Backgrounds that became foregrounds

These backgrounds were all incredibly fun to make.

Sometimes a background takes on a life of its own 

and doesn't want to be relegated to the back.

That was the case with these.  So far they

have remained stand alone pages with nothing else added.

Who makes yellow hearts??

Well, it seems I did.

I don't know why, really.  I had a background and it seemed to

call for yellow.  Never mind that I also had a heart stencil in my hand.

While I was stenciling and trying to cover up the background,

 I made a discovery that I already knew. 

 Yellow is a very translucent color.  As I continued

to add more hearts to the page, I told myself: 

These yellow hearts will always be translucent.

That phrase ended up on the page.

Because it's true.  

But as I painted and pondered, a deeper interpretation

of that phrase began to form.

You see:

And:

So if A and B are true, then we can reason

that happy hearts always let the light in.

Or could it be the inverse:  Hearts that let The Light in

will be happy hearts.  

I think so. 

John 8:12

"Jesus said...'I am the Light of the World.'"

So much truth on one journal page. 

Supplies:

Craft paints

homemade stamp

archival ink

black NeoColor II

waterbrush

Sharpie

silver gel pen

embossing powder

"Celebrate the Freedom to Play"

This month at A Colorful Journey's February Let's Play Link Party,

we are challenged to give some love to our neglected art supplies, things that 

have found the bottom of the drawer or worked their way to the back of the shelf.

I rummaged around and found my chalk pastels, an older, less used 

text stamp, and an old heart stencil.  Using them and some new favorites

I created the fun Valentine themed page.

I had fun mixing water with the chalks, watching them get all "watercolorey"

I had forgotten about all the pretty colors in my chalk box. We do tend to get in the 

habit of using certain things and forget about others. I just may leave these chalks out

on my table for a while and see where else they might turn up.

Supply list:

Chalk pastels

Waterbrush

Stabilo-all pencil

Script rubberstamp

Acrylic paints

Heart stencil

Spackling paste

Sharpie marker

"Eventually Everything Connects"

First thing, I want to thank all of you that have been leaving such kind and encourage comments on this blog.  I haven't replied to them because I don't know if you would come back to find it, but I want you to know how much I appreciate them!

I really had a lot of fun with page.  I think I threw in everything but the kitchen sink.

It just kept growing and morphing. That's how it earned its title:

"Eventually Everything Connects"

For a while there, I was beginning to wonder!

Supplies I used on this page,

(Including homemade gesso and a homemade stencil)

Mod Podge

Spackling Paste

Homemade gesso

While craft paint

Chalk markers

ColorBox Chalk stamp pad

Alex creamy crayons

Alex artists acrylic

NeoColors II

Permanent black marker

Stabilo All pencil

glue stick

water brush

palette knife

Crafters Workshop stencils: Tiny Tiles and Harlequin

Homemade circle stencil

If you would like to see the stages along the way and watch the transformation: