03/10/16 - "Get Messy Habit" Week #6

It's Friday!
My Friday off...whoop-whoop!

And it's also my "Get Messy Habit" day!

This is week #6 that I have consistently posted an art journal creation of mine.
Which is/was the goal of "Get Messy Habit".
It took me a bit to find my groove, but I did it.

> I had started out posting a "random" page - Week 1
> Then I posted 2 pages that were inspired by (a) "Get Messy" prompts(s)/season - Week 2
   But then I considered that "cheating" and decided that "Get Messy Habit" creations should 
   be in addition to the prompt/season inspired creations 
>So then I posted another random page - Week 3 (this is also when I started blogging them as a
   separate project) Blog Post GMH Wk #3
>And another - Week 4 / Blog Post GMH Wk #4
>And yet another - Week 5 / Blog Post GMH Wk #5

And finally we are here today - Week 6.

I made 2 pages this week because I felt like I should make up for "cheating" on Week 2 (even though it wasn't intentional).
And also I had so much fun making the 1st page I wanted to make another.

 

"Got Abstract?"/"Abstract #2"

(And a couple of clips to hold my pages down for photographing since,my art journal is

a wreck - but a "happy", "well-loved" wreck!).

 

I went full elementary school mode  w/ coloring!
I haven't colored like that in a long time and it was not only fun but freeing!

A couple of Christmases ago I asked for and received an "adult" coloring book... No not that kind of "adult", get your mind out of the gutter, LOL... and some markers and I liked it at first but quickly got bored. The adult coloring books are very detailed and to me it was too much work.
I don't want to work when I'm coloring; that takes all the fun out of it!
So I will stick w/ this method instead.

Wow, I can't believe the 6 weeks are over already!!
Also over?
"Get Messy - Season of Happy"...
Although because I post my pages a week behind I will have some  "happy" pages to share next week.
Plus, I may go back and create for the prompts I haven't yet completed...
so hopefully there will be a lot more "happy" coming at you through out the year, both IRL and from my blog!

Oh and the end of "Season of Happy" means the start of another "Season".
I don't know what it is yet but I'll find out soon enough and you will too!

Before I leave I thought I would circle round back to "adult" and "coloring" w/ this funny little video from "Sex in the City"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6DBT_ONAjE

 

Hope you enjoy!

03/09/16 - Get Messy Week #5

 

Hello!

Sharing my "Get Messy" creations from last week, Week 5.

 

 

The first page  was actually inspired by a "Get Messy" journal prompt from Week # 4...

Yeah I'm a little behind, but inspiration doesn't always strike when you want it to.

Anyway...

The prompt had us listen to/read the lyrics to Baz Luhrmann’s song Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen  and then...

well I can't tell you the rest but I can tell you that this page was inspired by 2 verses in that song:

"Do NOT read beauty Magazines, they will only make you feel ugly."

and

"You're not as fat as you imagine"

 

 "Do NOT Read Beauty Magazines"

 

IG Link: Do NOT Read Beauty Magazines

 

I chose those 2 lines because as a person who has always had body issues I was just drawn to them.

I struggled w/ my weight and body image all my life, I put myself on my first diet at the age of 10 (no kidding!) and even went through bouts of bulimia and anorexia.

Even now, after having recently lost 28 pound the correct way, I still look in the mirror and see flaws.

But I am learning to love myself.

I feel much better now after having lost the weight, and most importantly I am healthier, but after spending almost 30 years of your life "hating" your body it's not easy to get out of that mind frame.

 

So the quotes are from that song and the photos are from the online site for Tilly's clothing store; Tilly's is my favorite place to shop!

 

And I didn't realize until AFTER I added the quotes to my page that they both contained the word "not". When I did realize, I decided to highlight them to make them stand out and to add some extra color to the page.

 

And before I forget... if you get a chance, check out the song/lyrics:

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI

Lyrics:http://www.bing.com/search?q=baz+luhrmann+sunscreen+lyrics&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IESR02

 

I think you'll also enjoy it!

 

My second page came from 3 sources of inspiration:
1. A "Get Messy " Art prompt from Week 5  - it had to do w/ listening to music...
    again can't go into detail.
2. the "Get Messy - Season of Happy".
3. A fellow Get Messian who recently did an art journal about her love of coffee.
She inspired me because even though I do truly love my coffee, I've already done a coffee page and thought I shouldn't do another one, even if it was a different type of page, but when I saw hers I felt the NEED to create it!

