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    Sunshine and flowers

    Dare I say that spring has sprung. At least that’s what I’m hoping.  

    The warming temps, melting snow and spring break have me thinking Spring.

    I partially covered my book pages with scraps of paper then used gelatos blended with baby wipes to give some soft pink color to the background. It was a little too pink so I used a palette knife to drag thick white paint over the top. 

    I knew I wanted some flowers so I drew them lightly with a pencil then filled in around with gesso. After it had dried I came back in with a black colored pencil. I cannot find my charcoal pencil anywhere!! The black outline made my flowers pop. 

    Now that I had flowers and PINK it was time for just the right words.

    Happy Spring!

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey for Hello Springtime.

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    T Tuesday: almost spring edition

    Spring comes a bit later here in Minnesota…not by calendar but weather. Its ok…we’ll muddle through. We’ve had rain and snow…fog and sun…shoulder high snow piles and ankle deep puddles. And that was just Thursday.

    **Ba da dum…I’ll be here all week.**

    The last week was Spring break for J, so he was home for 9 days. Of course, the rest of us were still busy with work and school. The visit felt very brief but the semester will be over before we know it!

    Yesterday after returning J to the bus stop at Mall of America, I made a bit of time to do a bit of creating.

    Not exactly sure where this page is going but perhaps I’ll know when I sit back down. Sometimes a fresh eye helps.

    This week will also brings a big trip for Mini-me. She is heading to Costa Rica on a choir and band trip. Such an amazing experience for her…such a scary cutting of the cord for me. They are preforming 3 times in three separate areas of the country along with a ton of fun activities such as horseback riding, zipline tours, a volcano hike and a beach day. An action packed week.

    I may have to give up coffee during the week so my nerves aren’t quite as frayed.

    What are you doing today?
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    Thoughts of Springtime

    This time of year I’m really done with winter. Especially a long, snowy, brutally cold winter. My thoughts turn to warm weather, starting my seedlings and Easter. Pastel colors are everywhere in the springtime. My color palette tends to lean that way as well even when its really one of my least favorites to work with if I’m completely honest. Yet here it is…pastels.

    I think the pastels remind me of rebirth, soft and new…like baby clothes and accessories. Or maybe it’s just babies…spring is full of birth and babies! None here…and that’s 100% just fine. 🙂

    As I take this photo this is my view…pouring rain on the mountains of snow…now we are in a flood warning too.

    We are lucky enough not to live in the river valley so we just have to deal with local street flooding on occasion. So spring really can’t get here soon enough for me.

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey for Hello Springtime

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