Happy Like Yellow

A little light...

In a world that sometimes moves so fast we have to step on the brakes every once and awhile. This weekend I took a much needed but unintended break from the blog. I hadn't planned it that way but now in hindsight I wonder where I wandered off too? There was plenty of crafting going on though, painting, scrapping, a little art market planning and such, but how did I not once make it over here to my little space?  Well sometimes my little blog post don't come together exactly as planned and I just want to save it for another day, sometimes I just feel a little blah if you know what I mean!

I had this post all planned a few days ago but realized after uploading my photos that they were completely unsaturated which makes this girl frown just a little because I love bright photos! There are still things I have to learn like how to photograph neon. I think it's just trial and error, something that just comes over time and with much practice. You'll just have to take my word for it that these colors are so much brighter in person, it's just the most unmistakable vivid cantaloupe neon kind of color that can't be expressed in photos. 

I've been working on a lot of personal paintings and drawings lately trying to get ready for our local Art market and these are some of the itty bitty glitter paintings I've been working on. They are adorably small and bright and just right for a desk or gallery wall. Hopefully soon I will start listing them in my shop.

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Also I have a cute little post over at Cocoa Daisy blog sharing a tutorial on using stencils. I use them a lot in my layouts to create layers and just to add a little something different. 

Come on over and check it out!  Their new kit is about to be revealed and they are just so fun to work with and you get so many nice things to play with. 

Hope you all are staying warm...we just got back into the winter temps here in florida so it's officially winter again ( for a few days anyways)!  Thanks for stopping by!

Kim

The last bit of green...

Here in florida we never quite let go of spring...and it never quite lets go of us! For instance today the weather got up to about 80!  We have the greatest winter days, the leaves may all be gone from the trees but still the weather is infectious and it makes you have to get out in it, take a walk or head to the beach. Although I've always thought about leaving I would always come back because the warmth of the south is something that's too hard to let go of. 

I wanted to share a few more things I worked on in these lovely green tones. Since the color of the year was emerald I thought it only fitting to spend a little extra time with it. I basically will always use a little green here and there but I can definitely say I over indulged a bit with the color!  It's a color that goes with and assortment of other colors...

One I found to be interesting is emerald and pale blue! I loved these two colors together and I always adore green and beige. Sometimes you play around with these colors and make amazing discoveries plus come up with new ideas!

I made a lot of my little leaves using my STAEDTLER markers and fineliners. I use these so much in my drawing! The colors are vibrant and they work very well on plenty of surfaces. 

I hope you enjoyed my little green episodes here on the blog!

Just sending a little bit of love and light your way...

Take care everyone!

Kim

Happy Friday...

Hi everyone...so it's finally friday and all is well. We are enjoying springtime weather here in florida and I couldn't be happier.  I really don't enjoy the cold so I am relishing in this for the next few days.

So I have all sorts of things spinning around in my head and lots of projects going on. I thought I'd pop in once more this week and share another green inspired layout with you all. There's lots of patterns and more than one photo included along with my little glittered leaves. I can't get enough of making these glittered cutouts so I'm thinking of including some in my shop!  I'm giving myself the date of Feb 1st to get my shop by up and going again. Wish me luck!

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I hope you all have a very inspiring and creative weekend!

Take care!

 

Pantone 2013

It's said to be energizing, fresh, radiant and harmonious, the official Pantone color of the year for 2013. Emerald is and probably will always be one of my favorite colors for all of these qualities and more. I always come back to it even if I am enamored by some other color for awhile.  Simple to say " I am a fan" and I think I've voiced that here on my blog a few times before! So I just had to make it one of my color crush inspirations for January! 

It's so ethereal and lush and always seems to lift my mood. Maybe it's one of the reasons I sketch leaves and florals all the time. I think all the green things the world has to offer like trees and flowers keep us reguvenated knowing that things pass and day by day we get better, although we may wither sometimes. It's a very inspiring and optimistic color...

I've made a lot of new tags and a few paintings that I plan to add to my shop hopefully by the end of the month! (crossing fingers)... This little kraft tag with butterflies is one of them. 

I had so much fun playing with my paints and markers...It really is a therapy and has become an everyday thing to paint in the morning and sketch at night. They say that you are what you do everyday right!

