Hello my Artsy friends!!!! Welcome to February, and our topic {PATIENCE}!
Ironically, you had to wait a few extra days for this challenge - so you're already practicing patience right now - hopefully it didn't drive you too crazy to wait!
For February, we want you to explore the theme of {PATIENCE} and how this concept is shown in your life. This could be in the way of personal growth or even goals you might have for yourself. .
What does "patience" mean to you?
Here are a few quotes I found to get you started thinking about the subject:
1. “Our patience will achieve more than our force.” Edmund Burke
2. “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” Leo Tolstoy
3. “Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.” Swahili Proverb
4. "Learning patience can be a difficult experience, but once conquered, you will find life is easier." Catherine Pulsifer
5. “Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Unknown
6. “With love and patience, nothing is impossible.” Daisaku Ikeda
7. “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” John Quincy Adams
8. “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” Lao Tzu
9. “It is very strange…that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.” Elizabeth Taylor in "A Wreath of Roses"
10. "Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything." George Bernard Shaw
Here are some synonyms for "patience," depending on the context:
In fact, this entire article is really good!!
Creative Patience from Medium
And now here is a mood board to get some more thoughts bouncing around!
My Page Coming Soon!
Now...some Housekeeping:
You can choose to do a single page/tag/TN each week, or do a divided template - one part for each week. If you don't have the Divided Template and would like to have it, you can get it here at Dropbox. Thank you to Ona @wombat146 for providing the template choices for us! If you do the template, we would love it if you would post it incrementally. Post one done in the first week, post an image of the two together on the second, and three on the third, and then the finished page on the fourth week.
Again - the template is NEVER a requirement to use, just something fun and different if you want to use it.
Everyone who participates in any of this month's challenges will be entered into a drawing for a $5 gift certificate to Oscraps. You can receive up to four entries into this month's drawing.
Challenge Rules:
You have until 11:59 p.m. CST on February 28th to complete your pages for this challenge.
Ironically, you had to wait a few extra days for this challenge - so you're already practicing patience right now - hopefully it didn't drive you too crazy to wait!
For February, we want you to explore the theme of {PATIENCE} and how this concept is shown in your life. This could be in the way of personal growth or even goals you might have for yourself. .
What does "patience" mean to you?
Here are a few quotes I found to get you started thinking about the subject:
1. “Our patience will achieve more than our force.” Edmund Burke
2. “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” Leo Tolstoy
3. “Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.” Swahili Proverb
4. "Learning patience can be a difficult experience, but once conquered, you will find life is easier." Catherine Pulsifer
5. “Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Unknown
6. “With love and patience, nothing is impossible.” Daisaku Ikeda
7. “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” John Quincy Adams
8. “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” Lao Tzu
9. “It is very strange…that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.” Elizabeth Taylor in "A Wreath of Roses"
10. "Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything." George Bernard Shaw
Here are some synonyms for "patience," depending on the context:
- Resignation
- Even-tempered
- fortitude
- Calmness
- Serenity
- Tranquility
- Resolve
- Tenacity
- Endurance
- Perseverance
Some Interesting Tidbits:
Creative Patience is an individual’s ability to accept and embrace their own creative process, including its flaws/weaknesses, while maintaining a healthy mental state. It is a culmination of self-awareness, accountability & self-care that will benefit your creative life.In fact, this entire article is really good!!
Creative Patience from Medium
And now here is a mood board to get some more thoughts bouncing around!
My Page Coming Soon!
Now...some Housekeeping:
You can choose to do a single page/tag/TN each week, or do a divided template - one part for each week. If you don't have the Divided Template and would like to have it, you can get it here at Dropbox. Thank you to Ona @wombat146 for providing the template choices for us! If you do the template, we would love it if you would post it incrementally. Post one done in the first week, post an image of the two together on the second, and three on the third, and then the finished page on the fourth week.
Again - the template is NEVER a requirement to use, just something fun and different if you want to use it.
Everyone who participates in any of this month's challenges will be entered into a drawing for a $5 gift certificate to Oscraps. You can receive up to four entries into this month's drawing.
Challenge Rules:
You have until 11:59 p.m. CST on February 28th to complete your pages for this challenge.
- To qualify for the drawing, you need to use 80% Oscraps products that are currently in the store (non-Oscraps products or retired O designer products can be used whether the designer is selling elsewhere or not).
- You need to credit all the products used on your page.
- You cannot use a page you create for this challenge for another Oscraps challenge.
- Upload your page to the Art Journal Gallery and then add your layout to the challenge thread. (Below you will find instructions on adding your page to this thread.)
- Upload your layout to the gallery first. In your forum post click the Gallery Embed icon (little camera).
- This will open your gallery, simply click on the layout you require, then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the Continue button.
- Your linked layout is now in your post, the image will appear once you have clicked the Post Reply button
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Should be a great challenge month! 
