There are many ways to tell a story with our design and with our journaling. However the story telling begins while we stand behind the camera and capture a still moment. The lighting, the angle, the composition all take part in portraying our story.
I have not yet included a photography prompt on Creativity Prompt, but I plan on including many more. Please let me know what you think about it!
This week’s photography prompt is to take a photo that conveys happiness.
I took this photo of my niece, Tsuf, last November while I was visiting home. Let me count the ways this photo communicate “happiness” to me:
It reminds me of my visit back home. Being with my family always means happy times for me.
This photo also helps me remember how delighted my niece was to see me after a long period of time I had been away (…and now it’s been even longer). When I look at her in this picture I recall the warm hug and the soft kiss she gave me a few minutes before when she entered my parents’ house.
Looking at my niece with her broad smile, dancing and having fun in the middle of my parents’ living room reminds me of me at her age – just looking for ways to have fun and be happy. The happiness of children is always the brightest!
Summer is officially here and we are daydreaming about the perfect destination for the perfect summer vacation.
Guess what? Any destination you pick up, any exotic place you are dreaming to visit, has locals that reside there all year round and call it home. Pretty desirable, don’t you think?
Now that you’ve been pondering about all those lucky people living in a magical country/state, think for a minute about your own city and state. You also reside in a place where occasionally people come to on their vacation.
For this week’s journaling prompt try to think about your own city (or village…) and your own state (or country) as a prime vacation destination.
How would you describe your city to a tourist?
What are the greatest attractions in your town?
Which are the most beautiful places to visit?
Which are the best restaurants?
Where is the best place to do some recreational shopping?
Where is the ultimate hiking trail?
Take your journal and a pen and answer those question. Become excited with everything your own city and state has to offer and create important documentation for your posterity…
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What do you love most about your city – (and which city are you coming from)? Leave a comment and share your local-loves.
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Q: The workshop is pretty intensive what if I’m too busy for 5 lessons per week? OR I’m going on vacation soon and would miss some of the lessons.
A: No problem. The format of the lessons allows you to take them at your own pace, whenever it is convenient to you. You can take one lesson every day or take several lessons during the weekend or in an afternoon. I will still be available for you to answer questions and offer support.
Q: Will there be a special forum for the workshop’s members? I’d like to connect with other members.
A: Absolutely. The workshop is going to have a private forum for its members and you are welcome to participate in it, ask questions, communicate with other members, share thoughts and even include links to your workshop related work. I will be active on this forum too
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I am very excited about this workshop and looking forward to capture our dreams together in this unique workshop. See you on the other side…
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For this week’s inspiration prompt I want to share a beautiful quote by Charlotte Joko Beck:
“Life always gives us
exactly the teacher we need
at every moment.
This includes every mosquito,
every misfortune,
every red light,
every traffic jam,
every obnoxious supervisor (or employee),
every illness, every loss,
every moment of joy or depression,
every addiction,
every piece of garbage,
every breath.
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Score each strip at 3″, 6″ & 9″. You can just align your score lines with the 3″ mark on your paper trimmer.
Fold your score lines – once up and once down – to create an accordion fold.
Adhere the folded cardstock strips to the fun foam with a double sided adhesive. Optional - Before attaching each cardstock strip, you can add a strip of ribbon to it – just align the middle of the ribbon with the center point of the back of the cardstock and adhere to the fun foam. Tie the ends of the ribbon in a bow to make sure your accordion fold stays put.
Find the center of the fun-foam cover’s flap with the grid ruler and mark 1″ on each side. Cut along these marks all the way to the bottom of the flap and snip off the ends.
Adhere the velcro or magnetic snaps to the flap. To make sure the aligning is perfect, adhere both parts of the velcro while they’re attached together and then peel off the backing and close the flap. To allow some room for bulky embellishments, make sure you don’t close the flap too snag.
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I would also be very happy to see your own creations, so don’t be shy and share
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I would like to share an inspiring video I’ve stumbled upon on You Tube. The video conveys the story of a kid who insisted on adopting an uplifting point of view despite what “the experts” and his “social environment” said. An excellent and inspiring story:
Are you as inspired as I was after watching it? I am sure you are!
Now, inspired by this wonderful video, grab your journal and portray an up-side-down point of view. The kind of view that sees a smiling face instead of a sad one. The kind of view that sees the little things and tries to ponder about how things miraculously work. The kind of view the boy had that made him so special – and so controversial.
Try to communicate the same point of view from behind the camera – Try new angles, new lighting, new settings, zooming in a bit more – try to view the world differently.
Share your thoughts, journaling and photos by leaving a comment on this post.
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Every once in a while when I feel the muse is playing hide-and-seek I like to take a step backward, get rid of all the fluff and go back to the basics. The same applies to scrapbooking.
The industry is flooded with beautiful products and tools. Wonderful papers, inks, stamps, embellishments, die-cuts and so on and so forth. Design team members are making layouts that can be presented in art galleries. Little by little, the wonderful hobby of putting together a scrapbook to tell our stories is becoming a tedious chore with a lot of pressure involved.
I am sorry to say that I have heard many creative people deciding to give up scrapbooking altogether. Some did it knowingly and some just don’t get to it anymore because of all the work and pressure involved… Isn’t it a shame?
Pressure and high expectations are known foes of our inner creative child. They practically eliminate our creativity and drive our muse away.
Therefore for this week’s creativity prompt, I prod you to go back to scrapbooking basics. Make a layout with only your photos and cardstock and nothing else. Preferably without using any fancy tools as well.
