happy weekend to you all ~ love my “long” weekends. this happens to be three days for me, with president’s day off this monday {thank goodness!}… an extra day is surely a blessing that i could live with every week! they are such a solace to my time at home… you’re probably tired of my cards… but i have to say ~ …
valentine’s week calls for… more hearts ~ doesn’t it? and so here they are… enJoy your day!love the Lord your God with all your heart…all your soul… all your strength…” and remember… it’s always a sweet refrain to let everyone you love, hear~see~and know ~ more of your love! soli deo gloria xo leslie Leslie says:
hi friends ~ it’s a beautifully simple message. perfectly on the mark for valentine’s week.full of hope. full of promise.and it’s {always} a matter of the heart.because… that’s where it truly must begin. thank God… we can do just that when we put our heart in His hands. {thankful for that miracle} soli deo gloria ~ xo leslie Leslie says:
hi everyone ~big sheets of white, blank paper can be intimidating. and practicing in my newest {big} moleskine watercolor journal has been really helpful to me in overcoming that hurdle. it is also helpful that i am still {very much} fascinated with feathers, so these sketches and watercolor plays have been a fine wintery study. i’ve spent happy time researching, pinning, and …
hey friends ~ here’s a bit of a sketch and a prayer. or a prayer and a sketch.i like that.alot. or… {if you need further inspiration, you can rock out to bon jovi’s song “livin’ on a prayer!”} lolin my recent memory ~ albeit ‘sketchy’ {forgive the pun?}… i recently saw a geranium somewhere… maybe it was from a stamp in a catalog… …
hello ~i’ve been concentrating lately on just playing in my sketchbook pages ~ abd here are just a few things i’ve {gradually} learned playing with watercolors:~ use multiple shades of one color, darker and lighter~ always start with the lightest shade of one color, and use layers, going to the darker colors last~ leave some white spaces and open areas~ add …
hi ~this is a mixed media-styled watercolor piece, created in my large scale, moleskine watercolor journal. it’s size is 8.5″ x 12″ {and i love playing in this larger venue}this is the photo story, of how the piece progressed {the best i can recall, that is!}the first photo below shows the initial color, using sennelier watercolors, and then my first …
hi there ~ i’m so glad it’s the end of my work-week, and ready to jump into the weekend this is a larger piece i have wanted to do for a long time. and my heart has loved the process. it’s a sketched piece created in a large-scale moleskine journal, size 8.5″ x 12.” and i’m loving the bigger venue… i guess …
hi there ~another sketchbook page ~ a watercolor and gelli printed combo. and a bit of a doodle… {and a listening ear}the word: listen. i took gelli-printed papers, and tore them. i glued them a page of my watercolor sketchbook and used them as a border. then… there was this empty “big blue space” to do… what? well… something! it’s …
happy daisy.love this sketchbook page. lots of healing in doodling, playing with color. texture. ideas. and prayer. … nothing to fear. more than a conqueror. might in Him!… every reason for faith.thank God.have a wonderful day, wherever you are.xoleslie Leslie says:
good morning ~ it’s been a sweet time of refreshment, playing with watercolors. these are the last of what i’ve done, at least for now. thanks for stopping in for a look!i have a big work-week ahead, but looking forward to getting back to fabric painting, quilting, and of course… more!!blessings on your summer {or not} days!xoleslie Leslie says: