Out of town through June! Starting back up June 1st!

Hey Gals!!! Just a heads up! The art room is done! But I will be out of town through May 16th... I know it's a new month, but if you noticed, I don't have anything planned for May... it was due to the fact I was going to be out of town. So, lets start up again in June !!! Still would like to see some of the work you are doing... are you keeping up? 

Here's how the art room turned out!

Project a space of my own! Being thankful to have a space of my own and giving it some love and enjoying the painting on the walls!

The first stages, we used a blue measuring tape to get a straight line for stripes. Colors grey, pink, and black.

 Began to paint with the grey after we lined the tape up to match the blue

Began painting and having fun listening to the top 40 country station! It looks like a Vicoria's Secret in here, and I love it! For the first time in my life I am being girly about my art room! This transformation will take us a few days. I am sorry, there won't be any posts for a few days from me. As, all of my stuff is packed in moving boxes as we do this so it is protected. But, Here's the prompt for you,

Theme of the month is TEXTURE, so it worked perfectly adding texture and color to my walls, we are doing a faux paint over the pink when it dries. And also the theme of the month is being thankful for humor. my husband and I needed this project together. He and I needed to feel close to each other while doing this. Painting makes us both happy, he paints walls, I paint in journals, canvases, bibles ect.

Let the theme of the week be, take the SIMPLE approach at life. This has been really enjoyable for me and my husband (only if it was "Free!" ) Do something with EASE and make it EASY. Keep it simple stupid. USE THE KISS METHOD... Use the word KISS draw a mouth on  your page, and a thought bubble and remember, no matter what you face, if you will ask your self, the KISS method, you will be amazed at the creative ideas you will have! You can teach yourself simplicity if you really want to learn! BONUS, keep your white space!!! ( see the humor there! :)

Siblings Day!!! Prompt, MAKE A CARD WITH AN ENvELOPE and keep it in your journal!

Sunday April 10th Siblings Day!

Make a card! This is national card making month! Even make an envelope flap. IF you have a sibling or wish you had a sibling, write them a note! Practice your handwriting,.... use texture! Try different pens... Tell them how your word of the year has changed you! Or just encourage them! You can really give this card to them, or maybe you want it kept private, with just your thoughts! Have fun!It is up to you!

It's a new month, new theme, Humor and Texture!!!

Wed March 5th posting early!

It's a new month! And wow! What a break we've had! I'm posting the Wednesday prompt a day early! Monthly Theme humor! ARTING THEME texture! So what adds texture? Paper, tissue paper, washie tapes and note cards flaps. Plus tons more. Try experimenting with them this week!

Prompt... Be thankful for an Epic fail!

a spectacularly embarrassing or humorous mistake, where you really LOLd at your self after and learned from it, and grew from it! 

Turn the negative into fertilizers for the positive! Be thankful for fertilizers! They help you grow! Time to grow your gratitude garden!

Wed March 30th!!!

Take something old full of negative thoughts you've had making a page. Turn the page into new. Let those negative thoughts be washed away by a new fresh page. Let the positive thoughts be thankful thoughts. Turn the negative into fertilizers for the positive! Be thankful for fertilizers! They help you grow! Grow your gratitude garden now!

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Disclaimer, I've never liked this page, on the bottom... it just was more like a warm up page. But  had hoped for a better outcome. Now's the time for a new revamping of this page! YES COVER IT UP! Make it a happy page with happy thoughts so you don't keep going back going ugghhhh.... know that feeling? It's about to be covered by the beautiful flower page up top!!!

PROMPT TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES! We might use one of them Wednesday in our MINI BONUS!

Sunday March 27th  ! Easter! NO PROMPT!!

HOWEVER.

Take lots of pictures! There will be a chance we might use one of these pictures in this weeks Mid week gratitude bonus!! Have Faith that what is next for you, is also what is best for you! HE HAS RISEN!!! HAPPY EASTER! Oh and keep trying that new thing you decided to pick out! Practice makes perfect, but done is better than perfect. It's all about the experience! 

Easter Break, Spring Break, Take a break and do something for YOU!

Easter break, spring break. Take a break this week and try something you've been wanting to try all year and be thankful for finally making time. I sat down and finally bible art journaled! The prompt this week is enjoy something you've been wanting to try and be thankful for finally doing it. Done is better than perfect! ♡ Bonus, add a stencil of a flower! (I did an arrow stencil, but it's spring!) And I drew a flower!! <3

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Spring Scene City vs Country (what does spring look like to you!?)

Sunday March 20th

Prompt
      Here's the start to this weeks prompt city vs country and draw your image of spring where you live! Challenge use stencils, as we are supposed to be using stencils this month ! :) I chose a city image because I live in the bayou (country...) Remember these prompts are how you wish to use them. If you like live in the city, and wish you lived in the country, try drawing a country scene.

A new day, a new you!

Art about a new experience you've had recently. Or be thankful for something new. Since spring time means new stuff is in bloom, ect. Think about something recently God blessed you with, in a positive way. Something new. Was it an experience, or was it just going outside and taking in the day? Take it easy, and  be thankful for this gratitude journey, Surf this new wave! Embrace it!

Introducing our new weekly guest! This weeks prompt "AWAKEN..." Bonus, ADD A CLOCK

Be thankful for Springtime.i love Spring time when the gardens awaken and all things are new!

Special Guest this week, with her art work and her prompt "AWAKEN..."

