by Linda | Jul 29, 2010 | my creative journal
The heat wave here in Italy has suddenly been cooled down with a crazy thunderstorm – scary! Good thing I’m pretty busy just working indoors with some housekeeping on my websites and blogs…a new splash page…
Lots of cardmaking and stamping…
Scraps of paper and material…
…turned into a little journal. It’s a bit flimsy because of the one strip of support. I think I’ll have to stick with larger journals with two strips at least…I suppose super tiny journals aren’t exactly so usable either!
Of course, I’m still making my leather journals…working away…
Happy Thursday to all and have fun in your creative space.
by Linda | Jul 28, 2010 | DIY printables
Looking for a free printable library card template? Here are some mock printables for decorating your books and papercrafting.
Another week means another free printable for you!
As I work on designs, sometimes there are extras left over that I put up as a free download here on the blog. It’s nice to be able to share something that others can use in their crafting. The more the merrier!
Here’s an example of something that I wanted to create, just because library journaling cards have been all the rage in papercrafting. They seem to be popping up all over, in scrapbooking and cardmaking.
Although it would be great to find real vintage library cards to incorporate into projects, it’s nice to have a printable version that I can repeatedly use. Print as many copies as you like!
Here’s my free printable library card template in a couple of styles.
Download Printable Library Journaling Cards PDF (188 kb)
Hope you will find these library journaling cards useful for your paper DIY projects. Enjoy!
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by Linda | Jul 27, 2010 | my creative journal
Even though I’m busy as a bee, I always find time to get a bit of art journaling in here and there. It’s helpful to just leave your art journal open and do what you can, when you can. I was just listening to the latest Creative Living with Jamie podcast where she interviews Stampington & Company’s Editor-in-Chief, Christen Olivarez. Christen mentioned how she has her art journal and supplies in the office, so whenever she has a moment or even more importantly needs a moment – she can go at it! I think that’s a great idea and although I didn’t consciously set that up for myself, since I have my journals and supplies littered around my room – I get the same benefit.
I started thinking about the notion of taking some time out because we need it, not only because we would like to. Maybe even the yearning to do something is really the body and soul crying out for that kind of time? I guess we have to twist the words a bit and not say that we are taking time – as if taking away from something else – rather making the time. So much more positive, even if it’s just a little mind trick on yourself perhaps. It sure has a whole different connotation to it. It might only be 5 minutes, but let’s all go make time for ourselves! You can see below that sometimes I go my journal in the midst of working, when something goes awry! Afterwards I always feel better 🙂
by Linda | Jul 22, 2010 | my creative journal
Here are some snapshots of my creative workspace this week…
by Linda | Jul 21, 2010 | DIY printables
Looking for some pretty and free flower digital stamps? Download these designs for coloring, cardmarking and scrapbooking fun!
Hi everyone! I’m getting more organized these days and trying to get weekly features up on this blog, including digital card designs as well as freebie digital stamps. Here’s a free set of floral patterns, along with a gerber daisy. You can use the florals in a background pattern design or just individually for a beautiful card.
I’ve also realized that digital stamp designs can also be used for embroidery. The possibilities I suppose are only limited by your imagination! I came up with these while working on repeating pattern designs – often doodling just happens – so I thought it would be nice to share.
Download Floral Patterns Digital Stamps ZIP (754 kb)
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