Daily Prompts and Encouragement - Round-up

Daily Prompts and Encouragement

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I have created a selection of prompts and encouragements as part of my introduction to the BADASS Art Journal 2017 course that can help to lift your spirits and give you that boost that you need in your creative journey.  

Actually you don't even need to be on a creative journey, but you have identified things in your life that you would like to change... well, see the links below and they will lead you to the posts

I would love you to come and take the class. I will also be sharing some goodness along the way so make sure that you check back daily!

Start today - for change to become permanent....

No overnight formular for success....

How many times have you told yourself you can't

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Ideal lives - what do your goals and dreams look like

Don't reinvent the wheel - look what others have done

What are your dreams and desires - break it down

Golden nuggets of inspiration - carry a note book

Give yourself a boost - think about your successes

How Long will it take - set some deadlines - are you being realistic with your time?

There will be more inspiration coming your way so do sign up to the mailing list, and check out my YouTube channel while you are around

Give yourself a Boost! - Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

Give yourself a Boost

Write down all your successes and achievements.  This is one of the simplest was of giving yourself a much needed boost, especially when the going gets tough.  You can see just how far you have come, and every now and then look back over your list and every now and then congratulate yourself.

You have made it, I hope you have enjoyed the encouragements so far.  Tomorrow is my blog hop day, hope you will make it back.

I have been sharing each day leading up to my Blog hop session to remind you just how precious you are, how many were you able to put into practice and what growth have you seen so far?  

BADASS Art Journal 2017

My day for the blog hop is TOMORROW! and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought  - this is me!

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

Golden Nuggets of Inspiration - Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

Golden Nuggets of Inspiration

Carry a notebook around with you for those gold nuggets of inspiration that can often strike.  It might be something you see that sparks your interest or it could be words of inspiration that come from someone else.  Make a note of it so you don't forget! 

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course

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My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

What are your Dreams and Desires? Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

What are your Dreams?

What are your dreams and desires? Write them down, don't limit yourself to what you think you deserve, write down your big dreams. Break them down and start working on the smaller pieces step by step and before you know it.....!

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.

BADASS Art Journal 2017

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

Don't Reinvent the Wheel

 

Don't reinvent the wheel!  If you want the keys to success see how others have done it.  Look at one of your role models, read their biographies, learn from their successes and mistakes and be clear about the steps you need to take in your own journey 

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.

BADASS Art Journal 2017

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

Ideal Lives - Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

Ideal Lives

Imagine and write down your ideal life, what would your goals and dreams be if anything were possible and you could achieve these dreams.

Imagine how you would feel emotionally, write down and use it as a reminder when your feeling off course.  I have 6 more days of encouragement to share with you so check back tomorrow. 

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.

BADASS Art Journal 2017

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 11- Cristin Stephenson

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

Make a Plan - Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

Make a Plan

Make a plan.  Just thinking about what you want to achieve is not enough, you need to have a plan of how you want to achieve it, what it looks like and what steps you need to take to make it real!

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.
BADASS Art Journal 2017

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 10 - Effy Wild

Dec 11- Cristin Stephenson

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

How many times? Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

How Many times?

How many times have you told yourself you can't?  

Change the record!  Do something different today, give yourself a fresh new perspective on your life, perhaps today is the day that you see changes that you have made along the way come to fruition.

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.

BADASS Art Journal 2017

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in IMBAD17 at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 9 - Tamiko McCurry

Dec 10 - Effy Wild

Dec 11- Cristin Stephenson

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

Overnight Formula? - Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

There is no Overnight Formula

There is no secret formular for success, it takes effort, hard work and making the most of the opportunities that are presented.  You need to look at each one of your supposed 'failures' as bringing you one step closer.  Learn from your mistakes and move on!

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.


BADASS Art Journal 2017

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 8 - Tracy Weinzapfel

Dec 9 - Tamiko McCurry

Dec 10 - Effy Wild

Dec 11- Cristin Stephenson

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

Start Today - Daily Prompts & Blog Hop Countdown BADASS Art Journal 2017

Start Today

For change to become permanent you are going to have to make it a habit.  Take 15 minutes each day and review your day.  Plan for the next and put the necessary steps needed to keep you going.  When your slipping take a look at what it is that you really get from those bad habits?

BADASS Art Journal 2017

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in URBADASS at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 7 - Susanne Rose

Dec 8 - Tracy Weinzapfel

Dec 9 - Tamiko McCurry

Dec 10 - Effy Wild

Dec 11- Cristin Stephenson

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

I'm Teaching - New Online Course and Blog Hop!

Guess what?

I have been asked again to be one of the instructors on the  BADASS Art Journal 2017 online class and I am very excited to be able to share this with you.  It is a great opportunity for you to learn from a team of 14 different artists, find out about different art journalling techniques over the course of 15 weeks.

It is amazing value and a great way to kickstart your creative connections.  We are having a Blog hop starting today, where you will find out a bit more about the teachers and be in with a chance of winning a free spot on the class.  

Here is the lineup

Dec 5 - Tracy Scott
Dec 6 - Kiala Givehand

Dec 7 - Susanne Rose

Dec 8 - Tracy Weinzapfel

Dec 9 - Tamiko McCurry

Dec 10 - Effy Wild

Dec 11- Cristin Stephenson

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

My day for the blog hop is the 15th December, and I will be sharing with you all the goodies I will be giving away when you sign up using my link here on my blog, I will even be doing a giveaway for one free spot on the course, so do come back and see if you could be the lucky one. 

