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What's On Your Workspace Wednesday - at least it keeps me posting once a week! If you want to know what it is, please click on the icon on the sidebar - it will take you right to the source! This week I made an anniversary card for my husband (29 years!) and worked on my DD's Europe scrapbook. As I mentioned last week, I have discovered Project Life, and although I'm not doing it the way it's "supposed" to be done, I'm having great fun with it. So here's whats on my desk:

 My messy desk, I spelled "Avignon" wrong on this journal card, so have to re-do it. Not a problem! Would have been worse if it weren't PL!

 I made some journal card templates - they have come in very handy. What I really want are some dies to cut these sizes with rounded corners. Do they even exist?

 This has come in very handy. I printed this sheet from the Ranger site and it makes it much easier to find the Distress Colors I need to use. You can also see the little sheet of banners I got at Michael's yesterday.

And these I got as well, not just for Halloween!

Have a wonderful day, now I'm to see what's on everyone else's desk!

What's on my Workdesk Wednesday

Hi! I haven't posted for this for a very long time - tho I've thought about it a lot! Today my workdesk is a mess because yesterday I got an inspiration to work on my daughter's France-Spain travel journal. I had started it a year ago, but just didn't like it. When I went back to look at it, the pages had stuck together. That's not good! I've been eyeing the Project Life journals for awhile now, and I thought it would be perfect for her, then she could even change things around, or add things, whatever. So that is what the mess is all about, transferring what I did in the first journal (the parts I liked) into the Project Life journal.

Bye for now!  

Just want to wish all the wonderful Canadians I know Happy Thanksgiving! And all the lovely Americans I know - Happy Columbus Day (although I don't think there's any turkey involved. . .!)  So glad to have my wonderful daughter back home for the weekend, the best part of Thanksgiving!

Some more Fall pics!

 

And another journal page:

August 9 - I thought I journal in all the Frame stamps I have! My fav was the magnifying glass!


And my "F" page in my ABC quote book:

Forgive others. not because they deserve it, but because you deserve peace.

Amen.

Have everything I need for Turkey Day! Hope you do too!
Love you all,

Still walking, and seeing wonderful fall sights! I don't think I've ever seen these red and yellow maple keys before. . .

 

And the be-headed scarecrows are out! Shades of Game of Thrones - scarecrow style!

And does anyone know what tree has these long beans?

Here's another journal page from August. . .

Still playing with Janet's style!

And my ABC Quote book page"E"

Everything I need comes to me at the perfect time

That's it for today! Thanks for looking, Love you all! ♥

A few more photos from my walks. . .

my begonias from Mother's Day!

And a journal page from when I was Niagara Falls. . .

 And my "D" page in my quote book. . .

Do not let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace

That's it for today! Love you all! ♥

It's October!! Boy how time flies! Everyday I go for two 10 minute walks to get me out of the house and into the outdoors where I can see the seasons change like I never have had time to before! Here are some photos from my walk:

Yesterday was International Cardmaking Day, and while I didn't make a card yesterday, I made 2 today! Both are for birthdays, but I can only show one (wink wink!):

The cupcake is a little hard to see, but very pretty in "real life"!
I used the marker and waterbrush technique over white embossed cupcake. And then I used Distress Ink on the birthday word background, and misted it before stamping. Nice watercolor effect. Actually the first time I've actually liked this stamp! All stamps are Hero Arts.

How about a journal page:

July 25-27 2013 

 

 

 

 

  I found some very cool large black numbers at the Dollar store, and drew on them in white. Neat effect!

And a page from my ABC quote Book: 

Coffee keeps me busy until it's acceptable to drink wine

And now, the coffee is done, I'm going to have some wine! Thanks for looking, I love you!

Wow! Here I am again - the very next day! Well, I gave myself the weekend off from business stuff, so I thought I'd do another post. Here is my June 2013 page. Yep, I didn't journal at all between October and June. 

 I went through a lot of stuff during that time, and then lost my confidence in my art journaling. But I think I'm back now. I love this page because I used a tag that I made at my friend Marg's house. I cut it so it would fit, and then used the top part for the left side of the page. I love this tag, and it was very fitting for this post!

We were playing with Dylusion sprays! They have such vivid colors.  The next photo is of my "B" page in my quotes book. The B is glittery, but I don't think you can see it in the photo.

Yes. Good to know!!

I would love some comments, just to see if anyone is looking! Thank you!

Back again! I'm trying to get to the point when I can blog almost daily, so please hang in there! Baby Steps!! Here is my Halloween journal page from 2012, not much writing, but I really liked it and thought writing more on it would just ruin it!

I'm also currently working on a book that I made from one large piece of watercolor paper. I think the instructions were in a Cloth paper Scissors magazine that my friend Marg lent to me. She made one first, and I loved it, and I made one too. We are both making an ABC Quotes book. Here is my cover:

 The book is about 5 1/2" x 10"

Here is the "A" page:

Always be a Little Kinder than Necessary

 Hope everyone has a wonderful fall weekend! it is bright, sunny and cool here in Southern Ontario. Lovely!

I see that I have lost a few people - no comments! Well I hope to build up my audience once again. If you are looking but not commenting, then thank you! I'm grateful to have you too!

I am now surrounded by wonderful green plants, both inside and out. I've never had plants in my house before - but these all came from my classroom and needed a home!

 

We planted this mango from a seed!

I'm going to slowly catch you up on my journal. . .This page is from October last year, when the hurricane hit the Eastern Seabord

Until next time! LMK if you are still with me! I am very grateful for comments!

I can't BELIEVE I haven't posted since October 2012. here it is September 2013! ALMOST ONE YEAR! It's been quite  year, however. In June we closed our Montessori School to rent the building to another Montessori School. I was ready to retire from teaching and wouldn't unless we had another Montessori School in its place. Done! Now I'm working on a site called Linda's Montessori Shop to sell all my books, materials, and handmade items. One of the reasons I retired was to work on more ART!!! Hasn't quite happened yet, but I have done a few things since last October to share with you (if you are still with me!).

Valentines 2013 I made some tags for my staff: (oh yes, and I learned how to add a watermark!)

And an Anniversary card for my parents in March:

I started some Calendar Journal Pages:

but didn't get too far. . . I think the secret might be to have the whole year finished before Jan 1, so I'm planning on making the whole year of  2014 before Jan 1, 2014 (Good luck on that project!)

My daughter needed a card in late August:

and my BFF needed one today for her birthday (before the words were added):

I put "Happy Birthday" right where the watermark is! 


So, you are all updated except for Journal pages, which will come soon!!

I sincerely hope I haven't lost all of you, and that I can keep this blog going no matter what!


Many thanks to those who are still with me - love and kisses!