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    Time warp journal

    December 27, 2015 - By 

    After a little post-Christmas cleanup, I rediscovered my worktable. Sad but true…it had been buried under things I was setting there “just for the moment”. I should know that means weeks around the holidays.

    Never being one to leave an open space open for along…I grabbed my Gypsy journal and began this new journal page.

    time warp journal | Halle's Hobbies

    I used some of my favorite techniques. They are my go-to whenever I’m feeling the creative bent but not knowing the direction I’d like to go.

    My go-to formula is drywall tape for the background, a focal image of a person and found text to end it off.

    time warp journal | Halle's Hobbies

    I really enjoy creating little tales such as this one. Even though it may not make any sense to others…it makes me smile none the less.

    Do you have go-to techniques that are seen in your work over and over? I used to think this was a bad thing as I wasn’t growing artistically. I now see that that for me, using similar techniques over and over actually help me grow creatively.

    What is your favorite technique?

    ***I’m linking up with Art Journal Journey today with my time warp journal collage. ***

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    Bah Humbug

    December 18, 2015 - By 

    I’m not exactly sure why but I’m having a really hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year. It could be that our Minnesota winter has yet to arrive. We’ve had temps well above freezing and even a thunder storm on Monday. Super strange.

    Bah Humbug | Halle's Hobbies

    Last night and this morning we finally had a little bit of snow…very little. When I stepped outside this morning my first thought was “great…now it’s too cold to snow.”  If your not from around this neck of the woods that last statement doesn’t make a bit of sense. Too cold to snow!! Why yes, yes that is a thing that happens. I was right…the flurries didn’t start until it actually warmed up a little bit and didn’t last anytime at all. I’m pretty sure we will not be having a white Christmas.

    Since I’m feeling all Bah Humbug I thought it was a good time to share some postcards I made ages ago for a swap. I wish I had taken better or more high quality scans of these so long ago before passing them along.

    Bah Humbug | Halle's Hobbies

    Bah Humbug | Halle's Hobbies

    Bah Humbug | Halle's Hobbies

    Bah Humbug | Halle's Hobbies

    These were really fun. Perhaps this will get my snarky muse into gear as long as my regular one is either pouting under the Christmas tree or hibernating.

    **** Merry Christmas ****

    in case I don’t get another post up before then!!

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    T Tuesday: gift edition

    December 7, 2015 - By 

    Last Friday I received a nice surprise in my mailbox! A birthday gift from our lovely hostess for T stands for Tuesday.

    gift edition

    Her post office never postmarks the postage…so weird.

    T Tuesday: gift edition

    Elizabeth sent me some collage fodder and a stack of her wonderful handmade paper!! Love this stuff!!! I use it in cards, mixed media, altered books/journals..pretty much everything! I haven’t tried running it through my Cuttlebug or Silhouette yet. I haven’t wanted to waste it in case it is a major failure.

    In addition hidden among the sheets of handmade paper was Elizabeth’s annual Christmas tip-in.

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    You rock! I am not a pre-planner and hold those who do in awe.

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    Thirteen years!! Wowsers! I have Christmas tip-ins dating back to 2006 from Elizabeth.

    I have to say that I so value the longevity and depth of friendship between the two of us. We have shared so very much over the years even though we’ve never met face to face…darn it anyway. A tumble on the stairs kept me from seeing Dr. E at the airport several years ago during a layover.

    Happy T day!