WOYWW - A bit of creativity

It has been too long since I have felt like being creative. Sickness can take a lot out of me.

I'm so happy to be back and feeling much better - thanks for all of your well wishes during the past few weeks.

Today I'm linking up with Julia at Stamping Ground for WOYWW. 

This is what the work space of my desk looks like. I'm not sure about you, but when I am sick I often shop online. So, I've recently purchased embossing powder, gouache, a watermark stamp pad, some new paper (which isn't in the picture), some very fun buttons, ribbons, and a new ring.

The lovely box of ribbons and threads at the top is from The Gilded Bee. The buttons and French/English vocabulary cards are from the French Hen. And the ring (lower right) is from Alisa Burke.

I also sketch often when I am sick and this is my recent drawing. 

It reads: when it is gray and cloudy...wear flowers.

Hop over to Julia's blog and visit a few of the many WOYWW participants for a little inspiration.

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday - WOYWW

 I am linking up with Julia over at Stamping Ground for WOYWW - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.  It has been a few weeks since I played along. 

This is what my desk looks like.

I have signed up to participate in The Sketchbook Project 2013. 

I received my sketchbook a few months ago and it has sat on my desk in the envelope that it was mailed in ever since. 

This is what I've been afraid of...the blank page. 

I manifested my own fears...what if I mess it up, what if it looks awful, what if... what if...what if...

Well, if you look back at the first picture on left side there are 2 containers of gesso, one white and one black. That is my answer to all my what if fears. 

So what, I'll paint over it.  I have all of the fun tools to play with so I might as well just start by making the a few of the pages not blank. 

By the way, if you look really close at the barcoded label on the left my name is printed on the back of my sketchbook. So fun! 

I am so happy to say that I just started. I used dylusion spray inks, layered a few cardboard letters and made the page green.  I have 5 pages that are no longer blank. They aren't finished but they aren't blank.

My fear is less by just simply adding a single layer of color to a few pages I made it less scary. 

Now to play with all those fun art supplies that I have and create an art journal that I am going to share with the world. A few doodles, a few photographs added in here and there, some of my messages from the universe sprinkled in, and before I know it my sketchbook will be full.

I'll continue to share my progress during the next couple of months.

Do me a favor today and choose one of the things that is scary for you today and just begin. Take one step forward to making it less scary. Those 'what ifs' that live in your head are really only in your head so begin today so that you let them go. xoxo

I promise that you'll feel better and be more joyful if you just begin.

Hop over to Stamping Ground today and visit a few more desks.

Don't forget to visit my friend, Rachél Payne's website to learn more about her fabulous upcoming e-course Touch the Moon. 

Day 29 May Flower Challenge & Creative Color Challenge

Welcome to day 29 of the May Flower Challenge.

I'm fascinated with flowers. They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time. I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper... I also see them all over the NYC. Each day I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in. The only rules are that your blog post or flickr photo that you link must contain flowers. Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.  

Today I am also linking up with the Creative Color Challenge over on Louise Gale's blog. 

Her color for May is Pink and she happily gave us a good spectrum of pink. I chose to do a pen and ink drawing of pink flowers and share a few flower photographs.

My Mom's garden is just bursting with color.

I just love how the different the pinks are. 

Make sure that you visit the other Color Challenge participants.

 Participate by linking your blog post to my blog post. Each day during May, starting on May 1st, on my blog post I will have a linkytool available so that you can link your specific blog post (not just your blog but the post itself) to my blog post. And, please remember to link back.

Participate by linking to the flickr group - May Flower Challenge- and adding a photo of your flower creation. Make sure you add your photo to the linky below each day that you post.