Valentines Update

This time of year, with the snow and cold blustering outdoors, I find myself drawn to bright, bold colors and making Valentines.  Tonight, I brewed up some green tea, carved a new Valentine stamp, and tested it out on papers that I had previously painted with intense Dr. P.H. Martin's Liquid Watercolors.  Nothing like the thrill of bold black lines against vivid magenta, tangerine and violet!

The Speedball Speedy Cut block I used to create my stamp was super easy to carve. 

I painted on sheet music, pages from an old shorthand textbook, and dictionary pages.  The print added another layer of texture.

A finished card.

A Fresh Face for My Bullet Journal

A night of splashing bright paints on paper to create Valentines with led to unexpected inspiration and a new cover for my old bullet journal.  This time of year, my eyes are hungry for bright colors!

The old look -- plain and ordinary.

The back cover.

Let the paint splash!