MMM Motivations, Page 1 - Lose Our Fear

[@CatHand]

TO LIVE A CREATIVE LIFE WE MUST LOSE OUR FEAR OF BEING WRONG. -Joseph Clifton Pearce

[@brigreer4583]

I love you Aunt Cathy!

[@CatHand]

Love you, too, Bri! ❤️

[@lisagiuliani8167]

Ooooh i just love this so much! I especially love the idea of using up all my checkbook logs! I like the idea of writing out your own quote too- will have to try that! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Lisa! This was a fun little journal to make! I hope you enjoy creating yours! 😊

[@anniefaint6373]

A really pretty journal 📔 page ,,,, thanks for your inspiration,,,,,xxxxx 😊💕😊

[@annreid9172]

Inspiration to be motivated, thanks cat!

[@CatHand]

Yayy! Thanks, Ann! 😊

[@sparklemist51]

I love your video! The color, quote and technique are all awesome! Thank you for sharing! Have a blessed and wonderful day!😀👍💜💚🤗❤

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Loretta! 😊😊😊

[@artistgrly]

We have those brushes at our DollarTree here in Florida. They are amazing to paint with!!

[@dawnkarasaki6172]

Thank you Cat, you are always an inspiration.

[@valerieb8006]

Very Pleasing page! Like the quote. A lot to ponder!...

[@larisapatrikeevna]

Very, very beautiful, thank you for video! 💥 💖🌹🤗

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Larisa! 😊

[@Charlathejournalingjunky]

i am so happy to have found ur group and yt , u have inspired me so much to start art journaling again, i stopped as i felt everything i did was wrong and it never seemed to be like the other people art i saw, but u have made me realise that it isn’t wrong if it doesn’t look like everyone else’s , it’s mine and i am individual, thank you so much for helping me realise that xx

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much! It makes me very happy to have helped you to understand that! 😊😊😊

[@karenatkinson4053]

I really like the background colors, so cheerful. After watching your page 2 video, I remembered I had a checkbook ledger from 1998 that had never been used. I found it and plan to watch your video on how to make your little journal. I can't wait to get started. I have lost my mojo lately and this should start things back up. Thank you.

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Karen! I hope you have so much fun creating that you won’t want to stop! 😊

[@kandrews6356]

Beautiful page... and you are absolutely right... every layer changes and if you're not sure you like something, just add the next layer and POOF... its totally different and wonderful. LOVE the quote because indeed, its so true. Thank you for sharing.`

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much! 😊😊😊

[@corinena3488]

Thank you so much Cat ! You give so much inspiration ! 🤗🎁

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Corine! 😊😊😊

[@mixedupmargie]

I found the video for the journal, thanks 🌸💕

[@karengiannini4400]

Thanks for the motivation and encouragement, Cat!! Pretty page.

[@Marilynlovesebiking]

Love this page. That stenciling with white really added a lot. I love your work. I have those stencil/blending brushes and think they work the best of everything I have tried.

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much! Yes, those brushes are fantastic! 😊

[@gloriaeike4973]

Great video and helpful suggestions for the first 3 pages. I especially like the quote and one to remember always. Thank you!

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Gloria! 😊

[@jannball4887]

Thank you for your videos. You are a wonderful teacher. I feel encouraged to try!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much for your kind words, Jann. I’m very happy to have encouraged you! 😊😊😊

[@lauramurphy438]

Lovely first page. TFS

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Laura! 😊

[@susanjones7872]

Awesome page and quote Cat! Thanks so much!♥️

[@suzyemery]

Love this!! Amazing talent you have, Cat!! And I have that set of brushes...I keep each one in a separate little baggie, so then I only use one brush for that particular color. They were very inexpensive on Amazon. They are GREAT! ! And they are the only thing I use for stenciling! Thanks for the share! ! ☺ Hugs 💕 Suzy

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Suzy! Yes, those brushes work very well - love ‘em! 😊😊😊

[@avahall2575]

Beautiful layout! As always I love your work and style! Great quote and so true for many areas of our lives. Always, always look forward to your videos! Thank you for all your hard work. I just love this kit!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Ava!! 😊😊😊

[@deborahrusignuolo7612]

Great couple of pages. Thank you for sharing.

[@gamegirlazd3608]

I really feel you selected that quote for me. My book is made and I will try to get the first page done this week. :) I have to figure out how to post it but first I have to get it done. Cat, Thank You!!!

[@CatHand]

So glad you liked the quote, Glenda, and I hope you enjoy creating your page. If you have trouble posting it in the group, I will be more than happy to help. 😊

[@martiseelye6443]

I love the colors, Cat, this is so sweet. Thank you for showing how to do this process.

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Marti! 😊

[@hankejoosen4029]

Nice 💖

[@peggyr7799]

Hi Cat, love your page 1 - so enjoyed your video - seems you have a magic touch !!! Tfs -👵🏻🎨❤️🥰

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Peggy!

[@bunnyleeder1756]

Love this Cat, your work is just awesome!!!!

