Painting Bliss

Correspondence Club - What Fun!

 

A few weeks ago I read about The Correspondence Club through one of my fav blogs and a good friend The Owl Club. Seeing what fun she had being part of the club I decided to sign up, see what it was all about, and I am not in the least disappointed.

Partners are assigned for a 2 month stretch, giving you a chance to get to know each other a bit more than just a fly by night note and giftie. My partner is from Mexico, her name is Elizabeth and what I gather from my first note and little mexico treasures she seems rather upbeat and colorful... a lot like me!

A good pairing I would say.

 

 

I really enjoy how when marking the date on her note she included underneath what the weather was! Great idea! Also, what a lovely red banner inside my letter!

 

 

I received a wonderfully hand made note card, I think it's made out of mexican money! or at least copies of mexican money which is pretty cool.

 

 

She sent me the cutest change purse no bigger than your palm of your hand perfect for carrying a few dollars while out and about. She also gifted me a mexican candy, and a teeny tiny hand woven mexican rug. It's pretty darn cute and just might make it into some photo shoots with my painted softies!

This month I sent her a cool New York post card, a hand crocheted something she can hang up in a window or wherever she likes, and also a little owl painting.

 

Isn't it funny how we both sent something to eachother round and colored and fiber related??

If you would like to participate in The Correspondance Club just visit here and sign up. It's fun, easy, and getting mail in your box that isn't bills or junk but something totally for you? well that's magic!

 

Love Letter 101 Assignments and Fun fun FUN!

 

Everyday I have checked into my lovely letter love 101 class with the marvelous Joanne Sharpe. Each day a different challenge, a diffent kind of fun! Today I am sharing with you what I have been busily creating. Enjoy!

 

 

Enjoy your Sunday! Every little moment of it!

Letter Lovin' 101

 

So I've finished another assignment and wanted to share with you how pretty it came out! I liked the freedom of the piece, just having fun without any real pressure other than to enjoy the new markers and work inside flowing borders.

I couldn't help but put a happy little sunshine on top, it seemed so appropriate with all the bright colors. I was supposed to use something called pan pastels... basically little round containers with pure pigment inside for rubbing color into spaces but I don't have anywhere to buy these other than online, and couldn't wait for them to ship... so I rubbed my favorite chalks into all the wonderful nooks and crannies. 

 

 

Art - Ideas - Inspirations - Creative Passion - Color - Words - Quotes....

Indeed ALL good stuff.

 

 

Letter Love First Assignment

 

Today's assignment was nice and lesiurley... I was to decorate my letter love composition notebook and write a little encourgement note to myself to... PLAY - Practing - WRITE - Repeat :)

I am very much enjoying my new markers!! I LOVE the copic markers, they are like writing with velvet... so smooth and not all streaky like some markers. I'm playing, practicing, writing, and repeating.

 

 

Isn't it sloppy!? omg  think so! I can't wait to see improvement as the month goes on.

 

 

This little happy reminder sits on my work surface :) doesn't it look happy there?

And lookie see my composition notebook decorated with my writing and some pink zebra print duck tape! It's fun :) I also added some fun 3 dimensional bird cage stickers.

 

 

After completing my assignement, I decided to just have a little letter writing - card making fun.

 

 

Hope this inspires you to pull out some markers! even if all you have is a sharpie! never underestimate the power of a sharpie marker.

Letter Love 101 - Joanne Sharpe

 

(All of the artwork in today's post was created by the amazing Joanne Sharpe)

 

So I'm taking a class!! that's right!! not your I'm going to school with my book bag class, but a class non the less and it's a super cool one at that! This class called Letter Loving 101 is being offered by the amazing Joanne Sharpe. She has been published in Somerset Studio Magazine repeatedly (I bow down before thee) and other fun magazines like Cloth, Paper, Scissors.

I checked into my class today via the private blog link, and watched all the lovely videos that awaited me. I found Joanne to be very friendly, fun, and comfortable talking in front of a camera. I sure as sprinkles wouldn't be as comfortable! ok... maybe if I had to, and pretended you were all in your underwear... ok not even then, I would just laugh. Not that you look funny in your underwear (or maybe you do), just that if your anything like me - you end up at your annual physical wearing your hello kitty underwear and you worry the doctor is gonna wonder about you in the not so good way... then throw you in the psych ward. Eh, who cares! I get crayons in the psych ward! Not that I would know that personally either... oh my, there goes the domino effect of thoughts I call the Ashlie Blake syndrome - more on that another day!

 

 

So... yes, letter loving 101. I found this class on twitter (Thank you twitter) It is super affordable  - exciting - and gave me the hope that even though I have great handwriting and love to make letters... I could be even more comfortable in it. You know me with words on artwork!!

Honestly though, the lettering on my artwork is the most anxious part of my pieces. For when I get to it I know that if I mess it up, that's it! I have ruined the whole thing... this is why... secret here... you see I attatch my words after I have written them... on seperate decorative pieces of paper.I hope to get comfortable enough not to have to do this anymore. Not that it doesn't look whimsical and fun, it's just I like to strengthen my weak parts.

 

Over the next 29 days of class, I'll be sharing my lessons with you :)  first lesson being to get cozy in one of my journals with all sorts of pens. We will have 3 journals in this class... A composition notebook for exploring, an art journal, and something we make with just good paper and projects in which I bind it myself.

 

In today's lesson I will be tryin out a marker I had no clue about called a Copic marker... and it's refillable! (go green), it is a little pricey at $6.99, but like I said it's refillable (which are cheaper)... so, come on! Along with this, I will also be trying out some brush tipped Tombo markers and enjoying my recently gifted prisma colors, micron pens, and sharpies.

 

 

Now if all this sounds super exciting to you and you wish you were also taking the class... well then by all means, join in!! you can still sign up, it's a go at your own pace no pressure kind of thing. Just click here and read up all about it... maybe we will be able to share our lessons with each other!