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 Due to the Easter holiday festivities, along with other things, I was unable to get any art done so I missed some of my favorite groups and challenges last week. It was hard not have my art time but I'll be making up for it-especially with more new supplies!

 

 

  I was thinking of this month's challenge at Mix It Monthly (City/Village), Art Journal Journey's challenge for this month (favorite poems/quotes), and the upcoming Earth Day holiday on April 22 when I came up with this page. The quote is by Graham Hancock. The background is a gelli plate printed paper, the "earth" is a gelli plate print on deli paper. I do not have any of the circles gelli plates but you can read about how I made my circle prints in this post. Other supplies: International Skyline rubber stamp (Hero Arts), wood veneer figures (Studio Calico), Jet Black ink Staz -On(Tsukineko).

 

 Recently my order from Dick Blick arrived. Many thanks to Paint Party Friday for the generous GC I won! Of course I added a bit more-how could I resist?

 

 Here's my new stash:

 

 

 I have never worked on wood boards and wanted to give it a go. Three bottles of ink, Liquitex slow-dri blending medium, and Gamblin cold wax medium and a set of student grade oil paints. I have been dying to try my hand at oil and cold wax painting using the wabi-sabi style I so love but I want to learn before buying the expensive paints. If any of you have any kind of links or tips I 'd SO love for you to share! I heard that Serena Barton has a new book coming out and will share techniques on this but I don't know if I can wait until late summer:):) I have looked at some You-Tube vids and websites but haven't found the basic answers about collaging papers with it and whether or not you buff it to finish.

 

 Linking the above art to Paint Party Friday and Art Journal Every Day too.

 

 I also got one card made for the Simon Wednesday Challenge (April Showers and/or Spring Flowers theme) and the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge which is to use this sketch:

 

 This is my card:

 Products: card stock (Coredinations); patterned card stock (Basic Grey); die cut tag(Colorbok); clear stamp (Papertrey Ink-Think Big Favorites #3); Versafine Onyx Black ink (Tsukineko); lg. paper flower (The Paper Studio).

 That's it for today. Looking forward to catching up with everyone again!

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