[@ellygreaves9793]

simply stunning !

[@suestrano1452]

Really pretty! I love your background colors:)

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Sue! 😊

[@thuridstev3125]

Beautiful and I like your thought of repeating the Motivation 👍

[@neorachana5604]

Nice! Substitute "wonky" for "wrong" and that has been my most recent way I've been trying to stretch myself. 😸

[@CatHand]

Keep at it! 😊

[@cindythoms7246]

I'm in a major creative slump, I'm hoping starting this will get me going again! I don't have Facebook but still like to play along😊

[@CatHand]

I hope so, too, Cindy! 😊

[@healingmagichands]

Great video, Cat, as usual! I have been looking forward to getting started and this quote is perfect. Plus it is SO TRUE!

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Ellie! 😊

[@alisacole5679]

So fricking cute!

[@patmiller2604]

Your page is great and I Love the quote!! Thank U ! 💜👀💜

[@allthumbs3792]

A great way to start this project! Thanks for the inspirational quote, so true. We are often so self critical!

[@W._Langman]

Absolutely gorgeous Cat. I must have missed you making the journal, so I quickly knocked a simple one together. I hope it doesn't matter that it's only one signature. Looking forward to art again☺️

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Weenie. No, it doesn’t matter - one signature will work just fine. I’m so glad you are back to creating with us! 😊

[@anjbutler6498]

Outstanding! really enjoyed that.

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Cat, that’s really really stunning and gorgeous and I really really love 💓 how you put it together. As you say firstly it doesn’t look 👀 much but, then the layers make it really really work. xxx Mags

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Mags! 😊

[@ladylexusis350]

Cat, I love how you created the journal and the page!! tfs!!💫💖

[@jeannebeam3042]

Wonderful page! Thanks so much for sharing..

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Jeanne!

[@mimsathome]

It looks like a fun new year of art. I have two things: 1. Are there instructions on how to make the book itself? and 2. Please remember to include quotes and/or motivations from women artists.

[@mimsathome]

Silly me. I found the instructions. But please remember to use quotes and motivations from women. If you're silly like me and need the link it's here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ65gaqQos5lpqc

[@ladonnaloehrke]

Loved watching you create this! :) Do you have a video showing how you created the cover and signatures for this?

[@CatHand]

Hi Ladonna - thank you! Yes, I will attach a link to my playlist. We worked in this journal in 2020, creating one page each month. We used a checkbook register as the signatures! 😃 Hope you enjoy watching and creating one, too! kzbin.info/aero/PLzaNcrENNXOzCgZcwLktyKpMUgVlez7Tz

[@missyb.623]

I love those brushes. Another KZbinr suggested them. I never liked the make up sponges, they always seem to crumble and leave bits.

[@CatHand]

Yeah, they do tend to fall apart after awhile...

[@44hopeful]

This is awesome, I can't wait to it! I got my package from you and as soon as my book gets put together, I am going to follow your suggestions! I have been wanting to do art journals for a long time, and I believe this look book is going to help me so much! Thank you!

[@CatHand]

Yayy! 😊😊😊

[@lenellamaxwell6934]

I was going to buy those brushes last month, but needed some other things, so I should be getting them next month. lol Glad to know you like them.

[@CatHand]

Yes, I was pleasantly surprised! 😊

[@LindaLap]

Hi Cat I have been waiting for this video. I stenciled or gili printed my pages before I sewed them in the cover. I made two. I will post a video of my first pages soon.

[@CatHand]

I saw your journals and love them both! Hope you enjoy all the Motivations this year! Hugs!

[@LindaLap]

@@CatHand I am going to try hard to keep up. Thanks Cat

[@mixedupmargie]

Those are my favorite 3 colors to use, i love this mini journal idea, specially using the check book which i never use for balancing 😃 is there a video on how you created the journal cover?

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Margie! I see you found the video. 😊

[@marilynlyon5953]

Please share a link for video making the journal. Thanks!

[@cindybagley4925]

I got my brushes from dollar store.they have 3 different sizes

[@lindadouglas7429]

Looking on amazon for the pastels you used In a previous video. They did have lots of pigment.

[@CatHand]

Here's a link for you, Linda: amzn.to/2ubNJRJ

[@lindadouglas7429]

Thank you . I just bought them.

[@gloriawagner9405]

I saw this post online, so I gave it a try I was wondering why my pages curled up

[@CatHand]

If you use wet glue your papers will curl and warp more. I have found that using a glue stick helps keep the curling to a minimum. 😊

[@gloriawagner9405]

@@CatHand I use a glue stick, it happens when I try to paint on the checkbook pages and I don't have very much paint on my brush

[@CatHand]

Anything wet will change the fibers in the paper and cause it to warp. I just try to curl it in the opposite direction when that happens.

[@susanvanschuyver7900]

I missed the name of the author of the quote. Could you add it here? I got my kit and have made my journal, so I am ready!

[@CatHand]

Yay! See quote and author’s name in my pinned comment (at the top of the comments section). Thanks! 😊

[@corinena3488]

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