simply me

oh canada...!

love me some canadians...a guaranteed good time!!

thanks karen for such a fabulous weekend and my first trip driving across the border to see the falls!!

(of course those are the u.s. falls behind us...gotta represent, lol!)

for more pics of the fun see my photos here

 

inspiration wednesday + video

this inspiration wednesday began as a mess and quite frankly ended in just shy of a mess, lol! not my favorite page but as i continue to look closer i think i am embracing a lot of the elements, like the hidden quote peeking out and the circle repetition...lets face it circles make me happy!

watch the video...

supplies...

• inspiration journal 
• NEW "holes" mini paper tags black
• GOLDEN fluid acrylic paint 
  • cobalt blue
  • cobalt turquoise
  • indian yellow hue
  • ultramarine violet
• GOLDEN neutral gray acylic paint
• needle tip applicator bottles
• NEW CHA donna downey "pot holes" stencil *coming in july*:)
• liquitex gesso
• dr. martins india ink black
• spectrafix
• ART & POSSIBILITY stamp set
• pastel pencils
• plastic paint palettes
• tiny attacher
• date stamp
• stazon
• helmar 450 quick dry
• heat gun

no excuses...

print this out, put it in your journal and post it where you create

from

createsomething.net

collage monday

this page took a couple pretty doubtful turns before it ended up here but in the end it just goes to prove that cobalt teal makes everything better!

• moleskine sketch journal
• decorative washi tape
• masking tape
• butterfly stamp
• black india ink
• shipping tag
• Prima turquoise + red tag
• large decorative sticker shipping labels
• GOLDEN cobalt teal fluid acrylic paint
• booktext
• jenni bowlin stickers
• joint tape (the one with the holes)
• vintage photos distress ink
• quote stamp (stampers annonymous)

stick with it this week! work on a page in your journal to the end...work with the good, the bad and the ugly and see it through to completion.

holiday sale...

Memorial Day Sale!!!

 

and to honor the holiday weekend, we are offering......

 

 15% off all orders of $75 or more

 

that includes EVERYTHING in the shop...

 

 

 

 

what a great chance to grab some new items or stock up on supplies!

 

use coupon code: memorial

   

inspiration wednesday + video

the idea started with, "lets try new paint colors!" i am painfully aware that i keep going to the same colors when i paint so i am going to slowly introduce and broaden my palette. (however i am going to have a tough time letting go of cobalt teal!)

watch the video...

supplies used:

• inspiration journal 
• NEW "holes" mini paper tags black
• GOLDEN fluid acrylic paint 
  • anthraquidone blue
  • cobalt teal
  • chromium oxide green
• liquitex gesso
• spectrafix
• GOLDEN regular gel matte
• wrought iron fence chipboard (dusty attic - australian manufacturer)
• jenni bowlin bingo cards
• 7/8" circle punch
• 1/2" masking tape
• golden yellow india ink
• charcoal pencils
• computer paper
• simply simmons 1" flat wash brush
• spectrafix spray
• plastic paint palettes
• tiny attacher
• date stamp
• stazon
• helmar 450 quick dry
• heat gun

random blathering...

collage monday

kept it kinda clean and a bit monochromatic this week but played with a few patterns across the bottom. the butterfly is my new stamp with unity. i just love the butterfly stamped partially off the page. i even dripped with sepia colored india ink...thats a new one for me!

• moleskine sketch journal
• decorative washi tape
• masking tape
• butterfly stamp
• sepia india ink
• brown kraft paper
• tags
• joint tape (the one with the holes)

love the side shot of the swollen journal!!!

create a monochromatic collage this week. try using a color on your page you don't normally go to!

give it away...

i saw this on pinterest today and felt so much power, so much profoundness in it, i thought it deserved its own post on the blog...

inspiration wednesday + video

maybe i am feeling the creative mojo slip slowly back!! i had no intention for todays journal pages except i had a pile i unpacked from my shopping in australia and wanted to use it. i am really pleasantly surprisedby the results. one thing i know about myself is that i am 100% product motivated, starting with a pile of product always ends well for me.

(secretly i want to do my own creative TV show like chopped where you are given 4 products that you have to use but you can make anything you want from it...wouldnt that be fun!! if you are a craft network did you hear that? i think it would be a great show!!! lol! )

anyway, i digress...lets watch the video!

supplies used:

• inspiration journal 
• NEW "holes" mini paper tags grey
• versamark pen
• UTEE
• funnel tray
• GOLDEN fluid acrylic paint
  
  • cobalt teal
  • yellow ochre
  • quinacridone nickel azo gold
• liquitex gesso
• GOLDEN regular gel matte
• GOLDEN light modeling paste
• palette knife
• 6x6 pebble stencil
• chipboard cog arches (australian manufacturer)
• PanPastel
  • raw umber tint, tone, shade, xdark shade
  • paynes gray tint, tone, shade, xdark shade
  • sofft tools bar
  • sofft tools knife
• simply simmons 1" flat wash brush
• book text
• spectrafix pastel spray
• plastic paint palettes
• tiny attacher
• heat gun
• date stamp