Monday, May 4, 2015

Lots of Celebrations!




  First of all, happy Cinco de Mayo!!  Hubby and I made our toast(s) on Saturday evening at Tapas with our first sangria of the season and it was a FAB nite!! Met some lovely and interesting people and couples, and our friend Lorenzo was the entertainment -so what could go wrong?


                                                                      Cheers!

 It's going to be a really busy next few weeks with Mother's Day this Sunday and then several birthday celebrations planned, along with taking Mom to appts. and getting the annuals for planting  and baskets. I am also taking in as much of the glorious weather we've been having as much as I can so I may be posting but once a week for a bit. Oh , and my friend LuAnn and I are having another art day to make more gelli plate prints so I will share those pics next week!

 Speaking of Mother's Day I made this card for my Mom (she won't see this as she does not have a PC):


 Linking this to the Simon Wednesday Challenge this week of "Anything Goes".

 A few weeks ago I was You Tube surfing and watching art vids which inspired my next art journal page. Unfortunately I didn't make note of  any particular one and combined techniques from at least several of them.

 I began with this:


 and then proceeded to this:


and then was completed like this:


 Linking to T Stands For Tuesday, Art Journal Every Day, and Paint Party Friday for this week.

 I also want to share with you a new challenge/link up I will link to for Friday. Kim Dellow visited my blog and left me a message in her comment that she is hosting a link up each Friday called "Art It Friday-Show Your Face". Anyone is welcome anytime. Here are Kim's words about it:

"Link up your face / portrait artwork to inspire and share all the wonderful faces you have been working on. It can be any face from the week just past or the week ahead. Haven't got a face from this week? No problem! Link up one of your older pieces, that is fine too. The link will be open from 10am Friday morning until the next Friday so add away through the week.
Show Your Face and shout it out! The more the merrier!"  Kim

 So how about it? It's always so nice to meet up with more bloggers and artists and be inspired or be an inspiration yourself:)
 
 I will be around to visit, and if ever you have any ?? about supplies or techniques I may use in any given post that isn't mentioned just ask. I'm happy to share!


" Remove those 'I want you to like me' stickers from your forehead and, instead, place them where they truly will do the most good- on your mirror."                     Susan Jeffers













48 comments:

  1. What a great treat to toast with a sangria for Cinco de Mayo. Sounds like you had a LOT of fun.

    I am SO confused. OK, maybe not totally, but I don't see how you got from step one to step two in your art journal. I see nothing of the background you started with, even though I looked and looked. The end result was absolutely amazing.

    Thanks for sharing this beautiful journal page and your sangria with us for T this week. Have fun with all the upcoming events and enjoy time with your mother on Sunday.

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  2. Oh Linda, I just read your comment. I am SO sorry. I had no idea this might cause some pain to some. I am mostly British, but occasionally disapprove of the way they handle things. I am also an American, but often disapprove of how we treat people in our country. I hope this was not meant to hurt or be offensive in any way. I was just quoting/citing history.

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    1. oh dear Elizabeth I am in NO WAY offended. Many of us are of blended ethnicities including myself :)

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  3. Happy you are enjoying the spring weather...just when we think it will never arrive ;-)
    This week it's going to feel like late June early July here.
    Enjoy all of your celebrations.
    Your journal page is wonderful and how fun to see some of the steps that got you there.
    Happy T Day
    and Happy Mother's Day too dear Linda ~♥~
    oxo

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  4. What a beautiful Art Journal Page Linda! She is such a cutie !
    I wish you power for the next events ...lol!
    Happy Cinco de Mayo ( never had heard about this event -just from Elizabeth and you)
    Happy T-Day!
    Happy Mother's Day - love your little card for your mom!
    oxo
    Susi

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  5. Sounds like a lovely time Linda... wonderful journal page and card for your mom! So sad she doesn't attempt to use a pc... she could have so much fun!! I wish my mom had been alive to use one...but I'm not completely sure I could have convinced her either...but she may have loved it because she loved looking things up in her world books..lol!! Enjoy all the celebrations...including planting your annuals!! Hope you have a wonderful Mothers day celebration since you are such an incredible mom!!!

    Hugs Giggles

    Hugs Giggles

    Hugs Giggles

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  6. I'm sure your mum is going to love your card. Your post is so filled with joyful art, just right for the celebrations.

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  7. I have never tried Sangria but it looks a lovely colour! I love the card you made your Mum - I had forgotten that Mother's day is a different date in other parts of the World! I think think in the UK it is associated with the day off that servants were given to go home to see their Mothers before Easter! Love your journal page - like you, I see things on U- tube/Pinterest and end up with a mixture of the things that stayed in my head and then can't find who to credit!! Happy T day! Chrisx

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  8. What a lovely card for your Mom. This seems like a busy time of year for many of us.

