thankful hugs

we're celebrating Thanksgiving here in America today,
but no matter where you live in this big-while-small-at-the-same-time world of ours…..

please consider yourself thought of…..and thanked beyond measure…..
for all your visits to my little corner of blogland, and all of the tremendously kind comments you leave here.   your love, friendship and support of my artwork mean more than i could ever properly put into words, so please accept the enormous hug of thanks that i'm sending to you right this very minute!!

happy Thanksgiving to sweet, precious, wonderful YOU!
xox


{this was created in my wings journal using derwent inktense pencils, pitt pens,
white pilot choose pen, 3B graphite pencil}

inspiration monday

here's a fun, easy way to add some autumn flair to your journal page!

start by carving a solid leaf stamp (i carved this stamp from a plastic eraser).

then smoosh three different colors of distress ink onto a smooth, non-porous surface.

now spray a very fine mist of water onto the ink…..

and press your stamp into the ink, trying to include all three colors.

now stamp your image onto your journal page.  

you can fill in some of the white areas by using your water brush to smooth out the color……

and you can also use the leftover ink on your craft sheet to paint in other important things on your journal page.

then, once you've added all your favorite journal-touches,
celebrate these crisp autumn days by making yourself a big cup of hot chocolate!
(p.s.  and make sure you put plenty of those soft, ooey-gooey, mini marshmallows on top!)


{watch me carve a stamp here}

{supplies:  moleskine watercolor journal,  plastic eraser, carving tools,  distress ink stamp pads in fired brick, rusty hinge, and crushed olive, craft sheet, waterbrush, 6B graphite pencil, sepia pitt pens}

so thankful

Happy Thanksgiving
to all of my bloggy American friends!
(make sure you have an extra helping of pumpkin pie!)

wishing you many sweet blessings,
today and every day!
xox

♥

{i'll be away from blogland for a couple of weeks to
spend some time with my family!!  see you in december!}

{this was created in my watercolor moleskine using
pitt pens, inktense watercolor pencils, and a 4B graphite pencil}

so thankful for you!!

"there is a calmness to 

a life lived in gratitude,

a quiet joy."

ralph blum

wishing you a beautiful Thanksgiving!

xox

inspiration monday

remember when we were kids, and Thanksgiving week rolled around and we would make those turkeys by tracing our hands in school.......and then we'd take them home and our moms would proudly attach them to the fridge using about twenty magnets?!  well, i was thinking about that, and i decided to be a kid again.....but instead of tracing my hand, i used my all-time favorite heart-in-hand and had a little gobbledy good fun......

do you think it's "fridge-worthy"?!  

 heeheehee

priorities and pyramids

after having so much fun with my halloween food pyramid, i couldn't resist creating one for Thanksgiving! this one is based on the traditional food pyramid, the recommended guide which suggests we less of what's at the top, and more of what's at the bottom.

which kinda explains where turkey is on my priority list, as opposed to pumpkin pie with whipped cream.....hee hee

i am SO thankful for each and every one of you!! i wish you and your family a very blessed Thanksgiving day!!!

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