Simply Sunday

Oh hello friends, I am glad to see you. Here is a snapshot of my journal page sharing my flowers I sketched and painted. They are of a Pomegranate flower. I have two bushes with magnificent blooms. In your journal pages this week whether it be garden flowers, wild flowers or some flowers you were given try doing some light sketching and painting of them. You can even write about your favorite flowers or what flowers evoke a special meaning to you and why. You can also take a photograph of flowers, stylized, in the garden or other. When you are done link your creative works in Mr. Linky to your page post~ I hope you are able to share this week. What do you love about flowers? Do you have a garden and plant any? Does someone you know or knew have a special flower and every time you see it, it reminds you of them? I hope you are able to keep your day simple and enjoy Sunday for all it holds for you.

The world is a rose; smell it and pass it to your friends. - Persian Proverb

Mixed Media Journal Page "Vintage Love 2"

I created a collage of the Mixed Media Journal Page For some reason the coloring came out different on the collage so I re posted those two images so you could see the details on them.
This piece is again in reference to things my grandma taught me and shared her loves of. On the journal page I used mixed media music page elements, scraps of her sewing patterns, a vintage needle holder that was ripped, dried flowers, glitter, thread and collage paper elements. I also did a transfer of a photograph of her and acrylic paint on the journal page. I hope you find time to do a journal page and just play and experiment no judgments on yourself and work. Just start and see where the journey takes you~ What vintage loves, or inspirations from the past do you enjoy? Do try and make a page and post a link to your blog page at the Simply Sunday post~

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.~ Pablo Picasso

Vintage Love Journal Page

I wanted to share one of my "Vintage Love" journal prompt pages. This was the first page I did it is rather simple compared to the one I'll show you later. One of the things I did was painted a aged colored background. I took an old letter that had ink writing on it and split it in half. I glued down the side with writing and then sewed by hand the words Vintage Love. On the journal page I also used a photograph of my grandmother, some vintage buttons, lace, old wall paper and a few other elements. I hope you give the journal prompt "Vintage Love" a try and add your linky to the "Simply Sunday" posting~ Its open for awhile so there is still plenty of time to make a page and share it.
"Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished."~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Simply Sunday

Maybe its a letter saved from the past or a picture of a loved one~

This weeks Simply Sunday journal inspiration is of vintage loves~ Whether it be incorporating images, found objects, fabrics, lace, buttons or maybe you just want to write about your favorite vintage items or maybe about someone who grew up in a different time and influenced you. Another thing you could do is make a list of all your favorite vintage loves whether it be architecture, old books, old movies...... You get the idea ~ You will have two weeks to post your artwork, writing or photography of anything to do with the prompt Vintage~ Do you love vintage things? What feelings do you get when you see things from the past? Is there someone from the past that touched or inspired you in some way? I hope you are able to keep your day simple and enjoy Sunday for all it holds for you.
Human history is in essence a history of ideas. ~H.G.Wells

Journal Page

Rabbit Ears Lavender
Community* prompt from "Simply Sunday"

Like lavender growing so are our communities. Reaching out to each other, sharing our aspirations, dreams and sometimes our fears~ What I love about having an online community is having inspiration from others, having connections and knowing that I am not alone in my feelings. There is knowledge to be shared, love and support to be given, mentoring to be done, learning to be had. We are growing. It is a group of ordinary people doing extraordinary things~

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Floral Photography

*Click here to see full sized~

I wanted to share some flowers that were in bloom in my backyard. This may well be some of my color inspiration for the week~left to right; is a Butterfly Bush, Pomegranate flower, Chives flowering, a Rose. When I combined these images I thought how nice it would be to see them matted and framed just like this! What is blooming in your flower garden? Are you tending to a garden? Do you happen to enjoy photographing flowers? I sure do~

Community Mixed Media Journal Page Part 1 & Invitation

Oh hello, thanks for stopping by. Here is a sneak peak of my "Community" Mixed Media-Journal page and a reminder that you still have time to create a piece of artwork, photograph or journal page and add your link to Mr. linky. So here is your invitation to share inspiration for the journal prompt *Community~ I would love to see what you come up with. Have a wonderful day!
A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. ~Richard Whately