Sylvia Corteen!

Wake up and spring forward. You cant change, if you dont take action. Like with spring! Spring gives you hope! 

by Liv

 

Bonus add a clock somewhere in your time, or motion like springing forward....

Gratitude Garden March Wednesday 9th Prompt TIME!!! Be thankful for SPRING TIME !

What is something about spring that you are most thankful for? Me, I love the time change, Daylight Saving Time (United States) 2016 begins at 2:00 AM on

Sunday, March 13! An extra hour of day light, no more long winters! More time for fishing, and sleeping in LOL

Challenge use a stencil, dont forget, and use TIME somewhere I used a time stencil and time in my quote!!! 

A little late with the prompt from the weekend, but here it is! For March 6th

Monday Feb 7th



So sorry guys! Yesterday was a beyond beautiful day here, and Iwas out and about enjoying the day! Hubby and I went and ate crawfish and just enjoyed spring. How about a prompt.... making a spring haiku about how you enjoyed your weekend? Here's an example!

hai·ku
ˈhīˌko͞o,ˌhīˈko͞o/
noun

a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
an English imitation of this.

Here's mine about eating crawfish yesterday and enjoying spring

Crawfish, by the sea
Ettouffee is a favorite dish
With the ere of spring

Hello March and HELLO SPRING!!!!

In March, we will be focusing on being thankful for for things about spring.

Monthly Theme : SPRING! Be thankful for the "Gratitude Garden!"

Arting theme : Stencils
Prompt Response : Thank you for letting me grow in your Gratitude  journey

Today's prompt

Three bonus' if you will,
use a doily
think of a word that reminds you of spring, use it in your art somewhere. I chose nurturing
use stencils!

Some spring time words...

galoshes
green
bunny
daffodil
kid (baby goat)
June
polliwog
puddles
vernal equinox
rebirth

Use this word, to get you started on being thankful for what it means to be thankful for spring! Gratitude comes in many shapes forms and sizes and yes even in nature! It's very nurturing! How the cold winter, comes on in, and brings new growth after the ice and snow melt, and little daffodils bloom and trees turn green and green grass grows where it once was dead and waiting for spring!

Like if you chose green, use it as a background color, like I did. I also chose blue for my background color, green grass, and blue sky's are signs of spring! :)

 

Prompt Feb 28th Image Transfer! & My last weeks photo on my art journal page!

How I did my image transfer,
I printed out a photo of one of my favorite singers, on regular paper, not photo paper, then I pasted MATTE MEDIUM on my page, laid the paper of the photo on top, pressed everywhere to make sure the transfer would work, and let it dry for about 30 minutes. It has to be completely dry before you remove it. I removed it with a sponge, just watch out or you will get big gaping holes like I did. But it's a transfer, it's not supposed to be perfect <3 

Here's the outcome with my picture from last week.

This week is simple, take some time doing image transfers of your favorite singers. The results are awesome! And it makes you look like you really can draw them!! Have fun!

No prompt this week!

Hey guys taking this week off!

I live just an hour away from pcola and waiting to hear from a few friends this morning. I just have to say, I watched the Drone video of the tornado damage around Pensacola this morning. Off Scenic Hwy and I-10. Just take a time out today to show gratitude for what you already have, and be thankful and if you can say positive thoughts for this area highly affected by the tornadoes last night. Mobile was spared, hardly any rain where I live.

No prompt today!

Sundays feb 21 prompt. Choose your most recent photo or selfie add it to your journal. Keep using your word of the year. Be as creative as youd like or as simple!

Be grateful, for the directions of love you heart pulls you in...

I chose to do a one page spread today. ust got home from a romantic get away. Sitting down to work on this weeks gratitude prompt. Here's the before and after.
Be thankful for love in all directions. Sometimes we proceed things with caution. Sometimes we stop loving things that we once loved, sometimes all green is go and we fall in love with those things again! Be thankful for the directions your heart tells you to go. Remember you think with your mind, but always listen to your heart ♡


Prayer of thanks for today,
Father, when I am in a situation where I'm not sure whether to proceed or not,  help me to hear, Your voice. I thank you that you have a clear direction for my life, and that you will lead me and guide me into your plan for my future. (daily devotional Joyce Meyers!)

Feb 10th Gratitude, finished, with pictures, my word is GRACE.... what word did you feel speaking to you?

February 10th
here's something about gratitude that you have to be thankful for love. As an act of love. Use and receive gratitude, essentially the way you do for loving. Draw or sketch this image in your journal and in one word, describe how you've felt about love and gratitude lately. Using one word only! Write it in the hearts. Enjoy!

Open to how you feel about this image. You can sketch exactly as is, or give it your own twist! Making it your own is that much more fun as an artist.

Here's mine!
Done on the rv with limited supplies! Remember my backgrounds in my gratitude journal are already made, so I just sketched over them or art over them, as we are to be thankful for a journal we already have!

Week of feb 10th, my word is grace. I just finished up tonight. I left my white pen at home. But I have been working on this page all week. I rather like how it turned out! I took before and after pictures, so it really worked out just perfect for me!

Before

During

COMPLETE!

Notice how I kept my own style with my girl? I didn't copy the picture at all really. I just used it as a reference and went with it! I drew hearts on the girls, and put GRACE in the hearts and did some daily journal writing about grace and how it's made me grow through love and Gratitude!