Documenting Your Life

Hi, fellow art journalers! I love the Documented Life Project. It's keeping me very busy and involved, and I'm learning so much! The documentating I do in an artsy way is the heartbeat of this project, and very important to me. :) A quote by Ali Edwards is the very thing that motivates me to do this project (beside the amazing community this group is!). 

I used one of her many journaling prompts. I printed it off her website, and decorated it with my doodles.

The prompts are:

1. What I ate for breakfast, lunch, and supper. 

(Think about it. Wouldn't it be interesting to know what your great-grandparents had to eat one day of their life? Maybe I am just weird, but it's fascinating to me. LOL) 

2. What I observed today. 

3. What I overheard today.

4. What I feel gratitude for today.

5. A favorite moment of the day.

Very meaningful, wouldn't you say? 

So here's a great quote from my documenting guru, Ali Edwards. If you need any inspiration of what kind of details of your life you could cover in your art journal, go to her website. She has so many great ideas. :)

                               

Have a wonderful joy-filled, filled with gratitude kind of day today! Especially fitting, as it's Easter Weekend. 

Anna

:)

Oh, by the way, I want a new name for my blog. Annawhocropsalot is a name that only scrapbookers can relate to, as scrapbookers "crop" together. Any suggestions? 

:) 

Background is a gelli-print I made which I scanned to my computer, and the font is Traveling Typewriter.     

Who would you be?

Love doodling with markers sometimes. Got this question out of my Q&A book that I received as a gift. 

I made myself vulnerable, now it's your turn. Would love to know who you would choose and why! :)

Please, pretty please, tell me. I would ♥heart♥ it!

10 Lovelies

Having some fun with my I-phone's camera app - Camera+.

My lovely daughter with some lovely chocolate goodness.

Loving my new bedspread. 

 

My lovelies loving each other. I'm loving it.

Lovely Junia in her winter hat but looking like summer. 

Some paper quilting blocks I painted or sewed on or both...

My momma with two of my lovelies in her garden from a few years ago...

Lovin' this pic of my lovely old soul, my daughter...

More old...this time my old typewriter...

My lovelies with my lovely twin's lovelies last summer...

Loving these vintage decals. Just like the ones I had on my crib as a babe...

What are you loving right now?

Share the Story

Another scraplift! Click here to see which layout I copied. :) The words just flowed tonight. I'm glad I stayed up longer! I've never written these thoughts down before! I'm so proud of myself! Are the letters the wrong color? Please tell me if you think so. I like constructive criticism. (sp?) Gosh! How do you spell that word anyway?!?!? It must be too late. 

I went in later (Sept '10) and blurred the text to respect my husband's right to privacy. Sorry. :)

Products Used:

Background Papers - Cat Scrap: Micheline Martin: Mischief Makers, Sweet Shoppe Designs: SClingerman: Lean On Me, 

Yellow paper, yellow flower, white button - Ronna Penner: Express Yourself

Blue flower - Sweet Shoppe Designs: Lauren Grier: Right Now

White flower - Vinnie Pearce: Posied

Cardboard flowers - Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Shuana Clingerman: Lean on Me

Blue hearts, white doodled flower - Cat Scrap: Micheline Martin: Mischief Makers

Stitches -Sweet Shoppe Designs: Traci Reed: Messy Stitching Don't Be Square 

Brackets and large lettering: Lauren Reid: Hot News Alpha

Fonts: Burst My Bubble (my present favorite)

Beautiful You

I downloaded this free desktop from The Shabby Shoppe blog and just dropped the pictures in. Super easy scrapbooking! Personally, I prefer layouts more symetrical than this. I'm contemplating buying the kit that comes with all these delicious supplies, called Sprout, but do I really need it? :)

The pics are of me, my amazing sister-in-law and friend, and a Godly, someone-who-I-look-up-to church lady, who were both at last weekend's ladies retreat I attended. It was an amazing time of renewal and encouragement. BEAUTIFUL YOU is what it was called.

Next post will be of an annual scrapbooking project I'm working on.

Fried Grasshopper is Good

Random Pieces about me. I just started listing little details about myself, a writing technique that is commonly is referred to as free writing. Looking back at pages like this, these type of layouts are my favorite. They are so meaningful. Yes, pretty pictures are good, but something about the journaling. It captures something from the past that will be no more. I used Prima patterned paper and brads, American Crafts Felt Letters, Fancy Pants felt, Smooch by Clearsnap, Chipboard shapes by Basic Grey, and a few other things.

Design Team Layout

I'm happy with how this turned out, except my photograph of the layout. The coral pink should be more a bubblegum pink. :) Supplies: paper by Basic Grey, Little Yellow Bicycle. flower by Prima, bling bracket by ZvaCreative, label punch by Stampin' Up, butterfly stamps by Inkdinkado, butterfly diecuts created using the stamps, herringbone pattern by an unknown brand of stamp (picked it up at Michael's from the discount bin at $0.33!) Diecut A is a font called Brock Script off the internet, felt flowers and letters by American Crafts, bling ribbon and metal found object-unknown. I used Smooch by Clearsnap to edge my photo and the flower.  I also used Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels, Glitter Glaze by Li'l Davis Designs, and regular white paint on the flower. I like how Elizabeth Kartchner uses butterflies, so I copied her. :)

My Five Days of Fame

I had the time of my life. The first thing that has equalled my love of scrapbooking: acting. Being the prophetess at our church's Bethlehem Live production is an experience I will never EVER forget! I was extremely nervous and unsure of myself going into it, but once I started, I just didn't want it to stop! I was able to play the character very easily. I repeated my lines at least 150 times and to over 3000 people! This drama was an outdoor tour of Bethlehem, with groups of 10-40 people coming through every 5 to 10 minutes. It was incredible! I want to create an entire digital album with all the pics from this event. I created the layout for my friend Anita's scrapbook store. Paper by 7Gypsies and Fancy Pants, cardstock diecuts by Sandylion, Felt alphas by American Crafts and the felt bling mini frame is by Making Memories.

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