Get Messy | an art journal challenge no. 012

Today I am blessed.

This week’s pages are based on Andrea’s prompts for November:

Journaling challenge: Pick one word that describes you right now. Just one word.

Art challenge: Play with the word you picked. Use letter stickers, cut out your word from magazines and create a collage, write your word a hundred times on a piece of paper and use it as a background, use paint to write your word… The main focus should be on your word.

I was stuck on these prompts for awhile. Then I decided that the rubber stamp from my friend Kellie was the perfect way to convey my word.

And my word is blessed.

Which is perfect, considering the fact that today is Thanksgiving.

And even though it isn’t a national holiday here in Singapore, I love being reminded to stop and count my blessings, to pause and be grateful for all that I’ve been blessed with.

For friends and family. For freedom and faith. For grace and strength. For His new mercies every morning. For good health and strong bodies. For abundant provision. For protection. For wisdom in decisions and school work. For the ability to stay connected through technology, and disconnected when I need to be. For the support, love and friendship of this online community. For words to write for this blog. For lessons learned and experiences gained. For opportunities to grow and be stretched.

I am truly so, so blessed, and have so much to be thankful for. And that’s not even the whole list.

I guess this turned out to be more than just an art journal post.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends. May we never cease to be thankful for how much we have been given.

Get Messy is an art journal challenge where a gang of crafty vixens are sharing art journal pages we have created to practise our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire. We share our pages without restraint every week, and once a month we create around a prompt. Go check out these crazy talented ladies who are creating pages who each have a unique perspective and style. We will be sharing our work around social media so follow the hashtag #getmessyartjournal.