Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Big Idea Festival! Words to Live By

 A FREE festival packed full of big ideas at Big Picture Classes this August! Join us for 12 fun-filled days featuring 12 of our talented instructors. Each instructor will be giving you a word of the day, which we hope will inspire you, along with a downloadable template (in both printable and digital format) so that you can create a mini layout about that day's word and how you applied it in your life. Finally, each teacher will leave you with an inspirational video message and a preview of the page they created with their word.
This is I have decide to not only participate but post what I create every day or in this case three days worth.

           DAY ONE:
           Word: SHARE
 I have followed Ali Edward for some time even took a class from her. I read her blog daily(or when she post) Ali always says to just write down your feelings ,you can't go wrong, Don't make excuses your love ones will treasure your handwriting. My best treasure from my mom is her handwritten recipe cards, so I should know this but my excuse was I have bad hand writing. Really who cares, so here is the first handwritten journaling I have done( really any journaling) Yes I need to write in a straight line will practice this.I jounaled about sharing the love that never increase or decreases when have children and gradchild.
  
The pic is bad will take another :(





Products used :
basic grey-basic ivory
staz-on -stone gray
mixed flower from stash- ivory and rose color
perfect pearl sprays- make my own
Martha Stewart glitter paint- silver
black pen
glossy accents



                    DAY TWO

                    WORD: Wonder
Looking out my window I see a very overgrown white buddlea (Profusion) It is always covered in butterflies. Simply beautiful. I used this image to convey wonder of nature and life. On this page I switch the color of the butterflies with the color of flowers. I wanted the butterflies to show purity.


Products used: 
black card stock
staz on ink : white
recollections: gold half pearls
mixed flowers from stash
tim coffey flower stickers
tim holtz distress ink -black soot and vintage photo
chipboard letters- not sure of brand

                
                    DAY THREE
                    WORD: Less
 At the end this was the easiest, At first I was thinking of all the ways I could do  this. Then I remembered  keep it simple.I used the inspiration of Donna Downey with boxing my words

 


 Products used:
 DCWV  paper  : not sure witch one has different quotes
 folk art paint:black , gesso (watered down)
 golden paint-ivory
 Tim Holtz distress ink- vintage photo
black pen

In the end I will have a album of words that tell how I understand my life.
Bridget












Biting the Bullet

OK, I am here and it is scary. My friend and daughter restarted their blogs and I enjoy reading and seeing what they are thinking or doing .So now it's my turn. I  had this blog set up for almost a year(with nothing written down). Now I think I am ready to start writing and sharing my passions(or life)with you.I will tell you that I get most of my inspiration from you tube. I still can not believe that until last April I had not been on the site.Then I learned they had scrapbook and mixed- media videos.Life is great! I also follow some very creative people who are generous with their talents. So thank you for taking time to read my blog who knows maybe you can be inspired too.

Bridget