Authentic and Pure

So this weeks prompt for our Art Journals is from Rebecca. As I told you last week, we are taking one page a week and creating in our art journals. We would love for you to follow along, but if it helps you more just to read along.. that is fine too!

Rebecca's prompt for this week was:

What bugs you?

The item to use was Stamped image or words

Now I looked at this prompt and thought what at this moment just doesn't sit well with me. And well the answer was easy... Lack of authenticity.


I look at this world and see so many beautiful opportunities for friendships to grow, people to thrive relationships to flourish and what truly keeps them from advancing is the lack of vulnerability and security to be truthful and authentic in front of others. There is nothing wrong with the way you were meant to be... We all grow, we ALL make mistakes... the beauty of it is just how you react to the mistakes you make. Do you embrace them or hide them? How can anyone else learn from your mistakes unless you share them with others who just might be going through the same exact things that you have gone through. Imperfections are meant to be shared... if even for the single reason that they show people you are human... and that is OK...

Each of us was created uniquely and perfectly in the way that only we could impact this world... and it is such a shame when we take the burden of someone else's judgment and allow it to position the direction of our passions and paths.

So here is my page... I like to create one artsy page and one journal page on the back so I can just have fun on the artsy page... Although if I can think of a creative way of adding my journal... I will add it to my artsy page, but for this... I thought it would be discreet to just show the bones of my project.

Here is my artsy page...

Close up of the flower... I used vintage dictionary pages and sparkly glitter tulle. To color the leaves I used Clear Snap Smooch, Spritz and of course around the edges I used sparkly thread.

The background.... The background was created with Turquoise craft paint and white Chalkboard Paint by Folkart (Plaid). The edge was colored with Smooch Spritz. And of course... sparkly thread (Sulky or Gutermann). I painted the lace on with the chalkboard paint.

This was some left over fabric from a Little Mermaid costume I made my daughter a few years back... just it into a stem and leaves with of course... sparkly thread. ♥
The title is a classic set of Prima Times new Roman letters... I love these letters :) i stamped the word TRUTH on the letter... the stamp I used is one of Melody's that she created for Unity Stamp Co. And of course... sewed down with silver sparkly thread :)

And here is the journal page...

The album was created by sticking pages of an old magazine circulation together to create thicker pages (something I learned at Brave Girls Camp)


I just took some Crafty Power Tape by SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L and tapes two pages together so that I had a thick page to work on.

I plan on using the journal page to write down what I am feeling at this moment about this topic. I truly believe that being purely who you are and who you were meant to be is a good thing... and we all are guilty of adapting to situations... the goal is to not lose yourself in transition and always remember who you are deep down inside and what it is you want to shine into this world!


Pure.... simple... authentic....

♥ Liz ♥

A little art therapy...

There are so many things to be grateful for. I am forever reminded of this and how easy it is to take for granted. Not every day do we get an opportunity to see clearly our blessings, and not always are our blessings delivered with a big red bow on top. Regardless they are there...

This weekend one of these blessing popped right up and hit me on the head, and I am so grateful for it. I am hoping that it will bless you too!

Here it is:

So this past Saturday I just happened to be on facebook and saw that Rebecca Gawryl had a new sketch book :)

This quickly prompted a discussion on art journaling and we decided within minutes that we would get together each week and work on some art journaling together. There is something about creating art that just heals the soul. What ever the day may bring, I know that I can find a little peace with a little paint and canvas. It is a beautiful thing to put into art, the desires of your heart and find a safe place to express your true inner feelings. Now THAT is a true blessing.


Here is a little sneak as to what I have been up to... If you would like to join us, we are starting this Sunday.


So if you want to be a part of our therapeutic creating here is what we are doing this week.

Words: “What bugs you?”
Medium: Use at least one stamped image or word on your page

We are taking these simple prompts and working them into our pages. I am curious to see what we all come up with and the very different perspectives we all have.

Let us know if you want to participate... no pressure, just friends supporting friends to heal through creativity... and that is a beautiful thing!

♥ Liz

Feeling BLUE in a GOOD way!

With our fun little blog hop going on this month, I thought I would share some of my other projects for SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L. This is one that I was asked to do for their home office (which I later found out they have displayed in their front foyer!) This of course uses all of my favorite items, Glimmer Mist, Glitter, paint, canvas, flocked paper, cork, pattered paper and flocked acetate. I also bought this sweet little butterfly punch from Micheal's (Martha Stewart) to help accent the piece.

I free handed small squares of each surface and painted, misted or glittered them accordingly. I used the adhesives sheets to apply all the glitter.



I then placed the squares along the 12x12 piece of misted paper and arranged them as I liked. I used the 3D Foam Squares in both the large and the small (black) to allow a few of the squares to appear raised up and add depth to the piece.




I love the monochromatic look of this piece and am so happy with the way it came out. And although all the pieces have a different feel or texture, the hints of blue help them to cohesively work together.

Thanks for peeking!

~Liz