no rules, just happy crafting
It is so important to play + learn. This week I got to spend the morning learning with Brenda Walton!
I made three fun projects, got to see some good friends and had a great time too. Just a reminder to – even on the busiest of weeks – find a bit of time to do something just for fun and just for you!
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I have been SO EXCITED for Distress DIY Ink from day 1. Why? More use for re-inkers, the ability to do a custom blend, and make my own colors a reality like… ready? “May’s Jam” a blend of raspberry + seedless preserves
I can’t even with this color! It gives me all the heart emojis and oh my. I want to be a mad color scientist now! Oh but wait, you want more? I’ve got it! Let’s go back and look at my first attempt…
The stripes are definitely cool, and my third attempt is one where I just dotted colors at random, using mostly light but adding several darker shades (seen far left below). I will be doing more videos and definitely thinking outside the stripe for ways to make awesome and useful ink pads out of these. Custom colors, shapes or designs… you can do anything you can think of and I love that!
I am going to go get these three used & well loved on some upcoming inky goodness! Looking to get your own DIY blends going? Simon Says Stamp has everything you need including all the reinkers. Here is a link to the custom ink pad. More shopping options? Sure! Blue Moon Scrapbooking is also carrying the DIY pad (link), and many other shops (online and locally) will be getting it soon if they don’t already have it.
I’m going to have a hard time not making myself tons of these! For now I will do as I did with these three: experiment and think through the ideas and test with regular ink onto paper (for concepts) before actually committing to an ink pad design!
I’ve been playing with my Dylusions paints + Dina Wakley paints (with the fine tip attachment) as you can see here. I was feeling some pent up irritation – having heard a rant by one person who was trying to invalidate someone else’s lifestyle to make herself feel better/right/special.
Man, it got me angry. Saying something wasn’t going to do any good- she wouldn’t have listened. So into my journal I went. Dr. Seuss knows his stuff – the Sneeches has always been a favorite of mine. Who cares if you have a star belly or plain? That’s just the wrapping.
The inside is what counts.
So focus on letting your own star shine – we each have that right. Let that freak flag fly. Own your weird. Embrace your quirks. Most of all don’t let anybody tell you no, that you can’t, or that you’re in the wrong because what you believe doesn’t line up perfectly with their version of the world.
We’ve all got our own unique star – personally I’m trying to let mine shine and encourage others to do the same. There is room for us all in this great big world – trying to snuff out someone else’s shining self sure isn’t going to make me shine brighter.
Sharing these kinds of thoughts and these random art journal entries has been a goal of mine – believe it or not something that makes me nervous. Thanks to the nasty lady I overheard it inspired this page and entry – we can always pull something good out of most any situation…