Marit's Paper World (blog)

What’s on my desk today (woyww #508)

Marit — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:59:25 +0000

Goodmorning lovelies.
The sun is shining (again!)
The laundry is spinning around in the washing machine.
Joe Cocker sings a song on the radio: “Feelin’ Alright”
and that’s the promise this day brings… feelin’ alright!

There’s beauty on my desk today…

WOYWW #508

… and I’m pretty satisfied with my last art journal spread

The Chronicles of Marit 2019 – Week 7

So what are my plans?

Take a shower and get dressed (yup, I’m still in my pj’s)
Drink another cup of coffee.
Wait for the laundry to be ready so I can hang it outside in that Spring-breeze.
Go for a walk in the sun and take the camera with me.
Select the photos so I can take you with me on my walk throught the neigbourhood in my next blogpost.

Is that a plan, or what?

Hope your day is lovely too.
Go make something out of it
make it Feelin’ alright!

P.S. The finished scrap layout that I was working on last week is in this post

365 somethings (compositions 8 – 21)

Marit — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:55:14 +0000

Hi there sweeties, glad you stopped by today to take a look at my 365 somethings (which in my case are 365 ‘compositions.’) I explained this project and showed you the first series last Wednesday and although I was very busy working on another project, I still found time to create two more series last week.

365 somethings: compositions 8-14

365 somethings: compositions 15-21

There was a question last week about how I plan to store these pieces, if I would glue them in a book or do something else with them. I have just the right box to store them in. In fact, this box is the reason why I cut the paper in the size 8 x 8 cm (3.15 x 3.15 inch)

The title on this wooden box says “Box of Art” and I got it as a present from my former neighbour, back in Eindhoven some years ago.

I never knew what to do with it until the 365 somethings project came along. I think it can hold 365 little pieces, don’t you? (I’m not entirely sure as I didn’t measure the length…)

I hope to create two (or more) series this week and slowly but steady catch up with the project and of course I will publish the pieces on my blog.

I also have new Chronicles art journal pages to show you but I’ll be back with that on Wednesday. See you then!

Somethings & woyww #454

Marit — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:36:33 +0000

Hello to you lovely ones on this beautiful Valentine’s morning! I have a busy day ahead (lots of plans and projects to work on) so I keep this blogpost short and sweet.
Let’s get right to it, shall we?

Here’s what’s on my desk this morning

WOYWW #454

Last weekend I taught an Art Journaling workshop at De Scrapheap – a lovely little craftshop in the Netherlands that has a big workshop-space. It was an inspiring and fun day with a bunch of enthusiastic and creative ladies who created up a storm!

And of course after the workshop was done I had to explore the shop and buy me some new goodies! On my wishlist was a mixed media paperblock which I had plans for…

I cut the thick paper in squares (8 x 8 cm – 3.15 x 3.15 inch) to use for the project 365 somethings Tammy “Daisy Yellow” Garcia and Hanna “iHanna” Andersson started this year.

I plan on creating 365 little ‘compositions’ on this white squares. Because I have to catch up I made the first a series of seven.

And I started the second series already, as you can see on my desk-photo.

I’m off now to fill the day with the ‘somethings’ I have in mind.
Thanks for stopping by,
enjoy your day.
Kiss your Valentine and
see ya again soon!