Art Journaling

Time To Streamline My Planner Decor

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Once a month I take some time out to decorate the Mission Board in my InkwellPressPanner. It is a bit time consuming, so I tend to put it off till last minute. I feel like such a slacker if I don’t get it done, and sometimes it shows…

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…case in point!

Looks to me as if I just wanted to get the page done! Not a lot of composition there!

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That’s better! Less is more!

This is a lot of work for a page I rarely refer to, and when I look at this, all I see is ephemera I would like to have used in my journals.

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I guess I can remove some of this and reuse it, and I probably will.

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We should always try new things, but we should also be willing to let go of some things when we loose our enthusiasm.

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I’ll miss this project I imagine, but thinking about getting some extra time for the things I really love doing makes me smile!

I will be switching over to just having a week-on-2-pages in my binders to streamline my planning a bit. I’m on the look-out for digital print-ables that will suit my needs. Of course I will continue decorating my week-on-2-pages, I see those everyday!  I’ll share as soon as I find something.

Until then,

Thank you for visiting,

Have a great day,

Patty

October #listersgottalist Challenge

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A new month, and time for another round of lists, and only one this time! I was pretty listed out last month as you can well imagine, but I’m looking forward to participating this month, the list prompts are fab!

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One of the things I’m super excited about is using up some Halloween ephemera that has been poking around in my studio for longer than I can admit! Some of it is super cute, the vintage pieces are from some paper I bought several years ago.

And some of it is pretty dang awesome! That background picture of the house for instance, is a piece from Somerset Studios magazine I bought maybe 8 or 9 years ago. Part of their “Art to Borrow” that they include with every issue, I tend to hoard it.

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Day 1. I’ve been able to use some of my vintage ephemera here and there, I’m trying to mix it up a bit. I absolutely love my new leaf punch by Fiskars! I think there may be a leaf on every page of this journal before it’s over!

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Day 2. I keep my beverages pretty consistent, but I do try something new once in a while. Pumpkin ale has hit the list of goodness for the season!

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Day 3. The only scary thing about this page is the idea of eating legumes from the 1970’s! But those jars are super special!

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I absolutely love the gorgeous girl sitting on Scary Pumpkin’s lap! Where is he looking?! The cad!

I have to say that it was a unfortunate decision to delete photos from my media library over the last few months. I had no idea that it would erase them from my blog posts. So, because I had also deleted my #listergottalist photos from my computer, they were actually the only posts I couldn’t save! It was just going to be too time consuming to take the photos all over again! Ooops!

Lesson learned!

I thought about taking a break from listing, but then found I missed it too much to walk away. It has become a different way to journal for me, and I need someone outside my world to help me think about my life in new ways. I hope Cori at The Reset Girl keeps doing this for a long time!

Once again,

Thank you so much for the visit,

Enjoy your day,

~Patty

Happiest of Happy Mail

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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…

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Precious vintage Christmas cards.

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A collection of vintage springtime cards.

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An assortment of vintage playing cards.

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Some super awesome ads.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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

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

IMG_9279Candy 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!

IMG_9300Classic Halloween! I remember when these were the only colors you would see in Halloween decor…can you say “olde school!”

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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Yeah…in case you missed them…

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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