catch your heart

i spent some happy time doodling in my journal today, using supplies that have moved to the top of my "heart" list......

*handmade journal made with fabriano artistico 140 lb. watercolor paper

*golden quinacridone gold acrylic paint

*golden quinacridone burnt orange acrylic paint

*uniball signo white pen

*4B graphite pencil

*burnt sienna pan pastel

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thumb thanks

contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want,

but the realization of how much you already have.

thank you so much for your visits, your comments, and

especially for your encouragement.

i heart you.....more than i could ever express!

{and special thanks to my sweet bloggy friend anna over at lillalotta.....

she most graciously offered me an interview over at her blog....you can read it here!!

thank you precious friend!}

journal page finished using hand-carved thumbprint stamp, micron pens, watercolor pencils, pastel chalk, 6B graphite

inspiration monday

how about some organization inspiration?!

i was skipping through you-tube and found this quick and clever idea for storing all of those paper punches! what i really love about this solution is that each punch is visible.....unlike mine which are stored in a basket.....who knows what punches are on the bottom?!!

(and here's another idea using curtain rods here!)

watch this video in larger format here.

more information about the ikea bygel rails here.

discover

one of my favorite things to do is sit in front of the tv at night and doodle on a piece of graph paper......all of those fabulous little squares wait so patiently to be filled! and you would think that with a studio full of supplies i would choose something interesting to doodle with, but i've discovered that i absolutely love using a plain ol' pencil! maybe one of these days i'll abandon my fascination for graphite and move on into the world of colored pencils.....but i have a feeling it's gonna be a slow transition!

happy weekend to you!

p.s. our sweet bloggy friend becky shander has been one of the featured artists this week over at crescendoh......congrats to you becky!!

purple hearts

i was cruising the aisles of one of my favorite art stores the other day,

and this paper caught my eye. how could i possibly resist those charming little clusters of purple hearts.....

especially when i knew how sweet they would look alongside six rows of delightful little chain stitching!

more photos and information about this journal here.