Contrary to Popular Opinion...

Contrary to popular opinion, I really have been doing some creative things this summer!

First off, I needed to get some card inventory built up. These are a few of the new ones.

And, I had a several naked birdhouses that needed a little blinging. Enter, the Fairy Forest!

The one above and below are both small ones.

This one is much bigger. 

 

I wasn't too gung ho about the pink, but with a little paper and a lot of moss, it seemed to work out.

Then, I had quite a few birds nests (thanks to a dear friend who died last year cleaning out her house shortly before. She gave me a whole box of nests, ribbons, birds, beads and more.

This is a wee journal, about 3x3. 

I also did a number of check-book sized journals and 8x8 versions.

 

Then, I signed on to participate in Karla's Faerie Swap. 

 

We had to create eight 5 1/2 x 8" cards to share with all the other swappers. 

 

Karla graciously shared some art to kick it off and I found many of these images delightful!

We had to do the backs, too, in some way. I was without enough paper to really do a good and coordinated job covering, so some silver paint, some ferns and a little watercolor worked well and seemed to fit the theme of the cards.

Finally, Joanne Huffman and I are doing an art challenge, where we'll concentrate on drawing. As you can see from the first challenge, "floral," I have quite a ways to go. (These are sweet peas.)

I've been in such a funk and distressed mood lately, finally having some time to really just paint and play with paper and glue is tremendously healing. Which, I think, is telling me something...