the moment you doubt

 I just love when one thing leads to another.

The day I discovered this quote by J M Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, I also discovered this by Tricia Scott.

 Things didn't stew too long before I was pulling out supplies.

First, I found a set of alpha stamps that was a good size.  

 Second, I needed a canvas and just as Tricia did, I found a prepped canvas that had been relegated to the corner for oh.... about a year or so. 

Time to let it go.

I had some scraps of sticky back paper left from printing DVD labels and you know we (you and I) cannot throw away anything we might need later.

I needed it. 

I stamped the letters for the quote on the sticky back paper and cut them out. 

I had to audition (above) the quote on the canvas to be sure it would fit. 

 Then black gesso right over that sketch.

I used a fine sandpaper to expose the texture. 

I mean, what's the point of having collage under it.

 Here, in the chair zone, the quote is applied to the canvas.

I remembered that I had ordered some new paint I thought would be perfect.

So, I had to wait for it.

The color I used was Victorian Grey and it looks great.

 I applied a very loose layer. After it dried, I sanded it back a little to grunge it up a bit. 

When I removed the letters, the sticky back pulled up a bit of the black gesso. 

I could have touched it up with the black, but you know me.

I ♥ color!

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WOW! What a weekend I had. Fact of the matter is I literally wore myself out. Crashed in bed for a late afternoon nap Sunday and then watched a couple of movies last night. 


But look! I was up early today as usual and made an official Baha stamp.  The Postcard challenge is a super fun project and I have added an extra challenge for myself (as I do sometimes).  The prompt each week is new country so I am going to study a little art history along the way. Stay tuned for how that turns out.
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Glorious Saturday

As I often do on weekends,

I jumped out of bed just after five O this morning.

I had wiggled my allotted time and had to jump.

I wasn't up too long and found myself cutting these fun little stamps.

I'll be using them today, I'm sure.

When I noticed the time, I ran to the back door window.

Yes, there she was on the nest. It was 6:25.

Again, we quietly watched each other.

Then, at 6:35 she flew.

Glorious!

Here is the journal page I told you about starting in this post. As you can see, I broke up the symmetry well enough. I wanted to show since I was "just telling" the other day.

Isn't it the craziest thing, I have so much to blog about and am energized to do it. I'll be back because I'm just dying to show you the painting I finished. You're gonna love it.

Expect a glorious weekend,

Sharon