Thank You, Friends...

I have been feeling the need to create lately.  I've dabbled (or re-dabbled) in ATCs and card-making, but that wasn't quite doing it for me.  When I saw the 'favorite stamp' challenge at Stampotique, my first thought was, "Huh?  How am I supposed to pick a favorite??" and my next was that I could try to jam a whole bunch on an art journal page.

I have a stack of various journals that I've collected, and not finished, over the past 10 years.  (I didn't realize I had been art journaling for that long!)  The one I pulled down is little, the size of an A2 card, and made from a variety of patterned papers and copy paper.  These are not necessarily the best bases to work on, but this bad boy needs to be arted up; the last page I did in it was dated May 2011.

I got busy with gesso, Lindy's Magical Shakers, acrylics, inks, stamps, gel pens, Pitt pens, Neocolors, stencils...I dusted off some supplies for sure.  This page is a reminder to myself that I have some great peeps in my life who appreciate my quirkiness.  My co-workers smile and shake their heads as I dance down the hall improv-ing songs for my little kids.  My family has infinite patience with my attempts at being clever and witty (I think quite successfully but they may disagree).  My online friends encourage me in my artistic endeavors and push me to keep going.  So here's to you, friends!

Thank you for joining me in my own little world.