Hiya sistahs.. I am down in my basement/craftroom and boy did I get stuff done this weekend!
As I mentioned on SPLITCOAST STAMPERS, my BFF’s sister had a little baby Ivy (LOOOVE that name).. Ivy Hunter to be exact and she is just deelish. Now I didn’t have a chance to buy a gift (she came rather quickly) so last night I was SO inspired.. ready to PAINT THE WORLD… and I sat down at my table and decided to make a painting for Ivy. Now, I am not an artist.. or maybe I am? I don’t follow ANY rules at all.. I don’t know the rules… don’t WANNA know the rules.. I just want to paint. Actually I have wanted to paint all my life and never “could”.. I always wanted to draw… but “never could”… now I just don’t care… and I just “do”..LOL.. and I feel SO much better after it is out..LOL. My friend Melissa (BFF mentioned above) was over today and she saw my workspace and she just looked at me and said “this is so good for you isn’t it”.. and I said YES. She is one of my biggest fans and she encourages me to just DO all the time and her MOTHER is MAD at me because she says I should sell my pieces and make OTHERS as happy as I am..LOL.. and that’s exactly what I did. I Lol’d!
Anyway.. I was like a little elf working away last night until I saw that it was 1 AM and just had to stop my painting and continued this morning. I had to have it ready for Ivy this morning. It is a canvas made with tissue paper, acrylics, collage… whatever was in my way.. and I made it so that it could match her room… I included a doctor Seuss quote, and of course, her name is in there too.. Actually there are several Dr. Seuss quotes but they are buried under the layers. Needless to say Ivy LOVED the piece..LOL.. I have a great 3 day old audience.. Oh and her mom loved it too… Here it is… I was so nervous to give it to Amanda.. and I am so nervous to show it here.. but what the heck. I loved it so much and loved making it so much that I need to share :).. I don’t think the colours are very true below but you get the picture 🙂
Ok, now that I am “outed”.. I can continue with AJ MONDAY! Sorry for the delay sistahs!
The theme this week was DRIPPAGE (that is when you have drips of paint running down your page…
Here is Christy S's page
Here is Corey's page
Mine
Hailey's piece! Hailey is Paulabella's niece and they had a GREAT mixed media weekend 🙂
Jordan's piece.. (paulabella's DAUGHTER who joined in on the fun!)
Here's Paulabella's piece!
Lori's page (pinky dinky)
Violet's page
How great are these?? OMG!!
Project life will be delayed til Wednesday!
don’t forget Bellarific Friday this week is a sketchypoo…
THEME for next week’s AJ monday is….. USING PENCILS on your page.. can be a regular HB or colored pencils.. or BOTH!
Anyone who would like to suggest the week after’s theme.. please put them in the comment section.. I need help! a little brain dead over here…
Mwah to da sistahs who came here to visit 🙂
Em
Love seeing your art… absolutely breathtaking.
Wow, so beautiful!
Gorgeous painting! That will be a baby gift to really treasure.
Loving the drippage in the AJs this week!
The entries this week are beautiful! The painting you did for your friends’ baby is STUNNING! You are an artist Em!
Gorgeous Emily! Really, a work of art!!!! Love the Dr. Seuss in there too!!!
STUNNNNNNNNING painting!
I love everyone’s work this week, as usual. There’s alot of creativity out there!
haha, I see I wasn’t the only one thinking butterflies this week! Hailey was obsessed about dripping a crayon on hers after jordan told her about seeing it all over pinterest. So, she gave it a go and all we see is a fairy. lol Pinky’s drippage is gorjusssss!! But, then I think they are all gorjuss and you know I LOVE that painting. Please, tell me you sneaked in a quick wink, because I can not believe you stayed up until 1 am. You never make it that long when we watch the judges…you are the first to snore on the couch. LOL
Love the painting you did – very creative…and the AJ pages this week are gorgeous once again.
Butterflies seem to be very popular!
Em – You ARE an artist!! Repeat after me….”My name is Emily and I am an artist”. Own it Sistah!!! Your creations are fabooo. You COULD sell these. I would fork over the dough for a few of your creations. Remember that drawing in your journal of those girls…the one that brought tears to my eyes. Hell ya I would slap money on the table for that one. Love that you don’t follow rules. Rules-whatev!!
Ain’t it cool how a lot of us were on the same “butterfly” idea. Spring must be in the air! Great AJ’s everyone. Looking forward to the next adventure with pencils.
Oh…forgot to mention ideas…
*reminders of spring
*arrows
*coorugated paper (just saved some from a box of chocolates! go ahead laugh…I know ya’ll save sh#t thinkin’ that it will be useful in a journal someday LOL)
*brick pattern
that is it for now.
love the corrogated cardboard idea pinky…& the ——> arrows!! hmmm, and I do have a new brick stamp too!!
Beautiful Emily! I’d buy that.
OKAY….this was the most delish AJ Monday to date! and i CANNOT believe i did not partake 🙁 It’s not that I don’t like drippage, I was on a colouring roll that could not be broken.
And I must say…your painting is THE MOST AMAZING piece of art that I have ever seen you do!
yeah…i was wondering where your was!
Great Art all around!
Never question am i an artist…. just create! It’s breath-taking. That is something that little girl will treasure her whole life!
YOu asked for themes…what about words Joy, butterflies, taxes…what are erupts from these words. Much art over centuries was created in protest or celebration.
Or
quotes and see what people create from them. Dr.Suess quotes perhaps! Oprah…what was an “a ha” moment!
Or limit people two a few items red paper, blue crayon, blue and one stamp…etc
just a few suggestions>>> really Aj mondays….still have to enter….love it keep up awesome work on blog love it! So inspiring.
LOVE Seuss! this could be a GREAT one.
Awesome work Em! Your late night and hard work resulted in a beautiful canvas. 🙂