I am happy to announce we have our winners!
One from Instagram, and one from my blog, how cool is that!
Blog winner: Nanci
Instagram winner: @ombra_die_sogni
Congratulations! And Thank You to everybody that participated! I was truly overwhelmed with the wonderful responses and I hope to do another one of these again!
Nanci, please email your address to me and I will send out your journal!
Once again, Thank You,
And as always, thank you for stopping by,
~Patty
From the amount of time that I have been spending on Halloween decor lately, you wouldn’t think it really wasn’t my favorite day of the year! I wonder if not working at Michael’s anymore has something to do with not feeling burnt out on Holiday decor…of any kind!
I’m going with YES!
So, in the spirit of things…
…I finally finished decorating my “Holiday Planner”! I need this mostly to jot down menus, gift ideas, and such.
Or an excuse to buy another planner! 😁 But, also to be able to use some of the ephemera I can’t let go of. A dog with a hat! Hello!
But, I think this is what really did it for me! This little “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” stamp has been sitting on my desk for I don’t know how long. I was afraid to use it somewhere and never find it again. I’m so happy to finally find a safe place to keep it.
I will be changing this dashboard out for Thanksgiving, my favorite Holiday, very soon! So, look for that!
Until then, Thanks for stopping by,
Have a great day,
~Patty
*Don’t forget to take a look at Giveaway post to be eligible to win a prize!*
Yesterday, I decided celebrate having 2000 followers on Instagram by hosting a giveaway! Well, it didn’t seem fair to my loyal blog followers, so I’m opening it up to my blog too! Yay!
That means that if you are reading this on facebook, you can enter by simply following the same rules!
The rules are simple:
Follow my blog and make a comment!
That’s it!
If you are already following my blog, awesome, just leave a comment!
What you will win:
One of those ❀mini art journals❀ along with one ❀ephemera pack❀.
This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Internationally!
You can enter once a day following the above rules.
The giveaway runs through Saturday, Oct. 31st, 6:oo pm PST . A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Sunday, Nov. 1st
Good Luck,
Thanks for the visit,
~Patty
I think I look forward to the iHanna PCS more every time it comes around! It’s only twice a year, I wish it was at least four! But since I’m on the side of having fun, not running it, that’s easy for me to say.
I haven’t written a process post in a long time, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to share a little of mine.
Warning: this post is pretty photo heavy, so I’ll try to keep the text to a minimum.
This is what I started out with, pages from a couple of journals that didn’t quite work out that I cut to size. This happens once in a while, I’ll over do it on the journal makings, then decide to move on.
These seemed a bit too bright, and needed a little strengthening up, so step two…
Hoping these will do the trick! Tissue paper and napkins.
With the napkins you will want to pull the the layers apart, there are usually three, save the printed one to adhere with matte medium. (it’s a whole process I can cover in another post if you would like).
I was concerned that the colors would fade too much, but as soon as they had dried, I was happy.
I have had these snarky recipe cards clanking around for a few years. They are the perfect size for post cards with lines for writing to boot!
The ephemera I have chosen to work with. I will collect things throughout the year that might work for making happy mail. I wanted to go all out “postal” themed with this swap.
The layering process goes as such: card base, tissue paper, main image, large stamps, washi tape, smaller stamps, die cut/punch out, and more washi. Apply a coat of satin varnish if you are so inclined. Let dry, then sand the edges smooth…my favorite part! See the rounded corners, Love!
After all the layering, varnishing, and sanding, they feel quite substantial!
They look a bit like a mini journal page, no surprise there!
And because I have received too many cards that look like the mail truck did a burnout on them, I make envelopes out of book pages (again, another process I can share if you would like). These were made from a 1970’s crafting book.
So there you have it! I had so much fun making these, I decided to make more to send to some of my friends!
If I left out anything, or if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Once again, thank you for stopping by,
Have a great day,
~Patty
A couple of weeks ago, I was planning a trip to visit my daughter and was looking for an easier way to bring art making supplies. Without bringing my whole studio! I decided to go micro-mini. Luckily for all concerned, not with my wardrobe…if you know what I mean!
I searched for anything I could find that was tiny to see how much I could ft into this travel case. Success was mine…I could barely lift it!
I’ve kept it packed so that all I have to do is grab it and go. Sometimes I just want to sit in front of the T.V. and play…and that’s exactly what I do!
I’ve continued to work on them since arriving back home and had some fun embellishing them with every wayward, or unwanted, paperclip in my stash…so much fun!
This is a page spread I worked on while visiting my daughter. We stayed super busy, so I only got a couple done.
Limiting the bits and pieces I can use really helps me think outside the box, or travel case if you will. I love the challenge of making the randomness come together cohesively!
Those page tabs are from the recent Planner Society Kit Club offerings. I love all that fuss at the top of my pages!
I’m trying to get used to stamping in my journals. I have a boat load of stamps and ink pads, but I get extremely frustrated at how lame I am at stamping! Practice, practice, practice…grrr!
This is my favorite part of art journaling, using something that has been bouncing around my studio for years! I have refused to get rid of that tiny paper clip, hoping that someday I would find the the perfect home for it…Bingo!
So, there you have it. Much ado about some mini-ness!
Thank you so much for stopping in,
Have a wonderful week,
~Patty
Patty Radish 