To Be

I read somewhere this morning that it's better to have a to be list......than a to do list...and it's been rolling around in my head all day long. I had chores and tasks I wanted to do today.....but spent most of my time just playing around with things that brought me joy. That's who I want to be.

I've made several shifts in the way I am approaching my Words of Encouragement tags. I was excited about what I worked on yesterday....and as excited about what I worked on today. I'll report on yesterday today...and today tomorrow. Got that?

Yesterday I made some simple background collages and continued to layer things up.  The layers aren't glued together...they dangle freely so a second message could be tucked underneath.

I also typed out some of my own words and phrases giving me more control over the size. I love found words...and will continue to use them...but for now I'm using the typed messages.

I'm also shopping my stash for interesting papers to mount the quotes on. 

I printed this kaleidoscope paper years and years ago from a CD Rom program (showing you how long ago it was) that turned my photos into beautiful patterns. This original photo was probably a pink floral...I love the way it turned out. I wish I still had that program...but I'm sure there are newer versions out there.

I think it works well with the collage and sets the quote off nicely.

For this tag I glued the quote on a chunk of a 2023 desktop calendar gifted to me from Roseanne. 

I couldn't lay my hand on the calendar page I used....but all 12 months have beautiful colors that will make great mounts!  

I may take out that middle green layer....I'm not sure it's necessary. Or maybe slim it up a bit so more of the collage is showing. Or just leave it alone.  

And for this one...I used a cyanotype print strip as a middle layer. I've got lots of those laying around too. It's a nice dark contrast to the collage layer.

I used gelli print scraps and cutoffs that I couldn't bare to throw away. The prints don't have to be great...as a matter of fact the grungier...the better.

Yesterday was a great day...just BEing.