Coloring In My Scrap Journal

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 ~ Patty Radish ~ Leave a comment

Coloring books have been around for a long time. And, over the last couple of years, they have become super popular with “grown-ups” as well.

Well yesterday, I was watching a Periscope “haul share” by one of my favorite people Jannette Lane. One of the things she shared was her new coloring book. She spoke about how relaxing it is to take time out just to color once in a while. That made me think about all those hours I put in coloring “Doodle Art” posters when I was a teen. I loved doing them, but they were not my style of decor, so they collected in my closet until I finally just got rid of them.

Enter my new found passion for coloring. I have written about coloring in the pages of my scrap journals in the past, but I looked at it more as a way of filling in the pages, not really with a sense of pleasure of bringing the pages to life. Jannette helped me look at coloring the pages in a different way. I felt guilty for spending time in what I thought was a bit of a childish lark.

This is a page I had decorated up for journaling, then decided to go back and color it in. You might be able to tell that I colored in the background, but it looked awful, so I erased it as best I could. The effect is a dingy wall, I like it!

Another redo. I rearranged and colored a bit more on this one. I’m still working on my page compositions. I like layering paper, embellishments and inspirational quotes over the the text.

The original pages in this scrap journal were pretty fragile , so I put tabs on the corners to help protect them.

I’m happy to say that I left quite a few “coloring” pages in this scrap journal to play with! I hope this inspires you to try your hand at some coloring!

Until next time,

Thanks for stopping by,

Have a wonderful day,

~Patty

Happiest of Happy Mail

September 27, 2015 ~ Patty Radish ~ 3 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I received a package in the mail that completely blew me away! The happiest kind of happy mail, a Random Act of Kindness from my sweet friend Judy!

It was filled with paper treasures of all kinds…

Precious vintage Christmas cards.

A collection of vintage springtime cards.

An assortment of vintage playing cards.

Some super awesome ads.

The coolest antique ephemera I have ever seen, let alone owned!

It will take a very special project for me to use these, and I’m getting pretty close to an idea.

I have had these old scrapbooks for quite a few years now, and have been waiting for just the right project to use them for.

The pages are pretty tattered. And as you can see, they were used in the way scrapbooks used to be used for, collecting scraps of paper.

I think that this awesome ephemera and these scrapbooks are a marriage made in heaven! I’m going to do a little homework and see what I can come up with. Thank you so much Judy!

And, as always,

Thank you for the visit,

Have a great day,

Patty

RadishBlossoms Shoppe News

September 25, 2015 ~ Patty Radish ~ Leave a comment

Just in time for the first day of Fall this week, I made some cute little Halloween Tassel Clips for the shoppe!

Right off the bat, I created a combination pack. Clock wise from top left, the colors are Vintage, Classic, Candy Corn, and Harlequin.

Vintage Halloween, my vintage halloween ephemera was the inspiration for this color story.

Candy Corn! Need I say more? Yes, I realize many people don’t feel the same way I do about the taste, but you have to love the color!

Classic Halloween! I remember when these were the only colors you would see in Halloween decor…can you say “olde school!”

Harlequin Halloween, a very festive color combination! Love!

So, there you have it! A bit early of some maybe, but I’ve been seeing Christmas in the craft stores already, so I’m not too far off the mark!

If you find you can’t live without these, check out my shoppe. And please don’t forget the coupon code IGLOVE15 to get additional 15% off your entire purchase!

Thanks again for the visit,

Have a great weekend,

Patty

My White Color Crush Decor

September 24, 2015 ~ Patty Radish ~ 2 Comments

Yesterday, I received one email too many talking up the Creative Holiday Planner Workshop! Because, I could resist no longer! I am so glad I joined! What eye candy!

Although I didn’t decorate this planner for the Holidays, I was inspired to finally get my white Color Crush decorated.

Looks a bit Autumnal with the gold and reds. I believe I’m having a bit of fun with paper clips lately. It’s become somewhat of an obsession.

It all started with this dashboard and that awesome vase on the wall. Is that to die for or what!? I love staring at it! Gold vase, red wall, pink flowers, what’s not to love!?

This is my business resource planner, where I put any business educational info. Books, podcasts, class notes, etc., so I put an inspirational quote here and there.

My dividers. As you can see, I got out my vintage flower arranging book, LOVE! I threw in the paper clips to cover white space, so much fun!

Yeah…in case you missed them…

Washi tape, post-its, note paper and more paperclips. I usually have plenty of this on hand, but it’s a great way to have the coordinating colors at hand if I take it on the road, plus it’s cute!

So, like I said at the top of this post, I’m taking the Creative Holiday Planner Workshop. Because I don’t want to take apart any of my existing planners…do you know where this is going?…I just bought another planner! Ooops!

All I can say is that I just had an anniversary, and I know it’s exactly what my husband would buy me if I gave him the chance. And this is why I tell him not to buy me gifts. I always find something I want, then chalk it up to latest event. I’ll try not to milk this one for too long!

It goes without saying that I will be sharing my Holiday planner decor.

Until next time,

Have a great day,

Thank you for stopping in,

~Patty

Catching Up on My “30 Days of Lists” Journal

September 22, 2015September 17, 2015 ~ Patty Radish ~ 1 Comment

Doing two list challenges in one month would seem a bit daunting, but I had decided to keep this one kind of simple, so it hasn’t been bad at all!

Days 4 and 5.

But, I did need to play a little catch-up here and there. I’m really enjoying the list making as much as the decorating surprisingly enough.

Days 6 and 7.

Putting odd sized pages in this journal was a fun idea. I’ll have to do this more often!

Day 11.

Using up the mass quantities of die cuts I had bought this year has really helped things move along. Ready made embellishments makes things go a bit faster. It seems as though I can’t use anything unless it’s been sitting around for a while (…me shaking my head!)

These list are just another way to journal as far as I can tell. Instead of writing what’s on my mind, I’m thinking about bits of my life that would have probably past me by. But, I’m sure that seasoned list challenge folks have already figured that out!