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

Anonymous Charity Art Show - starts today!

The Event

I will be taking part in the Anonymous Charity Art Show again this year, which is run by the The Frame & Art Co

I have submitted 6 pieces to this charity event and it would be great to have you come out and join us, if your anywhere near Barbados! You will be able to see art and purchase art from a great list of artists.

The 'Anonymous' Charity Art Show Opens TODAY between 5.30pm and 8.30pm and continues to 14th January 2017 and you will be able to see over 150 original paintings.

The Art

Each painting is created on 12” x 12” canvases and in a variety of styles and subject matter, and will be sold for $350 Bds each.  The artists will remain a mystery until after the purchase.  This is amazing value for an original work of art, and with Christmas and birthdays and other celebratory events coming up they do make beautiful gifts.  

In fact why wait until you have a reason, you don't need a reason to purchase art, at the end of the day it is a great way to support artists and raise funds for charity as well.

The Charity

A portion of the proceeds will go towards the Nature Fun Ranch, run by Corey A Lane, which helps young people with their personal development, by cultivating positive outlooks. The ranch allows young people to speak freely with one another about important topics, including HIV/AIDS, providing them with a positive focus to guide their lives in the right direction, in a rural setting while tending to horses, working vegetable patches, or managing fish hatcheries.

Artists participating

Here is a list of the artists participating in this exhibition, some are established artists and some are up and coming - including yours truly there in the mix as well! : 

Akilah Watts, Alanis Forde, Alexandra Hanschell, Alison Chapman Andrews, Amanda Springer, Ancel Daniel, Andy Peirce, Angela Simpson, Anika Millington, Anna Gibson, Barbara Pickering Caroline Gill, Carol Dawn Hunte, Cathy Alkins, Cherise Harris, Christine Farmer, Corrie Scott, Darla Trotman, Donald Johnson Erika Haddad, Elizabeth McKenzie, Gail Oelmann, Heather Dawn Scott, Heather Meyer, Heidi Berger, Helen Tulip, Jackie Philip Jared Burton, Jean Blades, Jeanne Morgan, Julianne Gill, Julia Seymour, Justin Downey, Justin Small, Katherine Kennedy, Kate Hoenen, Keyonne Yarde, Kristine Choy, Linda Hallwood, Linda Tudor, Loralie Seymour, Lorna Rose, Lorna Wilson, Maria Stanford, Mario Holder, Markley Clarke, Michael Alkins, Michelle Bowe Moreen Beale, Morissa Singh, Natalie Atkins-Hinds, Norma Farmer, Patricia Hernandez, Penny Rollitt, Rachel Mouttet, Rosalie Chiara Roseanne Milligan, Rosemary Ellis, Rosemary Parkinson, Shanika Grimes, Shari Garnes, Sian Pampellone, Simply Saffie, Stella Hackett, Sue Williams, Susan Alleyne Forde, Tanya Foster, Wayne Hinds, Yasmin Vizcarrando and Yolande Lewis.

I am looking forward to seeing you there, it will be great!  If you cannot make it today, make sure that you take the time to visit the gallery you have until 14th January 2017!

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

Alliouagana Festival of the Word 2016 - Invitation to Montserrat

November the 10th to the 13th marks the start of the Alliouagana Festival of the Word in Montserrat.  The program is quite a packed one with speakers coming from all over the world.

My husband and I have been asked to deliver a presentation at the festival and I am quite excited at the thought.  Alan will be speaking about the impact of the internet especially relating to children and he will also be running a workshop with a group of school children.

My talk is titled from Diaries to Blogs and I will look at how we can share our creative voices without being overwhelmed by social media and technology.  I will also be exhibiting some of my work.

It is a wonderful opportunity to not only go to another Caribbean island but also to share our experience and the work that we do.  I shall be keeping you all updated along the way via my Facebook and Instagram accounts, and some short videos via my YouTube and when we get back I should have more images and interesting points of view to share here on the blog.

So stay tuned, be prepared to come with me on the journey to Montserrat, see the scenery, hear snippets of some of the talks and maybe even one day venture out there yourself.

Lots more happening behind the scenes so will reveal when we get back

As you can see, some really great titles for the talks.  We are chatting on Radio Montserrat on Friday, giving some background to what we do.

There are a lot of presenters and creative activities intermingled.  I hear the National Dish 'Goat Water' is quite tasty!

My talk comes on Sunday, which I am looking forward to as well as being slightly nervous!

So if you would like to come to the festival, there is still time, last minute bookings welcome, if not be sure to come back and see some of the images that I will be sharing.

Blessings!  Amanda

Favorite Art Supplies - In the studio

I have been involved with the #1min1take videos as you might have read in my blog post yesterday.  It has been really great creating videos that you don't have to worry about editing.  It is almost freeing, of course I still enjoy some of the editing processes, but it does take quite a while to do, more if not equal to the amount of time it takes to film.

That said, I have created some mini videos that share some of my favorite supplies that I use in the studio.  I think creating these short videos are a great way to give you that spark of inspiration without being a long video, and I really like giving you where possible ideas that will kick start your own creativity. 

I will be doing longer videos for those who would like to see just how I use the supplies, the different ways you can use them and ways that you can use them that are not so obvious.

Check out some of my mini videos which I may keep going after the challenge finishes today, and let me know which ones you would like to see a longer version of.

Stay blessed and be a blessing.  See you tomorrow for some recycled projects.

How To Art Journal Interview with Kiala Givehand

A couple of weeks ago I spoke to Kiala Givehand about my work and creative practice as part of her How 2 Art Journal YouTube channel.  It was great fun and I thought I would leave the video link for you to take a look.

Been busy with other things this month, a few exhibitions to prepare for.  This week has also found me making some videos for the #1min1take video challenge with Holly Gillen.

It has been great to let go of the pressure of having to edit the video, and talking for one minute goes so quickly, so learning to be concise is becoming a great lesson.

Check out my YouTube channel to see some of the videos I have made, I hope that you will be encouraged.  Here are a few of the ones done so far

Hope you are having a blessed week so far, Friday tomorrow, need to find time to focus on the things that mean so much but can often get neglected.  That said will share some of the other things I have been doing in the studio.

Hang tight till then, stay blessed and be a blessing.