Hi everyone. Happy mid-week to you. I hope your week is going well. We've had a couple of gorgeous spring days ❤, and even though we have some supposedly precipitation coming in later today, it is supposed to be rain and not snow. 😀 (At least for today. That might not be true at the end of the week.)
What a fickle month March has been. Last week started with the temperature at 1 degree F/-17 degrees C. Then we had 2 need to shovel snow events, plus a 50 degrees F/10 degrees C day. This week we have had 2 days around 70 degrees F/ 21 degrees C, but now we're in a cool down. It sounds like we could get a little wintery weather at the end of the week. Maybe. We still aren't snow free in my area, but you can imagine we lost a lot of it with the 2 very warm days. There is SO MUCH MUD right now too.
However, it was really nice to open up some windows after the inside of the house being closed up all winter.
Today I have a page for Chris' Spring Forward challenge at Art Journal Journey. The madness in this page's quote could be referring to the recent weather crazies.
I wanted to use this old stamp I have of the chick in her spring hat (or maybe it's an Easter bonnet). I liked her kookiness, and I liked how she contrasted but still seemed to work with this sheet of 8x8 paper. I did rub a bit of grey ink on the white base paper to start with, just to create a bit of depth.
Miss Chick was stamped, colored and fussy cut. I bordered my page with some pink flower metallic trim, and I added a few of those flowers to her hat. I thought this quote stamp (an oldie from Impression Obsession) worked perfectly with the images on this page, except maybe instead of King it should have said queen or princess. Grin.
To bring spring into the house, I bought a jar of tulip bulbs at Costco a few weeks back. Right now they are blooming. I have them on the windowsill, and if you look carefully you can see all the snow we still had/have each day when I took the photos...although it is melting.
These tulips are so lovely that I wish I had several jars of bulbs around the house. Grin. But it's great having any color and any signs of spring at this time of year.
That's all for me. Have a super rest of your day.
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March is a fickle month, but the inescapable signs of spring are now evident all around us. Just a little more patience……all the best - Davidi
Oh, to Spring, it must come!!! The page says so! As do the tulips - hugs and ... soon!
A little pop of colour from the tulips on the windowsill looks really lovely, esp. when outside is still snowy..
That cute little yellow chick is such a strong focal point in your Spring Forward art! And wow, such gorgeous tulips!
...your Costco tulips are fabulous.
I love the "cards" in your art piece. That is really a delightful one. And I suspect you'll be planting those bulbs in due course, after enjoying how pretty they are now!
Not weather alone is crazy at the moment...the world is too. Sadly. Hope both will be better soon. My sweetheart loves tulips...but the tulip season goes to an end now. Nice to have a look at these wonderful flowers.
Have a good time and thanks for your kind visits to my blog.
Violetta
Wonderful tulips and a nice page too-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
The chick stamp really makes the page. She's awesome. Your tulips are very pretty. With the sun out today and temps at 50, there will be a lot more melting going on and mud season! Enjoy your day
Our weather is the same, crazy. It's storming something horrible today. I really love your crazy art and those flowers are simply amazing. The color is stunning. Have a nice day today.
Tulips with snow in the background are just grand! I love tulips and often buy some at Trader Joe's. You don't open your windows in the winter? Not even for ten minutes? I have always done that, no matter how cold it has been. That's something we do in Gemany every day, open the windows to get fresh air in. Only ten minutes or so when it's cold, much longer (up to the entire day and night) when it's warmer. It might be a German thing.
Your page is very spring like, the chick is cute. I like the quote by Emily Dickinson, very fitting. Enjoy the rest of the week, Erika!
The flowers are gorgeous.
I love the playing cards and how they contrast with that adorable chick. This is a fun entry for Chris's theme at AJJ. Your tulips are gorgeous. What a bright, vivid color. Hope your week is going well, dear.
What a lovely page, I do like the chick.
Your tulips are beautiful, such a lovely colour.
All the best Jan
The tulips are so beautiful!
Lovely art journal page . . . and your tulips are simply beautiful xxx
Those tulips are a gorgeous color! And they really pop against the snowy background :-)
March is the month of love. Thank you for finding such delicate beauty
The tulips more than make up for the weird weather, Erika. 🙂 Your page is wonderful, I love the chick too. (Her expression, lol...) Hope the snow and mud disappear soon, and that Spring pays a long visit. Anita xx
I love the sweet whistling chicken in your art page...
And the tulips' color is fabulous 🤩 I see that ther is quite a lot of snow ... I think here is less, but flowers are not yet blooming.
Happy upcoming weekend my friend 🧡 🌷😘
Your tulips are gorgeous and I loved your page with the little chick. I think many of us are looking forward to spring this year :)
Great job on the fussy cut chickie and the flowers look pretty.
Nice aj page and those tulips are gorgeous! xoxo
I absolutely adore this page Erika! Loving the tulips too, Thanks for another lovely entry for my AJJ theme, hugs, Chrisx
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