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Welcome to the July One Little Word Blog Hop!  I love it when the blog hop rolls around and I get the opportunity to see what the other ladies are doing and hear about their experiences with their words.

A complete listing of all the participants can be found at the bottom.

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about growth and how that relates to my word, TRY.  I want to grow as a person, and trying new things (especially new ways of thinking) is helping me to find the direction (and the courage) for my journey.

One of the ways in which I’d really like to grow is to explore my creative side. This month’s assignment could not have been more perfect.  I just love mixed media art and I’ve wanted to try my hand at it for a long time.  This was just the little push I needed to sit down and just try.

I decided to approach our little art project with careless abandon.  Smile  No pressure from perfectionist expectations and no judgment as to whether I was doing it “right”.  I just had fun with it and got really messy.

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And I loved every minute of it. Smile

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Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  Next you should be directed to Nikki but if you get lost here is the complete list of blog hop participants.  See you next month!

  • Margie    http://xnomads.typepad.com
  • Monica    http://scrapinspired.com/tag/one-little-word/
  • Jamie http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com
  • Jenn      www.studiojenn.blogspot.com
  • Amanda    http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com
  • Ruth      http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com
  • Cheri     http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com
  • Naomi     http://poeticaperture.com
  • Lisa      http://backtoallen.com/category/challenges/one-little-word/
  • Veronica  www.veronicanorris.typepad.com
  • Missus Wookie    http://mrswookieswanderings.blogspot.com/
  • Kelly     https://ehr.urk.mybluehost.me <======== (you are here)
  • Nikki     http://www.inkyart.com.au
  • Jill         http://jillconyers.com/
  • Brighton  www.simplebrighton.com
  • Tere      terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com
  • Cyntha    http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/
  • Donna     http://holimess.blogspot.com/

Kelly

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  1. Naomi says

    July 1, 2012 at 9:08 am

    WOW! This is your first time doing this????? It’s amazing! I am so impressed, Kelly.

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  2. Lisa says

    July 1, 2012 at 11:06 am

    WOW…I am in awe of how gorgeous these are!Seriously! I’d hang them on my wall. Beautiful, beautiful work!!

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  3. Missus Wookie says

    July 1, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Oh these are seriously gorgeous – love the frames you’ve drawn around them and the addition of words made me v happy 🙂 So glad that you had fun creating them. Hope to see more of them!

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  4. Donna says

    July 1, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    I love your gorgeous canvasses. They look wonderful. I like the way the type is behind the paint. Great layers and texture. I love everything about these.

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  5. jill conyers says

    July 2, 2012 at 5:16 am

    Your canvases are amazing! They’re perfect collages 😉

    [Fitness, Health and Happiness]

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  6. MonicaB says

    July 2, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Your canvases are beautiful! I love how they are similar, yet unique. The colors are wonderful together. Great job.

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  7. Cynthia H says

    July 2, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Wow, these are AWESOME! I love the colors and the sayings you’ve added, especially the one about doing what you are afraid to do. Thanks for sharing!!

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  8. Veronica says

    July 3, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    Love your colours and the canvases! This is the funnest prompt of the year! Also love the story of how your mom & dad met! That needs to have a layout!

    Reply
  9. Cheri says

    July 4, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    I’ll just repeat what I said on your Pinspiration post – these are GORGEOUS!

    Reply

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