Get Messy Season of Serenity Prompt Six

This week was all about the Get Messy Swap we organised within the group.

I was lucky enough to swap with the brilliantly talented Caylee Grey and Julia for an extra mini swap as well as receive a lovely package from the lovely Zina

From Caylee

Get Messy Season of Serenity Prompts Five

This weeks Get messy prompts were all about looking for inspiration for serenity. I looked to a Buddah quote for this week's page and I even made the page live on periscope! You can watch it live for the next 24 hours if you like my user name is c_bunni_crafts you can find me there!

Get Messy Season of Serenity Prompt 3

This week's Get Messy was all about inspiring and trying new techniques.The Get Messy community is cool and amazing for very many reasons but one of the main ones is that there is just so much inspiring work out there for all of us to draw on. I know you can feel "guilty" about "copying" someone else's work but I think it's great way to try out a new style or a new technique. Besides, it's rarely going to look exactly the same and your own style will most certainly creep in there.

Get Messy Season of Serenity Prompt 2

We're back with Serenity again this week for the second set of prompts about what Serenity means to us.

For this page I printed onto tea bag paper for the dictionary definition. There was much swearing involved, not appropriate for the season of serenity that's for sure! It worked eventually though and I was pleased with the results.

The second page has a tissue paper background and acrylics painted over the top. I used a card I bought from a shop when we were visiting Westport this summer and it's of the West Coast of Ireland. It's perfect for this page and theme. I like how this page turned out with the poetry covering most of the page.

Get Messy Season Serenity Prompt 1

So here we are at the start of a brand new season from Get Messy. This season is "Serenity" and it will be very nice to have this theme after "Adventure" and "Brave".

This weeks prompts were based around the divine within us and how we are all spiritual in our own ways. now I am not one for organised religion at all but there is something very spiritual and calming about being outside and amongst nature for me. My parents live in the middle of the Irish countryside and there is something about the comfort of being there that is good for my soul.

I kept this page simple (well for me anyway!) and didn't over do it with embellishments. The vellum flowers I've had forever and I thought they went very well with the page.

I love my little sequins and my stamped images in the background.

The next prompt was all about our Goddess within us. After taking the Goddess quiz I was matched with Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Civilization. Whilst I didn't identify with all of the characteristics of Athena some of them are especially true.

What surprised me most was the information about Athena Goddess Types attitude towards motherhood. It really struck a chord with me;

"As a mother, if she chooses this path, Athena would be less keen on the baby / child years. She will enjoy an older child's ability to speak intelligently so that she could engage with her/him in an adult manner regarding learning, goals, projects and accomplishments"

Not that's not all true, I adored my daughter as a baby but I am enjoying her now she is older and able to relate with me on a much more in depth level. I really enjoy encouraging her and nurturing her creativity so she can share this with me.

Here is my double page spread. I really like how my Goddess turned out. As she is the Goddess of wisdom I used book pages for her flowing hair and purple for the color of Wisdom.

I recently bought a Copic Marker to add to my arsenal and can I just say I am totally in love and they are so worth the investment.

Athena is often pictured with an Owl for wisdom. I've had this guy sitting around for a while so I used him as a tape transfer and I love him!

I also bought an old vintage pattern from Oxfam for €1. Half the pattern is ripped and it's not in my size so I feel no sorrow for ripping it up and using it in my background. It's so soft and the colour is beautiful.

Thanks for stopping by and if you are interested I joining the Get Messy Community I can HIGHLY recommend it!!