Excavations
A kit that comes with a printable zine mini-workshop.
These tools together are designed to inspire you to "excavate" your thoughts and feelings for a deeper, richer life and art experience.
 

It's everything you need to get started on an art journal page or journal project of your own
(the kit is great for scrapbookers too!)

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This set takes us into
THE MIND

Includes Printable zine with instructions, 3 papers and 60+ elements

Artsty, whimsical, doodly fun!
 Just use a few thingamabobs for artsy perfection in your scrapbooking layouts or art journal pages!

This set contains:

23 .pngs exactly as shown for personal or commercial use

1 set of .abr brushes for Photoshop

+1 bonus personal use paper with colorful splatter

Artsty, whimsical, doodly fun!
 Just use a few thingamabobs for artsy perfection in your scrapbooking layouts or art journal pages!

This set contains:

24 .pngs exactly as shown for personal or commercial use

1 set of .abr brushes for Photoshop

+1 bonus personal use paper with colorful splatter

Every Great Dream and Hannah by Rebecca McMeen are made with matching color palette but different styles, the combo is sure to delight your magical creative endeavors! (This product is NEW to The Lilypad but was previously sold in another store so check your stash)

Every Great Dream-By Tangie

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
Harriet Tubman

1 Full-size Kit: Every Great Dream (35 elements, 6 papers)

1 Element Pack: Every Great Dream Geo Charts (37 pieces)

1 Element Pack: Every Great Dream Splatter Graffiti (4 large)

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Hannah by Rebecca

1 Full-size Kit: Hannah

1 Element Pack: Hannah Art Dolls

1 Element Pack: Hannah Collages

Hannah Kit Includes:

9 ea. Papers, 3 Versions of Hannah, Assorted Arms and Legs, Bows, Paint Splatters, Flower Elements, Paint Drips, Sunglasses, Anchor, Sailor Dress, 14 ea. Dresses, Watercolor Accents, 3 ea. Vintage Brooches, Assorted Lace Collars, Vintage Woman, Watercolor Leaves, Vintage Wings.

Total Hannah Elements: 97 ea.

I've been working on this class for two years off an on and I'm so grateful that I feel like I can share it with you now. 

One day (what has become years now), I was sitting in my favorite chair, reading, writing, and pondering about where I wanted my life to be and about some of the personal obstacles I felt like I needed to overcome. I suddenly had this "vision" (for lack of a better word) of the body (and mind) as a sacred, holy vessel. Sure, I've thought about my body/mind being sacred before, after all my personal beliefs tell me that I'm a spiritual being having a physical experience (not a physical being having a spiritual experience). But this was different in a way that is hard for me to put in words. I pictured a sacred vessel, like perhaps one that they would have used in the ancient cities or temples, I pictured the meticulous crafting/creating of it, the exquisite care of it, the reverence that would be given it because it was considered sacred.

The more I thought about it, the deeper I yearned to create a life where I treated my body/mind as a sacred vessel, with deep reverence and awe. As I started this journey I studied and dove into a wide range of topics such as: speaking to myself with more kindness, becoming aware of our society's obsession with diet culture lies and body shaming, spirituality inside one's own heart, writing a book of prayer, honoring my feelings, creating art from sacred writings, becoming aware of my strengths and talents and using them for good, writing a "manifesto" with "50 things I know for sure", and so much more.

This amazing experience is transforming me in many ways and has now become the curriculum for this class. We'll dive deep on an inner journey with carefully selected activities and tools. I hope that you too will become aware that you are "A Sacred Vessel" and the amazing impact that can have. 

This course includes 12 in-depth weeks of prompts with art journal page examples and some tutorials using a variety of digital & mixed-media methods but you can use one or the other as you feel comfortable.

Some of the lessons/activities include:

• A Sacred Vessel Creation
• Talents and Skills
• I AM language
• 50 Things I I know for Sure
• My Acceptance 
• Sacred Spaces
• Sacred Vessel soundtrack
• 5 Senses Morning Jumpstart
• Book of Prayers (this can be adapted)
• I Remember When
• The Whole Me
• Meditation & Art Journaling
• Sacred Writing, Reading & Marking (you can use scriptures or any text you consider uplifting)

You also receive:

• Two Zoom Calls-1 Mixed-Media focus, 1-Photoshop focus (these will be recorded if you can't make the live calls).
• A special BONUS! Zoom call on how I use Pro-create. I am by no means an expert but I am happy to teach you how I have started integrating this program in my art. (this will be recorded if you can't make the live call).
• Curated digital library to use in your artwork, including original artwork from me, stock photos and other goodies such as Photoshop brushes, digital elements, ephemera and collage sheets.
• Lifetime Access to the classroom (your access doesn't expire)

Class Starts October 8th, 2018 and runs for 12 weeks, it will then become a "work at your pace" class. You will get a PDF with your unique student ID to download at purchase. Please follow the directions in the PDF to get access to the class.

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In this class, I am going to speak about God. You can use whatever God means to you, (Source, Life Energy, Global Consciousness, et al.) I do not ever expect anyone to adopt/adapt to my views on religion and I openly welcome and accept you with whatever beliefs you have. Also, I am not a counselor and this class is simply meant as a way to engage your creativity to sculpt your way through this journey called life. It is not meant to be medical or spiritual advice.

