The Color Purple

The challenge here was to create ATCs in the color purple.... I wasn't sure what I was going to create and I love how the cards turned out. 

Purple... Passion.... Happy Valentine's Day.  You are loved.

What does purple say to you?

...scatter joy...
lindy

Sticker Art & a little more orange...

This ATC challenge involved using a sticker and building a theme around it.  (Most ATC swaps I've been involved in have had the disclaimer "and don't just slap a sticker on a card and call it done"... I'm sure it's necessary but it makes me laugh.  So this challenge was a bit tongue in cheek... I created mine before I read my partner's profile.... I was slightly dismayed to see she didn't really like the color orange.  However, I sent it along anyway   : )


What is your least favorite color? 

...scatter joy...
lindy

Radical Reading Nook Phase II

OH BOY.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Working away from home during the week has made it a little tougher to get my home design projects done... it takes a little longer, but last weekend was major breakthrough weekend and, da da da daaaaaaaaaaa.... here it is in all it's glory.

I'm not quite finished yet... but the final stage won't take place til late summer/fall.... so for now, *happy sigh* come join me in my nook and let's read awhile.... Doesn't it just look sooooooo inviting????  and, even though you can't see it very well, there is a great little table next to the chair for my glass of red....

what project are you looking forward to completing?

...scatter joy...
lindy

Live Your Most Succulent Wild Life!

One of my favorite books is Succulent Wild Woman by Sark.... and so when I had the opportunity to take part in an ATC 'Book Inspired' swap, my choices was clear...

If you haven't given SARK a try, I encourage you to do so... her message of self-love and living a life of succulence is one we can all benefit from.

What does succulent and wild look like in your life?

...scatter joy...
lindy

The ART of Staying Healthy

Another reason for me to LOVE art....  according to a recent survey by the Group Health Cooperative, creating art entertains us, exercises our brains, and exposes us to new experiences and social activities.

For me it's also very therapeutic.  No matter how stressed I can become with the day to day of being on a project far away from home, (hey, if I'm not sleeping in my own bed at night it's considered far! ; ) as soon as I bring out my art supplies the tension starts to fade and my world is immediately that much calmer.

The report goes on to state that those who make art a part of their lives have fewer doctor visits and health-care costs, use less medication and have lower rates of depression.  Expressing yourself through art may also help boost your immune system (or maybe it's that glass of red.... er,no, that keeps me HEART healthy...lol)

And the good news, at least for me, is you don't have to be great at it... you just have to Do IT!  Any creative act such as arranging flowers, journaling, decorating your house (or even making ATCs).... are forms of art.

What are some things you do to keep healthy?
...scatter joy...
lindy

Color * full Tangles

These are from 4 swaps... all for zentangles in color.  Traditionally Zentangles are done in black ink on white or ivory paper.
Blue, Rainbow, Purple and 'Free Color', which of course, I took to mean 'GREEN'....

Tangles are delightfully fun to do... and it's a great way to spend my evenings when I'm away from home. Watch a true artist at work creating a tangle here... it's time lapsed so goes by speedy, but not so speedy you can't see what's happening... zentangle tutorial

It's interesting to go back and look at them a few days later... I always wonder what I was watching or listening to at the time....


What color is your tangle?

...scatter joy...
lindy

Alphabet of Life ATCs C & D

Count Your Blessings and Dream... I loved the images & words I had chosen for Count Your Blessings... except they didn't translate as well onto an ATC... lol... so here's what I learned:  ATCs are small.  NOT BIG. small. 

And Dream... had fun with that one.  I love dreaming about Paris so took that as my focus.... used stamps, images, ribbon and incorporated my fave colors.

What are you blessed with?  What do you dream about?

...scatter joy...