A little late on my announcement because of technical difficulties, but here we go…
…just go to my shoppe and if you see anything you like,
use the code: CYBERMON20 at checkout and
save 20% on everything in my store until
12/01 midnight!
HAPPY SHOPPING!
~Patty
Well, most of the cards have arrived. With the Holidays pretty much upon us, I thought it was a good time to share some of the gorgeous cards I will be adding to my collection!
The artistry this time around was quite surprising! So much love and care in each card! I loved reading the notes people wrote on their cards, lovely!
Bright beautiful colors all around! The card in the middle was an extra one sent by sweet Jenny, I wasn’t actually on her list, she put me on it though! Thank you Jenny!
Like I’ve said before, I wish iHanna would do this swap more often! I absolutely love it!
Thank you for stopping by,
Have a great day,
~Patty
Yes folks, it’s another re-constructed journal!
I have been having a rough couple of days on more than one level, and needed a safe place to vent. But, because I’m not a huge fan of letting off steam publicly, i.e.; online, I choose to work it out with pen and paper.
This journal was a little useless, being from a project that I had completely lost interest in. So, last night I tore out all the old project remnants, and replaced them with new journaling pieces. Some of the pages didn’t survive the reconstruction process, but most did.
I began to rummage around my art room, gathering all the lost souls I could find. You can spot some of them at the top of the page. Bling junk!
Then, I grabbed my pen and and started writing! I wrote and decorated, decorated and wrote. Soon, I was adding inspirational quotes and sayings. And I must say, feeling much better about things!
First, for getting a few things off my chest. Then, for giving myself permission to do so!
It didn’t take long for this journal to become a comfortable place to land. To be honest, I had hoped that I wouldn’t need a “venting” journal anymore, but sometimes things just pile up.
My introverted side pegs out pretty easily when I spend too much energy outside myself.
I think that some of the “projects” I get myself involved in makes me a little too stressed, then I hurry through my pages just to get them done. Not my style!
So, I’m going to put a lot of outside projects, and interactions, on hold for a while, just to regroup.
This blog is my heart and soul, so I won’t be wandering too far from here!
Because, we all need a comfy place to call our own!
Have a great day!
~Patty
I have had an off/on relationship with this journal for quite a few years now. There are parts that I loved, but it lacked a cohesiveness that I just couldn’t put my finger on. Probably due to the fact that I thought I could just dump a bunch of unwanted ephemera into it, and believe everything would be just fine. But, it wasn’t! When this journal started to go off track, onto the shelf it went.
This may look familiar to some of you that have been following my blog(s) for a while. And the differences may not be immediately noticeable, but they’re there.
After watching Florence Antonette‘s Traveler’s Notebook series on continuous loop, I found the cohesiveness that I was looking for! My first thought was to buy some Midoris and try her style, but on closer inspection, I realized that I had a lot of the same elements she was using, in this journal. So, the restructuring began, and couldn’t be happier with it!
First, I striped away all the old journaling, this poor journal had become the complaint department, mostly because I didn’t know what else to do with it. I also removed anything that just didn’t fit the aesthetic, luckily that was at a minimum.
I replaced the journal pieces, then began filling it with washi tape, more postage stamps, and ink stamping. Now, I wish I had taken some before and afters, there really is a difference!
I love how the stamping subtly blends the journal piece into the background, exactly what I have been wanting to accomplish for a long time, but was to critical about my stamping abilities to try. I guess it took a “lost cause” project to give me the courage to throw caution to the wind!
I am happy to say that this journal is still a work in progress, so I have lots more excuses to buy more postal goodies! Win! I’ll be sure to share it’s progress again soon!
As always, thank you for the visit,
Have a wonderful day,
~Patty
I thought I should share the Thanksgiving decor in my Holiday planner before Christmas is upon us!
Sheesh, time flies when your a busy lil’ beaver!
As soon as this post is finished, I’m diving into this baby and getting some things written down before they fly out of my head!
I have to admit, when I open up one of my planners, planning completely disappears from my brain! All I want to do is play around in them…”Oooo, maybe this would be cute!”
But, I guess that’s what sticky notes are for.
Of course one of my favorite bits, flowers and yarny-ness!…and stickies of course!
Since the children have flown the coop, I don’t decorate the house much for the Holidays…probably because I’m too busy doing this!
I love a mini dashboard! I made this from a vintage floral arranging image. I added some flower rub-ons and an inspirational sticker.
Is it cheesy?!…you betcha!
This is super special! I have had this image from a Thanksgiving card for almost 30 years…seriously! The inside said something funny like, “Thanksgiving dressing has always been one of Sheila’s favorite Holiday traditions!”
I love finally having a place of honor for it after all these years!
So, I’m off to get planned up for the week!
Hope you have a good one,
Thanks for stopping by,
~Patty
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