Day 31....Mission Completion!!!

Happy Sunday Blog Friends!!!

Wow....I can't believe looking back that I have actually managed to complete this challenge....and, fun, oh fun it was.

You all have been such an encouragement to me...and believe me, days into it...I was ready to turn back. There were days, when I just didn't feel like it...but, I did it anyway! To me, that is such a great feeling...to do something anyway!

So....today, I spent the day at Jerrys doing a demo with Passport Journals...and, I treated myself...to a few things....you know, a girl has used a lot of supplies this month!!

Here is my July calendar page all finished up....that was a fast month....

And, here is August ready to go...August for us is Back to School....I can't even believe I'm saying that word already....but, here goes...

Yeah, she doesn't look very happy about heading back either....she just wants to play some more!!!

So, thank you all for sticking with me for these 31 days of Art and Blogging Bliss...

Until next time,

Ophelia

Day 30...

Hello Blog Friends...

Hope you are having a great day. I am CERTAINLY enjoying my day...

I started out today for a bit in my studio...then, I just had to stop...I started cleaning...had to...just had to get it out of the way...remember, I have put it off all summer long. So, I started with my daughters room, and then headed to my studio. For my studio, I set a timer...only because I only wanted to spend about 2 hours there...

I hate it when I let things get so piled up in there that I get myself so overwhelmed with the cleanup....so, I worked at it for about 2 hours, and although there is so much more to do...I feel good about how its coming along. Luckily, its not so bad that things don't have a "place". So, just putting things away, and bits of paper that have piled up....and, oh the piles..

Well, this is all that I was able to create for the day...

Enjoy.

Until next time,

Ophelia

Day 29...

Good Morning Blog Friends...
I hope that you are having a great day so far...its still early, and today holds so many possibilities...
I am kidless today!!!!! So, my head is swarming with things that I could do today....go browse art galleries and museums....meet one of my art buddies....meet one of my stampin friends...get a pedicure...go shopping at Jerrys...so many fun things that could be done...yet, this morning, I am tired!! Thankfully, I'm feeling much better today, but, I stayed up way late after my 9:00 bedtime. Our local minor league baseball team, Durham Bulls, had their Field of Dreams game last night, and the NC Knighthawks were selected!!!!!

So, my son took 1st base and learned some tips from the big guys!!! It was really amazing how much time these guys took with our kiddos...and, they had a blast!

After the game, my kids headed to SC for a weekend getaway with my parents!!!! Thank God for grandparents!! I have 3 - count them with me 3 days of being home alone...and, I'm a happy camper!!!
So, I'm up early, tried to shower away the tiredness...hasn't worked yet - and warming up for my hot date with myscrapbooking supplies...but, as I said...the day has so many possibilities....

So, I hope that you all enjoy your day. I am going to try my best to savor every single second of this one...
Until next time,
Ophelia

Day 28.....

There are so many ideas swirling around in my head....I wake up thinking about thngs...and go to bed thinking about more....from scrapbook pages, to quilts, and cards...there are so many....

and, not to mention so many art supplies to play with. I could play for days with the color orange...or my watercolor pencils...oh, time is slipping by so fast these days...

Until next time,

Ophelia

Day 27....Another Monster...

This is another one that I must conquer.....

Yet today, with the best laid plans, I am SICK!!! I hate, hate, hate being sick...especially on a perfectly good, don't have to go to work, certainly could be making art all day kind of day...

I did manage to get upstairs and get this page started....

Anywho....hope you guys had a great day...

I'm going back to bed...

Until next time,

Ophelia

Day 26...

Ok...I have to let you all in on two of my monsters. These two, can usually take me down without much of a fight....

Now, don't get me wrong...there are many, many other monsters...these two were just the only two that I could get to today. I have to do something different, though...if I am going to get anywhere...I almost thought it was time to call in professional help...we'll see...oh wait...there goes another one of my monsters - procrastination...geez! I had such big plans for today...art, cleaning, art, art...but, after my daughters guitar lessons, I came home, and became one with the couch...something I hardly ever do, but today, it was nice.
Hope you guys are having a great day...
Until next time,
Ophelia

Day 25...stolen moments...

Hi Everyone,
Today's journal page was truly made from stolen moments of time...time where I was waiting for the dryer to stop...or, the dishwasher to finish...or, for someone to yell my name...just quick snippets of time were all I was given in the studio today...so, lets just say, this page is not quite finished, but enough to truly show how I was feeling today...

So many supplies, so many ideas, yet, so little time....
Until next time,
Ophelia