Thursday, September 27, 2012

Good Advice

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A few more journal pages to share with you…

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While we were away visiting my parents this last week, my journal was my artistic outlet…so easy to tote along with me, with only a couple of favorite pens to have to bring as well…

DSC00847_edited-1 {I love the simplicity of Emily Dickenson…she said it all so beautifully & so concisely.  Label from Crafty Secrets}

…pages already prepared with paint or pretty paper were easy to doodle & write on while watching a movie with the family…

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I really think this one may have been inspired by my being able to spend so much one-on-one time with my mother this week…!

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Were we all told these same things?  Or was it just me?!

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Isn’t that a wonderful quote?  Gives another dimension to the thought of being charming, doesn’t it?

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After I wrote this on the label, I just started doodling little “charms” without really realizing what I was doing for a minute…the funny one on the right is a scotty dog, by the way—one of my favorite charms—I’m just not the greatest doggie artist! {but that’s okay!} 

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So, whether the advice you take today is from Miss Dickenson, your mother, or someone else just as brilliant…it’s usually a very good thing.

Wishing you a charming day……

Julie

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Perfection?

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As you’re already very much aware, I’m SO loving my new art journaling addiction!

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One of the best parts of it, to me—besides just the sheer fun of making each one, is that I seem to learn something every time…whether about the process of making the page—or something about myself…

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Favorite quotes from favorite people grace many of my pages so far…even sometimes from someone “Unknown”…

We all strive for perfection, don’t we? It’s not always possible though, is it? And sometimes, that’s just really okay.

As I was outlining my ribbon frame, my pen kept slipping…YIKES!, I thought—I’m going to have to cover the mistakes somehow…

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Then, I read the quote that I had just written inside the frame, and I breathed a little sigh…and forgot all about the mistakes.  And was happy.

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And one of my very favorite quotes. EVER.  What a wise, wise woman was Mrs. Roosevelt…

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Thank-you, Eleanor.

Go ahead, make some mistakes.  Learn something.  Be happy.  And don’t let anyone let you feel otherwise.

Julie

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

It’s a Good Day

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It IS a good day, isn’t it?!  Each and every day could and should be…
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A few journal pages to share with you today…I can’t tell you how much I love being inspired by gorgeous vintage images…they never fail to give me more & more ideas…
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Watercoloring, stamping, cutting, glueing, doodling…what could be more fun?!
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Why do I love vintage hand images so much?  I have no idea, but I really, really do!  This vintage hand inspired a bit of writing about…writing!
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Ralph Waldo Emerson…he just always knew just what to say, didn’t he?  This simple little quote—profound in its simplicity, isn’t it?
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I love using these black & white images of women on my pages—definitely inspired by the beautiful journals of Hope Wallace Karney…thanks, Hope!
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I love this thought.  It’s a wonderful thing to let others inspire us, but it’s so very important to be ourselves, isn’t it?  BE UNIQUE.
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What beautiful words will you write down on this VERY good day?
Julie