Dare I Say… “Uninspired!” GASP!

Yep, that’s me right now. I don’t know what it is. Could it be that I have been so incredibly busy for the last month that I could barely breath? Could it be that I’ve been surrounded by amazingly talented women for the better part of the month and I feel inadequate? Could it be that I’m just plain tired? Could it be that I’ve been sick for over a week and just now starting to feel better? Could it be that I’ve been doing laundry for THREE WHOLE DAYS and STILL HAVEN’T FINISHED!?

To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure what it is. I wish I knew. But I know that it’s a phase… this too shall pass. In the meantime, I continue to take in all the inspiration I can from the world around me. One source… “entre ARTistes magazine.”

I was SO excited this afternoon when this FINALLY arrived in my mailbox. As you can see, it’s a French magazine filled with incredible scrapbook inspiration. I heard about it from Celine Navarro when she was here in January. I absolutely adore this magazine and have already devoured the whole thing. Yeah, that won’t stop me from looking at it several more times – even if I can’t understand one thing that is written in it. I took Spanish in high school, not French!

Hope you are finding the inspiration in the world around you!

Remembering…

Thank you to all of the families of lost military members. Your loss is most definitely our gain. I thank God for this awesome country that I am blessed to live in and for the freedom that I have because of our incredibly brave military! Hug your loved ones a little tighter today!

Breathing…

I’m back from Inspired and it was incredible. I have one more event this weekend to get through before I can have a bit of time off. It’s a wedding shoot, so at least there aren’t any big travel plans that go with it!

There is just way too much to post about Reflections and Inspired. Both events were amazing, yet completely different. Reflections was definitely a scrapbooking event, filled with scrumptious class kits and memory keeping. Inspired was definitely an artistic event, filled with new techniques and lots of paint under the finger nails! I adored them both for different reasons and hope that I get to be a part of both events again next year. I had a blast.

Karen blessed me with the week off to recoup from all of the traveling. Thank goodness since I’ve slept for pretty much all of the past 2 days! When I’ve been awake, I’ve been spending time with my art journal, creating some fun, yet very different, pages.

Inspired by Pam Garrison

Inspired by Patty Van Dorin

Created while driving up the east coast

Inspired by Jenni Bowlin

You might be wondering why I say that this last page is inspired by Jenni Bowlin. After all, it is just some typing on an old sheet of paper. Well, about 6 months ago, I got the urge to buy a typewriter. I resisted because, really, what do I need a typewriter for. I have a computer with typewriter fonts on it. But, while I was at Inspired, I got to talking with Jenni Bowlin. She told me that she has a typewriter next to her desk that she uses all the time. She just pops those vintage papers in the typewriter. What a genius! Of course! That’s why I needed the typewriter! I am much too lazy to tape my papers down to computer paper and run it through the printer, yet I love the way the typed words look on the old paper.

So, on my way home from the airport, I made my husband stop and buy me a typewriter for Mother’s Day. Yeah, I know I’m not his mother, but it is his responsibility to get me a gift “from the kids” right? LOL! I’m in love!

Just Got Back

Hey there… Just wanted to drop a line. I just got back from an amazing weekend at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach with lots of fun, crafty women at this event. What an incredible weekend! Amazing teachers. Amazing projects. Amazing kits! Loved it.

Now I’m off to another amazing event tomorrow morning. I’ll be flying to Orlando to meet up with my BFF zanne. We will be driving up to North Carolina on Tuesday morning and helping to get Inspired set up on Wednesday. I know it’s going to be a blast!

Lots of pictures, and maybe even a video or two on my return! Have a great week.