kind of a hot mess up in here

This is my 2nd post of the day. For my Day 5 GIU post click here.

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So I saw a background page in my art journal that I really liked and tried to replicate it on this 6x6 canvas. It sorta worked. I sprayed some dark navy, lime, and teal inks and sprays on it. I stamped some background stamps (Classified Newsprint and Quatrefoil).

Then I wanted to use this sentiment stamp (that I still can't find the name of) so I smeared on some gesso to make a spot for it. And then proceeded to smudged the sucker when I stmaped it. So I had to go over it with my fine tipped Pitt Pen to fill it back in. Then it was getting lost in the messy background and I decided to spray some yellow paint and spread some yellow gelato around it. Hmm. See what I meant when I titled this post a hot mess?

I liked the stars and wanted to add some more yellow. So I tinted some modeling paste with my yellow and gold gelatos and and applied it over a star stencil from Heidi Swapp up in the left corner. After they dried I added a little glaze to shiny them  up.

It was still a bit bright and busy so I smudged some grey gelato around the edges to soften it up a bit.

Then I walked away from it not thinking I would even share this baby on the blog. I even thought about painting over it and starting over. But then my son said it was cool. I love that kid.

So I am trying to agree and see it from his eyes.

It's growing on me!

a card, envelope, bag thingy....

I made a card to send to someone in a bigger package so instead of using a standard envelope (since it wasn't directly being mailed) I stuck it in this kraft sack. A sackelope maybe?? Think that could catch on? :)

I didn't pull out the card on the inside but it;s inked up with the Kaleidiscope stencil from Ronda Palazzari and I masked off an area for my note.

I used some of my favorite Unity stamps (Insightful Meadows on the tag, Vintage
Handwritten on the green paper, sentiment is from Where You Should Be) so I'm linking up to Unity's Friends with Flair hop.

Simon Says Stamp weekly challenge is to use a tag. So I'm linking up there too. :)

I was trying to conjure up a Springtime feel with these colors and flowers so I hope I managed to do just that!

Thanks for stopping by today folks!