Encourage your hopes not your fears....

I made this journal page a while back, just haven't had the chance to post it until now.  This was one of my first faces I tried to draw on my own.  Since then I've done some workshops and classes and when I look back at it I kinda cringe a bit.  BUT don't get me wrong, I do LOVE it and the Tim Holtz sentiment I added reminds me to 'keep at it' even if you don't think you can do it!  

This page was created using Gelatos and Peerless Watercolors.  I took some Gelatos and added a pattern of 'dots'  to one side of the page.  Then I took my water bottle and spritzed up the page pretty good, shut my book, held my breath, crossed my fingers and when I opened it I got the mirror image on the other side.  Fun!  Then I randomly added the Peerless watercolors around the dots to make this very abstract background.  I drew in my girl and painted her with some Koi Watercolors.  Added the Stampers Anonymous Sentiment by Tim Holtz and used my Copic Multiliner to draw in some little daisy's and a border and left it at that!

 I brought my art journal with me to CHA so I could have all my favourite designers sign it.   I luckily met Mr. Tim Holtz, had a quick photo opp and got him to sign it!  Very cool!  He's such a doll!

How cool is that?  Its like this page was made for him to sign!  I love it and also love how passionate he is about his work.  And he always has time for everyone - he's one awesome dude!

I can't help but share this too, another highlight of CHA for me was meeting Rupert from Survivor!  Who knew he would be working at the Tulip booth?  Being a HUGE fan of survivor I was super excited to meet him.  He's a big teddy bear!  He made my son a very cool pair of tie-dye socks - too cool!

Well that's it for today, I have more pics to show you from CHA which will come soon, (I know, its a bit late but that's how I roll...hee hee), I will show you the page Dina Wakley painted in my art journal (squeeeeeeeeeeeel - lucky me)!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

Some Odd Girl...

Hello bloggers!  Well its another doozy of a day here, tons of snow & yucky roads.  I hope all my local peeps have safe travels if you have to, and for the ones that got to stay home, well I hope you made time to get a bit crafty!  

Today I've got a card to share with you.  This cute little image is from Some Odd Girl Stamps.  Its an older image (Peace Kaylee) I got a few years ago and I couldn't find her in the shop so she must be retired.  But there a ton of other adorable digital images available along with clear stamps to choose from!

Check em out!

I need to give a little shout out to the 'Some Odd Girl's'!  I met them all at CHA last month.  They were one of the friendliest booths and such a great bunch!  AND I finally met an old friend 'LEAH'!  We used to be on a design team together a few years ago and she's also a fellow canuck{wootwoot} and a total sweetheart so it was awesome to connect with her!  Love ya girl ;)

Anyway, once I got home I looked in my little binder of images that have been patiently waiting to be put on a card and remembered I had coloured this one up last year.  I used some copics, a scrap of patterned paper, some random stitches and some of my ink sprays.  I'm entering this into the challenge over at SOGBlog, I hope this qualifies!  Spray-mist, tomAto-tomato...lol...

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  

Here is a list of some of the products I used:

Copic Markers	Dylusions White Linen	Dylusions Calypso Teal	Heidi Swapp Color Shine Seafoam	Tim Holtz - Fired Brick
Heat it - Craft Tool	Sew Easy Hem Stitch Piercer	Tuxedo Black Memento Dye Ink Pad	E-Z Runner Combo Pack

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