Living in the North East, winter seems to last a long time, but there are signs of spring happening all around. That’s what inspired this piece. Each season brings a new journey and beauty in each day.

All the layers of collage paper along with the crackle paint create a beautiful background and focal point and the interference paint draws your eye to just the right spots. I love the texture sand, it adds just the right amount of grunginess to the latches on the suitcases, so they look worn and traveled.

I hope you enjoy this project and you also enjoy the journey.

Items needed:
DecoArt Media Matte Medium
DecoArt Media Crackle Paint
DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Cobalt Teal Hue
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Titanium White
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Carbon Black
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Burnt Umber
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Transparent Red Iron Oxide
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Cerulean Blue
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Yellow Oxide
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - English Red Oxide
DecoArt Media Interference Fluid Acrylics - Turquoise
DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream - Raw Umber
Americana Decou-Page Paper - Vintage Silhouette
Americana Decou-Page Paper - Morrocan 
Americana Decou-Page Paper - Paisley Punch
Americana Decou-Page Paper - Olde Worlde
12x12 MDF board
Scrap paper and image of bird
Charcoal pencil
Small pointed brush
¼ inch and ½ inch flat brush
Shawn Petite Stencils (vintage postage, geo web, doodle circle)