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I went the whimsical way today…I was attempting to lift my mood a bit. The weather is darn cold again and it’s got me a little down.
This also reminds me that I better get my seeds started. I usually start what I can indoors right about St. Patrick’s Day and I haven’t gotten it done yet…I’m falling behind!
I started this journal page before working yesterday…I’ve been at the schools a lot this week between working and volunteering…so my creative time has been pretty much nil.
I put on my apron and was very careful with my paint so I wouldn’t mess up my nice clothes. I completed the background before leaving for work. Whew…no splatters on me.
Later in the afternoon I had some down time and I started thinking about my day. Actually my week…and the kids I’ve come into contact with at school. The reason for the position is for extra support for those who need it. Some of them can be very angry and resentful towards you…but today it just all clicked for me. I didn’t take it personally at all…getting yelled at by a teen boy the same size as you isn’t all that fun. This hasn’t always been the easiest thing for me which is why I prefer to not work in EBD classes. However, amidst the yelling, I had a moment of clarity and saw that the yelling wasn’t about me even though it was directed solely towards me. It was pure frustration that had been building all week…not that it was the proper way for him to handle it….but this moment was a great learning experience for me as well. I received the gift of understanding.
I didn’t think of it in those words but they fell into my lap when I sat down to finish my page. Love it when that happens!
While working at organizing my art space I looked over at my inspiration board and noticed a pattern envelope pinned. The colors were just perfect for my mood. This is what I came up with…
I love it when words just sort of fall into your lap that just fit….
We’ve had a glorious change in weather and it has me thinking about starting seeds, building a fire pit, sitting on the deck, long walks and windows open.
These thoughts inspired a new journal page.
I haven’t used molding paste for quite a while. I’d forgotten how much fun it is to work with.
Since I had my photo booth set up I figured I’d show you my supplies. 
Of course, now that I’m typing this I realized I forgot the script stamp, ink, embossing powder and heat gun. Geesh. This is why I rarely, if ever, write tutorials.
I had my photo booth set up to photograph the toy Kaiju brought home from Japan by my BIL and new bride-to-be. Mr. G has been Photoshopping the Kaiju into photos that they have been posting on social media. He’s gotten really awesome at it.
When I revisited this page I had started to gesso over it when the words came to mind.
Make a bold choice today
Good thing baby wipes were close at hand…wiped the gesso back off. Made a tag and BAM. Journal page done. I made the bold geometric choice. A little out of my standard fair but it’s good to push limits.
T stands for Tuesday…you know what that means…I’m linking up at Elizabeth’s blog for our weekly virtual tea party.
I’ve got my snack…how about you?
Just look at the size of that Mammoth muffin from Perkins. No affiliation…my kids just love the place. We went out with my mom and I skipped the toast and brought home a little bit of sin. Now that my muffin is out of my mug I can enjoy a bit of coffee with my sin.
Last week for T Tuesday…on Wednesday I mentioned I would be sharing some news. I finally got an interview for a position I applied for about 7 weeks ago. Sadly, I didn’t get the job. Not the news I was hoping to share but I guess it wasn’t the right place for me right now. That’s ok…I’m still subbing and this way I have a lot more flexibity.
Over the weekend I started cleaning up my crazy workspace…only to get sucked into art journaling. I saw that nice empty space and there is just some sick need of mine to immediately fill it with something. I got called away from creating and cleaning for that matter when it was decided that it was time to do some rearranging of the house.
I executed some fish gave our fish a whirlpool ride…then took down the aquarium. It was sitting on a desk that would be much better served as a homework station than supporter of several hundred pounds of water.
In its place we put a much smaller antique desk that holds misc game supplies such as cards, dice, paper and pens. Since this is in our game area we decided to group some vintage toys and games to fit with the theme. The mason jar is filled with random bits and pieces from old games.
The other desk went into Little J’s room…where the antique one had resided previously. But we still were not done with organizing…
Little Js room has this very awkward space that is about 4ft off the floor. The space has always been a collector of crap junk treasures. While measuring for the desk we realized that one of these 9 hole cubbies would fit perfectly in the opening. We left the back off the bottom three squares since there is still a good 2.5ft behind it…just in case stuff fell behind, we’d be able to retrieve it. Look…someone has her own clubhouse now…
I’m not entirely sure what my plans for the day are but I do know I’ll be checking out the other T stands for Tuesday posts. :)
What are you doing today?
Something kicked my creativity back into gear over the past few days. I’m really excited about that! Maybe it was the exercise….hey, that should motivate me to keep going on that as well :) But I digress…
I was in the art journal mood so I grabbed my kira-kira journal and slapped down a light coat of gesso. While digging out some washi tapes and other supplies…I dumped over my cup of wash water. UGH!! I had quite a bit of cleanup to do including changing my jeans…yep, dirty paint water all the way off the table on onto my leg.
Shockingly, I was still ready to create after cleaning up. Usually that would have soured me for the day.
The colors and patterns on this page remind of college. Likely because of the clothes I wore at the time. Leggings, black ankle boots, flannels in those colors. That look is back in its own modern way but I’m not sure that I could pull it off now being 20-something years older. Or that I should even try. ;)
After completing a few pesky household chores I was still feeling creative.
Wow…two journal entries in one day! This time I use my white journal. No particular reason…it just felt right. While mopping up the earlier spill I happened upon this fashion plate cut from a newspaper. I wanted to use on of the girls but after an exhaustive search I couldn’t find my “fussy cutting” scissors. I had to change my thoughts on where this was going.
Peeking out from a stack of stuff on my work desk I spotted a Basic Grey paper pad. I was drawn to some paper with small circles. Small circles you say? There are no small circles on this page. Yeah I know…but the cityscape paper was in the pad too. As soon as I saw it my mind went to the old Sci-Fi movie genre such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
So there you have it…two very different pages created the same day by the same girl whose mind apparently took a sharp left part way through the day. :)
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