Art And Nature's Beauty

 Exciting news my friends!!! The eggs have hatched and we now have three baby Carolina Wrens! You can see the photos of the nest and eggs in the post prior to this one just below. I have been dying to hear them and see them and was very careful not to disturb them. I  only took pics (without moving anything) when momma bird was away gathering food.

 A bit hard to see-but they are all three sleeping after feeding time. They are just precious.

 For the Simon Monday Challenge "It's A Stitch Up" - a special card for a special friend:

And this week for T Stands For Tuesday I have refrained from showing food (aren't you glad?).
This is another doodle page I created in my journal just for doodling:

 and after being colored in:

  Sometimes I draw everything freehand and sometimes I use a template from my stash. The teapot and saucer are a template I traced for the outline.

 For Art Journal Journey ( theme of Nature's Wonders) I have one final entry before this month ends. Thanks to Gill for a super theme and so many fabulous entries by everyone!  I am also linking to Moo Mania and More (theme is Nature's Beauty), and Paint Party Friday.

 The upper left is a stencil (Crafters Workshop) through which stencil paste was applied. I added color using Pan Pastels. The sky was also done using Pan Pastels. The feather image is a newer purchase from Magenta.
My love of Magenta's stamps has never waned since I first discovered them years ago:) Isn't this feather just fabulous?? I drew the strings then stamped the feather three times. I then stamped the feather three times on separate card stock, colored them in with markers, and added some more doodles and glitter before putting them on the page with foam tape. I also doodled around the stencil and added glitter.

                                                                    detail shot

Finally, just for fun I played with the page in photoshop:

 Thanks so much for taking the time to leave some love - I so appreciate it! See you soon!

       " Only an open heart will catch a dream".          Native American proverb.