Mix and match houses

I carved these little house stamps a couple of months back.  I got them back out and stamped some on gelli printed papers.  I cut the body and roofs apart and played mix and match with the pieces.  The backgrounds are twinks and the torn hills are gelli printed paper as well.  

I am all about finding that small house for my husband and I to move to soon and small houses keep turning up in my journal work and my pinterest boards.  I want a small, simple, easy to take care of cozy home so that there is more time to have creative adventures.

To have less by choice will be a blessing.

Last weeks journal spread.

I'm back to my blog!

Whew!  it's been a whirlwind of activity around my home the last three or four weeks.  My husband and I are selling our big house to downsize.  We have been cleaning out years of stashed stuff, and fixing those little things that get put off.  The sign went up in the yard last week and we got out of town to recover for a few days.  I took my art supplies with me and took full advantage to use them.  I had Junelle's  class Saturday morning and loved our little theme about churches and sheep for the Easter weekend.  I did three little blocks (front and backs)!

Finger painting!

Finger painting with acrylics over a Sherwin Williams paint chip ad.  This is a response to "No Excuses Journaling" Sprout challenge #6: Alter an image from a magazine.

Happy Goat Lucky!

Took a mamma/daughter trip recently to Charleston, SC.  We stayed on Middleton Plantation.  This goat was quite the poser in the stable yards.

Prepping blocks

I have spent this morning preparing blocks for next weeks favorite block class with Junelle Jacobson.  The title of next weeks block is DOWNTON ABBEY!  Can't wait to see what we are going to do !

I took a different approach to my blocks this week.  I started with black gesso, then did layers of different colors of paints.  When they were dry, I sanded them to reveal the layers and some of the black.

Another spring bloom block...

Saturday Morning Block!

It was another Saturday morning with Junelle Jacobson.  Today's favorite block was "Spring Blooms".
We started out sketching, and being encouraged to explore outside as Spring is emerging.  She also gave us permission to buy ourselves some fresh flowers, which I did at the grocery store!