Art Journal pages and a card

Trying my hand at art journalling again. The next 2 photos are of my newest pages. I'm trying to learn that I can be MESSY!! and not everything has to be neat and orderly haha

 Here is a card I whipped up this afternoon (took me a whole 10 minutes lol) for my Stamp Club meeting tomorrow night. Yes, I usually wait till the last minute.

 Two of my older art journal pages. I have more to show but didn't want to overload the page.

 **Note here-- I cannot draw for the life of me haha but on this one I decided to try LOL I do NOT like how my self portrait drawing came out.

Two posts in one day LOL Can't promise that will happen again soon LOL
Re: Sam's comment from yesterday's curtain post-- If I could fly over to the UK to do your lettering I would :)  I so want to go for a vaca there. My UK followers (and of course the lovely Dyan) have inspired me so much and everyone is just so nice, I would love to meet each and every one of you :)
Off to create something else lol

Thank you :)

Had to pop in real quick to say Thank you for the comments yesterday. I'm kinda not used to it so I was a bit overwhelmed :)
Yes, Miss Julia I do have longish hair lol Down to past my brazier line. And the paper roll is from a friend of mine. I use it on my desk so I don't make a mess lol
Paula Gale, yes haha I have a big stamp collection. Now if I would actually use them maybe they wouldn't be a "collection" haha.
I'm workin on getting better at commenting on other's blogs. (insert sheepish smile) Sometimes I just don't know what to say and don't want to sound lame lol
Hope everyone has a good day.

WOYWW

 Remnants of curtain decorating :) and the pile of books was on the right side but had to move them last night when I was looking for something haha

 I swung to the right this time. Stamp pads, stamp storage and well just a big old mess.

3rd and final curtain. Next, I will post a pic of them hung up on the windows. My cousin asked me if I had used a template to do the letters and I said no, I did it all on my own lol The flowers (minus the leaves) are an Ali Edwards stamp. I had bought a set of her big foam stamps and finally have started using them.
Off to move some stuff around in here so I can get curtains hung.
****Edited to add photo of curtains hung up****

 :( excuse the mess as I am still rearranging things.

Latest project :)

 Watch out, now that I have begun to use the sewing machine, I think I will be sewing alot more. Decided the windows in the craft room needed some sprucing up. Dug through my stash of material and started on them over the weekend. A few days of sewing, a few days of painting. Yes, you read that right painting.

 And this is what I have so far. I have one left to do (will be done today). I love how they are coming out. I have made curtains before but usually it is just find the material, pin it and then sew. This time it was find the material, liner included, take my time, and measure so they are all the same length, and sew.

 I have also been making yoyo's. I am thinking of adding some to the curtains, not sure yet. They are so easy to make.

Just a quick project update. Will be back when curtains are done.
Have a good one.

WOYWW

Joining in on WOYWW via Stamping Ground.

 Not much going on. Mail, a card from my oldest :), a future project and some ATC's I received from a swap on the yahoo group I belong too.

 swing around to the left and well you see a big old mess. Sewing machine with future projects, D's school stuff, Christmas pics and supplies. Not much happening in the way of crafting around here. Grand baby has been a bit fussy the past few days :( and moma and I have been taking turns trying to get her settled.

Was supposed to post this the other day.
Off to work on my itunes playlist :)

messiness

Wow two posts in one day, I'm on a roll. I'm on baby duty while daughter spends a few hours with friends that are moving out of state. So, I'm surfing some of the sites that I have saved in my favorites, and some were altered art, some scrapbooking. I have started an art journal but have not gotten very far in it :( I have a drawing journal in my nightstand, which doesn't get used much because, well, I can't draw. I can see the picture in my head and oh man it is perfect in every way, but when it comes to putting it on paper, NOPE!!!! And then, I just bought a mini sketchbook to use as another art journal. But, I have begun to understand why I am NOT getting very far in any of my journals!!!!
I AM AFRAID TO BE MESSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In my crafting and well pretty much in all aspects of my life, everything must be clean and a certain way or it irritates me. I never used to be like this, I was a messy messy girl LOL Now, even my kids comment that I won't let them do anything because if it isn't done a certain way I am just going to go back and fix it myself. How do I get out of this habit in my crafting???? I so want to be a messy art journaller. I want to make messy pages and not have them look neat and pristine.
Ok I had to get that out, it was really bothering me.
Have a good one.

randomness...

For a few years now I have wanted to be able to bind my own books. It just seems that I would have way more possibilities and adventures if I could. Well, being a single mom, I kind of have to watch my pennies and where they go. So, instead of just buying a machine and figuring out how to cover the cost, I am going to save up for one. And the kicker is right now Zutter is having a special 2010 Kickoff Special, sweet, sweet deal.
Also, I have wanted an instant camera for probably the same few years. Even asked my oldest daughter for one for Christmas. She got me a crockpot instead :) I was tweeting earlier and one of the people I follow had RT a post from https://twitter.com/creaturecomfort for a Fujifilm Instax Mini on her Creature Comforts blog. Not one to pass up a giveaway, yup I entered. I have seen so many amazing projects made with instant pictures and since Polaroids are pretty much obsolete, I like the Fujifilm Instax.
Also in my world right now LOL I picked happiness as my One Little Word for 2010. Today my youngest daughter and I went up to Family Dollar to pick up a few things and I found a plaque with the Chinese symbol for happiness. Yes, it came home with me and is hanging above my desk. I will try to post a picture tomorrow.
I am off to take care of mundane household chores lol and then try to get to work on my latest sewing project. No, not trying to figure out how to read a pattern haha, the drapes that are being made into curtains.