Good Times and Happy Mail!

Well, it seems I've gone from having nothing to share to having so much to share that I've got to split it over a few posts!  I have returned from an amazing, inspiring, fun, and fab-u-lous weekend at Donna Downey Studios.  The journal above was made in her "Butterfly Moments" class, and is a canvas mini album.  We did lots of fun distressing with papers, inks, and paints.  The main butterfly portion is from a 12x12 canvas sheet available here.  We ripped and distressed it, then painted over it with Shimmerz, which is paint infused with mica.  Loooove it!  Here's a close-up:

Canvas letters, Prima flowers, book text.... so many of my favorite things were included in this class!  Here's a peek at an inside page, done by applying distress inks and spritzing them with water:

Okay, so enough about me...... the most fabulous surprise was waiting for me when I got home, from the lovely Linda at My Happy Place blog:

How awesomely gorgeous is this?????  A beautiful layered mini canvas, a gorgeous coordinating card, an adorable little tag, and... hello!...... the envelope was even stamped and painted to coordinate! Wow!  I am so, so very grateful that Linda shared this with me - Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!  I love each and every piece.  How wonderful are blog friends?!?!  I am in awe.

Hope everyone has been having a wonderful summer.  It's been busy around here, I haven't been to your beautiful blogs nearly as much as I would like.  Hoping the pace will slow a little in these last, sweltering days of summer.  I've still got more to post.... but it will have to wait a bit.... ;)