Wow...it's been a month since I posted...it has just been CrAzY ToWn!!!! Hopefully things will calm down...I have actually also been very busy working on some journals...I have 4 handmade journals ready to be sold and one more that I am hoping to have completed before the end of the weekend...

Hubby is going to get a wesbsite set up for me so I can start selling some of my things (hopefully)...he has been very busy with his recent promotion at work but I know as soon as he has time he will get it done for me...

I received a call this morning from a company that I interviewed with just a few weeks ago and they wanted me to come back in. They initially had decided not to fill the position the first time I interviewed but due to a high amount of work they have changed their minds...I am hoping hoping to get a call early next week with an offer of employment...It would be AWESOME!!!!...

I will try to get some pictures posted tomorrow of the journals I have been working on...I totally love them and I really hope everyone else does too...they are made with love and in hopes of inspiring other people to make art...whether it be just gluing, taping or stapling things into already embellished pages, or buying a blank one and filling it with their own art... <3 p="p">
Have a fantastic night.
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MadZie

My favorite quote

Ok...finished the graffiti stack...I am keeping the below card for myself...I love all of them, it's so great that no two are alike. I think that is what has be so drawn to doing these. This quote though, rings so true with me, and different things I have been through. I love it.

Hoping to start on another stack this afternoon. I think I am going to do a butterfly stack. I found a whole bunch of butterfly quotes and I soo love butterflies.

Have a FaBuLoUs Day...and make some art...it's good for you
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MadZie

Halloween Project

I decided to take a break from my inspiration stacks today.
I love Halloween so much, and I haven't really gotten my stuff out yet this year...that will entail digging through the tubs in the garage to find all my holiday goodiez since the move.

I am going to try to tackle that tomorrow. Today I decided to work on something new for decoration.

I haven't done one of my "girls" for awhile so decided to go in that direction. She is still a work in progress, but she is coming along really cool. Her hat and her hair and her skirt are so dimensional. I am going to add a broom to her right hand tomorrow and maybe some pumpkins along the bottom. I'm also going to go to the dollar store and get some plastic spiders to glitter up and put in her hair and on her hat band.

I cute her out and glued her to a 12x12 piece of scrapbook paper before I added her hair. Fun stuff.

Here she is so far...haven't named her yet...

Thanks for stopping by.
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MadZie
(Monica)

Graphitti Inspiration Stack

I started this stack yesterday...My intention was to make a pink stack and layer with mostly black and white...I did not like how the pink looked AT ALL...I used 5 different shades but the color just looked dull...
I got out some of my mists and just started spraying...I needed to do something to change them up quickly without having to repaint them all and this really worked...
Tonight I got out my stencils and some paint and started layering. I love the direction this took the stack in. I really like how the black made them look graphitti. I am in the process of adding washi tape and some shading around the edges.
Here is where I am at this point.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look
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MadZie
(monica)

Another card stack finished.

Well, I got laid off again last week, so I have had a lot of time to do art...I'm working on a few things but I finished another Inspiration Card Deck last night. I am going to start another one today. I just love doing them. Gotta get my deck sent to Jessica Brogan for the swap when I go to the post office tomorrow.
I cannot wait to get my swap deck back with beautiful cards from artists all over the world.

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

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MadZie

(Monica)

Mail Art

I'm sending my daughter something we picked up for her at Bikes, Blues & BBQ this weekend so I decided to fling some paint on the envelope...so much fun...this is the end result...

Ooo also I got something awesome in the mail today that I ordered last week...Desire to Inspire...gonna do some serious reading...and I'm really looking forward to reading this book.

Have a FaBuLoUs Day!!!

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MadZie

Finally getting some quotes down

Working a little on my Inspiration Deck this week...between work, and Bike's Blues and BBQ I haven't had much time this week but I am accomplishing a little.

I ordered the book that Jessica mentioned in her blog post, Desire to Inspire, and I am really looking forward to getting it...I am on limited time right now so I will post links later to Jessica's blog and also the book.

