Spring Blog Hop!!

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Hi everyone and welcome to the Spring Blog Hop!! I'm so excited spring is finally here!! Goodbye winter...I definitely won't miss ya ;)

If you've just stumbled along this hop, you can start at the beginning with our hop hostess, Jill from Every Day is an Occasion. If you are following along, you should have arrived from Arin of A Piece of Life's Pie.

For my spring project, I created an art journal page. I am having so much fun trying different techniques for art journaling!! For this page, I started with Strathmore heavyweight (140 lb) watercolor paper. Torn papers from DCWV's Be Mine stack were adhered with Claudine Hellmuth Multi-Medium. Gesso was then brushed randomly over parts of the paper, along with Sea Breeze and Bubblegum Pink acrylic paint, and then dried with a heat gun. White acrylic paint was brushed on a piece of bubble wrap and stamped randomly. Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink was sponged through a Crafter's Workshop Tile stencil. TH Peacock Feathers Distress Ink was brushed through a CW Harlequin stencil. TH Fired Brick Distress Ink was sponged through a Donna Salazar Bricks stencil. More gesso was brushed over parts of the paper to soften the colors. The flowers are from Dylusions How Does Your Garden Grow stamp set, and filled in with a Sakura Gelly Roll Pen. The edges of the paper were inked with charcoal.

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste was used with a CW Flower Frenzy stencil and adorned with a pearl.

I came across an awesome blog, Such a Pretty Mess, and Gabrielle was kind enough to share her doll drawing for others to use!! I loved the design and couldn't wait to use her!! She was cut out with paper from Creative Imaginations Loolah paper stack. She was outlined with a black Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The flowers along her waist and headband were punches and adorned with small pearls. The stamp along the bottom is a Dylusions Inbetweenies stamp.

The sentiment is from Tim Holtz Classics #5 stamp set. It was stamped with black Ranger Archival Ink and then embossed with Ranger Verdigris Embossing Antiquities Powder. The edges were inked with charcoal.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp and Show - Water (watercolor paper, waterbrushes)
2. DL.Art - March Linky Party
3. Sunday Funday #7 - March Linky Party

I have Blog Candy!!

All you have to do to win the 6x6 My Mind's Eye Blink of an Eye paper pad is:

1. Be a follower
2. Leave a comment on this post

That's it!! You can also enter my 2nd Blogaversary Giveaway for more goodies HERE. I will pick a winner for the MME paper on March 27th.

Your next stop on the  hop is Kelsie Ann of Cut Craft Create. Thanks so much for hoping along with us today!! Happy spring :)

Here's the entire line-up in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit anyone:

Jill - Every Day is an Occasion
Holly - Ribbons & Glue
Arin - A Piece of Life's Pie
Lisa - A Mermaid's Crafts < YOU ARE HERE
Kelsie Ann - Cut Craft Create < NEXT
Missy - Quick Chick Designs
Court - Court's Craft Corner
Heather - The Hunny Pot
Shelly - My Paper Love
Jamie - So Much Better With Age

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