The Michelles video!

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The Michelles video!

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2 ай бұрын

Michelle challenged me to use things I sent her, and this is the result! I also used a Collage Soup image (www.collagesoup.com) as the focal point. This was a ton of fun! hope you enjoy me working through all the challenges of making myself do layers and keep going even when I thought it was "good enough". I have a lot of practicing to do, still -- but this was a ton of fun!
Also, ‪@ChellesCreativeChaos2‬ sent me a bit of happy mail that I unbox in the beginning of this video! It's just a video for the Michelles! 💕
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@sherrybarfield8446 2 ай бұрын

Look at you wild and wacky woman stepping out of your comfort zone and being FANTASTIC and being such a good role model for your half-asslings! You ROCK THE CASBAH!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! This was a challenge, but this is what I want to do! It was so much fun but also REALLY stress-inducing! 😂 TFW! 💜

@kimshepherd6911 2 ай бұрын

I LOVE this! The contrast between the bright colors and the black and white is fantastic!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

It's really VERY wild, but I do love it! Especially after I messed with it more last night! (check insta for the 'final', although I found other things I wanted to do to it 😂 ) TFW! 💜

@kimshepherd6911 2 ай бұрын

@@TheHalfassCrafter Its fabulous!

@KLThames 2 ай бұрын

I just enjoyed you so much. It's as if you qwew in my brain talking back to my inner critic. I feel so empowered to get my button gear so that I can embrace layers even more. I thought that you'd already made such a pretty background, and honestly that would have been my stopping point. Then you went further and further and turned what I thought looked good into something that was rich and really interesting to look at. Thank you so much for sharing your fears and crafting insecurities. You are not alone!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Oh this is wonderful to hear! When I was editing this video I saw that background and I actually had my inner critic say "You should have just stopped right there and left that page alone! It looks great! then you added more layers to it!" Then I heard my Self say "It's ok to keep going and add more layers and make it something different." So even AFTER doing it I was still trying to talk myself out of it! 😂 So, out of spite I am going to do this more and more until I feel more comfortable! 😝 I am so glad that I have good company! And I can't wait to keep playing and pushing my boundaries! TFW! 💜

@KLThames 2 ай бұрын

@@TheHalfassCrafter I do stuff to spite myself too. You are making me laugh so hard. I have found a kindred spirit!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Hooray! 💞 This makes my whole day to hear!

@bohohippiebySonja 2 ай бұрын

So much fun! Don't be a scared...Nothing is finished until you like it. Take process photos of the areas that please you, or scan them for later. Be wild & free...xo

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Be wild and free! YES!! Also, Cindy over at Studioloo says 'Be Brave!' so I will just channel all of that and keep trying and improving! TFW! 💜

@marshakopeika9671 2 ай бұрын

Love it Laura‼️‼️❣️❣️👍👍👍👍👍

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It was a journey! TFW! 💜

@marceehampton2269 2 ай бұрын

They turned out fantastic!!!!!!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

awww 😊 Thanks! 💜

@belindasmith3881 2 ай бұрын

You did such a fabulous job on this. I gotta give credit where credit is due. You stepped outside of your comfort zone...congrats.😊 I haven't gotten to that point yet. You kept going and didn't stop. The end result is gorgeous!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Awww thank you! There were so many times during that video where my brain was telling me “stop! stop! that’s enough!” But i persisted! 😂TFW! 💜

@GinaLovestocraft 2 ай бұрын

Wow your page turned out amazing ❤❤❤

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! 😊 TFW! 💜

@kristinasshack 2 ай бұрын

Fun art page 🤗 Great concept to just keep going ?

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Its so hard when you fear messing it all up! But i will overcome! 😂TFW! 💜

@marceehampton2269 2 ай бұрын

First of all, How did I miss this video! Secondly, I saw oomph on the magazine page and immediately thought Oompa Loompa….because why not.