    Darla

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  9. Lovely card and I really love the journal page :) Have a great TUESDAY ♥

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  10. Lovely card for your Mum :)

    Your art journal page is adorable, seeing how it progressed is interesting.

    Perfect quote by Susan Jeffers!

    xx

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  11. Love the in progress shots of your artwork! Lovely piece!
    Happy T day!

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  12. Happy Cinco de Mayo! I, like you, have some French ancestry, so we also celebrate Bastille Day. It's not as popular, though, and people around here look at me funny when I mention it. lol. I think the Hispanic immigrants are just a lot more recent than the French.

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  13. The card that you made for your mom is beautiful. Great journal page Linda. Love the final result.
    Have a great week
    Hugs
    Susan

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  14. LOVE the art journal and that drink looks divine and yummy!
    Happy T-day

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  15. Lovely post Linda.... your mum will love her card for sure :)

    That journal page made me smile....

    as did my lovely RAK which arrived from you. Thank you SO much!!!! Such prettiness in the package and on the package too

    Karen x

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  16. Oh I loved to see your process! And it is wonderful, so lovely!
    It's a time back since I painted on my gelli plate now.
    It's so fun and I have a lot of sheets ready to go drawing and painting.
    but all time I start with something new, never able to fulfil what I started.
    but my sheets wont run away! Haha!

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  17. Such a pretty card. She should love it! Great page spread, too.
    Very belated happy T-Day! ;)

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  18. Fabulous project, love your gorgeous creation.
    Thanks for playing along with us at Simon Says Stamp this week.
    Hugs,
    Caryn xxx

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  19. Soooooo lovely! She's so different from what you normally do. But I love her color and expression and just the overall feeling of her! ;) AND your Mother's Day card is beautiful. You have inspired me to do the same! I swear, I haven't made a card in years! I will now, thank you! xoox

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  20. Lots of wonderful creativity here and each one is so special ~ little girl card is adorable!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  21. it is so good to see you back Linda, I'm so glad you came by to link up again on Art It Friday - Show Your Face and massive thank you for the big shout out too! I'm thrilled to see your work. Hope you have a great week :) Kx

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  22. Love your journal page, wonderful background and the little girl is so sweet! Valerie

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  23. Well I'm one of those that are coming from Kim's blog and I'm glad I did. Love your pages. Thanks for sharing

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  24. Love the journal page. Your girl is so much fun. happy PPF

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  25. lovely page and thanks for the new challenge one too

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  26. Great works ~ and it's fun to see the progression of your tea 'n' biscuit piece!
    Enjoy your celebrating!

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  27. Your journal page is great. Sounds like a great time too. Very nice card you made for your Mom. Have a great weekend. I also love your little girl card.:)

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  28. The journal page is beautiful. Thanks for the link to the Friday faces challenge. It does sound interesting. And I love that quote at the end of your post!!!

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  29. Hi Linda! What a lovely page. I really like her little face and the beautiful sentiment. It suggests how sometimes all we need to do is provide a bit of comforting tea and something sweet and our affection and it can make a world of difference. I can imagine your character doing that so beautifully. xxx

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  30. Such a lovely journal page loving the colors and the whimsy of it :)

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  31. Sweet card for your mom and a lovely piece for PPF Linda! Happy Mother's day.

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  32. ComposiciĂłns exquisite! Wonderful card for mother !!

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  33. your little girl is so sweet. Thanks for sharing the link, I always love challenges that involve faces :-)

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  34. You painted the sweetest little girl in this page. I also like your card, which I'm sure your mom will love. Blessings, my friend!

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  35. Nice piece. I love your saying this week. I sit down and can never think of anything very clever to put on my page. Your night out sounds like fun too. Enjoy this gorgeous spring weather- I'll sign off Karla (ha-ha- isn't it funny how sometimes certain people just take on certain names in our heads?)

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  36. She is a cutie pie - love those pink cheeks!

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  37. sweet work, Linda. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creativity!

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  38. She is adoreable and love that quote Linda! Tracy xoxox

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  39. Such a lovely card for your Mom. She will love it! The quote on your journal page is very telling - reminds me of my mom - she just did things for you. Such a cutie too!

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  40. You have so many happy occasions coming up, sounds wonderful, have a great time.
    I love your card for your Mother, it's so pretty, and I absolutely love your artwork with it's sweet message, so true.

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  41. Cheers!
    I have to try journal painting too...I see so many beautiful works but not tried...yet.
    Happy celebrations!!!

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  42. Lovely card and post!Happy Mother's Day, my friend!

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  43. Fabulous card and art journal, the message is so sweet.

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  44. Beautiful card and wonderful page, so sweet. That sangria looks delicious!

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  45. This Dylusions sentiment is my OH's favourite in all my stamp collection followed by Pretending To Be a Pleasant Person is Exhausting lol. Wonderful pages Linda and your face is just so beautiful :-) xxx

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