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    Share the joy

    June 7, 2019 - By 

    Welcome back to Halle’s Hobbies. Glad you could stop by today to check out another page for Words to live by on Art Journal Journey which I happen to be guest hosting this month. Yay!

    I had really thought I posted this earlier but I had only uploaded the photos. I guess that’s what happens to our brains during the last week of school. Mush…mush for brains. Anywho…

    I started with a page of thin blue/green mop up paper. Since it was too thin I adhered it to another sheet of thicker paper. Next I began using my favorite tool…my fingers…to paint over the chaos with bright happy colors…yellow, pink and orange. It was a little crazy so I muted things down with some white paint. After setting it aside to dry a while I cut it down to my 7×7 scrapbook journal size.

    I pulled out some scraps that complemented my color scheme at this point. I began to play with layers until I found something that pleased me. Before gluing them down I decided some spatters of black were needed to help form a cohesive look.

    Next I added some cheery flower stickers that just happened to match my color palette. The last thing was the words. I searched through my stash of words and phrases and quickly found the perfect one. 

    Share the joy.

    It wasn’t until I was taking these pictures did I notice that the scrap with the words had JOY visible twice.

    I’d love it if you’d join me for Words to live by at Art Journal Journey this month.

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    T Tuesday: card making edition

    June 3, 2019 - By 

    One evening last week, while sitting with Mr. G in front of the TV, I decided to make some cards. I gathered some supplies and set to work.

    (pretend this photo was taken pre-card making) Also imagine there is a glass of water off to the side…

    Between the pre-folded cards from Micheal’s and the stack of mini collage embellishments previously created it was quick work to put together 29 cards.

     

     

    Most of these cards will need a sentiment of some sort such as this one…

    I am so pleased that I now have a plethora of cards to chose from for all kinds of occasions to come.

    T stands for Tuesday
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    A second look: 2014 Art Calendar

    June 2, 2019 - By 

    Just yesterday I was thinking about buying a planner to help me keep a better handle on my blog and personal/family commitments. The family uses a shared digital calendar but I feel the need for something personal as well especially for the blog and art stuff. All of a sudden I remembered the art calendar challenge. It honestly feels like more than 5 years ago but there it is…2014.

    Take a look…

    1/1/2015

    December complete!
    2014 art calendar challengeThis challenge hosted by Kate has been a good one for me.  I was able to stay on track and have ended up with a great keepsake from 2014.

    2014 art calendar challenge

    From the start, I had the idea in my head of what I wanted the end product to look like.

    2014 art calendar challenge

    After taking this photo I decided that perhaps gluing the pages together would give it more visual appeal. 2014 art calendar challenge

    And I was right…  In addition, it provided stability to the binding.

    2014 art calendar challenge

    I’m in love with how this looks. I don’t want to come off as patting myself on the back but I have to admit that I’m so happy that my vision of this project actually came to fruition. 2014 art calendar challenge

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    I might just be making myself a planner after all. We’ll see if I get inspired enough, quickly enough. HA!

    Thanks for stopping by for Second on the 2nd.

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