AE : Inspirations

What is inspiring me beyond measure right now is the intro to The Pacific miniseries on HBO. The music is amazing and so are the visuals. It is super close photography of charcoal on paper then it goes to pencil drawings that morph into photos of the actors. I AM NOT GIVING IT THE JUSTICE IT DESERVES, but, trust me, it is SOOOOO inspiring. I am in awe of the minds that created it. It will make you want to go take music and drawing classes. Check it out if you can

Nature is inspiring me now since we just put in a veggie garden & have been growing lots of things in the greenhouse to bring out to the garden. The flowers are blooming,the trees are growing, the birds are nesting...life is good :)

Love that classic letter g and the font!
Inspiring me lately:
texture: cork (currently making a project w/ corks from our wine).
color: a combination of soft blues and greens

Yes, I enjoyed the Paperclipping roundtable....but I do not think of your style as Vintage. Tim, YES, you are Classic. What inspires me: Vintage....as Tim said, Something that provokes memories. Family History. The older I get, the stronger the feelings get to record our family history. Not the kids, their mothers are doing that. I am imspired to get the stories and photos of older generations recorded so the kids will know WHERE they come from and WHY they act as they do. All the new vintage papers, etc come at a good time for me.

Inspiring me:
rain (luckily!) which "allows" me to ignore the giant weeds out my front door...
flowers at the nursery - spent the morning shooting close-up photos of favs.
texture - also shot images of color textures in the leaves
leaves - tied to the texture: my husband is texturing the dining room walls - we're going for a rough, stucco look which means I can press some leaves into the texture just for fun!
paint - what comes after the texture
color - searching for the colors (yes plural) we're going to paint the dining room - mustard yellows, terra cotta reds/oranges with splashes of turquoise, lime, purple, red... peeking out randomly...
exercise - I've been on a daily exercise thing for about 5-6 months now - it keeps the brain sharp, the body sharper, and hopefully any hot-flash moods at bay!

Inspired by my grandson who called to tell me his success in potty training - he helps me remember we really do need to celebrate life's little accomplishments.
Inspired by my daughter who has gotten past the baby blues and is taking charge of her life again.
Inspired by my not so cluttered house.
Inspired by my Beginner's Yoga DVD!

I decided to play along:
http://www.fluffyland.com/blog
this was fun, and got me out of my blogging funk! thanks!

today I am inspired by:
tomatoes
basil
orange - not a color I am usually drawn to
learning - the word & experience
quiet

We really love you work! An inspiration with no limits. Congrats!

I have to say autumn colours as it is autumn over here in Adelaide, although it does not last for long. Rust, yellow, orange and deep crimsons. And stamps are my thing at the moment. A whole new world of creativity for my scrapbooking....welcome home Ali

Loved the paperclipping podcast-is there any way to see more of Jess's Week in the Life album? I love her simple, classic style! Thanks!

Gardening - the joy of new life in my yard - today I saw tiny Pixie Crunch apples growing on three trees that I planted as little twigs just 2 short years ago.
Puppies - we have two new Vizslas. Their love of life is contagious.
The countdown until summer vacation. I treasure the "update" on how many days left of kindergarten for my daughter, Schuyler.

lupine...I love those stalky flowers,color...lime green,pattern...swirls/love the cuttlebug embossing folder,shape....rounded and bumpy squares,letter J,number 31, word...cope: like coping with job, expectations of myself and others, tinnitus,and depression resulting in disorganization and remembering one thing at a time...yes I can get this scrapbook room cleaned up. YAY!

I played along too!
http://simplyautumn.com/blog/?p=1989
Thanks for the inspiration!
A

Right now I'm inspired by activities more than things. Cooking. Exercising. Building models. Cleaning. Reading. Crafting.
It's fun to be DOING!

Lately I've been inspired by warm, cozy colors and spaces. They are just working for me, especially with summer weather on it's way soon.

HI Ali.
I've been inspired by you. I started this week for the first time on 'A Week In A Life'. I'm really enjoying it and I've been sharing it with others on my blog. Also, put a link on my facebook...I've gotten quite a few responses saying they really enjoy it and that they may just do the same thing. I haven't put anything down in album yet. But, plan to later on. I'm looking forward to looking at at the album with my family years down the line.
Misty

I've been inspired by a lot of things.
y favourite colors are: blue, orange and grey but for my son is red the best color while my little Carlotta loves pink
Sorry for my bad English

WElll. I must say Ali this blog inspires me to no end. I am loving birds, all the stamps with birds, the color orange, and blues. I collect the letter "L" for me my name is Lisa. I have to say that little coat of Anna's is darling. I have never been a big "grey" gal, but I must say I really do like that color gray. Thanks Ali for all the inspiring you do for us.

Hey Ali-
My inspired list & photos is on my blog today!
http://katiepegher.typepad.com/life-photos-scrapbooking/2010/05/kp-inspired.html

I love that font Ali!
I found this list totally inspiring and blogged about it:
http://www.allsamsidea.com/2010/05/inspiring-me-today.html
Thanks!

Wonderful list. Here's mine:
http://thelinarstudio.typepad.com/embracelife/2010/05/always-inspired.html

Hi Ali, could you tell me what the letter 'g' is on Gabrielle's photo? Thanks

Hi Ali,
finally catching up on your blog after having my little boy "Griffin" 5 weeks ago. I'm interested in finding out where the "g" in Gabrielle, is from?
thx
Kelly