by Linda | Jun 12, 2014 | my creative journal
When it comes to gift giving, I always struggle with finding the right item. Especially on a holiday like Father’s Day, it’s ever-so-more difficult to find a thing that is supposed to express the enormity of your love and appreciation. It’s really not possible, is it?
Over the years, I’ve realized that it’s the experiences that really matter the most, mean the most and are the most memorable for everyone. So this Father’s Day why not try gifting your love with a sentiment and your time by planning an activity that can be enjoyed together?
I think it’s the ultimate DIY!
Haha, but of course I had to design a card with a sentiment to go along with my idea. Nothing like a card to express your most heartfelt sentiments! I opted for a really minimal design this time around, would be so cool letterpress I think! Feel free to download, share and gift the printable love you card shown below. Enjoy!
by Linda | Jun 6, 2014 | my creative journal
I know that we all like to take a peek into an artist’s sketchbook and get that behind-the-scenes look at their art processes. Often what may seem mundane to the artist, might actually be totally weird, cool and inspiring to an observer.
With that in mind, I thought it would be nice to round-up my favorite art journaling posts. It’s actually been fun to look back at my own work and getting that sense of creative accomplishment and enjoyment.
I hope my pages will inspire you to create and have fun in the process.
by Linda | May 30, 2014 | my creative journal
Looking for some business know-how geared towards creatives like you and me?
Here’s a round-up of my most helpful creative business 101 posts, sharing lots of actionable steps to life your entrepreneurial spirit and get your work out there.
I’ve learned so much from those before me, so I’m always happy to help others who are just starting their journey!
by Linda | May 23, 2014 | my creative journal
Are you feeling a bit creatively drained or empty?
Remember that we all need to fill the well with inspiration. Input can help spark up the fire inside of you, so here’s a round-up of my favorite inspiration posts on the blog.
I hope they motivate you to create, create, create!
by Linda | May 16, 2014 | my creative journal
Looking for easy bookbinding tutorials? A bit of artsy crafty motivation?
For inspiration and instruction combined, here’s a round-up of the most popular bookbinding posts I have shared on the blog.
I’m happy to be able to help you learn and get a bit creative with whatever materials you may have at home. Enjoy!
by Linda | May 9, 2014 | my creative journal
Since combining my various crafty art blogs, I realize that many links have been broken and super old posts need to be updated and cleaned up. After so many years of blogging, the posts really add up and it’s no easy task to sift through thousands of posts!
I know from my analytics that you folks are coming for many of the printables I have offered, so I made it a point to clean things up asap. Here’s a printable round-up of my favorite offerings, even the oldies are goodies! Enjoy and let me know what you think!
by Linda | May 7, 2014 | my creative journal
I’ve been online for quite some time, publishing my first webpage at age 14… but I think my first tweet really defines what I’ve been working towards in the past few years. It was the day before I quite my corporate job and officially stepped into the unknown world of freelancing, moving to Italy and starting a brand new chapter of my life.
Looking back, that first tweet really says a lot about what I want in life. Did you know that you can discover your first tweet by visiting this link?
What does your first tweet say about you?
by Linda | Apr 2, 2014 | my creative journal
Since I’ve clarified my goals for scrapbooking, I’ve definitely realized that I want to emphasize the photo more than anything else. When you ask other people who look at your scrapbook what really counts for them… it’s usually the photo… then the journaling that helps to reveal the story. Everything else, like pretty paper and embellishments is just nice to have.
After reading the post on A Beautiful Mess about full page photo scrapbooking, I was really inspired to go for it. Oddly enough when I pulled out my photos, I noticed that I usually always take landscape orientation, so it was actually difficult to find something to crop. So I ended up with double page of half-photos instead. Still big photo impact, so I went with it.
I resisted the urge to add other things, just because, so printed out the pages with photo, lots of white space and few words. That’s all I really wanted. But of course, I still had to add a handmade touch with some sewing and little leather embellishments that I hand-cut. It’s clean and simple, I really like it.
Slowly, but surely… I’m distilling things down to the aesthetic I really love. Definitely feels like a revival in my scrapbooking journey. Yay!
by Linda | Mar 18, 2014 | my creative journal
How long can I dwell on this little owl girl? I can’t seem to figure out how to finish her off and have been playing a lot with different color experiments. It would be the start of a beautiful series now that I’m getting really comfortable with this style of character drawing.
My little helper seems to think any marker color will do – perhaps all colors! But I’ve been learning that I like the muted, soft colors. Happy colors for sure, but not in your face. I like to think of it as quiet, happy.
Slowly but surely, I will find my way! What do you think?
by Linda | Mar 12, 2014 | my creative journal
I’m participating in the Do What You Love postcard swap and decided to use leather in my project, because I have so much at my disposal and always want to make use of it! The theme is CREATE, so I thought it would be great to include a motivational phrase – simple and direct.
The sentiment is printed on canvas paper (another material I have stashed up and need to use) and everything is stitched and glued together. Pretty hefty and thick! But I really love the fact that there are lots of layers and texture.
Since I’m living in Italy and need to mail my postcard to the USA, I thought it would be best to protect it in an envelope. Instead of writing on the back of the postcard, I decided to include my create fearlessly girl postcard. It goes with the theme after all!
I hope my swap partner likes it and gets a bit of creative inspiration from the mix of materials and simple message.
I had so much fun creating my postcard, just going with my creative whim while my son was napping. It’s amazing how a little bit of creativity can really brighten up your day! I’m realizing that deadlines are necessary for me to get things done… I’m such a project-based kind of person.
How have your creative DIY efforts been going lately?