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Same! But I didn't act on it, because -- well look at the title of my channel, and that is all you need to know. 😂

@myshlmestan9951 2 ай бұрын

I have to unjumble all my thoughts! 😂 1 - those room half ass mail were absolutely great!! I can't believe you've made me want to start a room journal!!! 🤪🤪 2- what do I do with my stuff? Well, I make it and hate it and hoard it away. Then send it to amazing peeps like you, who appreciate its odd beauty. ❤ 3 - my thoughts.. Would I have done that? Absolutely not. My mind never tells me to keep going. It tells me *it's going to get covered up, so don't. Stop.* it tells me *you will make it a mess. Put it away* it also tells me *no one cares* but, those are my issues to try and conquer some day. 4- I dud love that you had no reservations for tearing into the papers and using them. I love that you DID keep going cuz it did turn out great! Everything blended so well at the end. CHALLENGE CONQURED!!🎉🎉 Drying time is the death of me. 😅😶‍🌫️😷☹️🥱😤😡🤬

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Your #2 made me LOL for real! 😆 I do the similar thing with my stuff, too! I mean I related to all your answers, but I think you probably already knew that! 💕 Drying time gets me EVERY TIME! I will try and time my creating with something else that I need to go do, so that I HAVE to walk away and can't muck it all up while waiting on it to dry! 😂 TFW, friend! 💜 P.S. I hope you start a rooms glue book and send me pics! 🫶

@myshlmestan9951 2 ай бұрын

@TheHalfassCrafter I think we are similar creators - at least in the half assery department!! 😂😂 it would be so fun to spend a day with you creating wild wacky dolls. We could trade set a timer for 30 min and trade off every 5 min, and then we get what we get!! 😂😂 I always have at least 4 projects going cuz of dry time. It's ridiculous!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

@@myshlmestan9951 I would love nothing more than an art retreat where you share your art work like that! Then everyone goes home with a piece that everyone else contributed to! Would be so fun! And it would be full of half assery! 😂

@myshlmestan9951 2 ай бұрын

@@TheHalfassCrafterlet the half assery retreat commence!!!

@tfntexas 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Look what you did! You made an amazing art journal layout! I’m off to check Instagram…

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I still need more practice, but we all gotta start somewhere, right!? The post on insta has more details, but even after posting that I saw things I wanted to do to that piece! I may be getting out of hand! 😂 TFW! 💜

@marceehampton2269 2 ай бұрын

OMGGGGG then glue bit…..girl…I just had a training appt yesterday and my core is on fire…..you’re not helping. Hahahahaha this made me laugh so hard.

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

you're welcome! I had a trainer once who would have called that 'active recovery' 😂

@lampace 2 ай бұрын

This came out so fun and colorful. Way to get past the inner critical voice that would have you stop too soon. My only suggestion is if you really like a background, scan it or snap a pic before you add the centerpiece.Then you could print it out (or use digitally in Procreate or Photoshop) to play with again - differently!

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

OOOOHHHH Taking a pic at the moment that my inner critic says "This is good enough! STOP!" is smart! Because I can keep going, but then have a copy for procreate to play with later, too! BRILLIANT! THANKS for that! TFW! 💜

@melodiewhitcraft495 2 ай бұрын

This turned out so awesome. I would like to sign up and be a member if the scared cats club lol please.

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

HAH! I am the chapter president out here, my friend! 😂 I hope to help us both get over that fear! Stay tuned! TFW! 💜

@melodiewhitcraft495 2 ай бұрын

@@TheHalfassCrafter I'm here for the whole show, not just this lol. I watched and listened to your videos today, and got through my work day that much better and faster lol didn't even feel like a 10hr shift.

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Oh that is so awesome!!! We are like work buddies now, right? 😂

@melodiewhitcraft495 2 ай бұрын

@@TheHalfassCrafter exactly.. I work remote so you one of my favorite co workers 😆

@marshakopeika9671 2 ай бұрын

Hello Laura❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Good Morning, Marsha! 💕

@Me-lisa921 2 ай бұрын

have you ever thought about copying your collage before you start adding your other stuff? because it is really pretty. just a thought.

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Someone else mentioned doing that -- I just never thought about it! So I may try it, if I remember 😂 in the future! TFW! 💜

@marceehampton2269 2 ай бұрын

We aren’t allowed to have favorites, Laura….gawd.

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

just dont tell the others!

@marceehampton2269 2 ай бұрын

Instagram famous means you’ve made it in life.

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Welp, ✅ 😂 TFW! 💜

@marceehampton2269 2 ай бұрын

If you had to rate wanderlust 1-10 so far, where ya at?

@TheHalfassCrafter 2 ай бұрын

Good question. It started out strong, the middle part got a little repetitive, but I have high hopes for the next section, so we'll see where I end up. I haven't done about 3-4 lessons total because they feel repetitive to other lessons and I haven't been in the mood. It's a yearlong course, so clearly there will be lessons that aren't terribly inspiring, so I think right now it's a 7, maybe? It's definitely helped me but also I'm not sure that a well-curated playlist couldn't have done the same thing. (but who has time to curate an art journal playlist!?)