Season of Introspection: Weeks 3 and 4...

Hi friends!  I'm still enjoying playing in my Season of Introspection journal, and I've got two more week's worth of prompt pages to share with you -


You may recognize this first one - it was a creative squad project I did for Nat Kalbach's blog. The woman is a stamp from Nat's Fashion Dame set. It was also in response to a Season of Introspection prompt about what kind of person I want to be...

This one represents what the Universe is saying to me...

Here's one where I got to use the image that was already on the book page!  I love it when that happens...

And this last one is what my brain looks like if it was dumped on the page - ha...

The Get Messy group continues to be really fun and supportive.  I'm loving being a part of it!  If you want more info about the Get Messy Art  Journaling group, click here.

Right now I'm in a phase where I'm enjoying working on all of my projects at once.  It's what I do when I can't decide what to work on.  25 minutes on each project, with a five minute break in-between to run around and clean up my studio.

I hope your week is going great!  Thanks so much for visiting!

A Variety of Art Journal Pages...

Hey friends!  I've got a little 100 Day Project catch-up post for you today.  Pages 18 - 21...

Page 18/100:

"Things That Are Magic"

This was for two Get Messy Art Journaling prompts: 1. "Things that are magic..." and 2. Write your list on a photo.  The photo is actually a page from a thrifted book.


Page 19/100:

May 9 - 12, 2016 in my bullet journal...

This is actually a mockup of the Inkwell Press Flex Planner layout.  I bought one of their new academic planners, but it doesn't start til July.  I figure I can play around with the layout in my bullet journal between now and then, to figure out how I want to use the different sections.


Page 20/100:

"Currently Watching"

This is another Get Messy prompt.  :)


Page 21/100:

My May monthly view in my art journal...

 I usually make a two-page spread for my monthly calendars.  I thought it would be fun to try something different this month and make it smaller.  I learned that it takes the same amount of time to fill it in - ha!

Here's a detail shot...

The squares are a combination of doodles, stamps, stickers and patterned paper.

Thank you so much for the kind comments you've been leaving!  It means a lot to me to hear from you!  If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments. I wish you a marvelous Monday!

Things I should accomplish, and thoughts on Spring... (pages 14 and 15 of 100)

I got some happy mail this week that was so fun!  It's the "Now and Then" kit from The Reset Girl Shop.  If you're not familiar with the Reset Girl, you should really check her out!  She's got tons of cute stickers to use in your planner, in lots of different styles.  She also has kits that are created to use in her "Listers Gotta List" monthly challenges.  Anyhoo, here's a pic of the kit I bought...

Now and Then kit from the Reset Girl's Shop

I fell in love with the colors and all of the cute diecuts and stickers and I just had to have it; and when it arrived it was even cuter than I expected!  I just had to dive in and start playing!

So, today's journal spread started out with the first Lister's challenge; and ending up turning into a bunch of challenges all rolled into one!  Here's how it turned out...

Pages 14 and 15 of 100:

Lister's Gotta List, Documented Life and Get Messy Lists...

 The "1" sticker, green ticket, journaling card and teal and white label on the left side of the page, are all from the kit.  The prompt was "Things I should accomplish this month."

The clear cellophane bag on the right contains page 15 of 100.  It's a combination of a Documented Life prompt and a Get Messy prompt...

The two prompts were: 1. Use a color you don't normally use (mint); and "This season makes me..."  Here's a closeup...

The word spring is cut from some scrapbook paper, and the descriptive words are drawn in with Sharpie Poster paint markers.  The background is done with Neocolor II crayons, tombow markers and Dylusions spray ink.

Thanks so much for visiting today!  I wish you an awesome Monday!

We're Off and Running...Day ONE of the 100 Day Project!

Hey everyone!  I'm excited to share my first page for the 100 Day Project!  This one is kind of a title page, or intro page for the project...

 The Get Messy group actually gave me the inspiration for this page.  One of their current prompts is "Right Now..." which was absolutely perfect for me today!

The border is done with pieces of painting underpaper, text and photocopies of my art.  The background is liquid watercolor and neon watercolor markers.  The journaling talks about my excitement for the project, and the guidelines I have set for myself.  I set the guidelines to provide a sense of structure, which helps my swirly brain stay on track!

Here are my self-imposed guidelines for this project...

1. I will complete one journal page each day.
2. Can be any type and any size.
3. I will try to stay one day ahead, so that I can post the pages at 12:01 am on the appropriate day. For example, I did this page on Monday, so I can post it on day one (tuesday).
4. I don't have to do the pages all in one sitting, but I do have to finish one page each day and post it on instagram.

On instagram I am @shelleyrydellie, and my hashtag for this project is #100journalpagesforshelley2016. This year I will try to post here every day too.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my excitement!  It's so much fun to stretch yourself sometimes!

Have a wonderful day my friends!

Gettin Messy!

Hi friends!  I joined a new art journaling group, and I'm having so much fun with it!  It's called "Get Messy Art Journaling."  I discovered it because the "30 Days of Lists" gals are partnering with them for a special thing called "Get Messy Lists," which started on April 1st.

Every week there are some list prompts and art prompts to get you creating.  Here's what I've done so far...

The first three are tip-ins and the last one is a full two-page spread.  All are in my April journal that I shared in my last post.  

It costs $10/month to join, but you get more than prompts.  There are different things going on all through each week, plus a fun facebook group to be a part of.

If you want to find out more about the Get Messy group - click here.

 That's all for today - I wish you a wonderful day!