Beannachtam na Femle Padraig (Happy St. Patrick's Day!)

Happy St. Patrick's Day.  You don't have to be Irish to celebrate this holiday.  I'm not Irish, but I still like to spread a little blarney on this day.

I'm once again joining Rosie at Rosie's Kleine Bastelwelt (Rosie's Small Craft World) this month's host at Art Journal Journey whose theme is Spring.

May the leprechauns be near you,
To spread luck along your way.
And may all the Irish angels,
Smile upon you this St. Patrick's Day.

A few step out photos show I circled all things Ireland and Irish on this dictionary page.

I'm not quite sure why, but ladybugs (called ladybirds in other countries)

seem to be associated with luck.

Shamrocks, 

especially the elusive four leaf clover, are also signs of good luck.

For this page, I started with my large art journal (8.5 X 11 inch; 21,6 X 27,94 centimeter) then laid down a predominantly green background that started life as a calendar page.  Next, I colored an entire page of card stock using my two green watercolor crayons (the best Christmas gift ever).  Then I added some of my handmade mica-infused shimmering mists to the top to give it a bit of sparkle that doesn't really show in the photos.  I outlined and cut four hearts from the card stock, along with a stem, then added them to the dictionary page.  Next, I added computer generated text I also colored with the water soluble crayons.  I found some ladybug stickers and cut around them, then added them to the page. Finally, I used my green gel pen to outline the words and their definitions.

Thank you beyond belief for your continued support of my art.  Your visit means the world to me.  Today you will find me at Art Journal Journey.  Hope to see you there, too.  I apologize that I'm having keyboard problems, so my comments will be far more brief than ones you normally expect from me.