I Carry Your Heart With Me

This is a minibook I made for Maya Road for CHA-Summer 2011. This canvas minibook is brand new and I adore canvas minibooks.

The journaling is the famous e. e. cummings poem:
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

Here are all the other pages:

September 30, 2011 | Maya Road, Scrapbooking | 4 comments

My best gift to you was to teach you to practice gratitude daily

This is one of the projects I did for Pink Paislee for September. It was inspired by the bouquet below.

isn’t this bouquet amazing?

It inspired me to create my own circle of butterflies.

Journaling Reads:
My sweet boy, I really hope that you continue writing one thing you’re grateful for every day for the rest of your life.

Details:

September 30, 2011 | Layouts, Pink Paislee, Scrapbooking | 9 comments

Art Journaling – Fabriano Roma – Where You Need to Be

And here’s the next Roma paper page:

The full text reads: You are exactly where you need to be.

I used acrylics and oil pastels one this one.

Here are some details from the page:

can’t get enough of the butterflies.

I am creating multiple art journaling pages a week for July and August (and maybe longer). You can read more about it and the book I am using for these pages at the top of this blog post.

September 30, 2011 | Art, Mixed Media, Weekly Art Journal | 4 comments

Daily Diary – September 29 2011

and here we are. almost the end of the week and almost the end of the month. I still haven’t written the newsletter which is rare for me. but i’ve been so overwhelmed and busy lately that things are definitely reaching the edges of their due date lately.

i took Nathaniel back to the doctor today but he’s all good thankfully and he played happily most of the day.

David came home from school in a good mood. He has a playdate tomorrow.

David spent some time on the computer. Maybe it’s because I am a computer programmer but I love seeing him on the computer. How he uses it and the dexterity of his fingers.

Nathaniel read for a while

and then joined his brother.

I loved how they snuggled up together. The plan for tonight is to do nothing. I am tired. I will just watch TV. That’s that. And maybe I can write the newsletter tomorrow. Let’s hope.

Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I pushed another Beta and got organized and finished performance reviews.
2. I am grateful that I will just take some downtime.
3. I am grateful that I am working on restructuring my day/week and blog. I think I will move to doing one post a week per subject so instead of inundating you with 4 art journal posts a week, i will do one a week with one pages. like i do for the sketches. same with daily diary i think. make it a weekly diary…..

Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I got a Star Wars book from the library at school * {his pick for the journal}
2. I am grateful that I have a play date tomorrow.
3. I am grateful that I watched some movies on the computer.
4. I am grateful that I am going to read my book to my legos.

September 29, 2011 | Daily Diary - 2011, DPGallery | 4 comments

Daily Sketching – Week 25

Here are the sketches from this week. I am proud to say all the sketches this week are from photos I’ve taken. This was something I’d been wanting to do but finally got around to it:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Monday:

Tuesday:

colored pencils aren’t my favorite medium but they work perfectly on the thin papers of my notebook.

September 29, 2011 | Art, Sketching | 2 comments

Art Journaling – Fabriano Roma – Time to Let Go

And here’s the next Roma paper page:

The full text reads: It is time to let go.

Another one with no detail shots. I used the Tim Holtz mask and some acrylics.

I am creating multiple art journaling pages a week for July and August (and maybe longer). You can read more about it and the book I am using for these pages at the top of this blog post.

September 29, 2011 | Art, Mixed Media, Weekly Art Journal | 2 comments

Daily Diary – September 28 2011

today started super-hectic for me. I dropped the kids off and then drove to work. I had a meeting and several things to pick up all over the building. Then I rushed back home and took Nathaniel to the doctor and we came back home for the nap.He woke up rested and cranky.

then I worked worked worked. And David came home so I got some photos.

I will never have enough of those blue eyes.

here he is writing his gratitude book.

Nathaniel wanted photos too of course.

