Morning sweeties! Another Wednesday, and time for another round of artist’s desks – the ‘desk-tribe’ got together again on Julia’s blog to leave their links. Lovely Julia is our hostess for the 580th time, you can almost say we watched her growing up (or ‘aging’ *LOL*) If you’re curious to see what she, or the other ‘deskers’, are up to and how their desks look like, hop on over and click the link. Hey, you can also join and leave a link to your own desk photo – we come visit you then and cheer at you, we’re a bunch of sweet people like that you know!
There’s some creativity on my desk but I cannot show much as it’s meant to be sent to a friend who reads this blog… you can see a little ‘peek’ on the far left though…
As a guest designer, I made a scrapbooking layout for the new Dutch Dares Challenge. If you’re a little rusty and need a challenge to start creating, the latest Dutch Dares challenge, a sketch, might get you into the mood.
The sketch inspired me to finally scrap some photos from years ago… I didn’t feel like scrapping them for a long time ’cause they remind me of dark times – but I can now look back on it and smile, it wasn’t all bad back then you know.
Here’s a detail
Journaling says: “Meanderflat 2014-2018. Life in that gray, concrete apartment-block became more bearable when the Penny Waffle House opened its doors. Coffee, a chat and a creative studio made me forget the daily worries. Good work from Marlou Pluymaekers and Anda van Riet.”
Art journaling
Another spread in my Zeeuwse Ziel (‘Soul from Zeeland’) journal. Some of the pages in this hand-bound journal are extra large and can be fold. This is one of those pages… the right side is folded (and will therefor also be part of the next spread/image)
Here’s the complete, unfolded, spread.
I’m in love with this page and plan on doing more ‘diary-like’ writing and creating in my journals. I feel a change in my way of journaling coming… let’s see if it will last.
Thanks for stopping by today, have a lovely day. Stay safe, and when you’re a little down: cheer up, better times lay ahead! I have a scrapbook layout to prove it!
Ha Maritsel, wat heb je weer iets moois gemaakt! Ik juich je luidkeels toe vanaf mijn schrijfplek.. het wordt tijd om weer met mijn vingers in de verf te zitten en je INSPIREERT me! Liefs!
The new LO is so colourful and probably shows how you’ve come to terms with that dark period in your life – I don’t think we ever forget the things that happen but we do learn how to deal with them better.
Hugs LLJ 3 xxx
Love this Wednesday post, Marit! Your work table is certainly extremely tidy by comparison with my mess! Also glad to see that you have used some of the “billboard” paper that I sent, as well as the encouraging words in your composition “life, ROLL WITH IT”. Very good advice for the times in which we are living! It is good to look back on difficult times through the lens of passing time, and to know that you survived those times. It is even better to turn your memories of those times into beautiful art! I have yet to receive your package in the mail, so I don’t know if it got lost on it’s way from Holland, or what! I DO hope not! I will let you know if/when it arrives!
Hi Marit! I’ve saved that sketch, though I don’t do a lot of scrapping these days – your take on it is awesome as ever. Love the journal page too. My alphabet journal has been going around 10 years (You’d think I could have done 26 pages by now) and its interesting to me to see how my style has changed. I’m only a dabbler with journals so far anyway. Having done so few, they all resonate and have lots of memories for me, a bit like your scrapbook pages. Wishing you a happy week my friend, stay well, stay safe, Cindy #11 xx.
Hi Marit, it’s good when we can look back on darker times and see them in a new, less forbidding way. Love the layout you made.The journalling is really unusual. Stay Safe, have a lovely week, hugs, Shaz #7 X
I always love to see your journalling – I never really journal in mine! have a great week. stay safe.. Helen #17
Love the hidden journaling idea on that page Marit. I have been doing some speed scrapping this afternoon as a retirement gift for a colleague from the school. I have tomorrow afternoon to finish it. Stay safe and happy WOYWW. Sarah #?
I love the scrapbook page – it looks fantastic. The journal page is amazing as usual. Happy WOYWW. Take care and stay safe. With love & God Bless, Caro xxx (#1)
Sadly in everyone’s life there can be a time we would sooner forget but maybe sometimes it’s good to remember it, face it and then you can learn to live with it. Loving the new journal pages too. Have a lovely week and a very happy woyww, Angela x14x
Well Marit, I absolutely love everything you have created from the LO to the journal. Our creative paths are always interesting and it is only when you journal “you with the good and the not so good” that we see how we have grown creatively. Have a wonderful week…. always a pleasure to visit.
Sandra de @9
I popped over and had a look at the Dutch Dares Community – some beautiful layouts there!! It’s years since I did any layouts – maybe I should have another go.
Loved your annotated desk – so neat and tidy!
Stay safe and keep well! Happy woyww! Susan #15
That’s a lovely page , good to come to terms with the dark times xxx Your journal page is gorgeous! sorry I am late -have a great week. Soojay#22
Sometimes a sketch is a good starting point especially if you get “artist’s block” looking at a blank sheet of paper! I love the journal page with the handwriting against that fabulous background, and the folding out part of the page – it’s really great.
Sorry to be so late visiting. I’m afraid I’ve got absolutely addicted to my latest cross stitch project and everything else has taken a bit of a back seat this week!
Happy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi x #8