A Mess of Greens and Blues

A close up of the stenciled feathers on canvas.

Last weekend I decided it had been too long since I'd used my Distress stains and Distress paints so I pulled them out.  Sometimes I really like to work in a messy but fun manner.  Other times I have more of a picture in my mind and I work in a more orderly fashion.  This was definitely a more messy day.

This spread in my small Dylusions art journal called for a lot of stenciling.  I used stencil after stencil after stencil and a few stamps.  I also used some washi tape around the edges and some small scraps of gelli printed deli paper.  In the end I decided I wanted to adhere these two stenciled feathers which I made using a Crafter's Workshop stencil called Fancy Feathers designed by Ronda Palazzari.  I stenciled them a few months ago onto some canvas material and hadn't yet incorporated them into a project . . . until now!  I also used some My Mind's Eye enamel dots that I've had sitting on my craft counter.  They add a fun bit of dimension.

As usual I adore this combination of aqua and lime green.  Nothing makes me smile more!

 Do you have a combination of colors that you like to go back to again and again??

The whole spread.

Thanks for reading!  Have a great weekend!