I tried to entertain him with the lens cap.

which he wanted, too.

so I gave him and he loved it.

then david played on the new computer a bit and nathaniel watched (and bugged) him.

now i am off to do some art before I go out to meet a few friends. whirlwind of a day here and still suffering from allergies and perpetually behind everything at this point.

Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I set a hair appointment. I have too much gray again.
2. I am grateful that I might be going out to see friends tonight.
3. I am grateful that I went to work and had a super-productive meeting.

Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I read my book to mommy * {his pick for the journal}
2. I am grateful that I watched some movies with daddy.
3. I am grateful that I read my treasure map book to daddy, too.

September 28, 2011 | Daily Diary - 2011, DPGallery | Leave a comment

A Book a Week – Paper Towns

After reading and loving Looking for Alaska, I wanted more of the same author so I picked up Paper Towns. I wasn’t sure if I liked the book or the author.

As it turns out, I love both.

The author did not disappoint at all. I loved this book as well. Now I have to go find more book by this author. It’s always fun for me to discover new authors I love. Even though it’s a young adult novel and I know that’s not everyone’s cup of tea, if you like well-written books with interesting characters, this is recommended by me.

Yey for new-to-me authors!

September 28, 2011 | Books Read in 2011, Literature | Leave a comment

Time is Passing Very Quickly, It’s Unreal that You’re Turning Two

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
My sweet boy, i can’t believe you turned two. You are supposed to be my baby! You are already enjoying the beginnings of toddlerhood. You have strong opinions and aren’t afraid to express them like immediately breaking into tears when you don’t get your way. But you’re also so kind and loving and hug us all all day long. I want to make sure we enjoy every moment because time passes so fast and soon you won’t be little anymore. Happy birthday my son, I love you!

Details:

September 28, 2011 | Authentique Paper, Layouts, Scrapbooking | 3 comments

Art Journaling – Fabriano Roma – Grateful for You

And here’s the next Roma paper page:

The full text reads: I am very grateful for you.

No detail shots for this one, sorry! It’s really quite simple though but I still like it.

I am creating multiple art journaling pages a week for July and August (and maybe longer). You can read more about it and the book I am using for these pages at the top of this blog post.

September 28, 2011 | Art, Mixed Media, Weekly Art Journal | 3 comments

Daily Diary – September 27 2011

I seem to have been taken over by a huge allergy attack which always exhausts and frustrates me. But alas, it will pass. It’s just making me slow right now. But I tend to be better when I am slow so I am taking advantage of it. I started my morning with photos of the kids, which is rare for me.

David had class photos today so he was dressed in full-uniform.

and I had to snap a photo of him in it.

after he went to school, Nathaniel played for a while. and even posed for me.

he rode the truck and kept saying he wished david was there so he could ride the other truck.

one last shot of David when he came back from school and that was it for the day.

my eyes are watering constantly so I am off to rest a bit. I hope you’re doing well and I apologize for being behind in comments, I promise to catch up soon!

Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I have another Beta out the door.
2. I am grateful that we had company over for lunch today. Rare but nice.
3. I am grateful that I have a caring and conscientious pediatrician.

Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I had P.E. * {his pick for the journal}
2. I am grateful that I tied my own shoelaces today.
3. I am grateful that I’m watching a movie on the computer.

September 27, 2011 | Daily Diary - 2011, DPGallery | One comment

Weekly Art Journal – Weeklong for August 29

This week was the end of my book, so I used the last page but since it’s quite small and I was dumb enough to make it even smaller with a wide-trim edge I had very little room for anything. To top it off, I forgot to take a completely empty photo so you have a photo after day 1. You can see how I drew lines to make sure I’d be able to fit in all 7 days.

Alas, it’s pretty boring. Next week will be similar, I’m afraid.

And here’s the filled page:

And that’s the end of book one. On to number two.

Weekly Art Journal is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here. And you can find out more about the weeklong daily journaling here.

September 27, 2011 | Art, Mixed Media, Weeklong Daily Art Journal | 6 comments

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