Another Page in my Art Journal

Jo picked up my new Dylusions Journal. Thanks Jo! LOVE IT! I played and played, adding more layers of colour to this page until I was happy with it. You should have seen my studio! lol Thanks for stopping by to visit :)

 Lots of supplies here, Dylusions ink sprays, modeling paste for the stars, Inka Gold, prisma colour pencils, stamps, Pitt pens, scrapbook paper, buttons, rik rak, stencils and glitter, lovely glitter!

 A couple close ups.

A Lovely Surprise...

I received a lovely surprise the other day, a blog award from Judy, a fellow Canadian blogger who's blog you can find here. Thanks for visiting my blog, your lovely comments and for this award Judy! It's so nice to meet you :)

ABOUT THE AWARD - this award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. Once you’ve been nominated you in turn award it to blogs that you like to visit that have fewer than 200 followers.  This is to encourage new visitors to visit these blogs. RULES FOR ACCEPTANCE - you must thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog. Post the award on your blog. Give the award to 5 bloggers who you appreciate that have less than 200 followers.  Leave a comment on their blog letting them know that you have given them this awesome award.

PAY IT FORWARD - Listed below are five blogs that I like to visit and it would be great if you dropped in on them.

Jenny:  Jenny has a beautiful art blog filled with inspiration. In fact, it was Jenny's work that inspired me to delve into water colour painting. I just love her whimsical style. Be sure to check out her journals and her amazing sketches! 

Micki: I love to visit Micki's blog for inspiration. She has created some super colourful mixed media art that are right up my alley!  I love the way she always lists the supplies she uses for her projects!  I'm slowly building up my stash.

Shahrul: I really enjoy stopping in to visit Shahrul's blog. She's all the way over in Malaysia and does some beautiful water colour sketches in her journals. She also creates some gorgeous little projects!

SamSam: SamSam is from Kuala Lumpur and I follow her on Pinterest as well as her blog. She has lots of inspiration to share! I really enjoy her adorable Project Life layouts and unique style!

Jo:  Jo is a dear friend of mine who's blog is full of amazing creative projects. She is one uber talented gal and never ceases to amaze me with her creations! 

To my nominees, please accept this award in the spirit that it is given which is one of admiration and friendship. Keep on creating!
 

A New Passion? Mixed Media and Art Journaling

Well, I think I've got the bug! I've always loved colour and now that I have been playing with my new Dylusions ink sprays, stencils and water colour paints I just can't get enough!

Here's what I've been up to the last little while. I'm now on a search for glossy magazine pics that are a little retro, and a little bit funky to add to my journals. It's been ages since I scrapbooked and I'm actually contemplating on just taking my art journals with me to my next retreat!

 

 

Playing with Watercolours

I haven't done much scrapbooking at all lately. I seem to be addicted to colour and paints. I started a watercolour journal this weekend and am so inspired by two particular women and their blogs. I HATE to copy. I really do, but I'm not sure how you learn without copying until you learn your own style. I love Lori Vliegen's style from elvie studio blog. I love her creative lettering and so I played around with some of her designs and copied what she has done and put a little twist of my own on the odd one. I also love Jenny Frith and her colourful style. Her blog, Jenny's Sketchbook is here. Be sure to check both of these women out, they are amazing artists!

So here's my attempts at some of my first watercolours. I have to say, I am getting better at shading as I go. I'm addicted, absolutely LOVE it! Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to :)

 

 

Another Page in my Art Journal

So last night, I pulled out my water colours and attempted to paint a hummingbird, it just didn't work. I really need to practice! It's funny how if you just keep playing though you can make something that you're not at all happy with into something great! I am beginning to realize I'm much more of a mixed media kinda gal instead of just working with one medium. I cut that ugly humming bird out (mostly because I just couldn't get it to look right and glued it into my art journal, onto some pretty patterned paper. I then added some more acrylic paint, stamps, doodles, washi tape and some shimmery mists and voila! This is what I came up with. So....my moral of the story. Just keep working at it. Don't give up. You might just end up with something fantastic that you're happy with. Thanks for stopping by!

Project Life Moving Right Along...

This is my third year participating in Project Life/Project 365. My first year was 2009 and I did that strictly on my blog. Last year, I used my Smash Journal to record my Project 365 for 2012 and am still putting the final pages together. I'm almost done. This year, I'm using Becky Higgins' Project Life Amber addition to create my album. I'm having so much fun with it. At first I found it a little restricting but, with my little Canon Selphy printer I can print just the right size photos easily.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look :)

My Elf on a Shelf Mini

I had SO much fun making this little tag album! Best of all, I used up a bunch of my itty bitty scraps that I had left over from other projects. Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by.

 

Here's a few close ups...

A New Year and a New Space to Create

It's a new year! Are you ready for it? I feel great and am ready to have a fabulous year. I want to spend lots of time with my family and friends this year and really enjoy the little things. I didn't think I was going to do it, but I've jumped into Project Life again. My friend Sue F. convinced me to join her. Diane is doing it as well and Whitney is going to keep going too so it's going to be fun!

I purged and cleaned out my studio and have a beautiful new space to play in so I'm totally motivated and feel the mojo beginning to flow.

Last year, I adopted the word "Nourish" as My One Little Word from Ali Edwards' blog. This year, I've decided to use One Little Phrase instead lol, "Just Start". That's going to be my mantra this year. Sometimes it's really hard for me to get started on a project, I can be a great procrastinator, but once I start something, it's pretty hard to stop me until I'm finished and satisfied.  My new phrase this year will hopefully help me get lots accomplished and feel good about  myself.

Here's a few photos of how my studio looks today. I feel motivated to create, learn and explore in here. I hope you'll stop by and visit to see what projects I get up to. Happy New Year and wishing you all good health and lots of happiness this year!