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    Larger than life

    March 1, 2017 - By 

    Just a quick post with my latest art journal page. I’ve got some neck/shoulder issues going on so sitting at the computer or sitting in general too long is very painful…so bear with me.

    I was inspired by the new theme of Out and About over at Art Journal Journey this morning. I hadn’t even intended on doing anything creative today. Once I saw my neat as a pin work space I knew I just had to make a mess. 🙂

    I didn’t have a plan as usual. I just knew I wanted to make a loose leaf page. It all started to fall into place for me as I added more media. The stacked paper and button flowers were not at all what I was going to use but my drawn and painted one just didn’t look like I wanted. Now I glad it didn’t. I like the whimsical touch these add. Since they seemed a bit oversized the words I found were perfect.

    I made a bunch of paper pieced embellishments at craft club on Saturday evening. It’s a fun get together where we all bring our own thing to do and get to craft with friends. Now I have a stash for later projects.

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey today.

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    Sounds like Autumn

    October 2, 2016 - By 

    I haven’t worked in any of my art journals in quite some time. I’ve been kind of obsessed with sewing lately. But today I was inspired when I saw the new theme of Autumn over at Art Journal Journey.

    sounds like autumn art journal page

    When I think of Autumn, the rustle and crunch of leaves comes to mind. Memories of shuffling my feet through the leaves alongside the road and jumping into piles of raked leaves abound.

    sounds like autumn art journal page

    Warm colors and abundant texture dominate the landscape.

    sounds like autumn art journal page

     I love this kind of page…  I used to be afraid of white spaces. Now I embrace them on my pages. Negative space can be quite powerful.

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    T Tuesday: stacking and painting edition

    February 23, 2016 - By 

    Today’s version of T stands for Tuesday will be short and sweet…hopefully.

    healthy bfast

    I’m continuing my effort to eat a good healthy breakfast in hopes of making better choices throughout the day. Especially now that I’m finally. *knock on wood* better…with the exception of a little cough.

    I made a few more of my button pendants…

    button pendants

    Now if I’d only get around to listing some in my etsy store. As much as I love creating, I hate the time and effort the listing process takes.

    I’ve also been working on painting a set of tiles for Settlers of Catan. Here’s a sneak at the work in progress.

    catan tile peek

    I’m trying really hard to remember to take photos as I go with my phone…there will definitely be more to come.

    I haven’t forgotten about art journalling either…

    Never doubt your instinct | Halle's Hobbies

    You can see the entire post here.

    That’s it for today! Time to go shovel. This time I’m determined not to fall. Yikes! My knee is still slightly off colored and that was 2 weeks ago. At least my brain didn’t get scrabbled as well…although I did see stars. ? ? ?

    What are you doing today?