Use the grid on your cutting mat and ruler to align and cut elements to size without measuring. Just align the edge with the marks on the grid for a fool-proof straight-cutting and even positioning.
You can also use the grid ruler to draw perfect frames around any element. Align the edge of your element with the grid and trace with a marker.
Emboss your journaling surface (either a tag or the background cardstock itself) to create subtle journaling guidelines.
Vary the tip size of the markers you use to add instant graphic interest to your journaling design.
DON’T FORGET THE STORY.
Most importantly – don’t fiddle with your layout. Know when to call it done and move forward to the next story. HINT – Perfection is NOT the criteria…
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How are you going back to scrapbooking basics? When was the last time you only pulled out your photos and cardstock?
June is a very popular “wedding month”, so I am sure I am not the only one celebrating my anniversary this month.
Documenting the wedding is traditionally all about love. Sometimes it’s about the venue, the guests, the unity, the traditions… It is rarely about the relationships.
When I say RELATIONSHIP I mean INTERACTION or RECIPROCITY between the newlyweds to each other and their connection with the rest of the guests.
These relationships are extremely unique. It seems like the couple is elevated off earth on a cloud of togetherness, glancing upon the guests, but not communicating with them on the same level of awareness.
The bride and groom are dancing, small-talking, laughing at jokes and paying respect to their guests – but they are still not quite connected.
My best guess is that the connection between the newlyweds, the new bond between them, is so strong and overpowering that it casts a shadow on all other interactions.
This connection, this peak of togetherness is so wonderful, I think we all ought to take the time and document it.
On the picture above the journaling reads:
That night was our night. We were moving around the dance floor, like we were the only ones there. We felt it was just us two, whispering promises of eternity in each other’s ear. Granted, there were guest, friends and family happy for our union, but they were left unnoticed in our moment of togetherness. The kind of togetherness in which there is only room for two.
You and me forever and ever.
Two years after that magical night and I still love you, and I love you more and more each moment…
Share the special relationship and interaction you had on your wedding day.
Not married? How about describing how will your wedding day be like (I had been planning my wedding day since I was 6 years old – that’s the kind of “girlie-girl” I was).
Capture your dream is a new workshop designed to help you identify your dream, capture it in a beautiful handmade mini-album and pave your way to make your dream come true.
In this workshop you will complete a mixed-media mini-album, which you will create from scratch with things you have lying around in your house or things you can find in your local craft or office supply store.
Each project is propped up by a pdf file with clear step-by-step instructions, packed with valuable tips and techniques and backed with supporting photos.
As always the inspiration and journaling prompts are going to make you think and ponder. You will get fantastic insights not only to your deepest dream but also to the means of making it happen.
Boosted with inspiration prompts, stimulating journaling and motivated by meaningful creative projects, you will capture your dream and follow it toward realization.
“Capture Your Dream” will show you…
How to make your own fabric covered and embroidered mini-album.
How to use different mediums for your album’s pages (i.e. felt, transparency, cardstock and more.)
Different ways to include your journaling on your scrapbook pages.
How to inject meaning into your projects with tactile and visual similes.
How to get chronological perspective through journaling.
How to communicate and work side-by-side with your dream.
and more…
I am offering personal guidance and support to each participant on each step of the way, everything to make you feel like I am sitting right by your side.
Do you want to capture your dream in a significant and expressive way? Join now and get one step closer to your dream!
The workshop will commence on July 20th 2009.
The duration of the workshop is 6 weeks (5 lessons per week). That’s 30 lessons delivered right to your inbox!!!
Format of the lessons – Downloadable pdf. files – including templates, instructions, supporting photos and supply list with live links to the products.
Price – USD19.95
Hurry up and register now to secure a place in the workshop. Unfortunately, I need to limit the number of participants in order to provide the individual attention each participant deserves.
P.S.: You are going to LOVE this workshop… OR your money back!
I am so confident you are going to love this workshop that I am offering you a full money back guarantee. If for any reason you are not fully satisfied with the workshop, just send me an e-mail and I will refund 100% of your purchase. No questions asked.
The “wedding season” has arrived… Nadav and I also got married in June – two years ago, and the love between us is still growing and thriving.
Romance is an inspiring and motivating force. Love is even more wonderful as it surrounds our lives in so many ways. Granted, we love our significant other; but we also love our family, we love our friends, we love watching the sunrise at dawn.
As with our sweethearts so with the rest of our “objects of love”, a relationship based upon love needs constant cultivating and grooming. It does not sustain itself, but it gives back so much in return. The reward is worth all the hard work. It is absolutely PRICELESS.
For this week’s inspiration prompt, be inspired by love. Love and be loved…
John Lennon had said it beautifully:
Love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep on watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it.
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There are many ways to tell a story with our design and with our journaling. However the story telling begins while we stand behind the camera and capture a still moment. The lighting, the angle, the composition all take part in portraying our story.
Now seriously, in case you are not happy with the workshop for any reason, drop me an e-mail by the end of the workshop and I will refund 100% of the purchase price.
For this week I have a 5-minute-project for you. An adorable little brag book with a fun foam cover that makes it extra “snugglable”. 
Every once in a while when I feel the muse is playing hide-and-seek I like to take a step backward, get rid of all the fluff and go back to the basics. The same applies to scrapbooking.
June is a very popular “wedding month”, so I am sure I am not the only one celebrating my anniversary this month. 
The “wedding season” has arrived… Nadav and I also got married in June – two years ago, and the love between us is still growing and thriving.
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