Simply Sunday

Its important to create memories. Even the simple ones. I am creating a small faerie garden with my youngest daughter Sammie. We are taking a simple large piece of concrete board and we sketched our scenes on it. One side done by me and the other done by Sammie. Today we started to paint it. We are doing it outdoors. Not only did we get to enjoy being outside we spent time side by side chatting and painting. Last weekend we staged how we would set the board and planted little plants and started putting little figurines around. All things from around the house or yard. Sometimes the simple things can make the most fun memories. I encourage you to journal some memories and create images in your journal that have memories and meaning to you~ I hope you are able to keep your day simple and enjoy Sunday for all it holds for you. Join me next week for another Simply Sunday posting.

What are some of your fondest memories? What memories do you want to create for your children / family / or friends?
Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. ~From the television show The Wonder Years

Don't forget to visit the previous post I am having a blogging anniversary giveaway!! All you have to do is comment and there is a list of extra things you can do to get extra chances!! And have your friends drop by for a chance to win too!

May Day! Blog Giveaway! Blog Anniversary! Three Prizes! Three Chances!

Its just a little past my one year anniversary of blogging! How did it slip by? So here I am with a little giveaway!! Who doesn't love a chance to win things!!? I hope you will celebrate with me and enter for a chance to win!
There will be three winners!! Winners to be chosen by Random.Org number generator.
Here are a list of the goodies:

#A copy of the new Artful Blogging by Stampington will be ordered and sent to you directly! Since I have not pre-purchased should their stock run out you may select another or If you already receive this magazine you may choose another magazine from Stampington valued at $14.99 +shipping. I will order it and ship it to you~

#A small 5"x7" blank journal with 70lb paper (bleed resistant), a Pentel P205 0.5mm pencil (one of my favorite sketching pencils!) and a kneaded rubber eraser. I will gather some ephemera to toss in the envelope and a few other goodies! To help you on your creative journey~

#An Art Journaling Stampington magazine Autumn 2009 New but previous publication.

#Each winner will also get a signed print of mine~

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Contest Closes Wed. May 12th 12:00pm PST!

Altered Journal Page "A Mother's Love"

resize in flickr Rubber Stamp Credit Woman in Repose Suzanne Nicoll
I took a photograph of my journal page and altered it in a photo program. I added purple as it represents royalty. I wanted to share this with you early in case you like it and want to journal some thoughts and share it with your mom~
You are welcome to download and print this as a card, photograph or page to write your thoughts for your moms or just for a personal journal page. You may use a program to change the colors for yourselves if you wish. Get creative. If you change it I would love to see what you create! Please leave me a comment with your link! You may use it for personal use only~ You may share on your blogs if you wish but credit back to me here with a link. Thank you~
I may do a pretty vintage page later to share. I will see what I am feeling up to.
I have new art work and posts coming once I am over this cold/flu bug!

Flower Photography

I have really been enjoying taking photographs with my macro lens setting on my camera and experimenting with shots. A few of these photo's are from the botanical gardens and a few from my yard. Can you guess which ones are which? I am keeping this short today as my hubby has shared his cold with me, the achy kind; not sick all winter and now a spring cold? If you want to see some more photography of mine and others plus Tea Tuesdays and craft articles visit here to tied you over to my next post~ I hope to be running back to normal soon!

The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil

Simply Sunday

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My personal reflection was drawn by the passing of Earth day and all I saw and read about this year. I reflected about when I was a child and I remember every time we went to the fields and played there were butterflies in abundance. We use to occasionally catch caterpillars and watch them spin their cocoons, setting butterflies free when they hatched. When I see butterflies I tell my youngest one this story and she says to me why don't I ever see butterfly's like that?
The Earth is changing and we have to do things to help save it and all living things~
On my journal page above I put some of my thoughts of how I felt using a photo program and some words painted on the page of dream, imagine, peace, love and hope. I hope you are able to keep your day simple and enjoy Sunday for all it holds for you. Join me next week for another Simply Sunday posting.

What things do you remember from your childhood about nature? What did being outdoors in childhood feel like to you? Journal some things about your childhood.

Hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops...at all. ~Emily Dickinson

Save The Dolphins

Did you watched the Oprah show on Earth day? What they showed from the movie "The Cove" was actual footage of the brutality and killing of dolphins in Japan. The film was heartbreaking! This video above doesn't show all that they did from the film footage on Oprah, but it gets the point across.These films made me want to help spread the word~ Please take the time to sign the petition and visit some of the suggested sites and maybe even post a badge on your blog.
To find out more about saving the dolphins visit these links-
Save the Dolphins and Take Part/The Cove
You can visit here to paste a badge (not a facebook link) where you would like on blog or your facebook page or where ever you can put a html code to help! Won't you consider joining the cause helping dolphins from being slaughtered and help our planet too by educating others~
Thank you

Msartists Mixed Media Playground / Theresa Huse

Theresa Huse is a mixed media artist who also enjoys journaling, acyrlic painting and photography. She shares inspirational quotes and writes about art and her journey creating an art filled life. There are free journal prompts, links and more on her blog. Theresa tries to create art daily~
On Msartist Sew Crafty she shares what ever current inspiration of the day is from crafting, scrapbooking, sewing, photography to color inspiration let her be your muse visually~ You can find a tutorial here and there, links to tutorials, crafts books and an occasional video.

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