Friday, June 8, 2012

Paris

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I’ve never been there in person, but in my mind, a thousand times…..

Paris…the City of Light…

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…or, as I put it in my art journal, City of Lights—see my little lights going across the pages?  An attempt, anyway…

What a thrill to visit this beautiful city in my imagination, thanks to the lovely invitation from Anita

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Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to wander the streets…just get lost?

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I really do see a rosy hue surrounding the images in my mind when I think of Paris…”la vie en rose”, right?

image Someday, perhaps, I’ll make it there.  But, until then, I’ll be…

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Thanks so much for joining me on my journey today…linking up to Castles, Crowns & Cottages’ “Paris—Simply Irresistible” Link Party…merci beaucuop, Anita!

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Paris really IS always a good idea.

See you soon with something new…

Julie

Thursday, June 7, 2012

All Things British

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I love this poster.  I just really, really do.  I love the look of it, the history of it--an inspiring story of courage and hope…and the beautiful British way of quietly “carrying on”.

So, of course I had to journal it.  A lot of it.  Two pages in my art journal devoted to my love of all things British—focusing on the poster and it’s history, which I found here.

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Little bits & pieces of things found online…images, thoughts, sayings…a hand-painted “Union Jack” page & images from British-inspired stamps cover the pages…

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Almost grafitti-like in its mish-mashiness, isn’t it?  But I like it this way….

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I really AM glad my ancestors chose to come here 300+ years ago…chose to be Americans.  But, I also love those deep, deep roots of mine…

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Wishing you a LOVERLY day…

Julie

Monday, June 4, 2012

Summer Fun

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Hello, my friends!

It was my turn to share a few projects over at Vintage Street Market this week, so I thought I’d share them with you here, as well…

Summer is here!  Isn’t that a wonderful thing?!  In thinking up my projects, I thought of all that June brings…no more school, lazy days at the beach, Father’s Day, weddings…so many things!

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A day at the beach inspired this miniature sand bucket piece.  A sweet little paper doll girl  perched on a vintage-inspired Bingo card…

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…a layer of “sand” at the bottom made by scrunching up brown crepe paper and sprinkling it with chunky, clear German glass glitter—and shells & pearls, of course!

Then there’s Father’s Day…

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This Dapper Dad paper doll was just the thing for this long, tall card—reminiscent of all the over-sized ones I’ve seen before from days gone by…

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Wouldn’t you just LOVE to have a car like this now?!  I would!  {I think all I’d do all day is drive around in it…maybe it’s a good thing I just have a minivan!}  My Dad did have one very similar to this one…ah, the good old days!

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And I just had to add another page to my growing art journal…this one featuring a favorite quote of mine from Audrey Hepburn…perfectly illustrated by this lovely, young 1950s girl…

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It’s true, isn’t it?  

A pretty little border at the bottom finishes it off—a paper measuring tape, some lace & a few feminine touches, and that’s about it!

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Wishing you many wonderful, lazy & inspiring summer days ahead…

Julie

{All products & images used in these projects are by the wonderful Vintage Street Market and can be found here.}