Bloom in the unexpected places

I wasn’t going to do a video this Sunday because of the flood, and most of my equipment is hard to get to.

I’m set up in my dining room with just a few things…. It reminds me of when I started creating.

There are so many lessons, reminders, and moments that are happening in the midst of all the chaos.

There’s also exhaustion from cleaning out and rebuilding… but I feel deep down in my soul that there is lots of inspiration coming from this. I’ve already started making notes of the things that are stirring inside me.

This journal page is one of those inspirations… I needed a break from all the things and kept thinking about the wildflower that I talked about in my video, when we discovered the water and how heartbroken I was.

And yet that little wildflower that showed up at just the right moment gave me a reason to smile.

And then all the beautiful emails, comments, and notes from everyone just gave me more reasons to be grateful.

This is a simple video, and yet so meaningful to me. I hope you enjoy it! You are loved!!

Supplies used:

1. Handmade journal
2. Liquitex fluid matte medium
3. Utrecht gesso
4. brayer
5. collage papers
6. Liquitex acrylic ink – titanium white, muted violet, prussian blue
7. Golden High flow acrylic – titanium white
8. Grumbacher heavy body acrylic – burnt sienna, pale pink
9. Lukas cryl – raw umber, iron oxide black
10. Generals charcoal pencil
11. Gray soft pastel

Stencils used: THESE WILL BE ON SALE THIS WEEK

1. Bold Numbers
2. Flower Silhouette 3
3. Modern Pattern Minis 1

Collage paks used: THESE WILL BE ON SALE THIS WEEK

1. Handwriting with Background 1–instant download and printed version
2. Things with Wings–instant download and printed version

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Hopefully next week I’ll have a better set up, but if not…. I’ll still create from my heart. I hope your week is filled with peace and THANK YOU all for the notes of encouragement this week!!