Hi everyone. So I have some bad news, my sweet baby Dahlila, my 12 year old Australian Shepard passed away a few days ago. It's been a rough go of things around our home, this was my son's very first dog when he was a young boy. In fact, he picked her out of the litter all on his own at age 6. So as you can imagine, we've all been pretty down in the dumps. Now, I hope I haven't depressed you too much, because that's certainly not my intention.
What I really wanted to talk about was coloring therapy. Often times I color to pass a little free time, or I scoop up some markers and a few images and sit and color in the family room while everyone watches tv. I travel with my coloring too. Then you have those days where you just feel a little blue, coloring is a wonderful way to lift the spirits. You become absorbed in your work and you have something beautiful at the end to show for it.
This morning, to help get out of this funk, I made myself a cup of tea, my favorite peppermint. I decided to take on this lovely challenge over at Power Poppy. Just the images alone can add a little happiness to one's day. Adding color provides life to this gorgeous bouquet of sunflowers. When I was finished, I had the feeling of satisfaction and my spirits were lifted a bit.
What do you think of how I cut the image out and included just a bit on the frame? I love the way this has turned out! Although a little tough to line up the frame with the rest of the image, it all worked out!
From the start, following the directions of this challenge to "Frame Up" my PP image, to coloring and now blogging, sharing my story with you has been cathartic. Thanks for reading, I hope you'll join along in the challenge. If you don't have any Power Poppy stamps, it's really easy to purchase and download one of their digital images such as this one I colored today. I hope you all have a wonderful day!
I've also joined the following challenges:
