My Sketchbook, my Life

something new... something blue

I love to scrapbook. In fact I have been doing it since I was highschool...before it became cool, and as easy as going to your nearby craft stores for endless isles of embellishments and paper. I cut my own shapes and designs, decorating my album pages with doodles, and anything that I could find to use.

As an artist I love using the artwork I create in my scrapbooking and cards. Each time I make a new painting, I fall in love with it, and want to use it anywhere I can. So naturally I started to combine my two loves... painting & scrapbooking. And it was a wonderful marriage!


My first set I have been playing with nonstop for over a week! I love this set. It combines two of my obsessions right now- the color blue and birds.


I call it Vintage Blue.

Here are the sample pictures of what the kit includes so far. And then I have added some pictures of just a few of the things I have created with this kit.

This {and some others} will be in my etsy shop soon!

just cause...

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Even the most disappointing and heart breaking things in life

can still be made beautiful..

Counting Sheep

more new art in the works.  Here are some coordinating pieces to the counting sheep wallhanging

for the girls:  

(click on photo to see it bigger) 

 for the boys (or gender neutral):

 

Vintage Songbird

Just popping in to share my new line.  It was debuted by Dish and Spoon at the ABC Kids Expo this past week.  I have been so excited to show pictures of it!  {Contact me for ordering info}

 

the wallhanging:

 
the growth chart:

 
 
and a few coordinating pieces:

 

 
 
 
 
 

more new art

available here:  ESTY SHOP

what is a child?

One of my favorite quotes about children is by Francis Thompson.  I don't know many who has illustrated the magic of childhood so perfectly.  Can't you just imagine a child at play while you read his words?

(oh, and the art is available in my etsy shop!- you can get it with the quote, or customize it to your child's name!)

Know you
what it is to be a child?
It is to believe in love,
to believe in loveliness,
to believe in belief;
it is to be so little that the elves
can reach to whisper in your ear,
it is to turn pumpkins into coaches,
and mice into horses,
lowness into loftiness,
and nothing into everything,
for each child has its
fairy godmother
in its soul.

artwork photoshoot

hey!  I just wanted to share some photos I have of the artwork the Dish and Spoon Productions is doing with my artwork.  I did a couple new pieces to complete the collections.  These and a few new pieces will be able for purchase in my etsy shop tomorrow!

Here is Buckaroo

and some of my oldies, but favorites:

Le Petite Princess

Le Petite Prince

and Counting Sheep

for my son

As requested... a piece of art just for him. 

I seem to paint a plethera of "girl stuff" that usually gets hung up in my two girls' rooms.  So he requested something just for him. 

this has long been his favorite and most read scripture.  (he can recite it by memory, btw)

Helaman 5:12

so this is for him

{just thought i'd share}

 And now, my sons, remember, remember

that it is upon the ^arock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your ^bfoundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty ^cstorm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. 

Here's a link if you would like to download this print for free!

http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6218

Please note: by downloading the print you agree to use this print for home, and church use only.  It is not to be resold for any type of profit.  I still own the copyright to my artwork, I just want to make it available for everyone to use...

If anyone has questions they can e-mail me at michelleshirleyart@gmail.com .  

 

Free 2010 YW Theme Print!!

I have decided to post my 2010 Theme print free for download for anyone who want to use it the rest of the year!  Please keep in mind this is for personal, home, ward use only, please do not use to resale in any form. 

Melanie from Sugardoodle has posted on her website click here:

enjoy!

http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6195

 

 

new cards.... & prints

a new line of stationery & cards will be popping in my shop with in the next week.

Here are the first two:

Find them HERE:

 

 

 

matching prints too....