Mushrooms in Multiples

Mushrooms_9589 It all started with one little mushroom drawing.  The shape really appealed to me, so I just kept going.  These are all 5×5" canvases.

As summer inches closer, my mind turns to camping.  Since I can't quite go yet (snowing today!) I thought I'd do some camping art.  Take a look at the fun things that arrived in my mailbox today…
Paper_9615 This so-cute assortment of paper and the camping stamps came from Jaime Olesen's shop on Etsy.  I love the silly Beaver…
Paper2_9604 Or is it a Bear?  Anyway, now I have to decide what to make.  :o)   I actually have a bit of a mental block against using already-printed paper in art projects.  Not the patterns so much, but the ones with pictures of things like this & the little cars and birds.  It feels as if I'm "cheating" somehow…like I should be drawing everything from scratch, even the small elements.  Hmmm.  As Winne the Pooh would say, "think, think, think…"