Shine From Within: You Are Magnificent! by Tangie Baxter

I never fail to be amazed by the talent that is Tangie Baxter.  Every time I create a new page with her designs I feel a tremendous amount of pride to be a part of her Creative Team.  One of Tangie's most recent projects that I worked with is You Are Magnificent! (part of the Shine Project at SBG).  This is an amazing collection put together by a small group of girls over at SBG (Captivated Visions, Rosey Posey and Tangie Baxter) who hope to inspire you to... Shine, from within.  I hope you'll check it out.

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AJC 2013 February {13} Collection by Tangie Baxter

I am LOVING Tangie's ginormous AJC collections.  There is so much stuff crammed in there to play with.  And I to enjoy creating my Quote Book pages.  I think that's all I'd make if I didn't keep myself reigned in LOL.  Not that it's bad to do that, it's just that I have to remind myself that my scrapbook pages are important also.

Anyway, here's what I made:

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Mish Mash of Tangie's Stuff

A few days ago I just started digging through all of my old stuff by Tangie Baxter.  I always love everything she makes and it's all so... reusable!  LOL!  Sometimes I really enjoy looking through my stash and figuring out what looks good together.  In the process I think I discovered my style.  I LOVE how this page turned out.  I've been doing art journaling pages for some time now, but never felt I had a style of my own.  If you look through my pages they are ALL OVER THE PLACE!  But I think I'm finally ready to settle down with the one that makes me happy LOL.

Here's the page that will change everything:

And here are all the fun things I used:

Once Upon a Time by Finecrafted Designs

This new kit by Finecrafted Designs is SO cute!  I had so much fun working with it.  But there is more to this kit than meets the eye... this kit is part of a huge project over at Deviant Scraps.  Check it out when you have a chance, I can't imagine you wouldn't find something to fall in love with {HERE} is the link!

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Some Kind of Wonderful by Crowabout StudioB

I'm getting really close to being done with my Quote Book for 2012.  Only a few more pages to go, I'm stoked!  Here's my latest page using a kit by Crowabout StudioB.  I always enjoy making these pages, I really feel like they set me free.

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Creative Fusion- Mermaid Lagoon by Tangie Baxter

This is an older creation by Tangie- part of a collaborative project by the girls over at SBG.  I've had it for quite some time and used bits and pieces of it, this was the first time I really got to dig in and use it and feel like I was doing the kit some justice.  It worked perfectly for this page I created for the Art Journal Caravan (2012) Prompt #30, another page for my 2012 quote book.  I'm really proud of how this turned out.

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AJC 2013 Parcel #01 by Tangie Baxter

I am SO excited to be doing the Art Journal Caravan for a 4th year in a row!  It has been such a fun experience and I never want it to stop : )  The second week just started up and I haven't gotten to it just yet, but the first week... well, I did get my quote book page done and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Here's what I made:

And here's what I used (the whole bundle is just $10 for AJC members):

AJC 2012 Parcel #52 by Tangie Baxter

I actually used a combination of several different parcels to complete this page, but AJC 2012 Parcel #52 was the most recent so I titled the post as such.  I really like the quote, it's from Prompt #52- Art Journal Caravan 2012, a good one to end the year with.  I wanted to mention that I am keeping up with my rotation, I just had this page finished already but not uploaded.  So...

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Wacky 13 by Rucola Designs

I just finished up another page for my quote book.  There are still so many great quotes that I collected in 2012 that I want to add to that book, but I've already started collecting quotes for my 2013 Quote Book (I'm thinking I'll be doing one each year... that's right).  So what to do?  I've decided to start a rotation- An old page, a new page, a scrapbook page!  How long do you think I can keep THAT up?  Heeehee.  Anyway, here's the one I just finished, it's for Prompt #41- Art Journal Caravan 2012 and uses Rucola Designs newest kit Wacky 13.

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AJC 2012 Parcel 9 by Tangie Baxter

I picked this little Parcel up a LONG time ago, knowing that the perfect moment would eventually come to use it.  Last week's quote prompt in the Art Journal Caravan happened to present the perfect opportunity.