I hope I've inspired someone to dabble in this lush color for awhile and pair with other shades to see what it becomes!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Hi everyone...Hope your week has gotten off to a fantastic start... I've been working on a multitude of things the past few days hoping to stay on track with some things coming up.  Like a mad women I got the crazy idea to revitalize my shop with add some new little things. Little paintings, tags and such. I'll share soon I promise!

I worked on this layout for a quick minute and threw a few layers together and included this cute polka dot frame thingy. I like to find ways to incorporate my paintings and drawings into my layouts somehow. It sort of shows my progress and how I change as an artist as well as document a memory! Like this photo of my son and his huge dimples. It was taken on top of stone mountain in atlanta and was a little chilly that high up but we had the greatest time together!

Be back soon to share more...Happy monday!

kim

to wonder and wander

At first glance I thought that I had used the wrong spelling of the word. It was not what I had originally intended. But then after thinking for awhile on it I realized that they both mean the same to me. I'm a constant wonderer...I wonder If an idea I've had will turn out the way I wanted it to. That constant wonder helps me to continue to try things. Things that I might normally talk myself out of, oh it will take too much work, or there are too many steps and so on. And in excepting and in having faith in where that wonder will take me, I take pleasure in wandering.  You never know where that wandering will lead you... Sometimes you just have to let go. 

I didn't really know where this layered frame would lead to. I intended it to be a card but all my measurements kept turning out wrong so it didn't look as neat as I wanted it to. So here it is...it became a layout with tons of dimension and I love how it turned out.  I used my STAEDTLER watercolor pencils in shades of peach and brown to color in my leaves. 

It was a project that turned out differently but more lovely than I expected. I hope to explore it more in the future for sure. I love that layered dimensional effect, it's so soft and airy.  And I expect there will be glitter added to the mix as well! ha ha

Glad you stopped by today! Happy 2013!

Kim

Brand new...

And so it begins...a brand new shiny year...full of possiblities!  I wanted to share a few shiny new layouts that I've been working on. Lately I've been using a lot of scraps and little window cutouts in different places. Here I used a watercolor and glittered page behind another patterned paper with little butterflies punched out of it. I loved the effect! This glitter really does look amazing in person and is very hard to get the effect in photos. But believe me it is sparkly! ha 

I hope you all enjoyed your holidays to the fullest! My son is kicking and screaming because school starts again this week! And I really hate to get back to business as usually but such is life! 

Just a quick hello today, be back soon with more to share! Take care!

2013

I didn't do much celebrating this year...it just wasn't in the cards. I have to tell myself that I don't have to celebrate every New Years with a bang! I am glad to welcome 2013 into my life though. 2012 was a fun and interesting year with a few challenges but boy am I ready to begin the New Year open and awake. Awake to all the wonderful things along this journey.

I am truly happy that you guys stop by my little blog from time to time to spot what I've got going on. It makes me happy to inspire and encourage others to do more, learn more and dream more! And in return I also stay inspired as well.

There is plenty in the works but I have been barely able to get any photo time in. Hopefully this new day will bring a little extra time for that. I have some new Cocoa Daisy layouts to share and a few of own. Hope to be back soon!

Happy New Year everyone!

Pemberley Sneaks

I'm totally smitten with this kit...The blues and subtle yellows with a dash of pink...Love it! I wanted to stop in and share a few sneaks of my gallery for Cocoa daisy's next kit! Reveal day is on Friday...Make sure to stop by and check it out! I'll have these and more to share on reveal day! 

Hope you all had a very splendid Christmas and are kicking and screaming as much as I am about getting back to the business as usually! (or not)...

Thanks for stopping by! Until later!

Kim

Merry Christmas

As we come to the end of 2012 and take part in celebrations all around reflection is always a given.  I think of all of this years accomplishments and all that's still to come and smile. It's not all good... there are always stumps in the road and that is why we should celebrate!  We celebrate because we are still here, breathing, and we have been given so many beautiful things in this world of ours.  

I just wanted to stop in and wish you all a Merry Christmas and send my hope of a joyous holiday to everyone! There is still more to come here at my blog over the next week so stayed tuned!

Happy Holidays!

Kim