Blushing Dolls

I'm taking a short break to introduce to you Rachness' new kit, "Blushing Dolls" which is 30% off at her store at MScraps today!

Isn't is so pretty? I am always amazed by her creativity.  I just love the feel of her whimsical doodles, she does it so effortlessly.  Those dolly's are just so cute and her papers, WOW! I love the texture, so rich, like you can actually feel the grain.  

Here is my layout, I put myself in it, hehe, I make myself blush, LOL!:

Rachelle has so generously allowed me to turn this into a QP Freebie for you. :)

Before I give out your QP, I'd like to show you some of the new stuff she has out for you today at her store at MScraps:

This Doodly Alpha is so cute! You can recolor this to your hearts content.

Here are more of her So Simple Photo Masks & Borders, can I say they get better and better! Can't wait to use them on my photos ;)

Download QP Freebie Here:

Sassyindy_BDbyRachness_QP Freebie

 (so sorry for those that dropped by and got the wrong link, I have corrected the link and you may download now the correct file, thank you Pom for alerting me!)

A little word of thanks would be nice once you download here.  And please don't forget to drop by Rachelle's blog to thank her too for allowing me to give this to you.

I just saw Pom's blog "Pom's Breathing Room" and she has got another wonderful layout that she is giving away as a freebie using the Blushing Dolls kit.  Head on over there after you download this and give that very talented artist your biggest hug of thanks!

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Some Wedding Pages

It's been a really crazy week for me busy finishing all my projects... and still busy with a new project my good friend asked my help with for her husband's 50th birthday which has to be out for print on Saturday, (I only got the files today) eek! Sleepless nights here we go again.  To top things off, I have been plagued by really bad migraines and neck pain (which I believe has to do with my work chair not being the most ergonomic one).  Because of the migraine meds, my acid reflux is back full force (I was diagnosed with hiatal hernia way back) and I've been having really bad stomach spasms for four days now.  Arrgh! That means no coffee and spicy food for me for the meantime.  That is such a bummer.  No coffee? Whaaaat? How could I start my day without coffee?  But then I am in such pain now, so I have to be on my coffee diet.  Sigh.

I was up late the other day because I worked on my final touch for this wedding album I finished creating.   I have a love affair with birds right now ever since I saw Gennine's blog and have started to draw my own using pictures of birds found in the Philippines.

I was also so inspired by the  featured artist Cori Dantini, in the Art Journal Caravan that this wedding album has a different feel to it and involved a lot of birds and drawings of girls.  Here are some pages I'd like to share (just click on the pic to view it on a larger scale):

Credit: Green Leaf branches from Cinzia Loosemore's Retro Fall Elements.  The rest of the doodles were drawn by me.

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So Simple

Guess what I found in my inbox?

 Rachness' So Simple Photo Masks & Borders

 

  

Aren't they so sweet? It really is "so simple" and yet it can add just that touch of whimsy, that little odd detail, turn an otherwise normal photo into something different.  I just love the hand-drawn effect! I immediately had to play with it ;)

 

 

And here is that photo above with the So Simple Photo Mask & Border scrapped together with Rachelle's new kit 2 Hug is 2 Love, her Curly Doos and Brushed Pack (can I just say again that I love all her products!).  The color palette for 2H2L is amazing, can you see that I used all of her papers in this layout? I love those chalked scattered flowers and her elements are all so usable.  I can create so many layouts with this kit.  Whats so great is that her Curly Doos go so well with the kit, love that watercolor effect.  And the Brushed Pack has got so many uses, I used mine as a clipping mask in this layout.

All Rachness products are available exclusively at the newly opened MScraps (Memory Scraps) Store.
(Product names are linked directly to the store).

Thank you for the sweet surprise Rachelle ;)

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Rachness in a New Store! plus QP freebie!

So sorry for the late post, if you have been coming over here from Doodelle's blog and not found anything, have not been feeling well and decided to make an early night of it last night.  But I'm here now, feeling just a wee bit better, can't let you all wait too long, hee hee.

