nothing profound

Looking back through some old journals...

...beautiful papers, and timeless inspiration in that face, Mona...PLUS a party hat!  :)

Put on your paper party hat and have a great day!

Fall...

aaahh...fall...

 

 

"living, enjoying, celebrating the GIFT that is today...this moment...NOW.  Today is a gift...untie the ribbons."   Ann Voskamp

 

Enjoy!

found!

I was digging through my paper stash the other day and look what I found...treasure!

 

This is a file folder that I made out of Tim Holtz paper last October and evidently it got buried in the strata...so finding it was such a blessing...so much fun to see what I journaled last year...here is one of the "pages"(they are loose, not bound)...

 

 

As you can see, the paper didn't need much work...its beautiful and so just a quote-informed by the season  :)  and a little tape...quick and easy...journal happiness...

 

up close...quote printed on vellum...

 

Hope you are enjoying your October!  :)

 

 

 

 

sure

It started like this...

tissue and dictionary bits...
and then stencil, stamp and drip some gelatos (by Faber Castel)...

add more paper bits...

 

and it feels just about right...

...at least for now...  :)



inspiration

I definitely am not a great photographer. But I do try to be mindful to take pictures of the things around me...cell phones sure make that easier...I feel like taking the time to slow down and stop to snap the shot is kind of like capturing a moment...being fully present and somehow it is an expression of gratitude for what I have right now...what is right in front of me...appreciating this now...as I "pay attention" my senses wake up and I enjoy things I might have rushed passed...things like color, texture, shape, beauty...inspiration is everywhere...

 

Take the time to look for it...find it...enjoy it...

more color



As summer is winding down, I must be thinking about fall...leaves changing color...because that is what keeps showing up on the pages of my journal...interesting how that happens...

 

I am loving this riot of color...and can you see the leaf in there?...(Tim Holtz Distress) inks sponged, sprayed, dripped, rubbed, and stamped on this page...

 

 

This is just the beginning...the foundation for this page...

I even love the "mess" that such wet mediums make of the paper...hmmm, kinda like the "glorious mess" (as my husband so affectionately calls it) of life...

  (Close the book, add some weight, and those warped pages become flat again.)  :)

 

One of the reasons that it is good to journal:- getting "out," expressing what's inside...even when you are not aware that it is in there...just something to think about...actually, go ahead, "play" on the pages of your journal, and see what shows up...

better than therapy

Getting color on paper...

 



Ink sponged through a stencil...ink pad brushed on the page...watercolor splattered-which, by the way is SUPER fun, maybe because it feels a little out of control :) in a good way...hmm...better than therapy. Try it!  (Just watch the walls when you splatter :) just saying)