WOYWW.....is it Wednesday already!

How warmly you welcomed me last week....I haven't had time to personally thank everyone, but I so appreciated your gracious comments.

So, here is what's on my work desk this Wednesday.

Last week, I shared my VERY tidy work space.....one of the things I did, that I thought would keep it tidy, was cover the area with some wide paper.  Turns out......that's a handy tool......I experimented on it.......

    I used it to plan and sketch out ideas........

And, best of all, my granddaughter left a sweet note on it!  You can bet, this piece of paper will end up in my journal.

Speaking of journals, I just completed another page in mine and added some of the envelopes, from the ABC Envie Swap, that I received last month.

With the brief glimpses of sunshine came a "small windows of opportunity" to work out in the yard......so, that has been my priority this past week.  Art work was neglected.  Some how, I like to think I can out smart the weeds if I get a head start on removing them.....yeah, right!  I try.

It rained again, all day, yesterday so, I'm back inside to work on my journal....here are the newly completed pages!

This was a fun page to do......gesso first, wash of aqua, then squeezed some acrylic paint directly onto the page and spread with a credit card, stamped with a piece of bubble-wrap with white gesso and some yellow paint.  Then I stamped with the bird stamp I carved....I outlined one bird, but I think I will go in and outline the others, as well.  I cut out the tree trunk...used it as a stencil on the left hand page, then glued the cut out part onto the right hand side of the page.....finished off with some rub-ons and a little graphite pencil.  Woo Hoo, fun!

  This photo was taken at a different angle, laying flat, and more direct light.

I shared the envelopes I had received in a swap, recently on my blog, here is how I am preserving the ones I received.  I journal in this book everyday..saving these mini-pieces of art in my journal preserves them as special reminders of the artists who have shared a part of themselves with me.

The envelope with the bird was created by Bridgette........

  the cool fingernails with "bling" came from Jeanene.

I hope you are finding time to be creative!  Thanks for stopping by, let me know you were here with a comment.

I am linking to What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.