hello, sunshine!

 i'm so happy to celebrate the fun-in-the-sun of this summer

with my new stamp set over at Technique Tuesday!!

there are lots of great designs to help you
send some sunshine to someone special…...

and tell them how much they brighten your day!!

and p.s. …. thank you SO much for brightening my little spot in cyberspace
every time you stop by my blog!!  sending you lots of these:  xoxoxox!!


{for more information about this "hello sunshine" stamp set,
and other new sets including Christmas stamps,  please click here!}  

kindness, hearts, and sunshine

it's week 28 already, and the DLP challenge is to 

add a tiny photo to your page. 

so i decided to pull out one of my favorite pictures…..

and add one of my favorite quotes.

and the result is a page filled with hearts and sunshine….

something this journal girl could never have enough of!

bring on the happy!

{you can read more about the DLP challenge here.

supplies:  moleskine planner, fabriano 140 lb. HP paper, 

derwent inktense pencils, pitt pens, PanPastel, 6B graphite pencil,

uniball signo broad white pen, washi tape} 

inspiration monday

if spring hasn't quite sprung in your part of the world yet,
and the skies are still looking a little gray…..

here's some words of wisdom from someone who
knows how to make people smile.

all you need to do is channel all your good thoughts…..

you know…...the really over-the-top, super cheery thoughts!

and then say bye-bye to gray skies,
and let those smile-sunbeams inspire an absolutely lovely day!

(quite possibly the most sugary, pollyanna-coated post i've written to date!
but sometimes "happy" just goes that way!  :))


{supplies:  walls notebook, pan pastel, micron and pitt pens, 8B graphite pencil,
white pilot choose pen}

inspiration monday

on those days when you feel creative but find yourself a bit in the dark.....

 just put on a happy face.....

and always keep looking towards the sunshine....

 because inspiration will chase those shadows away with a few strokes of your paintbrush and some doodly marks with your favorite pens.....and it's guaranteed to brighten your day!  xox



{this was created in my walls notebook using derwent inktense pencils, waterbrush, 
pan pastel, pitt pens, 8B graphite pencil}

beach birdie

i met this little guy during my beach walk last week.....
he was a lot of fun to watch!

i hope your weekend is filled with sunshine!!
xox


{footage via my iPhone.  watch in larger format here.}

dilemma and solution

dilemma:

i found myself in a bit of a bind because my waterbrush,

that was fully loaded with permanent-yellow-deep watercolor, was accidentally dropped. 

and on it's way down towards my nice clean journal page,  it took 

a nose-dive and did two full somersaults......

{and after a few choice words, i tried to remember that

"put on a happy face" song we used to sing in school.}

solution:
big yellow accidental splotches always make good sunshines!

happy weekend to you!


{supplies:  pocket watercolor moleskine, koi watercolor,
acrobatic waterbrush, pitt pens, 4B pencil}

let the sun shine

keep your face always toward the sunshine....and the shadows will fall behind you.

walt whitman

wishing you a weekend filled with sunshine!