The quote in black, on the top on the left hand page, and the "Too Much Is Never Enough", repeated on the right hand page, are lyrics from  the song "Never Enough" by One Direction.
Yes, them again!!
Well, it IS the "Season of Happy" and it was a music prompt so "Happy Music" to me = 1D
#SorryNotSorry

"Never Enough...Coffee"

"Get Messy" Week 5 Art Prompt Got Me Like:

 - Serenading my cup of coffee w/ a One Direction Song, LOL

 

Journaling: "I love coffee a little too much. If it wasn't for the calories, I would drink

it ALL DAY everyday. Unfortunately I'll just have to settle for 2-4 cups a day

(usually just 2)"

IG Link: Never Enough...Coffee


So there you have it!
I wasn't as creative this past week: only 1 layout and 2 art journal pages
But I've created more in the 3 months of this year than I did ALL of last year!

And I have 2 3 more art journal ideas in my head to go w/ the Week 5 prompts...
too bad we are in week 6 though!
#AlwaysBehind

03/08/16 - March "Round Robin" Challenge

 

This month I have signed up for 2 Inspiration Challenges over at Scrapbook.com.

 

Today I am showing you one of my layouts (the other I haven't completed yet).

 

The was created for the "Round Robin" Challenge:

"There are teams of 4 people, one person for each week, similar to a relay race. The person assigned for week 1 in each group will start their team off with a layout depending on what the specs and twist will be. Then the following week, everyone assigned to week 2 will lift off their week 1 team member and so on. It's fun to see how a lift progresses from the first week to the fourth."

 

I was week 1 for my team.

This was the starting inspiration (not created by me):

 

 

"Romance"



SB.com link: http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/image/layout/5577049.html

 

 

 

I went a whole other direction w/ it, pun intended,  while still including some of the original in my design.

I went for funny (though true) with my layout.
I also included the challenge's twist of "write a letter as part of your LO".
I wrote a letter to One Direction, LOL.

 

"Dear One Direction"

(It's on a white BG which is difficult to see on my blog BG)

 

Journaling: "March 5th, 2016
Dear One Direction - I'm 40 yrs old and a huge fan. I've loved your music since taking my daughter to your concert in Sept 2014. She has since outgrown you but I've become a bigger fan. I've been listening to your latest cd , "Made in the AM", almost daily since buying it in Nov 2015. Thanks for the great music! -Signed Mom who loves 1D
P.S. Please don't break up!"

 

 

 

I realize to some it may be silly... but I love music, especially Boy Band music and thought it would be fun to capture this time of my life and what group/artist I was into at the time.

After all... good, bad, ugly, funny... scrapbooking is all about capturing memories, right?

 

03/07/16 - MIM #55

And... it's... Monday.... Again!

How do they keep coming so fast?!

 

 

 

IDK but they do.

But luckily so do Make it Monday sketches from "The Memory Nest"!

Remember you can win a prize for creating and linking a project over at the blog!

 

Here is the current sketch, sketch #55:

 

 

 

And my, less flowery, version... because I'm not much for flowers...

I love how the "doily and horizontal banner" embellishments in the sketch were already part of the design of the 4x6 card I used in my layout!

(Click on Image to enlarge):



 

"Her Happy Face"

Journaling: "I told Panini to smile... She said "I am"!
Apparently this IS her happy face.
And...she stole my blanket!

#CatsAreJerks

02.10.16"

 

Cats...gotta love them! LOL!

BTW I have to point out that BG paper... not only does it match Panini PERFECTLY... it is SO OLD! I have had that paper in my stash FOREVER (okay exaggerating but not by much)!
I had all the other elements of the page ready to go but could not find a BG piece that would work. I looked through (almost) ALL of my papers a few times when I suddenly remembered this old "Fall Stack " I had. A lot of the papers in there I didn't really care for but I've never been able to bring myself to throw it out.... Good thing!

For those of you who don't regularly read my blog, the paper is from the same paper stack I used for the background of this layout:Such a Good Boy. I'm so happy that I was able to find a good "home" for both papers!

03/04/16 - "Get Messy Habit" Week #5



 

It's Friday!

Today I am sharing my "Get Messy Habit" week #5 page.

A reminder of what  "Get Messy Habit" is:
A group inside the "Get Messy" group.

As part of that group I have made a commitment to post at least one Art Journal page a week on a day I designate.

Friday is my day. 

  

 

Quote along the side comes from a convo I had with @cayleegrey.
Caylee is one of the co-creators of @GetMessyArtJournal and, as I have dubbed her, "Our Fearless Leader".
(@LaurenLikesBlog is the other part of that equation).
I mentioned to Caylee that I was worried that my style of art was not "real art"... And she responded,

 

 

"Anything you make is real art".

