Bailey's Bliss

As far as I get to Journaling

This is about as far as I get to doing anything creative lately :)....

I get out pages from my Art Journal to write in them.. and of course not only does baby want to play.. so does Miss Lucy...

Hopefully this is a good sign that Audrey too will be creative.. and then we can do it together!!! :)))

The final of the Collaboration!

I am pleased to say that I sent Katie Kendricks Journal off! Hers was the last of the journals I had to complete in the 12 month journal collaboration I was in.

WOW what a commitment.. 12 months is a long time....but I received my journal a few weeks ago(that I hadn't seen for a year) in the mail from Deb Trotter... and all I have to say is OH MY GOSH!!! What a BEAUTY!!! I can't even believe it is MINE to keep!!!! The amazing work these artists did is just absolutely incredible.. SO YUMMY!!!! I wish I had the time to scan all the pages to share... maybe sometime...

These are a few pics of the last pages I did in Katie's journal...

If you would like to see the other pages I did in the other artists journals.. click HERE.

More Journal pages

Thought I would post some more journal pages I have been working on for my MMCA Journal Round Robin...

If you would like to see all my pages I have done for this collaborative project..

CLICK HERE

Time out to PLAY!

Inspired yesterday by Pam Garrison's recent journal making I took it upon myself for a little time out to play. We often get SO wrapped up in life we forget to play. What comes naturally to children (absent of responsibilities) we too need to play.

I wish we could reach back in our memory banks to remember what it is like to be able to play without the self critic we posses as we get older. Some adults have actually achieved this! I envy them!

So despite all the things I NEED to get done.. I did manage to take a little time to play with some paint! It was beautiful outside, so I sat on the patio and did some starter pages for a journal I will probably never finish (see.. it's that self critic!) BUT despite that.. I did have fun with it!

Addicted to Moleskine

I have to admit it.. I am TOTALLY addicted to Moleskine Journals! I have 1/2 a dozen of them, probably 3 of which are partially filled, and 1 of which is filled to the very last page.... MY Road Trip Journal. This one I am so proud of.. 1)it is the only souvenir I brought home from our road trip of any importance. 2)I actually finished the journal in its entirety (probably my ONLY journal I have finished) 3)It serves as a great reminder to me that if I set my mind to something I CAN finish it.

If you don't know about them.. you are definitely missing out! They are made extremely well ,(well worth the money) they STRAP so as your pages don't get bent, they FEEL good in your hands and they are excellent for just keeping in your purse to jot down an idea that strikes you when least expected. Not to mention the HISTORY of them is pretty cool as well! They have entertained the likes of Henri Matisse to Earnest Hemingway!

~~And now that I am thinking about it.. I just hope there were no little moles hurt to make them~~~

:( hummmm

They can be somewhat difficult to find in stores but there are ample places to buy on-line (including their own online store). I usually buy mine at PaperZone only because this is my closest supplier and when I want one I don't feel like waiting for it to ship.

I just found out they have a NEW watercolor page journal out now!!! How beautiful would that be..?? an entire Moleskine journal filled with watercolor!

I think the next best thing to a Moleskine, would of course be a handmade journal.. but me personally.. I just don't have the time. So I will "settle" (NOT) for my Magical Moleskine!

June Journal DONE!

My contribution for the June Journal is complete. Nothing like completing at the last minute!

I need to get it in the mail tomorrow!

CLICK HERE to view a SLIDESHOW of all the june journal pages!

Newest Calendar/Journal!

I received my current MMCA calendar/journal to work on the other day in the mail. In the box with the calendar was this lovely card and other fun goodies from my friend Deb Trotter (or better known as Cowboy's Sweetheart) Thank you SO much Deb!!!!

This month's (my Bday month) calendar I get to work on belongs to Kathy Wasilewski (CLICK HERE to see Kathy's work!)

Every month I seem to struggle to come up with something, but the creativity always prevails.. and something comes to me! :) The theme for this book is "Friends, Feathers, and Fairies".. I think I will have a lot of fun with it! (so glad I decided to do this project!)

Art Journal

I have only 1 page left to complete on the current collaborative art journal I am working on this month!

Here are some of the pages I've completed for Deryn Mentock's journal.

Time constraints

I am battling with being sick AND time constraints lately.. SO much to do SO little time! Isn't that everyone's issue?

I am trying to finish up my portion of a round robin journal I am working on.

I have til the end of the month to mail it, but with ArtFest coming up.. I need to get my ducks in a row quickly! And with being sick, I really don't feel like doing anything but veg on the couch near the fireplace!

Here are a few I completed in the last couple of days..

The instuctions for this journal were to use Black and White and 1 accent color of your choice.

I have 1 more page to go.

More Journal Pages

Here are some more pages of our Art Journal Round Robin...