I can't wait to tell and show you! Guess who is designer at a spanking new store? My very dear friend Rachelle Nessia of Rachness Designs has found a new home at Memory Scraps (MScraps) and I have been privileged to have been able to use her new designs before they were put up for sale at the store.

Look at what she has in store for you:

CURLY DOODLES

CURLY DOOS

BRUSHED PACK 1

2 HUG IS 2 LOVE

Aren't they so cute??? Wheee! I loved playing with them and I'm sure you will too! Grab them soon while they are on sale okay?  Clicking on the kit name above will take you directly to her store.

I have a layout with my son Enzo which I made with the 2 Hug is 2 Love Kit and the Curly Doos and would love to show it to you.  I also created a QP freebie out of that layout which you may download below.

Journaling: Times like these are too precious.  I want to keep you from growing too fast but growing up is inevitable and I cannot stop time.  Just always remember that my love for you knows no measure and I just want to keep you in my arms and always safe from all harm.

Here is the free QP:

Download Here: Sassyindy QP for Rachness 2H2L

Please don't forget to head on over to Rachelle's blog - Doodelle to give her a big hug and thanks for allowing me to share this QP with you.  

You can head on over to Pom's blog: "Pom's Breathing Room" also for another sweet QP.   Don't forget to also give her your hug and thanks!  Oh, let me mention, I am so thankful and relieved to know that Pom is alright after her scare with the big C.  I'm so glad you are alright Pom, wish I could give you a real hug from here ;) Go on over to her blog to read all about it and check out her layouts, she's such a marvelous layout artist! 

Have a blessed day ahead!

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My Heart and Soul Soars...

......when I'm creating art just for the sake of creating, doing it without having to fear judgement, having no set deadlines and just letting go, letting my inner self shine through...such peace, such bliss.

There is just this sense of contentment, joy, of feeling so connected to yourself and a certain disconnect with the mundane realities of everyday life.  I am centered, I am totally zoned in and when I wake from that state I feel so refreshed and ready to tackle my work and everything happening around me.

I wish for you all such feelings of pure joy and passion and contentment.  Big bear hugs from my soul to yours!

A little gift from me to you, a little doodle I made some time ago while on a meeting.  This was doodled on the Kraft paper placemat of the cafe we were at, I scanned it and reworked it in Photoshop, feel free to use for your altered art, journals or digital craft, personal use only please.  And do post a link to the image if you do use it :)

You may right click and save as, or download from here:  Indy08_doodle

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Love the idea but not sure where to go for supplies..

I have been toying with the idea of creating customized greeting cards, thank you cards etc... to sell - mostly hand-drawn/doodles and putting them up in Etsy.  I'm not sure though where I can source the paper and the envelopes, does anyone have any idea where I can get this cheap? Like I don't want to be charging people an arm and a leg for the cards.  But I'd like to sell quality paper and oh, I love texture, so if you know where to get beautiful textured paper please let me know.  If anyone has any suggestions, please do send me some links, I would appreciate it very much ;) They will be printed on my Epson Photo Stylus R1800. 

Here are some sample stuff, do you think anyone would buy them from me?

This is the raw version, drawn on textured Avery half-folded card paper, the problem though is that I used markers (Touch, Kurecolor) similar to Copic and they bled through the back.

 

This is the digitized version, scanned my drawing and extracted in photoshop.  I want to print this on nice heavyweight textured paper.

Another one of my doodles, this is on my blog header ;) Just wanted to experiment, hehe. 

So what do you think?

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Some Wedding Pages

Sharing some pages I created for a wedding album - this is quite doodle intensive which the couple requested I do.  My favorite is the cover page, drew the "Jeepney",  scanned and then colored in Photoshop.  Most doodles we drawn on my sketch notebook in ink and then scanned and extracted in Photoshop.  Had so much fun doing this album :)

(Just click on the pics to view on a larger scale)

Hope you like them!

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