What started as Valentine’s for my grandkids and family, turned into a journey of exploration.

You see anytime that we show up and play something happens.

I was creating a background for my valentines and I loved it so much that I could see it being part of something else.

I wasn’t sure what that would be, but just had to play and see what would happen. I wasn’t planning on a finished piece and when I had the camera on, I thought, this is going to be nothing, and not sure what I will say in the video, BUT… it began to transform before my eyes.

I scraped, scratched, stenciled, and at one point I was tearing off the layers. I just kept asking myself  “What would happen if I did this?”

I’ll share how I made my valentines and the floral in today’s video. And of course more about the journey through this. Enjoy the projects. And always know that you are loved!

The original is available HERE and the print is available HERE

Supplies used:

1. 160lb mixed media paper
2. Liquitex gesso – black and white
3. Utrecht professional gesso white
4. Pan pastels, soft pastels sticks
5. Acrylic paint – cobalt teal, dark teal, green gold, cad yellow, cad orange, quin magenta, unbleached titanium, titan buff
6. Daler and Rowney acrylic ink sephia
7. Polychromos colored pencils
8. Stabilo woody pencils
9. General charcoal pencil
10. Palette knife, credit card

Stencils used: THESE WILL BE ON SALE THIS WEEK

1. Old type text large
2. Bold numbers
3. Vintage cabbage rose
4. Flower silhouette 5
5. Retro Pattern 3
6. Geo minis
7. Pattern 6
8. Simple background 6 5×8
9. Simple background 7 5×8