It gave me reassurance and I included it on my latest page as a reminder to myself.

Supplies: yellow and blue chalk fluid, The Crafter's Workshop viewmaster template, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Kaisercraft acrylic stamps, black sharpie.
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Thanks for stopping by!

03/02/16 - Get Messy Week #4

 

If you've been reading my blog this week you know that I'm late w/ my Monday "Get Messy" post.

 

A reminder... those posts consists of my sharing my Art Journal pages inspired by the prior week's "Get Messy" prompts because every Monday a new set of prompts is provided.

 

I have been a busy bee this week as far as posting...

This after stating I would be posting only once a week: Dead Pool Valentines.... ( clickable link)

That always seems to happen... when I make a plan, the opposite occurs...

 

 

(I will NOT win the Lottery... Doesn't hurt to try right?! LOL)

 

 

So here are my pages:

I created 4 total, but I already shared 1 of them:  You Remind Me... (clickable link)

 

These 2 were inspired by the "Pixar - Inside Out" Prompt.

 They were both fun to make and I love the colors but my favorite is the "Spirit Animal" one (left hand side).

 

Journaling:

(left) DISGUST is My SPIRIT ANIMAL -

"cuz that expression is the one I have on my face most of the time (especially at

work) and our thought process is almost identical.

Also, she just so happens to be voiced by one of my favorite actress/comedians

- Mindy Kaling- and is the ONLY REASON I watched "INSIDE OUT"

'Disgust is highly opinionated and extremely honest. She always has the best of

intentions  and refuses to lower her standards' ---> (as written by) Disney Wiki"

 

(right) Pixar's "Inside Out"-

"Meet the little voices inside your head" ("Inside Out" tagline)

 

The washi tape and buttons represent each emotion and in the order they fit into my personality.

 

 

 

 

This next page comes from a different prompt and a prompt from a previous week; Week 3.

We were encouraged to be inspired by the following quote:

 

"Take pleasure in the rich random patterns in your life" - Hector and the Search for Happiness.

 

Before I share the page I want to explain it...

For some strange reason when I was reading "patterns" my brain was thinking "routine".

IDK why... it just was... every time!

It wasn't until after I made my page that it dawned on me that the word was "patterns" and not "routine"... but by then it was too late.

No worries though because I still like the page and how the main element of it, the cartoon w/ the orange BG, truly represents my thoughts on "routine".

And technically the prompt was 'to be inspired by' the quote, not create a page based on it exactly!

 

 

 

As I stated the photo with the orange BG is how I feel about routine...

The Pinky and the Brain was just added because of the fact that they had the same "routine" every night which goes w/ my thought process at the time I was making my page.

And then I just added the quote in my own handwriting and a quick additional note about how I feel about routine:

"I have a -Love/Hate- relationship w/ routine"

 

 

There you have it.

Another week of Get Messy completed!

Wow 4 weeks already?!? That was quick!

03/01/16 - February "Gallery Inspiration" Challenge

I mentioned in my previous blog post, Such a Good Boy,  that I created 3 layouts this past weekend.

I also mentioned I would be sharing 2 of the 3 this week.

This is the 2nd one I wanted to share.

 

 

I created a layout for the February "Gallery Inspiration" Challenge over at Scrapbook.com.

The challenge is that the inspiration piece is selected by the person who signs up after you.
This was the inspiration layout chosen for me:

 

 

True Beauty

(Remember... not my creation)

 

 

 

 

Although beautiful it is definitely NOT my style!

 

 

As you will see from my lift I incorporated a few elements: scattered sequins, folded corner, stamping in the bottom right... but my layout is simpler and has a way different feel.

But I WAS inspired by the layout and I really love the outcome!

 

"Yum (Bourbon Hot Chocolate)"

Journaling: "Drinks with friends at "The District" in Downtown Redlands.

Tried my first Bourbon Hot Chocolate.

It was yummy!"

 

SB.com link: Yum (Bourbon Hot Chocolate)

 

 

I find it funny that even though I was inspired by something out of my comfort zone, I wound up creating something that is still my style!

Regardless, without the inspiration piece there are things I wouldn't have thought to add to this layout, so "my style" or not the challenge was good for me!

 

Although I initially I had a tough time w/ it and barely got it finished in time (1 day to spare!) I wound up enjoying the challenge AND loving my layout so I have signed up for the March edition!

Can't wait to see what layout I have to lift!