This layout was for the March My Mind’s Eye newsletter.
Journaling Reads:
My sweet boy, I really love these photos because I can see your true interest and joy of looking at the books. You flip through the pages and really look at each detail. I can’t wait until you can talk and tell me what you think. And until you can read and enjoy books even more. I think it’s never too early to fall in love with the joy of books and the gifts of reading. It’s my very favorite thing to do in the world.
Everything on here is from the new Stella Rose line.
And some details:
Now that CHA is passed, I wanted to share some of my The Girls’ Paperie work I made for the show. All products are from The Girls’ Paperie Vintage Whimsy or Mix and Match lines.
I signed up for Christy Tomlinson’s She Art Workshop a few weeks ago and I cannot tell you how much I love the class. I love watching Christy create these beautiful canvases and make it look so easy and so meaningful.
So today I wanted to share with you a few of the She Art pieces I made. All are inspired by Christy. The first one was in my art journal and you saw it last week:
and then I made one in my art journal just for fun:
and finally, here’s the one I made for the Pink Paislee blog:
All three of these pieces use a combination of Pink Paislee papers, paint, sequin waste, rubons, and stamps.
There’s something magical about combining scrapbooking paper, rubons, paint and stamps that just makes it so much fun to work. Mixing all my words together. Truly mixed media. I’ve really really enjoyed Christy’s class and have actually completed one more piece inspired by her. It’s not a girl but it’s almost a direct lift of a piece of art by Christy and I will show it in soon since it’s in my daily journal.
Thank you, Christy, for this beautiful class. I’ve enjoyed every moment of it.
Weekly Art Journal is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.
I made this for a guest design spot for Making Memories.
Journaling Reads:
This is Daddy’s favorite photo because he thinks it’s so funny and sweet and loves the look on your face when I snapped it. I love this photo, too. But not because it’s technically good, even though it is and not because it’s funny, though it’s that too. I love it because it shows that even at a little over one, you know to make faces to the camera. You are extraordinary my son. I love you.
Yes, super-long title this time. I like having fun with my titles.
This layout is for Write.Click.Scrapbook’s April Gallery. The theme is to scrap those not-so-perfect photos. I couldn’t find photos less perfect than these if I tried. Photo booths fascinate me and I love them. I love all these photos so much. So I am really glad I had an excuse to scrap them.
Journaling Reads:
I have long been a fan of photo booths, I cannot pass one without taking photos. I am not sure what it is that I love so much about them. Maybe it’s just that the photos are so very imperfect that you just let go and truly enjoy yourself. Make silly faces and just have fun.
All products are The Girls’ Paperie.
I had the honor of being the December 2010 Guest designer for October Afternoon. This is one of the layouts I made for them.
Journaling Reads:
I look at the two of you playing together on the floor, taking turns to add blocks to your structure and I wonder what I did to deserve this amazing life. These wonderful children. How did I get so lucky? You two are by far the greatest accomplishments of my life. I love you more than there are words to describe and I count my blessings each and every single day. June 10.
Details:
Now that CHA is passed, I wanted to share some of my The Girls’ Paperie work I made for the show. All products are from The Girls’ Paperie Jubilee or Mix and Match lines. I am going to use this container to store all my paints and brushes for the portraits I make nightly.
I had the honor of being the December 2010 Guest designer for October Afternoon. This is one of the layouts I made for them.
Journaling Reads:
I know it must be so tempting to see so many things lying around that don’t belong to you. David’s clothes, toys, and workbooks. My clothes and my phone and computers, gadgets all look so appealing, especially singe you see me use them so often. So as much as I can, I try to indulge you. I let you play with the headphones and socks, etc. But I draw the line at markers and computers. Just not yet my son. Soon.
Details:
I had the honor of being the December 2010 Guest designer for October Afternoon. This is one of the layouts I made for them.
Journaling Reads:
One of my biggest regrets as an adult is that I never learned how to ride a bike when I was a kid. I tried a few times in my twenties and even in my thirties but it’s much harder when you’re older. So I am adamant that Daddy teach you how to ride a bike so that you will not end up like me and enjoy many years of bike riding like all kids. I love you my wonderful David.
Details:
I did this layout for Pink Paislee blog for today. My focus was tools. I, of course, used punches. Edge ones, deep edge ones, and shaped ones. I also used copic markers to color both “love” and “read” in my title.
I can never scrap enough about my kids reading.
Journaling Reads:
Reading has always been my favorite thing to do. Other hobbies might come and go but I never stopped loving to read in all these years. So one of my favorite things to do is to pass this love on to the two of you. I just taught David to read this past summer and he’s already at level two. Just watching him read makes Nathaniel interested, too. And seeing your love for books makes me deeply happy. It is, by far, one of the greatest gifts I can ever give to you. So I will make every effort to support your growing interest in books. I love you.
Now that CHA is passed, I wanted to share some of my The Girls’ Paperie work I made for the show.
Journaling Reads:
As Kindergarten approached my biggest worry was teaching you to read. Everyone said that you would learn at school but I wanted to make sure it was before. I didn’t learn English as a kid so I had no idea how to teach. Thanks to my friends Deb and Caroline, we used this book and in 30 days you learned to read like magic! Seeing you sit and read your books with joy gives me the greatest pleasure I’ve ever felt as a mom. I am so incredibly proud of you my son.
All products are from The Girls’ Paperie Kitch or Mix and Match lines.
Details:
I had the honor of being the December 2010 Guest designer for October Afternoon. This is one of the layouts I made for them.
Journaling Reads:
My little boy, you’re quite adventurous. You’re willing to try and explore everything. David’s toys and clothes are all exciting to you. So are new foods and places. But this openness generally only lasts for a few seconds. Sometimes so short that I can’t even captures it in film. So I was very happy to capture this brief moment of joy you had when you put on the baseball cap on. And then it was off, of course.
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