Story Boards, Color Palettes, and Textures Oh My

I have a couple of new passions right now....one is storyboards/mosaics, the other is color palettes.  I shouldn't really call either one of these new since I have had fun with these before, but they are currently my "take the time out of my day to play with" passion at the moment.  Both of these play toys have been around for awhile but they continue to gain fans which makes it really nice for us that enjoy playing but not all the work in creating either one of these masterpieces (not mine, theirs).  More and more artists are sharing their templates for mosaics as well as one of my fav's is Rita at The Coffee Shop Blog. She has a free template for creating color palettes.  Here is her link.  She also has a great line-up of storyboards as well.

Kim Klassen thru her Beyond Layers Class, click here to join, is sharing some new storyboards.  And you know Kim, everything she does is top drawer, first class, number 1.  And there are more talented lovelies out there in blog-world creating and sharing their work with us.  I love blogging, it feeds my creative soul.  And thank you to all you extra creative souls out there that make my life easier.

A few color palettes....if you try them I know you will become addicted just like I have....

A sweet little M&M Story Board.....heavenly milk chocolate with a sweet saying on each piece.

For Kim Klassens's Texture Tuesday.....her latest free texture, Revolution.

Sharing with Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday, Rosie at Leaves n' Bloom, and Alicia for Poetic Winter.

"Do everything.  One thing may turn out right."  ~  Humphrey Bogart

Until next time....

Ya Gotta Have Heart

Ya gotta have heart....lots and lots of heart.  This is heart month. Valentines Day is staring us in the face with the store aisles overflowing with candies and heart shaped pink, purple and red items in abundance.  I remember as a teenager agonizing over choosing the appropriate card for whoever had my heart at that moment, not too sweet or sappy, but enough to let "him" know that he had captured my attention .

My sweetie was not into the love holidays...in fact he usually forgot until the day arrived and then suddenly remembered he had not bought anything to commemorate the day.  A feeling of remorse would overcome him which resulted in a quick trip to the local Walgreens to grab whatever caught his panic filled eyes.  All he usually managed was a heart-felt Hallmark card and sometimes a piece of candy.  Flowers, never.   Candy, flowers, cards yes, they are symbols of means of expressing your love.  But a daily dose of "I love you" expressed with total commitment meant much more to me than candy, flowers or cards.  I did not need a special day to know how much my husband loved me.  How do you celebrate Valentine's Day??

Linking up with Lisa's Creative Exchange.....







"There is only one happiness in life, to love and to be loved."  ~  George Sand

Until next time.....

The Week That Was ~ January 29-Feb 4, 2012

Hope you had a lovely week.....

Have a joyfilled week ahead....

Until next time......