Resplendent
[5 collages as shown]

Layouts may contain items from the entire BYOC collection at The Lily Pad

Resplendent
[4 map graffiti as shown +1 bonus graffiti alternate]

Layouts may contain items from the entire BYOC collection at The Lily Pad

Resplendent
[4 extra large collages as shown]

Layouts may contain items from the entire BYOC collection at The Lily Pad

Please do not use any coupons on this already amazing deal, thank you. 

This book is designed to help you to reignite your inner artist, recover your creativity and let the divine energy flow through you as you create your art. This book has been recognized as one of the top 100 best self-help books of all time. It is a journey of creative recovery and inspiration.

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“No matter what your age or your life path, whether making art is your career or your hobby or your dream, it is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.”
― Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way

I'm so thrilled to be hosting a creative cluster book club for Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way. This book has helped me more than I can say in my creative journey, but it's been a few years and I had at least ten things happen right in a row that pointed me to take this journey again, I'd love for you to come with me! The Artist's Way is an invaluable guide to living the creative life, it is a 12-week immersive creativity course that takes about 2-3 hours a week. Creativity can come in many forms (painter, parent, writer, chef, ideation, sketching, spouse, singer, et al.).

This is a group discussion style workshop. I am not your teacher or your guru, I'm simply facilitating the discussion! Julia specifically asks us not to "teach" this book to anyone, but to be part of it with the group (which she lovingly calls "creative clusters". I'll be exploring, sharing and learning again right alongside you. The more you bring to the discussion the more you will get out of this, very literally, life-changing journey. Morning pages and artist dates are at the core of the program and help us connect to creativity in it's purest form as a divine source. 

This book is spiritual in nature and uses the word God, but as Julia explains to us you can call whatever that source is to you by whatever name feels right for you to call it.

You will need the book which can be found on Amazon or Kindle! (More details about the different versions can be found in the classroom, which you will get instant access to).

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3 WAYS TO GET THIS BOOK CLUB CLASS FREE:

1. If you are a monthly subscriber of the Art Journal Emporium or of the Happy Place you will automatically get access to this class, please check into our classroom on how to get FREE access to this class.

2. This class is FREE with this $10 purchase in my store (just check out with this package and you will get FREE access to the workshop and a $10 coupon in your downloads good on any purchase in this shop through August 2018 (excluding subscriptions). Easy as pie and you'll get goodies to play with!

3. Make at least a $10 donation to Charity Water (just click on the button in the upper right that says "donate" on their page). Forward your receipt to tangiebaxterandco@gmail.com and I will give you FREE access to the workshop!

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What this workshop (group discussion/journey) will cover:

You can expect that this book will require about 2-3 hours a week to do all the activities (morning pages, artist date & prompts)

We will have 3 LIVE Zoom calls [TBA]-They will be recorded if you can't attend live.

The Book has an Introduction and a 12-week program that we will cover as follows:

Available July 2nd
Introduction: Basic Principles & Contract
We'll curate an AMAZING list of artist date ideas together!

Available July 6th
Week One: Recovering a Sense of Safety
Key concepts: Shadow Artists, Core Negative Beliefs, Affirmations

and then every Friday after that
Week Two: Recovering a Sense of Identity
Week Three: Recovering a Sense of Power
Week Four: Recovering a Sense of Integrity
Week Five: Recovering a Sense of Possibility
Week Six: Recovering a Sense of Abundance
Week Seven: Recovering a Sense of Connection
Week Eight: Recovering a Sense of Strength
Week Nine: Recovering a Sense of Compassion
Week Ten: Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection
Week Eleven: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy
Week Twelve: Recovering a Sense of Faith

You will have lifetime access to this workshop/discussion

From Julia:

• Stop telling  yourself, "It's too late."
• Stop waiting until you make enough money to do something you'd really love.
• Stop telling yourself "It's just my ego" whenever you yearn for a more creative life
• Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.
• Stop fearing that your family and friends would think you crazy
• Stop telling yourself that creativity is a luxury and that you should be grateful for what you've got. 

As you Learn to recognize, nurture and protect your inner artist, you will be able to move beyond pain and creative constriction. You will learn ways to recognize and resolve fear, remove emotional scar tissue and strengthen your confidence. Damaging old ideas about creativity will be explored and discarded. Working with this book, you will experience an intensive, guided encounter with your own creativity--your private villains, champions, wishes, fears, dreams, hopes, and triumphs. The experience will make you excited, depressed, angry, afraid, joyous, hopeful, and, ultimately, more FREE. 

~Julia Cameron

This product is NEW to The Lilypad but was previously sold in another store so check your stash!

1. Using masks (with 6 Bonus masks in the classroom)
2. Using Shapes to create your own elements
3. Rough cuts to make papers and mats for layering patterns
4. Magazine cuts and how to make realistic washi tape edges
5. Use digital collage sheets on templates (including bonus package of templates-not shown) this makes traditional scrapbook pages a breeze (with a flair of mixed-media)
6. Make a paper using the mask technique (includes sample paper for you to use)
7. Use everything we've learned to make an art journal page (includes bonus high-resolution art print download of my sample page)

BONUS! FOR A LIMITED TIME COMES WITH $10 COLLAGE SHEET CREDIT