Celebrating Life

Project Life is making a big impact on the world of papercrafting and art journaling.  Those little pockets unleash a different kind of creativity and I love that focus on writing the story to go with the photos.  

Last month we held a celebration of life for our mother with the kind help of Nici who helped us embrace the message of celebrating the beauty of our days.  At the same time friends were asking me how to save special cards in the Project Life format and how to make use of the collections of scraps we are all hoarding.  The questions became the inspiration for these pages as a celebration of life with journaling about the creative journey we shared.

 Maya Road Stamps with a sewing theme were the creative spark that called for a handicraft theme.    CratePaper Fourteen has a Valentines Day theme with a bit of creative cutting gives you lots more options.   

 

 

The base of the page is Cupid paper cut to the 3x4” size with faux stitching.

Everyone love stencils and I love being creative in recycling.  Kiddies stencils can double duty in the craft room.  

Being creative with trims we can focus on  love hearts.

All the photos on these pages are from special times with stories to tell and that was the inspiration for flip up journal cards.

Our last card for mother’s day now has a home and a story to share.

Love to hear your thoughts on the Project Life style and don’t mind a good challenge ~ just like the question of how do you save special cards in the pockets ~ you never know where they will take you.

 

Perception

"The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see."  Dr Robert Holden

A quickie roadside photo from a morning commute. This time of year the sun is a blaze of colour in the early morning light. Sharing with my friends from Sky Watch Friday who love to find interesting views of the ever changing sky.
 

To Live

"To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life. "
James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Happy Sky Watch Friday friends, am working on some new creative projects to share with you soon, for now we have a pretty early morning moment with nature. Moments like this make me feel so alive and ready to see what the day brings.

New Light and New Projects

"I have found you have got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light" John Coltrane

Getting back to creative projects again. . . .

May’s prompt for One Little Word was easy for me, quotes and positive affirmations keep popping up for me each month as a way of keeping the focus. There are so many words that come our way each day, what information you value and keep makes a big difference, the hard part is filtering.  A fold out page holds the journaling about my parents love of words and language that I experience in loving quotes.   The photos are from a recent trip to the Crystal Castle where we enjoyed an avenue of bamboo and a very quiet room that surprised us with banners full of beautiful words, worth remembering.  Thanks to the lovely folks at Maya Road for the cute bird trims.

Art journal pages using Luminarte Radiant Rain and Silks paints over white gel pen masking.
New to do lists were calling out for a pretty new diary, many thanks to the lovely Roadies from Maya Road for their friendship and support over the last few months. Their collection of stamps is pretty and amazing.

Took a quick break to catch up with Amy Tangerine on her tour down under and had lots of fun making new friends and fellow fans of project life. Amy was super generous with her time and take home goodies of embellishments.

And a tutorial on the Project Life theme using Crate Paper  and Maya Road.

Dawn

"A dreamer is one who can find his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world." Henry David Thoreau

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Getting back to routines around here, morning walks to catch the early morning light, blogging creating and more.  Love the early morning and late afternoon light this time of year  and the way it throws all kinds of colours across the sky.  Linking into Sky Watch Friday where folks from all over the world share photos of what they found in their patch of the sky this week.

saying goodbye

Last week we said goodbye to my number one fan, for those who have been visiting for a while you will know that was my mother.  She loved the way we interact in the blogging world, the comments you left and following your links back, the stories and adventures shared.  She might not have left you a comment but she followed your posts and all the little adventures or photos shared.

Thank you for sharing your photos and stories in your blogs.
Some bloggers comment on the number of people who visit but never comment, and for whatever reason people decide not to say something, maybe that is ok, maybe it is just nice that they took time to visit and we can appreciate that for a moment you made someone smile.

In no particular order, these are some of the folks she visited and enjoyed your blogs and frequently commented on your posts.

Laura with best wishes on your own Spiritual Journey,   Bob The Eagles Brother and his many talented creative projects. Jill who fills her little shop with soulful gifts,  Louise who captures the spirit of the Cape so beautifully and Marilee's sweet creative space, our many many friends on Sky Watch Friday, Martha a fellow mermaid and her adventurous use of colour, Rajiesh sharing fabulous tours across India   and photo cache taking us on amazing journeys across the globe, Arija's lovely garden photos,  Cheering on Nature Girl with her health issues,  Tracy in Scandinavia for an amazing journey focused on the light of living,  and Eileen in MD who is often the first to comment in  my space.   Thank you for your kind words and messages over the last few months, am looking forward to blogging routinely again.
 

Making Photos

"You don’t take a photograph, you make it." Ansel Adams

A great quote from one of my favourite landscape photographers with an eye for framing nature’s beauty.

Thank you for your kind messages over the last few weeks. We are in the last stages of saying goodbye to my mother (aka the number one fan) and had lots of computer issues that have kept me from posting. I will be back on line more often when this computer gets sorted and have lots of fun new projects to share soon.

In the mean time click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see how hundreds of people from all over the world have framed up their view of the sky.

Another Ansel Adams quote is “I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us.” It very much sums up our mood, something my mother loved is the on line blogging community and how people connect in the electronic world, inspiring each other and cheering on creative ways to celebrate what is good in our world. 

The world is wide

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"I remembered that the real world was wide and that a varied field of hopes and fears of sensations and excitements awaited those who had courage to go forth into its expanse" Charlotte Bronte, from Jane Eyre

Love this view of the coast from standing high on the hill, the world and waves keep rolling on to forever. Click the link for Sky Watch Friday to see with other bloggers have found in their sky to share this week.
 

Faith

"Faith is the art of holding onto things despite your changing moods and circumstances." C.S.Lewis

Happy Sky Watch Friday everyone. This week I am sharing a bird using a rubbish bin as perch taking in the view of a colourful sunrise. We are riding the weather between cyclone watchs and yet more rain, crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.  Click into Sky Watch Friday where 100s of bloggers from all over the world share views of their horizon.

Scatter Sunshine

"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much, scatter sunshine." Norman Vincent Peale
Between the never ending tropical downpours and a few other thing going on afternoon sunshine has been a special treat and well worth taking the time to appreciate.  Click the link for Sky Watch Friday to see what other bloggers have found on their horizon.