Inspiring Stuff

Don't you just love this quote?  I do. 
I'm hoping that you're having a wonderful, artful day.  Blessings, Diane

Happy Birthday??

I'm polishing this up and working

towards publishing it as a greeting card.

What do you think? Do you think it would work as a birthday card?

Just had to share this with you.  It's a poem by shel silverstein that I copied and a silhouette I cut out.  It took me hours and my eyes were crossed when I finished.  It was really a challenge cutting out the little fingers and whiskers but it was still great fun!  Enjoy!                  Diane

A Glimpse Into My Paradise

A little look into my studio. 
Sometimes I love to spend my time here just sorting and rearranging.
As you probably know there's never enough room.  Look at the basket that holds some of my pens and pencils.  I had them in cans which took up too much room, as did the organizers which I considered.  My husband (who works on appliances) came in carrying this dishwasher basket. Perfect!!  It takes up no extra space but uses every inch, fits perfectly and there's compartments for sorting by colors.  The handles could be on the sides but who's complaining?  Not me.  I love it.                        Diane
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It's no use...................

Don't you just love Alice in Wonderland quotes.  I have it on my to do list to re-read it, when I read it before it was in grade school and I read the Classic Comic's version of it so that I could do a book report.  Now I'm going to sit down and read the book.  This quote is so true if you think about it. 

The picture is from some book plates I found at a garage sale. 

Have fun creating, I sure am!!                                        Diane

Considering Art

 On this page I mostly thought about where I was going with art and what was holding me back.  That's part of the beauty of journaling, you can think with paper, scissors, words and color.  The little bee is a favorite, I cut it from the Victorian Trading Company catalog.  The butterflies are from the Graphics fairy.  At first I didn't like the paleness of the page but it eventually fell into place and took on a beautiful life of it's own.  

     

     I'm almost finished with this piece. I'm still looking for a certain something for the top. Most of the little books I covered, one is from Lynn. When I get it completely finished I'll repost it. One of the things I used on it was tissue tape which you can see on the bottom drawer and the sidebars and bottom. I love to work with that stuff. Not sure whether it will stay stuck forever though so I decoupaged the entire thing. Until next time - happy creating!