journal in the works

working on journal pages

fly

create

a pocket to put your goodies

to add your name

if I can wrench it from my hands, I'll list it in my Etsy.

I love I love I love my calendar, girl.

For those that don't know, earlier this week, I was going to toss an old desk top calendar.  But its sturdy binding and beautiful pages called out to me.  So I decided to keep it and just make it into a journal.  


On some of the pages, i've painted and done paper over them.  But several of the pages are so gorgeous, they really don't need anything.  Except maybe a great quote.  Such as above.  


The quote reads, "I believe you should live each day as if it where your last.  Which is why I don't have any clean laundry, because come on, who wants to wash clothes on the last day of their life."  I could not find a source for the quote, but loved it so, and thought it was perfect for the pic.


As for the pics, I would love to give credit where credit is due, but the only listing I could find on the back was:
Published by UNIVERSE PUBLISHING
A Division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
300 Park Avenue South
New York, NY  10010
www.rizzoliusa.com


Design by Lynne Yeamans/Lync
www.countryliving.com
http://www.countryliving.com/

Dylusions Love

Finally felt like playing with my new "toys" this morning.  Picked up the new Dylusions inks and stencils at The Crafty Scrapper while all the Cowgirls were here (more on that later).

Fun stuff.  After watching a few of Dyan's how-to video's I just began to spray and play.  No wrong way to create here.

Easy peasy to lay down a wonderful ink base and layer/or remove with water.  Once dry, I found the page took to Prisma Pencils, Pitt pens, crayons, inks and more.  

My finished page is now ready for my journaling thoughts on getting into the garden.  Was quite happy with this page.  The flowers on the bottom right hand side began to take on a personality of their own, very Alice in Wonderland.  And the quote is one of my faces, "Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are" - Miguel de Cervantes.  I almost did a grid, but once my journaling is filled in, it will pull all the spaces together.  

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I'll save the other pages for when more inspiration strikes!

And, speaking of the garden.  Wish I had more flowers planted, as Spring has Sprung.  My Snaps were happy and bright, but the heavy rains kinda flattened em out a bit.  I hope that spring back.