Happy New Year! Although I've not had a lot of time to work on my artwork or blog during the last 2 weeks, this has been one of the most wonderful Christmas holidays I've had in a long time. There were no extravagant present exchanges, but there was plenty of health, time, food, love, and laughs to share with loved ones. Thank you, Lord! The following are a few of the ways to I found to express myself creatively.
Tablescapes and Fashion Maria's Orange You Glad It's Friday #71 Julia's What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday #239 Lorik's Mandarin Orange Monday 75 |
Tag and Gift Card Envelope Tag Tuesday - Winter Landscape Collage Obsession - M is for Merriment By Your Hands - Blog Party Sunday |
During the heart of Christmas, all my creativity centered around the various celebrations. In the first picture you can see 3 of the tablescapes I put together for my family's various gatherings, as well as a shot my oldest daughter took of my wife and me in our Christmas Eve finery. I'm especially proud of the last minute centerpiece I put together with greenery, fresh fruits, cinnamon sticks, miniature silver pine cones and a candle. The second picture is a sample of one of the diagonal 2-pocket envelopes I made to enclose gift certificates and Christmas tags I designed for various family members. The latter made the gift certificates enclosed much more unique and thoughtful for the recipients.
Family Puzzle Night Inspiration Avenue - Expressing "Joy to the World" 52 Photos Project: Gallery 37 {The First Day} Denise and Roger's ABC Wednesday - Y is for Yearning Moments |
The following two photographs reflect what continues to be my main blessings and creative inspirations in 2014, which are family and my Lord - nature is a close third. I shot the black and white photograph of this simple family activity last Sunday evening, and felt it perfectly embodied what family is all about - Sharing. Rather we are going through painful or joyful situations, I know I can count on them. The photograph of the art journal page reflects my first resolution for 2014, which is to be silent, so that the Lord may take full lead in my life. I have some obsessive compulsive tendencies which stifle me sometimes, hence my bluish shaded portrait, so I know He laughs at my silly control issues - LOL!
The last picture is of an inchie trio inspired by the word "time" that I designed yesterday, two of which I incorporated into a moo and a tag. I began by cutting my inchies out of a scrap piece of cardstock and distressing them with an ink pad. Next, I arranged them side-by-side, stuck a shared clock rub-on, and re-cut them apart with a craft knife. I further distressed them with other ink pad colors. Then, I used more rub-ons, stains, punches, stamps, glitter, gems, glossy accents, ephemera, paper/fabric scraps, embroidery floss, and micron pens to complete my designs. I also used a new set of Seweasy paper piercing tool and heads purchased during the holidays when visiting my family in the DFW area.
I hope you've enjoyed my first post in my blog for 2014. I want to thank everyone in advance for their visit, as well as for all the encouraging comments left during my posts in 2013. May your life be blessed with a year filled with hope, peace, joy, love and health!
I hope you've enjoyed my first post in my blog for 2014. I want to thank everyone in advance for their visit, as well as for all the encouraging comments left during my posts in 2013. May your life be blessed with a year filled with hope, peace, joy, love and health!
Comments
Blessings,
Carole Robb Bisson
I've been away for awhile but am so happy to get back to visiting my fav blogs. As usual, your art is fabulous!! Love your art journal page. May God's abundant blessings rain down on you and your family in 2014.
Karen
Word Art Wednesday
your silence one its so beautiful, i love the poem and the super drawing.
wish you and your wonderful family a happy new year,with many healhty and happyness.
Lovely greetings Jeannette
You're always such an inspiration!
Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and creative 2014 :o)xxx
Annie #62
Hugs Giggles
Groetjes karin
Seems as you all enjoyed the christmas in love!
Thank you for the fab SILENCE page Arnoldo!
Happy New Year !
BLESSINGS to you and your family!
xxx
Susi
If you like art journaling, there's a new challenge you might enjoy. Simply search on "Documented Life Project" and you'll find it. :-)
Happy New Year!
Alison
All the best for 2014.
Paula (PEP)
Everything in your post today provides interest and pleasure, and a little inspiration too.
Thank you for joining Moo Mania Arnoldo!
I am happy about this!
Stopping by via Tag Tuesday, hoping to join in next week.
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones.
Susan
FABBY
Feliz Ano Novo....
Cumprimentos
Your Silence page for AJJ is very powerful...
Happy New Year
oxo
Happy new year
Your post is bursting with creativity and artistic talent as usual even with all the Christmas activities.
That's a gorgeous photo of you and your wife. Obviously your house is jam packed with love ;D
I enjoy visiting your blog so much so I'll take this moment to thank you for sharing it.
Blessing to you and your family xoxo
Wishing you a blessed year 2014.
Thanks for joining us at Rhedd & Rosie Challenge Blog.
Moira DT.
Nicole/Beadwright
Great Big Huge Hugs
Becca xxx
Happy new year to you and your familiy!
Thanks again for sharing on Mandarin Orange Monday #74
A very Happy New Year to you!
Piaroms Art Journaling