Thursday, July 27, 2006

~Inspiration~

Yay...Blogger seems to be working again. This week I've been working on this fun little pick-me-up project to beat the heat. I was feeling a bit uninspired, so I decided to gather a bunch of fun stuff that really gets me going and make an inspiration book. I love it and know that I will continue to add to it. It's great fun gathering lots of little pieces, bits of fabric and pictures and color combinations that inspire me to create. Here are a few of the pages I worked on.







As you can see, these last few pages are Halloween. I *love* (I mean really love) Halloween. I think about it year round. Once July hits I start planning my annual party. I adore the vintage, primitive, folk art Halloween look!

This week I've been hearing about a lot of new products coming out of the summer CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) show. If you'd like a bit of eye candy, check out this link with pics of some of the goodies:)

Not new, but new to me, I used my Basic Grey Notch and Die tool on this project. What fun. So many uses!!

P.S. I'm totally gonna do this...

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4 comments:

  1. Lilli in Vancouver2:02 PM

    An Inspiration book is SUCH a great idea! We're all looking for it, and yet how many of us catalog it? I once made myself a list of Things That Make Me Happy.....incl music, etc. That came in really handy on those days when I was bored or restless.

    I love the lavender and turquoise page, the red gingham, kids' clothes for sure, and I just discovered vintage halloween last year, online :)

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  2. Janet8:32 PM

    What a great idea! I like many of the things you've included in your inspiration book. If it ever cools down I'll get busy and make one of my own.

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  3. Christi6:05 AM

    I love this little book...what an incredible idea. And I love Halloween...I cannot wait until I get the new Daisy D's Halloween line! BTW, you totally have my cat! Love black cats (such incredible personalities!), but wow, they all look identical! smiles....

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  4. Anonymous10:15 AM

    Creating an inspiration book is a brilliant idea... we all have those days when we have artist's block, and a book like this is just the cure.
    !

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