inspiration monday

here's an easy way to grow your own journal garden!  first, grab all of your favorite paper punches (you can also cut shapes by hand)......

and some of your favorite papers.

punch out a circle, and stamp or write a word in the center.

(i distressed the edges of my circles with a stamp pad)

use adhesive to attach some "petals" to the back of your word circle 

(i used a tape runner, but glue will work too).....

 then add some fun little doodles and a paper stem, and you've got a flower!

add some more flowers to the mix (you can never have too many of these little cuties!), attach them to a colorful journal background.....

and you've got yourself a happy little inspiration garden!!

have fun, valentine sweeties!

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supplies used:  rubber stamps, staz-on ink pad, assorted papers, assorted paper punches, green marker, micron pens,  uniball signo white pen, pan pastel for background

just you

1. be you

2. just you

3.  and nobody but you

{4. and have tons of fun while you're at it!!}

journal page finished using "be you" stamp, micron pens, water soluble marker, pan pastel, 3B pencil

i love 'em all

i always have a hard time choosing which one of my favorite supplies to use when i'm working in my journal.......

so here's a page using them all!!  woo hoo!!

(i also snuck in some yellow pan pastel around the edges.....)

inspiration monday

sometimes all it takes is a song on the radio......

and before you know it you're a young girl again, wearing your favorite sundress and new sandals, freshly painted pink toenails, sitting in the back seat of the car with your brothers, long hair blowing all over the place because the windows are down, on your way to the A&W for a root beer float, and the entire family is singing this song at the top of their lungs.

inspiration is timeless.

journal page finished using micron pen, brown brush marker, 
3B pencil,  and pan pastels

faith and fancy

i recently found this little beauty in one of my favorite art stores.

{it's official. my growing collection of these cards reveals that i'm totally addicted to these fantastic designs!}

artwork by the fabulous leigh standley of curly girl design!

click on image to view all the scrumptious details!