This season, the Get Messy group (join the challenge here!) is focusing on serenity. I couldn’t help but laugh as I sat down tonight (eleventh hour, for life) to start another round of pages for this week’s Get Messy Thursdays post. This week has me craving…
Art and Creativity
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Serenity, Week 1
I’m so happy the latest season of the Get Messy Art Journal challenge has begun (I’m also so excited about this season’s theme: Serenity!). I seem to lose momentum between seasons and realize how much I benefit from the community, structure and accountability of this…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Adventure, Week 5
This week I got got down to (messy) business a bit earlier than usual. Most weeks, I spread out my art journaling over the better part of the week and wrap things up just in time for my Get Messy Thursdays post to go up.…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Adventure, Week 4
On Wednesdays, we wear pink. And on Thursdays, we get messy. I tried to tackle, in some form or fashion, each of this week’s prompts from the Get Messy Art Journal program (it’s never too late to join!) while limiting the supplies I used– a…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Adventure, Week 3
So, I decided to crack open a new sketchbook this week. I was running out of pages in my old one, and everything that I loved about it (namely, the scraps and things spilling over the pages and spiral binding) was sort of driving me…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Adventure, Week 2
This week’s prompt for the Get Messy Art Journal challenge has been, appropriately, an adventure. We’ve received a new instruction each morning from Vanessa, and while I’ve never worked this way (and let’s be honest… I always loathed group projects), it’s been quite fun. Materials…
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Today: One tough mother and a Ziploc® brand giveaway.
This post is sponsored by Ziploc® brand. I received product and compensation, but as always, the opinions shared here are my own. I truly appreciate your support of the brands that, you know, support On Tap for Today. While I couldn’t be more happy and…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Adventure, Week 1
The new season of the Get Messy art journal challenge started this week, and this time around many of us have committed to posting pages from our art journals each Thursday (hence the Get Messy Thursdays). You know I love a deadline, so count me…
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Today: 24 hours in Birmingham, Alabama.
I spent a quick 24 hours in Birmingham, Alabama two weeks ago, wrapping up my final few days of work with a visit to one of the city’s middle schools. I was able to fit in a bit of exploring between meetings and thought I’d share a…