So here’s the beginning–I was obsessed with that aquamarine blue color as a child and something about it makes my heart leap a little, still.  I always liked the “blue-green” color in the crayola box (not to be mistaken for green-blue, of course).  The things you remember from childhood are so funny.  I just threw some colors on the canvas to get something going…

Here’s a close-up of my favorite area.

I added some stamping along the border and collaged in a dress for my girl.

I painted in her sweet face and added details to bring it together, along with the stamped sentiment.  I love how she turned out!  Such a gentle reminder that we need to listen to our hearts more and trust the magic of it all.