  She is going to be cleaning her room to search for the retainer case.  I think this is exactly why they gave her a case, but what do I know…

I have noticed that the cleaner my house is, the messier I like my  art.  Not that my house is that clean, just cleaner than it was in the past…Perhaps the messy teenager in me is finding its way out again..

I am loving the wedding ring stencil from Julie Balzer and Crafters Workshop.  While I was playing with it I realized how much I love it!  I had been using spray inks on another project with it when the stencil was soaked and dripping ink so I flipped it over and used up that ink.  That image just called to me and the messiness began.

Since it was just playing I felt totally free with it. I added bits of color and used whatever I could grab to add details and color.  This one was such fun I started playing with it on another page. I usually grab a Pitt pen to outline things but this time I used a fine point pencil.   This gave it a softer look which went better with the lighter colors.

Letting loose and just doing whatever came to mind felt so rejuvenating- I need to remember to do this more often!