Don't worry if you have never taken an online course before, you will get lots of support and be around other encouraging creatives.  It is always great to see the amount of love and encouragement that flows through the community, you have nothing to worry about and so much to gain.

If you want to just go ahead and purchase the course you can also get an early bird discount by putting in IMBAD17 at the checkout to receive the 15% discount .

While your at it, sign up to my Mailing list, you will be getting information about what I am up to in my creative journey, tutorials, giveaways and more and also be in with an extra chance to win a free spot on the course (thought I'd give you a heads up!)

Each day leading up to my Blog hop session I will be sharing with you Daily prompts and Encouragement to remind you just how precious you are, and if you start to put these into practice you will definitely see your creative growth and be raring to go for my lesson on the course.

Remember to check out the list of other teachers and join them on their blogs, and have a chance for winning a free spot on the class.

Dec 6 - Kiala Givehand

Dec 7 - Susanne Rose

Dec 8 - Tracy Weinzapfel

Dec 9 - Tamiko McCurry

Dec 10 - Effy Wild

Dec 11- Cristin Stephenson

Dec 12 - Sharon Harkness-Dobler

Dec 13- Andrea Gomoll

Dec 14 - Jennifer Albin

Dec 15 - Amanda Trought

Dec 16 - Keri Sallee

Dec 17 - Robin Mead

Dec 18 - Tiare Smith

The Journey Within - Online Class In Full swing

The Journey Within - Click to Register and more info

Well the Journey Within 2016 is in full swing and we are coming to the end of the first month.  We are having a lot of fun, insight and much needed time in our journals.  It is great to be able to share with each other in the journey, and the journey has kicked off well with Vivienne McMaster, Kelly Johnson and Tiare Smith, along with some great journal hints and tips from Kiala our host.

You can join us for the year long journey or the class is also split up into quarters and the first quarter is from January to March - so you still have time to sign up if you want to get on board for either the year long or the first quarter.  There is no falling behind as you can take your time to work through the videos and dip your toes in and really make this journey count for you.  

You will be able to view my lesson in February and I can't wait to share some techniques with you, here is a sneak peek:

Sneak peek of my lesson for The Journey Within 2016

It was great hearing the interview with Vivienne and some of the classes that she teaches and the way that we see ourselves and the stories that form - especially through the camera, and I would like to spend more time for a while seeing myself from a different perspective, through the lens and document the journey.  

Kelly Johnson and Tiare Smiths had us working in our Art Journals, exploring and discovering.  Our session with Kelly we were encouraged to explore seeds.  I have moved recently and have been keen to start growing and planting, so this was an ideal exercise.  I am coming across a variety of seeds from unfamiliar fruit and finding out the different conditions that would make the seed grow and it has been a really good experience.  Just taking a closer look at the seeds their colours and shapes got me really thinking about the particular plants and where I would want to place them when they start to grow.

All these seeds I have potted up and waiting for them to grow.  I have had success with the Moringa and the squash which have sprouted up almost immediately.

The Palm seed above also sprouted and I have the makings of a small plant so far.  The others will probably take a few more days to germinate.  I really loved this way of documenting the seeds that I have found and all in all, I am quite pleased with the page and will share more of what I have been growing during the week.

For Tiare's class we were encouraged to play and create what she calls splatter, splotch and splash art. 

It is such a freeing exercise and I plan to do more.  You are playing with the paints, on the page and allowing the colours to take shape, loved it

 

I must say that the Journey Within online course is something that your going to want to take part in.  Already there is so many juicy techniques in the classes and so much more to come. Why not join us on this journey and you can be sure that by the end of the year you will have so many areas of your life impacted by taking part.  

To find out more information, click on the link above and join us for a journey of a lifetime!

Happy New Year - 2016 - What's in Store!

I am late in wishing you all a Happy New Year, but better late than never.  There are so many things that I have planned for this coming year, I feel as if I am a roller coaster ride, and its one of those ones where you say 'I'm ready to come off now' before you go up another steep climb and let out the loudest scream you can muster:)  

I will be reflecting on 2015 this coming week, that seem to go so fast as well as share on the exciting developments that have been taking my attention away from the blog.  I have been painting and creating and exhibiting, but I guess we all go through the moments where we hide ourselves away, and work through things, and get a sense of where you are in it all.

2016 has found us in a very different location than last year and we have been able to enjoy the warmer weather of Barbados.  Many of you know we have been spending more time here and I have yet still to share that transition and the ups and downs, and it's also coming as we continue to go through a process of change!

This year I am teaching in two exciting online courses that you are going to love, there are so many inspiring artists taking part, I feel honored to have also been chosen to teach.

The Journey Within - Click here for more information

The Journey Within starts today and I had two seats to give away, the two lucky winners who have been selected will be announced shortly.  

You can still register for the course HERE

The other course is One BadAss Art Journal which starts on 1st February 2016 - we are currently on a Blog Hop to meet the artists.  It will be my day to share and show a sneak preview of my class on Sunday 3rd January, so please do come back to see what's in store for you!

Click HERE for more information

The other great news about courses for this year is that I will be a guest artist on Embrace Your Art 2016 JAM, and will be sharing some more information about what I will be creating on this.  

I know that creatively 2016 will be a year where the seeds sown in previous years will begin to bear fruit.  I am excited at all the creative possibilities, the revelations, ah-ha moments and more and look forward to connecting with you as you dive into your creative self where ever you are around the world!

I would love for you to join me on the journey, that is going to be bursting at the seams, so strap yourself in for it is going to be an extremely exciting year!