Inspired Me

Happy Thursday! K. Simone Designs' art shop is having a good sale! I would love for you to stop by and see some of the items we have available for you and your loved ones. My art is designed to spread hope, joy and inspiration. It helps me and I hope you will be helped and encouraged as well.  Check out our selection.   K. Simone Designs Art Shop . We have a variety of gifts like art prints, tote bags, note cards and t-shirts. Don't miss this sale! SHOP HERE- K. Simone Designs "Field of Rest" art featured at the Stay Gallery is available to inspire you to rest. "Celebration Girl" t-shirt is one of my favorites to wear on a happy occasion. "Hello Brave" is also available on a tote bags, journals and other items.

Happy Sunday! The last few weeks have been filled with excitement and pride. My art has been on display at the Stay Gallery for their group art show and what a joy it's been. In this blog post, I am sharing with you a video I created that captures my art show experience. I hope you will enjoy watching it and be inspired. Also, if you interested in buying this art "Field of Rest" visit our art store.  Shop Here My 1st Art Gallery Showing Video Yesterday, I visited the gallery and it is so cool to see their poster with my name on it. Amazing! Thanks for stopping by today and hope you have a good rest of your day.

 Hi everyone! Need more craft inspiration? Well, check out some of my creative video tutorials from the last few months on my YouTube channel. First, I loved using these two new Julie Nutting Doll stamps "Jayla" and "Kelly." I loved making a few sets of slimline cards with these adorable stamps Video Link Here Next, is a slimline card and envelope tutorial. I bought the die set from Amazon and this set was fun to make. Check it out! Video Link Here Finally, here is a 20 page flip thru video showing my Traveler's Notebook. If you don't do journals, maybe these pages will inspire your scrapbook layouts. Video Link Here I hope you were inspired to try one of these projects or all three. Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!

 Happy September! This Summer,  I saw a "call for artists" announcement on Instagram from the  Stay Gallery , my local art gallery. I had never entered an application for consideration before and thought I would give it a try. A few days after I submitted my application, I got an email invitation to be a part of this group art exhibit! I was so surprised and overwhelmed with joy.  Opening night is tomorrow Friday, September 10th and will run until Friday, October 15th. Isn't this so cool?  After weeks of preparing and waiting, the moment is finally here. I submitted my art entitled "Field of Rest." Here is a video about this art.  Video Link Here Last Saturday, I took my art to the gallery for drop off day and boy was I excited. I got to meet the gallery's organizer and director as well as some of the other artists. This is a small city funded gallery but they host excellent exhibits and events. I am so grateful I was selected to share my art story for over...

Waving hello to you all! I have really enjoyed scrapbooking this month and have made several fun pages. Last week through this weekend, I was surprised to see two of my layouts were featured on Scrapbook.com !!! What an honor to be selected out of all the amazing pages there. Take a look! So cool to see both layouts at the same time. Normally, it's one or the other on this featured page. The butterfly layout was so fun to create. I have a video tutorial up now if you want to see how I created it. Supplies used were Vicki Boutin's "Color Study" black patterned paper and Amy Tangerine's "Brave & Bold" butterfly patterned paper. VIDEO LINK HERE This "Happy Day" layout was so fun to make, too. I used Vicki Boutin's Color Study papers. Finally, this was another layout I made with Pink Paislee's and Vicki Boutin's papers. It was not featured on Scrapbook dot com but I love it! Thanks for stopping by and celebrating with me. Be inspir...

Happy Summer everyone! Here is a NEW YouTube video for you. Recently, I bought patterned paper and other products from Vicki Boutin's "Color Study" and Amy Tangerine's "Brave & Bold" collections. I brought both paper collections at Joann but you can also find them at most craft stores. I just love the themes and colors of both collections. I was excited to create with them for this butterfly tutorial. In this video, I shared how I made this butterfly wreath on this black background. So fun to create and I hope you give it a try! VIDEO LINK HERE Also, I was excited to see this layout was featured on Scrapbook dot com this weekend!!! So proud of that! Yeah! LOL! I hope you enjoyed this video and layout. Be inspired!

This week, I was on Instagram and saw people posting these cute 3-D animated pictures of themselves. I went to the app called Voila and created mine. You just add a picture, select the style and the app turns your face into cute images. Take a look at some of the pictures from this app! These are the 3-D pictures. They also have 2-D. They also have a feature called "Renaissance" that creates vintage style pictures. Of course, I had to make some with Ron's cute face, too. I hope you all enjoyed these fun pictures from Voila! Have a great day!

Today, I was on TV!!! I was apart of The Kelly Clarkson Show's virtual audience that aired on NBC at 2:00 PM PST! I have been checking every week since April to see when my episode would air and it finally came on. The guests included Sherri Shepard, Rob Riggle and Charles Melton.  I wore my hot pink dress and was excited that I was on the second row instead of the back. Here is a video clip of the show. Look for me on the left side of the screen. VIDEO LINK HERE How did this all come about? In April, I signed up to be apart of the show's audience. I had never done this before and thought it would be a fun activity while we were still house bound. 1iota.com  is where I summitted my request for tickets and they had several shows looking for audience members. I picked The Kelly Clarkson Show and within a day I was accepted for the April 29, 2021 date. On the morning of the show, I was so excited and a little nervous! The taping started at 10:30 AM but I had to check in at 9:30AM...

  New Art, Sales & Other Fun Items: We have added NEW art to our K. Simone Designs art shop at Society 6. "Field of Rest" art is now available in prints and on canvas. Don't miss out on the site wide sales happening, too. Art Shop Link HERE In this video, I shared with you "Field of Rest" art and some other fun products we have available like note cards and t-shirts. Take a look! NEW to Art Shop Video HERE Also, "Field of Rest" was featured in my "Story Time With..." YouTube video series. I hope you will check out this inspirational story of rest and renewal. #permissiontorest  "Field of Rest" Video HERE I hope you will stop by and see our full selection of inspired art gifts in our store. I would love for you to have a piece of K. Simone Designs  in your home! Shop Inspired Gifts!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! In celebration of this cause, I dedicated my NEW "Story Time With..." YouTube video to this month's awareness.  "Field of Rest" is the art featured in this story and it tells my self care journey of rest and renewal. #permissiontorest In 2016,  I painted "Field of Rest." It is one of my favorite art pieces and was so fun to paint. I love seeing the process pictures of how the art came about. Check it out! Video Link HERE Mental health awareness is so personal for me. I have lived with various degrees of depression and anxiety over the years. Many resources have helped me and I am on a mission to help others with my experiences and art. One of the lessons I am still learning is to REST! This is the message of this art video and my advice to others. Taking time to recharge ones batteries is so critical to wellness. How do you rest? What works for you? I hope you will watch this video and share it with your loved on...

Hey everyone! Our K. Simone Designs art shop at Society 6 is having a great sale of 25% off everything. We hope you stop by and find something you might like for yourself and a loved one. ART SHOP LINK HERE As of 4/25/21 All of my art has an inspirational story. Check out my YouTube "Story Time With..." video series. In these videos, I shared how I made the art and the lessons I've learned. I still re-watch these videos to encourage myself!  STORY TIME WITH... PLAYLIST Those of you on Instagram, we have a new K. Simone Designs account. We are @ksimonedesigns. Follow us there! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day! Be inspired!