Happy Like Yellow

something to keep close....

 

I often have to remind myself of this in this crazy time that we are in...The best is yet to come... While I'm in the midst of travel plans and new website plans it's easy to get overwhelmed and have feelings of inadequacy.   My crafting has been light, photo taking and digital work heavy, still while working and trying to manage good eating habits.  

There are dreams you have yet to come true, More good times to be had, and milestones still to reach!  I try my best to remember that though the days come and go so fast, and the things you dream seem so far away there are still better things ahead than behind you...

A daily Mantra to repeat often...All of the best days are headed my way!

Art is a always a good idea...

 

I've been sort of all over the place for awhile and I think that happens from time to time so I don't think too long on it.  With all sorts of ideas floating around in my head I think I may have come up with a way to create some balance.  I love sharing bits and pieces of what I've been working on so I have something new planned!  An update of sorts, a new jumping point to start from.  

 

 

This is the year for taking what you've learned in the past and upping your game just a little bit.  For me it's been all about my photography and art with a little paper thrown in the mix.  I've been working on those areas and improving my styling.  I never knew I'd love editorial work and styling so much so here I go on this path. The journey is truly where you find the joy.  

Stay tuned I will be sharing more in the next week. 

 

Hi everyone!  I wanted to post a quick update to share that Maggie Holmes has a brand new collection called "Chasing Dreams"!  It's got some fun new papers and puffy stickers you're going to love!

I've been in and out of town since the beginning of the holidays so posting has been a little non-existent.

You can see more of the collection over at Maggie's blog and of course there's a nice giveaway of a few of the items. Also some of the other team members will be hosting giveaways as well for more chances to win!

— Jessy  / Amanda

 

I'm just sharing a quick sneak here but there sure are some more pretty things to see!

Be back soon with another update from one of my post awhile back.  I'll slowly but surely catch up!

Have a great weekend! 

 

 

The year is coming to a pretty quick close so I wanted to stop in a say hello. My thoughts over the next 2 weeks will be how to get my butt into gear and stay more focused. Being a mom and working full time only allows for small bits of time here and there. I manage to find it somehow, time to craft and paint and also contemplate where I should be headed.  

I see a pattern of some sorts.  I've been working on building my skills as well as thinking of ideas on how to share on a more regular basis.  Either way it will become clear hopefully in 2017.  Most times I think I have too many goals and that clouds my path a little. What are your goals for 2017?  To do more or to do less? 

 

 

Thank you all for stopping by and checking out my little creations. 

Take care.  Oh and I will be back tomorrow to share the Altenew kit giveaway winner as well!

 

Painted art journals

I thought I'd stop in today to share something fun and easy to make.  I'm always making something and spend my time strolling through the isles in Michaels craft store thinking of things to make, or paint on!  I saw these pretty white books in the kids section and wondered what I could do with them.  One day I said " why yes, why not paint them"!  So I grabbed a few.

They are a bright white with blank pages inside, and these are hard cover.  There are others with a more soft cover but I wasn't sure how those would take watercolor or painted.  These were perfect to paint on because there was no buckling! Yay!  

For this one I took my time and painted lots of little sections with watercolor and waited for them to dry. I repeated the process a few times to get a layered look. 

There are just so many possibilities.  I used a few of the chipboard elements and stickers from the Maggie Holmes collection to add to my journals. 

Are you getting crafty for the season?  I can see grabbing a handful of these and having a fun night of painting and wine!  That's my favorite RNR!  

Thanks for stopping by!  

Altenew Reflection Scrapbook Kit Blog Hop

Hi everyone, welcome to the Altenew scrapbook kit Blog Hop! I'm here to share some of it with you today!

The bright and vibrant colors in this kit will take you back to all those happy moments captured at home or abroad. From trendy watercolor painted papers, to beautiful cityscape postcards and a wide assortment of embellishments, this kit is perfect for creating gorgeous layouts, wall art, mixed media projects, and many more!

Altenew Reflection Scrapbook Kit

The kit contains:

48 sheets of 12”x12” patterned paper (two of each design)
One 8.5”x11” cardstock sticker sheet
Two 6”x12” alphabet puffy sticker sheets
20 8.5”x3.5” watercolor cityscape postcards
One 2x3 photopolymer clear stamp set
20 epoxy buttons with adhesive back
34 cardstock and acetate die cuts
12 origami wood veneer shapes
Two white resin decorative frames
One 8.5”x11” chipboard sticker sheet
One rubber roller stamp

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Wednesday, December 14th at 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Thursday, December 15th.

 

I created this fun painterly page using the kit. I think the chipboard pieces might be my favorite along with the pretty watercolor papers.

 

I fussy cut some of the flowers from one of the pages and used them in my own way on painted cardstock. I may have used a little too much paint as my paper did wrinkle quite a bit but I still love the outcome.

Here are some photos of the kit items. Love that cute chipboard!

 

Please follow along to see what everyone created and enter the giveaway on the Altenew blog!

Altenew
Jessy Christopher
Stephanie Buice
Eunyoung Lee
Vincenza Gudor
Flora Monika Farkas
Raquel Bowman
Aimee Dow
Kim Stewart - you are here!
Lilith Eeckels
Meghann Andrew
Ashley Horton
Evelyn Yusuf

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Color spotting...

A little midweek color inspiration...

Happy dayz...

These fall days, with the exception of their short length, are the best! Pulling out sweaters and scarves for the cooler temps is what I've been waiting for. Just when a slower pace is needed it always comes.

I've been trying to complete lots of projects and stay ahead of my ideas because things tend to pile up and I get overwhelmed every now and then. Getting out of my head and onto some sort of paper or canvas works every time. Using the stencils I talked about in my last post helped quite a bit with that too.

This page was created using a few stencils and cut leaves. I stenciled the leaves over the page using a lot of peach and coral colors. I tried my best to make a page that's not too girly!

This little man of mine turned 12 this weekend and that happened over night. If I could have only one power it just might be to slow down time!

Take time to enjoy this wonderful season, it all moves so so fast!

Until later...

Something new...

Hi everyone... I'm slowly getting back into a better groove with completing projects and and even slower groove with blogging! Soooo I thought I'd better stop by and say hello, I have so much to share and a few things coming soon in the works.

I created a few pages just for the fun of it, some using lots of hand painted elements along with a few Maggie Holmes collection elements. I love combining things from all over and making things as well. Some paint, stencils and brushes, gesso and my x-acto knife are all I need to play and create some elements that I may or may not use at some point.

For instance I found a set of leaf stencils in target that had a sticky film on them, which made it so fun to create lots of colorful leaves! I think I made quite a few of them, glittered a few and fussy cut them out.

On most of my projects for the fall I use leaves in some way or another! It's the perfect time to do so!

For the base of my page I used those same stencils to lay a pattern down of a few scattered leaves.

I've infused purple in just about everything lately except for my wardrobe! Ha. But it's an awesome color to play around with. I add white or brown to offset the tones a little too. It's always fun to experiment and see what I might come up with...

Happy crafting guys...

Enjoy the unexpected...

 

Just a quick check in today to share a fun page. Lavender, purple and rust are my colors that I'm loving at the moment (not all together), and I've tried some unexpected color on this page!

Whatever just happens to be on my table at the moment usually comes into play. The fact that I can't have everything out all at once is a sort of constraint in itself and constraints always yield unexpected results. I'm always surprised by the outcome! You can see more here! Maggie holmes has lots of fall inspiration over on her blog from paper to home decor!

Take care everyone!

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