Cut 'n Paste

Postmark: LA

After many months of work, and several blog hints and teases I am so tickled to reveal the secret project that Teresa, Charlotte, Rebecca, Pam, Amy and I have been working on. Without further delay, here is our baby, POSTMARK: LA

Imagine a girls getaway that fills your creative well. A trip that reminds you why you create and how much fun it can be. Imagine friends who understand your passion for vintage and your appreciation of pretty. Now imagine one of these friends whispering a dream, "we should do a book"....everyone laughs, then, a pause, and suddenly this dream seems possible. Achievable...dare we say, even fun!

Yes, as many of you guessed, we have created our own 'petit livre'! We've been hard at work designing the kind of book that we would like to read. One that celebrates friendship, vintage findings and inspiring thoughts. Heavy on the eye-candy graphics and also including several 'for your use' pages (including an embroidery pattern and vintage photos just to name a few) Postmark:LA is a visual treat.

It's been a delight to work on this book together  and I can't say enough sweet things about 'my girls' who included me on this amazing journey.

You can purchase your copy of Postmark: LA  HERE.

As a thank you for your patience and joy in sharing this project with us, I'll be giving away the embroidery project that I created for the book. Just leave a comment below and I'll draw a name on Monday! Here's a wee peek at what you could receive:

Have a great weekend everyone!

Inspiration

I think I may have spoken too soon on Monday when I said that I thought I had successfully fought off a cold...looks like I'm on the losing end of the battle as each day I have steadily been feeling worse. Ugh. I'm trying to get lots of rest to fight it off, but I don't know if it's working...In Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend, so I'm crossing my fingers that I'll start to feel better.

One of the bright spots in my week has been some pleasant interactions I've had with designers whose work I've admired. It's always nice to discover that those whose blogs, or work you've enjoyed are as kind as you imagined. I wanted to share with you one particular artist who has such a distinct look that I can pick her work out anywhere. Her cleaver use of vintage ephemera, color and traditional scrapbook products is SO inspiring. And....she has her first book, The Art of Personal Imagery: Expressing your life through collage coming out on October 11th. I absolutely can't wait to purchase it.  So, I invite you to visit Corey Moortgat. She is so generous with sharing images of her artwork on her blog (and she also shows her simply  charming studio space). Enjoy her site, if you're like me, you'll spend hours devouring her artwork!