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This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.
Journaling Reads:
Today started out stressful and just didn’t get much better from there. Here’s the little boy watching some TV. I love the way he’s sitting.
we took our walk early today and I brought my camera along.
Nathaniel wasn’t playing along but I got a few of David.
we got back and I put Nathaniel down but he refused to nap, so I just gave up and he played while I worked. Can you almost hear him make sounds as he’s playing?
I love having little boys around. They are so unbearably cute.
My jaw-ache (yes it’s back) got progressively worse from there and has reached unbearable proportions. I am trying to stay calm and hope it goes away but it’s really quite terrible. My goal tonight is to buckle down and get some of my todo list items done. Emails replied to, layouts and blog posts uploaded, and maybe even comments. Let’s see how far I get. Three Things I’m Grateful For: Three Things David’s Grateful For: This weeklong page was originally inspired by this wonderful canvas. I loved how unique it is.
This week I just had fun and used all the stamps I wanted to. here’s the left page: And the right side: And here’s the filled page:
I love this one, too. 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.
Today was a whirlwind. I did a lot of work. I also caught up in several other projects. The little boy woke up from his nap with this hair.
I love the crazy hair!
David was sweet most of the day. He played with his legos. He’s been doing that a lot lately.
This evening we lost electricity. For over two hours. It had been a long long time since that happened so it was quite odd. I used the time to snuggle up with the boys and then when they went down, I scrapped. Now I just want to sleep even though I have a few important todo list items. Maybe if I rest a bit I will feel like getting some work done. Sorry for the quiet today, just feeling tired. How are you doing? Three Things I’m Grateful For: Three Things David’s Grateful For: In June, I had the honor of guest designing with Little Yellow Bicycle’s Sweet Summertime collection. Here is one of my layouts:
Journaling Reads: And some details:
Another weekend day means another set of family photos. I often get kisses during the shoot which is one of my favorite parts.
Jake said to leave the TV on today so the kids would look at the camera more. Even he’s looking at the TV!
Nathaniel insisted that he carry the new case he got with his knights toy.
there was tickle time of course.
and then when Nathaniel went to nap, Jake showed David a present one of his friends gave us: a playstation 2. David was so very happy and grateful.
they played for a bit and I scrapped a page and did some sketching. Then the little boy woke up.
And David let me take a photo before he ran to his room to create with his legos.
I spent the afternoon mostly dozing on and off. I’ve been tired and in pain. My jaw seems to be acting up today and four Advils did nothing so far. Let’s hope it’s gone soon. This week promises to be a bit more hectic than the last few. But not too much. I plan to buckle down and get a bunch of items crossed off my list early in the week. But tonight I get to relax. I am going to read and if I feel better I can do some art later in the night. I hope you’ve all had a fabulous weekend! Here’s to a great week. Three Things I’m Grateful For: Three Things David’s Grateful For:
David says: I thought it was sad when the dad accidentally killed one of Mr. Daga’s children, the baby rat. I thought it was funny that The Talker talked nonstop and thought it was cool that he turned out to be Hanson. I thought it was interesting that the person who did grandpa’s leg also built the house they lived in. I liked that the box had growth powder to make the key grow. I also liked how Mr. Daga trained the dog and he could get a soda from the fridge. It was cool that the dimmer switch made the house invisible. My favorite part was when they found the treasure because it meant that they could keep the house. Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here. Ok, now that my Moleskine is finished, I wanted to change things up a bit so I decided to use a Strathmore Visual Journal in 9×14. Instead of using the pages in the book, though, I ripped them and used them individually so I could stitch and do other things that the spirals wouldn’t let me. I’d originally told myself I can take my time and do a page a week but I’ve been making a lot of them and I don’t want to post just one page a week because I will then be posting these pages I did in August all the way into November. Instead I decided to make four posts a week which will keep things a bit more current. I apologize in advance if this gets annoying. For the first page, I wanted to make a watercolor drawing of this photo I took in Pacific Beach, California
I am not so great with watercolors but I went slowly and did my best. I didn’t do the person cause I really just wanted it to be a scene. (and I wasn’t sure i could do it!) Here’s what I ended up with:
After I colored, I did add a bunch of stitching around the border and in the waves and then I journaled all around the edges as well. There we go. Something different.
Happy Saturday! We had a quiet day of course. We got up early and took family photos after exercise-time. I snapped one of my boys.
and there was remote-related conversation of course. Nathaniel had it.
when I tried to take it, he insisted that Daddy take the photos.
then we just gave up and dove into tickle time.
which was awesome, of course.
Afterwards Jake and David rode bikes for a bit and then played soccer together while Nathaniel and I hugged on the couch. And then I went to lunch with my neighbors and David played wii and Nathaniel napped. (and so did Jake.) When I came back I sketched. Then it was time to watch a movie. Nathaniel played as he watched, of course. (see the red box reflecting off of the sun to his face? that’s the red tint of the photo)
And David gave me less than one second to snap this one.
Now they are settling down for the night and I am trying to decide whether I should scrap, art journal, or just cuddle up with a book. Maybe a little of each? Three Things I’m Grateful For: Three Things David’s Grateful For:
jake karen david nathaniel
Us Right Now is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.
I actually scrapbooked today. It had been a long time. But I had a lot of fun and there were so many things that it ended up spreading over to the little boy’s table. So he took a look at them, of course.
He was quite fascinated.
The big boy played quietly most of the day and then wrote in his gratitude journal.
He was already dressed for his soccer class.
and the little boy kept playing with the containers of my scrappy goodies.
I have been on fire with the art journaling ever since yesterday’s big revelation. I’ve made 3 pages and have already thought of my fourth. I am so thankful and excited. Let’s hope it lasts. Plans this weekend include at least one more layout and a bunch more art journaling. That’s about it. Reading, playing, hugging the family, too, of course. Happy weekend! Three Things I’m Grateful For: Three Things David’s Grateful For: Well, this week’s not anything to be excited about but I am thankful that I have at least not gained any weight. I would like to see some better results after all the effort I’ve been putting in but I will be patient. I will see this through. Whatever it takes. I’ve made quite a few changes in the last week or so. I have stopped drinking the coffee and drink tea instead. Also no more peanut butter and no snacking randomly. I’ve also started making sure I eat chicken and beans every day. And sometimes eggs. I try to make sure I am eating as much fresh food as I possibly can. The only other thing I really need to cut out is the graham crackers but we’re not there just yet. Soon. I’ve changed the exercise around slightly as well. I now walk one of the three miles at a small incline. I plan to increase it slowly. I know this is not a big change but at this point all I feel comfortable with is small changes. I figure they are better than no changes. One day at a time. That’s what I keep reminding myself. and here’s this week’s card:
Healthy for Life is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here. |
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