Here are a few of my cards with quotes...

 

Have a FaBuLoUs Friday!!!!

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Monica

Mail Art

I whipped this up last night to drop in the mail for someone who inspires me to do new things...

Can't wait for her to get it....

 

I have a lot of envelopes...I think I will do some more of these...

Have a FaBuLoUs evening!!!!

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MadZie

More of the process...

Been working some more on my cards today...added some gesso circles and sewed around all the edges...now to add the quotes and a stamp...then seal then done and onto another deck...I am so loving how these have turned out. I can't wait to get started on some more...

Inspirational Quote Deck Swap

I've been working on my cards for the swap...I can't stay away from them...I love how they are turning out and I am so excited to know I am going to get a completely unique and one of a kind deck in exchange for what I send.

Check out the details here... http://www.insearchofdessert.com/?p=8428&cpage=1#comment-18891

I think I am going to make a few to send to very special people for Christmas...I just love this idea and want to share with everyone.

I will be adding more layers and sewing to these before I am done...
Have an awesome day
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MadZie

September ATC Swap

Here are the 2 ATC's I made for the swap over at birdnutsmixedmedia.blogspot.com

Fun stuff!!! Go check out the swap, there's still time to enter.

Thanks for stopping by.
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MadZie

Inspiration Deck Swap 2012

Just in case anyone is interested in signing up for the swap I mentioned in the previous post, here is the link to the site http://www.insearchofdessert.com/

Definitely check it out.

Have a FaBuLoUs Day!!!

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MadZie

Wow...where have I been???

I hadn't realized it had been this long since I posted...things have been a bit crazy and off kilter...
I can say that these last few weeks have been a huge test for me...seeing my child in a devastating situation but at the same time having to deal with her being in total denial. When someone changes so drastically, literally overnight, it can be very hard to reach them, and when it is your child, it takes it's toll on the heart and soul.

The end result was that, because she was not able emotionally to see what was happening, and all of the decisions she was making were so destructive, I had to step in. My only option was to put her on a plane and send her 1800 miles away to live with her dad. This has been one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make, but I had to put my personal feelings aside and do what was best for her. So off she went with nothing but a suitcase and her puppy. I hope and pray every single day that with time, she will allow herself to go through the process of healing and see, once again, what an  awesome, beautiful young woman she is, and that she deserves so much more than she so abruptly settled for. I have all the faith in the world in her.

So my mojo has kind of disappeared through all of this chaos...but I am getting it back.

I have been working on some backgrounds and made a couple of ATC cards for Denise Phillip's September challenge.

Then today, on facebook, I came across a link for a inspirational quote deck swap...oh man this is just what I need right now and I am SO GLAD that I found it. I am all signed up and really excited and looking forward to the end result.

I have also decided I am going to make a deck to send to my daughter...pieces of me, inspiration and hope for her, and also love and healing. I can't wait to get started.

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MadZie

Sea of Love

I journal page for the Mermaid Diaries.
I love the song, Sea of Love, especially the version done by Robert Plant and the Honey Drippers.
It inspired me to do a journal page, thinking of my husband while doing it. I love him so much and don't know what I would do without the love he returns to me and all of the support he gives me. He believes in me and that is PRICELESS.

I love the intense color that I get from my Portfolio water soluble oil pastels...only thing I don't like about them is finding something to write on it after they are dry. I ended up having to use white acrylic paint and a fine liner...took awhile but it was worth it.
Thanks for stopping by.
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MadZie

Recycled Day Planner

We recently got everything out of storage and to the house, and in going through things, I found an old day planner from 2007...
I decided to recycle it and use it for another journal...
"The Mermaid Diaries"

 

I had so much fund with this one...Used my printables from deviantscrap.com and the always amazing Nancy Baumiller.

Go get ya some!!!!

Now to fill this journal with even more mixed media and journaling.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a FaBuLoUs Day!!!

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MadZie