Color Theory & Beautiful Mess Color Samples

Hiya all! I hope you are doing well today! :) When A Beautiful Mess first opened up their shop I was very excited, I love their design choices and their colors are always spot on so when I found out they were going to be making inks as well OH MY WORD I couldn't wait to try them out! I could see just from looking online that the colors were going to be bold and fun but you really never know until you get them in your hands to stamp them out! Well let me tell you they did NOT dissapoint, they are BEAUTIFUL in person and just so much fun to use on all of your projects! I also wanted to compare them to the color theory inks I have on hand as well and see how they compare. I decided to do a little color sampling and thought I would share with you just incase you were wondering some of the same things I was.  I gathered up all my inks and grouped them by color.

Above you can see the color theory on the left two columns and the messy ink on the right. 

Of course to really see the colors you have to STAMP them ... right!? Yes I think so too so let's get to it shall we? 

I tried to keep these colors true to what I am seeing in person so I didn't edit this photo in an effort to give you a true idea of the color.  As you can see there are a lot of similar colors including the black, coral colors, yellows, and some of the blues. There are also a lot of colors in the messy ink that color theory doesn't have yet. I really love the hot pink and I think the cement is my favorite color from the messy inks. The plum is a lot of fun too and there is really nothing like it offered in the color theory line. All that being said I have had some of these color theory inks for a while and have yet to stamp them and now I wish I stamped them the moment I got them! I fell in LOVE with glass slipper and I think it may even by my favorite color EVER!!! All in all I think both lines offer some amazing colors, both stamp REALLY nice and both brands stack together to make for easy storage. 

What do you say, what is your favorite color if you had to pick just one?!

go.be.inspired. 

Shanna

Illustrated Faith Giveaway

Hiya! I have a fun giveaway/ call to action on my instagram account, come on over and join us!!

go.be.inspired.

Shanna

Journaling Bible | Writing in the Margins

It's Friday!!!... And better than that it's Friday of a three day weekend (for some of us)! We have family in town and lots of fun to be had, how about you? I was talking with you the other day about some plans I had for the silkscreen in Whitman. I thought it would be PERFECT for my journaling bible, as it would allow the text to show through while still making a statement on the page! I also love that you can play with color, so I got out my color theory paints and dabbed a little at the top of the silkscreen. From there you simply drag the color across the page (you can use an old gift card, or any straight edge for this).

What I like about this process is that you can CLEARLY see the text below, but the graphic is so catchy! What don't like about this process is now I want a dozen silkscreen from Studio Calico, and this is their first one. So I am going to start a petition for more silkscreen LOL! But for real, I love them so!

This week instead of using sermon notes I took one of my favorite songs from this weeks worship and reflected on it a bit. It has been in my head all week, and I love that it works perfectly in 1 Timothy as it also talks about temptation. The text reads; so teach my song to rise to you when temptation comes my way". Isn't that just beautiful?! I love it. 

Supplies: Unforgettable | Journaling Pen | Whitman | Color Theory | Staz-On | Alcott

To join a community of us journaling in our bibles please join us in our facebook group! 

Over the past couple of weeks a lot of you have reached out and shared how the process of being artistic in your bible has changed you, changed you relationship with God, changed your outlook and I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart, those letters mean the world to me! Some of you have also suggested a book called Writing in the Margins by Lisa Nichols Hickman. Naturally I picked up one for myself as well as one for YOU! This book is PERFECTION. It takes every single thing I have been trying SO hard to put into words right there in black and white (with some doodles!!). The quotes in this book will stop you in your tracks as you think this book was a love letter to you personally, because it is. I got it last night and have already highlighted, dog eared and doodles all over it! I can't wait to share it with you! 

There are several ways to enter to win this book: 

1. Enter a comment with a link to where you shared it on instagram

2. Enter a comment with a link to where you shared it on your personal facebook

3. Enter a comment to where you shared it on your personal blog

*please enter a separate comment for each entry (one entry per social media post)

Winner will be posted on Monday September 1st, good luck! 

go.be.inspired.

Shanna

Stamp inspiration | Unforgettable

I love it when you see a stamp set and feel total inspiration for the set as a whole. When I saw the Unforgettable set that came into the shop for Maggie Holmes 30 days of me class, I knew I could have a TON of fun with it and use it over and over again! I pulled out my favorite color theory pads (Red Well | Blush Crush | Coral Bay | Orange County ) and a couple pieces of paper I have been wanting to work with (sigh that bird paper!) 

I also used the stamps ( & staz-on ink)  to use as a guide to cut out hearts from the papers. This way I could cut just a little beyond the stamp and the paper would make a perfect frame for the heart.

I really saw this page coming together like a quilt so I just started pieces it together from top left working my way around the page. Making sure to pay attention to balance things like color and use of paper & stamps.  I didn't worry to much about it being "perfect" since the stamps lend themselves to a whimsical look! :)

I used my journaling pen to doodle little frames around any empty spaces I had. I also decided to add a little letter on the back for the girls just documenting a couple thoughts I have had about them as they start school!

I love how this page came together and I can't wait to use this stamp set over and over again on my pages! I hope you have an amazing day!!

go.be.inspired

Shanna

June Shop Picks for Studio Calico

It's that time again! Time to load up your carts with those goodies you have been eyeing all month, because starting now things ship free with your Studio Calico kit! In the past I have done a collection of items that I think work well with the kit, or are new to the store etc. This month I have ONE pick but it is only because it's fantastic and I only recently fell in love with it.

It is this lovely set of papers from the Color Theory line at Studio Calico

Now don't get me wrong, it's not like I didn't fall in love with them the moment I saw them. I mean hello, just look at them, they are PERFECT for any stash! But the difference is NOW I am using them! The set comes with 2 of each sheet of 12. This makes for 24 different color since there is an A side and B side to each paper. I took one of each paper and cut it down to all 3x4s.. you can get 12 3x4 cards from each set of paper which gives you a nice RAINBOW collection of cards! These make the perfect background to any project life project you are working on. 

These boxes are from the lovely all ready memories

I don't know about you but when I am working on Project Life I slip all my photos in and do the rest by color, so this was the perfect solution for how to use these papers for me! How about you? I set aside 48 cards for one of you! Just leave me a comment telling me how YOU use color in your projects for a chance to win this set of cards! P.S. I didn't round the corners on this set so you could use them how you like! 

I will pick a winner by Wednesday May 28th :) 

And don't forget to get a sneak of Hello, Hello here

go.be.inspired.

Shanna