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Saturday & Sunday I was working on some crafty projects when I got the urge to change directions and make something with this awesome Donna Downey Bird Stencil.

But I resisted the urge to pull off what I was working on, I hate partially done projects!

Then there I was innocently zipping around on facebook when I noticed 

HEY

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge March challenge... Birds of a Feather!

This is a 8x10 canvas

first I pained the background with a whispy mix of Dark Titanium White & Neutral Grey

then I applied a layer of Teal mixed with Glazing Liquid & let it sit for a couple of minutes then whiped it off with a baby wipe

I hand painted the tree using Raw Umber but it was kinda blah

so I grabed the Raw Umber Light & mixed with one of my favorite mediums Course Texture Gel

Next I painted on the leaves with Light Green & Sap Green Hue

Using Donna Downey's Grunge Halftone Dots, I randomly painted them using the Dark Titanium White

and added a little High Flow Carbon Black & a few light splatters

I stenciled the bird using Quinacridone Red

Using a Fineliner & the Teal paint mixed with Airbrush Medium, I finished it off with the sentiment

*Pink*

Everybody who follows me regularly knows how much I enjoy playing along with challenges

well today, I ran across a Mixed Media Challenge called

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge {Facebook}
or Mixed Media Monthly Challenge {blog}
 who for February has a challenge of PINK

which IS a challenge for me because I am completely not a pink girl

but I gave it the old challenge try

I chose to use my Art Journal for this Pink explosion

Big Chevron - Stencil from Wal-Mart in the paint department

Little Chevron - UmWow Studio Chevron Mask

Flower Petal Stencil - The Crafters Workshop

Miscellaneous Acrylic Paints

Large Floral Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Mega Blooms

Butterfly - Unity Stamp Co. SMAK Trust Your Soul

Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. SMAK (life is what you make it)

black splatters - Dr. Martin's Black Star India Ink

tag - brown hole from Donna Downey

Ribbon - Basic Grey