enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Marta was right, nothing beats the blahs like watching The Bachelorette. I stayed up late, late, late after work to watch all three hours of reality television. Which, when you fast-forward through all the commercials/flashbacks ends up taking about 14 minutes. But OH MAN am I so glad she picked who she picked. The other guy always bugged me. Much too eager. Or excited. Or something. Either way – this season seemed to be the most real yet. I loved it.
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Yesterday, while at work I decided to start an art journal. Something a little more abstract than usual…and hopefully something a little more complicated. I have a ton of great supplies sitting around and so rarely get them out and use them. This week, my goal is to make a page a day – a challenging (for me) page a day. Above are the first pages that I started last night. Stamps + transparencies + cut up pieces of mail. (And the cardboard cut like a cloud is completely Kara inspired)

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Annnnd also yesterday, my “look book” from Wiksten came. I love the clothing pieces that Jenny creates – I just cannot quite afford them. So with these little cards, I got a piece of them. And the photographs are completely inspired + inspiring.

Three things – only three things – snapped me out of my blahs. Very good.

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11 responses to “snap out of it.”

  1. Amy K-P Avatar

    DROOLING
    LOVING the Art Journal!
    The photos from the “look book” are AWESOME!
    Both of those would get me out of a funk that’s for sure!

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  2. leah Avatar

    your art journal looks great! i have been challenging myself to make something daily for about a week, and i’ve been pleased by how good it feels to simply have creativity as an end in itself.

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  3. Kara Avatar

    Oh! Your art journal looks amazing. Keep it up! I desperately need to dust the cobwebs off of mine!
    Love it, miss Elise.

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  4. Mandi Avatar

    this art journal is so freaking splendid. 🙂 Really. I love it. I love the deisng, and if I had thought of doing it first, I would have. 😉

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  5. Veronica Avatar

    Awww I watched too and it made me cry. I’m glad she picked J…but at the same time…the other J was so heart broken. oh my! I cried so MUCH…he got down on one knee…

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  6. isabel hummel Avatar
    isabel hummel

    I love your new “black book”! It ROCKS!
    You are sooo talented !
    Have a good night!

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  7. kristy Avatar

    looove the aJ.
    can someone PUHLEASE help me find these alpha rubs?
    i heart them.
    you make me want them bad bad bad.
    🙂
    keep up the eye candy.
    i heart it 🙂

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  8. rachel Avatar

    Great journal! and I love look book, sad that it is sold out 😦

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  9. Alison Avatar

    oh…LOVELY.

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  10. Lisa Avatar

    hey chickie! i was just wondering if there was a spot where you have all your scrap pages? i noticed you stopped putting them into typepad albums after summer 07 so was just wondering is there was an area to browse through them all?
    totally looooove this new project you’re doing! you inspire 🙂

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  11. Marlene Avatar
    Marlene

    The art journal is beautiful.
    I loved the Bachelorette. I loved that she picked Jesse. The other guy was a bit fake -nice, but fake.

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