Love Shack Studio

Valentine's Sneak Peek Friday: Snowman Kits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'M LOVIN' IT this Friday as I give you all a sneak peek at the Snowman Kits that I put together this week in the studio for Valentine's Day for my family  Oh yeah...shhhh...remember it's a surprise!

I'm Lovin' It: Doodles Unleased In The Studio this Friday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week was so much more productive in the studio once my back and neck started to feel better!  I'm so lovin' itthe way my first class project in Traci Bautista's, doodles unleashed, on-line workshop with Strathmore Paper.

Joy Rising In The Studio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joy is Rising in the studio this week and I'm so Lovin' It that I get to share my latest project, Canvas Create, with you all.  Talk about a perfect way to end a very productive week! 

First I had to clean up my desk and put away all of my scrapbooking materials so that I could set up my painting supplies...I've learned from past spills to just get up off of my butt and put the stuff away ;}

I guess you could say that it is one of the downfalls of having a small studio and living space...but it sure does keep me on my toes.  The benefit of it is that you always know where your stuff is because you have to put everything away after using it...and in my book that is a good thang ;}

Art House Coop - The Sketchbook Project 2012

Whoops...there I go...signing up for another one...Sketchbook Project that is!

Project dates:

• October 31, 2011:  Sign up by
• January 31, 2012:  Postmark your book by
• April, 2012:  Tour starts

Anyone - from anywhere in the world - can be a part of the project.To participate and have ArtHouse send you a sketchbook that will go on tour, simply start by choosing a theme here.

 

This year I' choosing the theme...Fill Me With Stories...

Last year my theme was Inside/Outside and I filled my sketchbook with the story and the details about our downsizing and moving into our new life here at the Love Shack.  This year I want to document the rest of the stories of our lives before I forget all the details and the special moments.  I want my children to have a place to go to when they want to read the significant stories of my life, such as:

• How I met my husband and fell in love with him.
• About our first date and that it was on a Friday the 13th.
• The birth story of my first son on July 13th, also a Friday!
• The birth story of my second son on April 13th...such a significant number for our family.
• My father's last days.
• The jobs that I have held and how they have made me very old and wise :}
• About the foreign places that I have lived, Africa, Taiwan, Panama and Italy.
• About the states that I have lived in and my love of the South.
• About my parents and where they came from.

The list goes on and I know that I will not have any trouble filling my sketchbook with some photos and their stories from the past.  In a sense it will be autobiographic (and somewhat of a scrapbook) but it will be less about the photos and embellishmentss and more about all those profound moments.

I'm Lovin' It In the Studio With My Pandigital

This week I had one of my infamous light bulb moments when I pulled out a box of my parents photos to sort and organize them into the Becky Higgins binder and photo sleeve pages that I had purchased earlier this summer...specifically for this project.  I was really motivated after working on my  Week in the Life project  and using the 8 1/2" x 11" 3-ring binder and photo sleeves  and not having to  use alot of adhesives, card-stock and ephemera to complete album pages...oh yeah!

However, once I opened up the box of photos and was reminded of just how many there were AND how many different sizes there were...I was soon to discover that I would need a heck of a lot more of the photo sleeves pages AND in totally different size combinations than what I had on hand.  Combine that with the fact that the photos were in sad shape and so many were fading and yellowing...oh boy!

Then I remembered that in the beginning of the year I had also purchased a mini scanner (at Bed, Bath n'Beyond on sale AND with a coupon ;) that could scan slides, negatives and PHOTOS.  My original intention for this baby was to convert the tons of slides that my parents had taken when we were kids and living all of the world.  So I dug it out and  quickly  set it up...Pandigital Photo, Slide & Negative Converter

I'm Lovin' It Sneak Peek Friday: WITL In the Hotel Studio

This week, I'm giving you all a Sneak Peek into another one of my hotel studios as we find ourselves on the road once again.  I'm lovin' it...that I was able to continue working on my project a Week in the Life...no matter where we may find ourselves this crazy summer.

This week we found ourselves at the Embassy Suites in Concord, NC and as soon as I had un-packed our regular suitcases...I'm was moving around the furniture to set up my in-suite Studio...

In the Studio: Summer Travel Journal & Week in the Life Album

Wow...trying to get my head around the fact that the first week in August has just flown by!  This week I've been very busy {like when am I not?}...hence why time just zips right on by!  But I'm Lovin' It...in the studio with the two different projects I'm currently creating.

 

Last week while I was consciously taking photos and documenting daily for my Week in the Life album, I did make the time to edit/crop and place an order for some of the pictures for my Summer Travel Journal from our vacation in June/July.  So this week when the packet arrived in the mail...I couldn't wait to tear it open!  I am always pleasantly surprised...even when I know what the pictures are of since we are in the digital age...I still get a thrill from physically holding onto and viewing real photographs ;)  Especially when I see the photo of DH in flip-flops...it's a first for him...look close and you can see the tell-tale sock lines on his ankles...lol

 

I'm Lovin' It: Week in the Life Studio Sneak Peek

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, I'm giving with you all a Sneak Peek with a few photos from my project a Week in the Life.  I'm lovin' it...that I'm finding things that are routine and common and how they bring me such comfort...no matter where we may find ourselves.  Here are a few of my favorite things:

 Waking up next to DH every morning...spooning each other all night ;}

Inside the Creative Studio: Inspiration and Ideas for Your Art and Craft Space

Oh My!  I'm Lovin' It ... in the studo this Friday with a wonderful announcement from Interweave Press, LLC, the publishers of Cloth Paper Scissors and Studios magazines (only two of many of their publications ;) that their newest book, Inside the Creative Studiois now available for pre-ordering.  That's not the best part...oh no...after scrolling on down the Table of Contents...I found that my studio here at the Love Shack is featured!

Chapter 4. Small Space, Big Style

In a Nutshell - Janice Avellana

Room of Requirement - Liza Julien

Art Thrives in a Small Space - Roberta L. Philbrick

Studio in the Sky - Seth Apter

Strategic Design - Michelle Spaw

A Tiny, Tidy Studio - Susan Borgen

Inspiration: An Interview with Gail Schmidt

Preview here and pre-order your copy today!

Lovin' It In the Studio: Summer Art & Travel Journals

 

 

 

 

 

This week I have been SO MUCH more productive and I'm Lovin' It working on my Summer Travel Journal and my Summer Art Journal  in my studio.   I have continued to draw inspiration from Teresa McFayden's eworkshop, Paint Paper Paste and from Ali Edwards, Scrap Book on the Road.  

For my Summer Travel Journal I continued with collaging more pages that I cut down to fit inside the album where I will be attaching gathered items like ticket stubs, post cards and trip ephemera.