Memories

I decided to join The Summer of Color 5 hosted by Kristin Van Valkenburgh. Color makes me happy and I can use a large dose of happy about now!!

This is week 1 and the colors for the challenge are blue, blue, green!! I had fun playing with fluorescent colors, it's a bit outside of the norm for me. It feels very summery to me!! 

Memories, sometimes I wish we had a delete button.....

Begin Again

Since October of last year there have been far to many tragic events surrounding myself, my family, and close friends. Art is my saving grace and it's where I find balance. I am grateful for that. 

Let Go. 

Breathe. 

Trust. 

Smile. 

Madness. 

Courage Dear Heart. 

Conceal. 

Hope. 

I hope to start blogging again, but maybe not. Instagram seems to be my media of choice. It's much easier to share photos and life there. I'm looking forward to a summer filled with family, friends, creating and most importantly calm and healing. 

Big hugs,

Christy

My Lifebook Journey

Wow, its been a while huh? The last few months have blown by so quickly, but I'm back at it!

We have a bit to catch up on :)

Back in October I started searching the Internet for a local art retreat. I was longing for a deeper connection in the art world and desperate to learn more about mixed media. While web searching I stumbled upon an AMAZING artist, Tamara LaPorte and her website Willowing Arts. On her website I learned about a year long mixed media e-course called LIFEBOOK. It is taught by 23 different teachers with a lesson or bonus released each week! There is so much I want to say about Tamara and Lifebook, but this post would be entirely too long! She is amazing and the course has already changed me.... This course it not only about amazing art, but also about healing. You don't have to participate in the healing lessons if you don't want to, its just there as an added bonus. You can learn more about it here. Plus, its super affordable and you still have time to sign up!! 

Anyway, back to the story :)

I was planning on asking hubby to purchase it for me as a Christmas gift, but before I even had a chance to ask him I received an email update from one of the blogs that I follow.....CREATIVITY UNLEASHED by Traci Bautista (another amazing artist). She happens to also be one of the teachers for LIFEBOOK 2014. She was hosting a giveaway for the upcoming Lifebook 2014! So obviously I entered and I bet you will never guess?!?!?!?! I WON! I was so beyond excited and grateful for this opportunity! I was in the car when I found out that I had won the giveaway, don't worry hubby was driving! However I did scare the crap out of him with my gasping and squealing! LOL

So fast forward to now....staying true to myself....I am already behind on the lessons! 

Lessons started January 1st, I'm not too far behind so there is hope! So far the journey has been amazing and its not even February yet! I cant imagine what this year has in store for me...

So here is my first finished lesson from week one. It was just a warm up to get your creative juices flowing. It was fun to just sit a play while following directions given by someone else! Following along with Tam took away the dreaded blank page syndrome. It was so relaxing to just sit and play along....

                                

 

Here is a sneak peek at what is coming up next. This lesson is all about drawing your inner artist guardian for 2014. My drawing is complete, I just have to add some paint! 

I will be back soon with my finished guardian and many more completed lessons from Lifebook 2014! 

It is going to be an amazing creative year!

Big Gentle Hugs!

xoxoxo

More Gelli Love!

Getting tired of Gelli Prints yet?!?!?! Not me! I may be late to the game, but better late than never! LOL

The next set of prints were done outside of my art journal to be used for various mixed media projects. The prints were made on some cheap card stock and a few on tissue paper.

Stencils used will be listed under the pics

This first print is one of my favorites! Looks like a sunset :)

Heidi Swapp Tiny Hearts and Sunshine stencils

Prima Donna Downey Poppies stencil

Balzer Design Mini Silhouette Script

(This print was done on white tissue paper)

Prima wood grain stencil

Heidi Swapp Sunshine stencil

The letters were made with an old alpha paper stencil set from my stash

Circle were cut from cereal boxes and used as masks

Feather was cut from my Cricut

Prima flourish mask

Prima hot air balloon mask

Prima splatter mask

Heidi Swapp Heart Cluster stencil

The letters were made with an old alpha paper stencil set from my stash

Prima splatter mask

Balzer Design Mix and Match Hearts

Heidi Swapp Tiny Hearts

Circles were cut from cereal boxes and used as a mask. This one makes me laugh because you can see from the gelli transfer what cereal box I used! LOL Can you spot it?!?!?

Thanks again for looking! Gentle Hugs!