clouds!

One of my favorite things to do is to look outside early in the morning and check out the sky as the sun is coming up...very often I snap a pic...it doesn't have to be amazingly colorful...I just enjoy seeing the sun come up, and if there are clouds in the sky...all the better!

I guess it is no wonder that I love to include clouds in my journals...one of the first stamp classes that I took 20+ years ago at Stampa Barbara included sponging ink over a cloud mask...it is still one of my go-to techniques...everything works against a sky back-drop.  :)

And these clouds are so much fun everywhere...on a blank journal page or even in an altered book (like above) or on dictionary pages (also a favorite of mine!  I have lots of favorites!!!  :)  )  Now I usually add gesso to the clouds to give texture and dimension...


AND the clouds make great lines to journal on...

Blue skies smiling' at me...and you!  Enjoy!