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Mind Behavior by Rucola Designs

I just finished up another page for my 2012 Quote Book.  This page was inspired by a prompt from the Art Journal Caravan 2012.  I used a new kit by Rucola Designs called Mind Behavior which seemed perfect for the quote!  This kit is currently available for just $5.20 at Deviant Scrap.

Here's my page:

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Friendship (Monthly Mix) by GingerScraps Designers

This month the girls over at GingerScraps have created another fun Monthly Mix kit with a friendship theme. I had fun making a page for my quote book using a quote from the Art Journal Caravan (prompt #12).  I really like how it turned out.

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Dia de los muertos (Monthly Mix) by GingerScraps Designers

I absolutely love Day of the Dead paraphernalia!  I think that it's an amazing holiday, to celebrate the dead- a Mexican tradition celebrated on November 2nd upwards of 2500 years!  I found a great quote that I wanted to use in conjunction with the Monthly MIx kit created by the GingerScrap Designers- Dia de los muertos!  This will be another page for my quote book.

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Dead or Alive by Rucola Designs

I'm running a few days behind in getting some pages uploaded, so you may have already seen the new creepy kit Dead or Alive by Rucola Designs.  I knew right away that I wanted to make something creepy with this kit.  When I saw that rat, I knew what it was going to be.  I'm terrified of rats, HATE them, they're disgusting with their groddy tails!  I decided to use a quote from the Art Journal Caravan, it seemed so fitting.

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Who's Wise (Monthly Mix) by GingerScraps Designers

Over at GingerScraps they're starting a new feature called The Monthly Mix.  Rather than a huge collab that can be overwhelming and never get used 3-4 designers are teaming up each month to create a much smaller and manageable collab that everyone can enjoy.  I don't know if it will always be themed like this month's kit, but I'm willing to bet it will always be awesome.

This month's kit had an owl/back to school theme.  Since I don't have kids and my dogs don't attend obedience school I was a little lost on what to do with this one.  After a little thinking I remembered that there was a quote from the Art Journal Caravan a few weeks back that I really wanted to put in my quote book.  So I went to work on it and here's what I came up with:

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Old School by Paula Kesselring, Peeps & Milo and Sarah Barber

I always enjoy working with Paula's kits.  They're right up my alley.  Great for art journaling, and that's why I first fell in love with her designs.  Paula recently teamed up with two other exceptional designers to create Old School.  One of the recent quotes posted in the Art Journal Caravan came to mind so I used this kit to create my page for the prompt.  It was a lot of fun!

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Wild Blue Yonder by Finecrafted Designs

The moment I saw this kit I knew it was special.  I've had a deep seated love for flying as long as I can remember.  I dream of being able to fly.  When I was a teen I was given the opportunity of a lifetime- the gift of flight.  I learned to fly and it was the greatest feeling I could ever imagine- being up there in the clouds looking down at this beautiful planet we live on.  But I squandered it away.  I was young.  And now... what I wouldn't give to be in the sky again.

My page today is inspired by a prompt from the Art Journal Caravan.  It will go into my quote book.

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Bad Student by Rucola Designs

I'm so excited to say that I have a new Creative Team- Rucola Designs!  Rucola Designs was one of our designers back in the days when Linda and I owned MLAS and she's only gotten better in time.  I feel very fortunate to be able to use her kits in my crafting.  I joined Rucola Designs CT just days before her newest kit Bad Student was to be released so I got to play with it.  I made a page for my quote book using the Art Journal Caravan prompt #18 (yes, I'm eternally playing catch up!) and I thought my page turned out nicely.

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Funky Junk by Crowabout StuioB

I just finished another page for my quote book using the new kit by Crowabout StudioB- Funky Junk.  Nancy's kits are always perfect for my quote book pages because they're always something fun and funky that make me smile!  This page was for prompt #31, Art Journal Caravan.

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The Freshness of Asia by S Designs

I'm running a little late getting a page done for my Bits 2 Kits designer from July, so this one isn't brand new, but still relatively new.  I thought this kit was really pretty.  The quality of the elements is top notch and I really like the fresh shades of green.  Very nice to play with.  I made another art journal page for my quote book, using a quote from Prompt #4- Art Journal Caravan.

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