Things To Be Happy About

flag displays

fluffy clouds

modern medicine

smoothies

sunscreen

panda bears

floppy hats

automatic washers

windows

celebrations

One Last Washi Design

This is one last card I did using washi tape.  In this case I covered a piece of cardstock with coordinating tape and then cut it apart and separated the two pieces with a band of plain cardstock.  The scalloped borders are punched and the text is a die cut.  I thought it looked better to flip the bottom panel but it could have been placed so the tape ran the same top and bottom.  There sure is a lot of pretty washi tape available.

Washi Flags

This is another card I made when playing with washi tape.  In this case I folded the tape with sticky sides together over the baker's twine and then cut the notch to shape it.  The text is a die cut but the basic design could be used for a lot of different occasions.  It went together pretty quickly.

"She" Journal Page

This art journal page is multi-media.  The background is part of a paper towel that I used to clean up after several spraying/painting sessions.  Sometimes those papers are the best material.  Pattern was added with stencils and paint.  The girl is a Prima stamp that I layered with patterned paper for the clothing.  She was cut out and adhered on top.  The text was computer generated and the flowers were die cut.   It's just fun to play sometimes.

Journal Page

This is a page from my older art journal which is done mostly with stenciling.  Stencils make things pretty easy and definitely fun.  Hard to go wrong.

Clinging On

This lichen was another thing that caught my attention on our hike.  That's a really skinny branch, yet the lichen is clinging on and trying to survive.  It will probably do fine as long as conditions remain favorable.  I think the light on the branch and the dark background made for a pretty good photo.  Sometimes you're just lucky.

The Progression of Nature

There are many natural elements to see as one hikes 8.47 miles and this little pine tree caught my eye.  It's growing in the stump of what looked to have been a very old tree, now gone.  And there was a little pine cone there, too, which was perhaps emptying more seeds into the stump.  It was a reminder that life goes on and what is gone still supports the new.  I think it's true not only in the plant kingdom but in the animal kingdom as well.