Today is jam packed with good things!! As I promised to share techniques or products once a month, I’m sharing today how I seal and finish my work.

Also, today we will do some super fun gel printing with new stencils, and then we are going to find something to celebrate.

We will celebrate with fun, color and play.

I wrote in my journal this week…. “Sometimes there just needs to be a celebration. Even if it’s for the smallest things. Like a good meal, a sweet glance laughter with your love, Your favorite song, the sunshine.”

What if we celebrate the little things today. What if we find gratitude and we take a giant exhale.

Even if things are hard and we’re afraid to celebrate or feel we have nothing to celebrate. What if we celebrate having one more day.

I hope you find something to celebrate today and Have fun watching. Always know that you are loved!

Get the original HERE and the print HERE

Supplies used:

• 12×12 wood panel
• Liquitex matte medium & Liquitex matte gel
• Liquitex gesso black and white
• Gelli Arts Gel plat 8×10 & Brayer
• Copy paper, Carnival wet strength tissue paper & medical exam paper to print on
• KingArt-water soluble crayons set
• Posca – broad tip pens
• Collage paper/vintage paper
• bubble wrap and found items to stamp with
• Golden So Flat acrylic – cerulean blue
• Liquitex basic acrylic – light olive green
• Soho urban artist soft pastels
• Generals charcoal pencil (ex. soft)
• 1″flat brush, 1/2″ flat brush, Fan brush (fan brush set)
• To seal and finish: Krylon workable fixatif spray, Liquitex matte varnish spray, 3″ roller and tub and lid with matte black paint, optional 3″roller with Liquitex matte medium

Stencils used:

• Topsy Turvy mask – 5×8, 8×10, 9×12
• Carvings straight – 8×10, 9×12