new year, new painting

i have been working on this painting for a while....and this first pic shows a sneak peek along the way. i even really loved the colors that were emerging from this painting....but, love does not always mean that you are done with a painting...

somewhere along the way i took a left turn and managed to take down the some of the layers of paint to get to my finished painting. i now truly love the emerging layers, the worn and weathered feel of this painting.

 

here is the lower portion of the painting....you can just make out that colorful edge and what is left of it.

thank you cards

whipped up some thank you cards yesterday- a little paper, stamping, some sewing, and glue. hope you enjoy the cards....

stamped envelope

finished card

sewing my paper and scrap of lace onto the card

my stack of book paper stips (book paper is the best)

stamped up my thank you

pick my paper and did initial background stamping

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new year....newest painting

not wasting my extra time this year...i started this the end of last year, and it finished different than my first thought...it was suppose to be circles, olive green light and violet rouge...that is not the finished product (it is another heart- very distressed and colorful); however, i like this one more and more each day.

it is quietly "cooking" in my dining room where i can look at it each day. and each day i am quite sure now that the painting is finished. so soon it will get the varnish....here are a few glimpses...