Designer Quality

These days I'm learning a lot about myself. I'm learning my limits and building confidence in my strengths.  I am designing a life I love. Design work takes practice and patience. It takes confidence and creativity. Often it requires a step back and a willingness to start over. Authentic designers do not follow the crowd, but share their own unique interpretation. All great designs take time, but in the end are well worth the effort and struggle.

With Hope,
L

1+1 is Love

Guess what?! It's official...I changed my name yesterday, finally. I had a hard time deciding if I should give up either my middle name Jill or my maiden name Dowdle...So allow me to introduce myself: Lynley Jill Dowdle Johnson. Yup. It's a mouthful, but it's me.

It's so fun being able to share my own artwork here on my little blog. (Something I didn't really get to do when working for a corporate scrapbooking business.) As an artist it feels so liberating to choose my own projects and showcase my own style and the trends that appeal to me.

Trending right now:

butterflies

doilies

vintage cameras

pennants

vintage flash-cards/school supplies

Yellow and grey with a hint of teal is such a fresh color combination. If I had lots of money and could redecorate on a whim, this would definitely be a look I'd love to translate into home decor. I've been saving a set of flash-cards for the perfect project and think the 1+1 card works nicely here as the title piece.

Creatively Yours,

L

PS: Mauri helped me print the journaling for this page. When I read it out loud she informed me that bees and honey don't go together...Pooh and honey do. Silly me!