A beautiful day

beautiful dayWe’ve had such gorgeous weather lately. It inspired me to create this journal page day.

Blue sky and puffy white clouds.

A field of flowers…beautiful day full page

I think I was also inspired by a recent trip to the MN Landscape Arboretum.  So many beautiful flowers. I took well over 100 photos in the 1.5 we were there.

I’ll share more of that day in a later post.

 

 

coneflower

This was the last photo I took that day as we were walking back out to our vehicle. That’s it straight from the camera…no edits…no fussing with color balance etc….with the exception of my watermark, of course.

coneflower edit

 

 

Here’s the same photo after playing around in Photoshop. It has a completely different mood.

I could play in the digital world all day but there are things in the real world that need my attention today.

 

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A magical place

magical placephoto assistantPrincess GracieI wish I had a time lapse of this journal page. It went through many different stages and colors before arriving at the finished product. This definitely made the background rich and with great depth.

The words were an afterthought…but they fit just perfectly to me. When I rip pages out of my journals to reduce bulk, I often look for phrases that speak to me. I cut them out and save them for a future project. I never pick the words beforehand….always after I have set the paintbrush down.

Whenever I go outside to photograph my art for the blog I have an assistant who likes to tag along.

She really isn’t much help. In fact, she is usually a distraction as I must keep one eye on her so she doesn’t get into trouble.

It usually works out best when she finds a nice sunny spot to get her daily dose of vitamin D.

Oh, the life of a spoiled cat.

 

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Flower doodles

flower doodles

I’m not excited about the colors I used on this page but I’m having a lot of fun with the doodles.  I think it’s something I’m going to play with more.

Speaking of flowers…

I’m in need to some identification of a “flower” or maybe a weed that has planted itself amongst my spirea bush.weed1

It’s quite large. The leaves are about 6 inches long and the bud it about 1.5 inches in diameter. It seemingly grew up overnight. I’m sure it didn’t and that it was working its way up while I was sick for a week.

weed2The goofy thing is tall as well. I’ve been leaving it now just to see what comes of it but would love to know if anyone could tell me ahead of time. Patience is not one of my virtues.

 

 

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Quiet morning T Tuesday

tea lightI’m enjoying a quiet, overcast, drizzly morning with a cup of coffee. Mr. G is out the door to work and the kidlets are still sleeping. How long do you think I can keep calling them kidlets when the oldest is my height? I say, FOREVER!!

Since it is so gloomy I decided to light my tea cup candle while I read and sip my coffee.

rainy day GracieKnitting group is on the docket for today as well as a little back to school shopping. School supplies have been purchased and are packed  in the backpacks. Big J is in denial while Little J is excited to go back in just over a month.

Gracie is attempting to will away the rain with her mind so that we can go sit outside. Good luck kitty. Maybe we can  enjoy a little time later but that concrete has to dry to make it comfy for furry paws.

What are you doing today?

Want to join the T Tuesday fun? Just click the button on my sidebar and it will take you to Elizabeth’s blog.

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Back in the saddle

enlightenment choose your pathI’m feeling better each day!! Still can’t sleep laying down but at least we have a recliner. I’m trying to be an optimist here.

I felt good enough yesterday  to finish a journal page I started well over a week ago. I’ve been really into splatters and scribbles lately. This page was no exception. I found the image in a drawer. Not sure where she came from but the colors fit perfectly.

Today’s page I was trying really hard not to use scribbles and splatters but in the end…a little bit of white splatters had to be added. I just couldn’t help myself.  I did restrain and set the black ink back down…baby steps.

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Hello…is this thing on?

garage salecraft tablesYikes! I’m just starting to crawl back to the functional world. Let me explain.

Towards the end of the day Thursday….the first day of the neighbors garage sale…I began to lose my voice. Ok, that wasn’t so bad…a bit of comic relief for the others.

By the end of our mediocre sale at noon on Saturday, I was starting to think that I wasn’t just dealing with laryngitis but a cold virus instead.

Unfortunately, I was right. A summer cold!! They are the worst.  I’ve been sleeping in the recliner to help with the coughing.  I’d been waiting it out, thinking I’d get better until yesterday I couldn’t take it anymore.  I went to the doctor and I have an ear infection. Thank goodness for antibiotics even though I’m not a fan of taking them. I’m already starting to feel slightly better. Hey, I can actually sit in front of the computer.

I figured I’d show you my little setup of crafts at the sale. However, I didn’t sell much. It was more of a “guys” sale with lots of tools and greasy things. Oh well. Live and learn.

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T stands for Tuesday

20130716_2617So my friend Elizabeth has started a new tradition…which is a twist on an old one. She is asking everyone to check in on Tuesdays with what ever you’ve got going on that day. You asked for it my friend….

I have a really busy day ahead…a busy week in fact.  Before I dive into the day, I’m enjoying a quiet moment with my coffee and computer.

I won’t go into all the minutia of the day such as meal prep, shopping, errands and cleaning but my main focus today is garage sale stuff.

20130716_2620My neighbors are having a sale  starting Thursday and we have a ton of stuff to contribute.

This is just the tip of the iceberg so to speak.

I have the storage room completely torn apart. Boxes all over the family room waiting to be sorted. I still need to go through my closet and more in depth in the craft room. So far I only have a tray of rubber stamps that are leaving.

We keep thinking of other things to get rid of…so we tear into another room or closet.

It’s chaos, I tell you. CHAOS!!

But first…Little J and I are going to knitting.20130716_2618 I need a dose of friends and laughter before tackling anymore boxes!!

What are you doing today?

 

 

 

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