While I always enjoy doing these quote challenges, this year was especially fun! Thanks again to Suzanne for pointing me in the direction of Canva a few months back, and to Angela for suggesting I take the “quotos” (quotes + photos = quotos, according to Lori‘s awesome math) one step further. Per her request, I’m adding at least some of these to my Zazzle store – first as greeting cards, then hopefully as a calendar.
Oh, and reminder – I pinned all the graphics on a couple of my Pinterest boards. Monday’s results are on “Inspirational Quotes” and my Witchy Quotes are on the board, “My Witchy Graphics.” Please feel free to share them!
Now, here’s one more for now, from a blogging friend who already submitted some excellent quotes. Also wanted to mention – if you sent me a quote but didn’t see a graphic, please shout out and let me know. Someone on Ello mentioned they were bummed their quote didn’t make the cut, but I can’t find it anywhere (I’m guessing since I was late bribing the bandwidth fairies, they intercepted it and it’s now bouncing around in the clacks somewhere). It’s not too late to add your own – I plan to create more as they come in, either as a monthly thing, or whenever inspiration strikes, so go ahead and drop it in the comment section!
From Cristy (check out her blog HERE) –
“Normality is a paved road; It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow.” ~ Vincent van Gogh
“Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is?
Read the inaugural post which explains
the idea and how you can participate too.”
~ Melissa S. Ford, Stirrup Queens
Isn’t Canva divine?? I LOVE it. And I hope you do a calendar. Your photos are beautiful.
Aww, thanks Melissa! I managed to put together a last minute calendar last year, and I plan to do a similar one this fall. Now I’m thinking I might have a few versions (general wildlife photos, the moon, and quotes). Appreciate the kind words!
These were wonderful! And I like using Vincent as the last one.
Thanks so much, JW! It was so serendipitous that VvG’s quote was the last one submitted. 🙂
Love the flower, and the colors look great together!
Thanks, Stephanie! I did some Googling for inspiration, and van Gogh’s “Six Sunflowers, 1888” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Six_Sunflowers_1888.jpg) gave me the idea for this. 🙂
Ooh I really like that one, I’ve not heard it before!
I hadn’t either, Linda! It’s one of the reasons I love doing this – it’s a great way to discover new favorite quotes! 😀
That’s new to me also: thank you!
You’re very welcome, DS! 😀
The yellow in that flower! Your macro work is stunning.
Thanks, Mel! It’s one of my favorite pictures, and seemed perfect for this on a number of levels – one being that I snapped this shot on December 1st of last year (during one of our weird, warm New England fall days), and I called it, “Black eyed Susan confused on the season.” I still can’t believe I can take shots this clear with only the macro lens that came standard with the camera – have I mentioned lately how much I love my Nikon? *grin*
A calendar of those would be such a great idea ! I loved those “quotos”
Thanks, Oriana!
I’d be interested in a calendar! Let me know when it’s done! 🙂
Will do, Lisa – thanks!
I so need to remember this microblog Monday thing! My scheduling is all over the flipping place!!!!!!
My phone alarm is my best friend… *grin*
Cards, calendars, t-shirts, mugs…your “quotos” would look wonderful on so many products! Such mavellous work!! xx
Oh, and I’m on my laptop (which is rare!), and I can see properly all your fabulous theme and layout here. It’s a shame that the WordPress mobile theme cuts all of it out 🙁
Yeppers, gotta figure out if there’s something to be done about that. Thanks again for shouting out so I was aware! 😀
Awww, thanks darling Em! <3
Hooray!!!! I am so glad you decided to do this (and thanks for the shout out!) I’m buying some today. 🙂
I just saw your order show up in my Zazzle dashboard – thanks so much, Angela! <3 <3
Thank you!!
What is Canva? God forbid I google it on my own, right? I liked that quote! Also, thank you for being my 200th follower! I wish I had a sofa to give you like our new Ikea did for the first 44 customers. LOL!!!
Coolness, Angela! Does this mean the next time I visit your blog, a bunch of confetti will drop on my head, and someone will shout out over the loud speaker, “Attention customers”… ? *grin*
Oh, and I can save you the trouble of Googling – just need to click the hyperlinked Canva name in the post (and spoiler alert – it’s where all the cool kids go to make blog graphics – no idea why they let me in).
Ha! That was funny! That sounds interesting. I am checking that out today! I might have a new toy!
It’s dangerous – I’ve lost many hours/days on Canva, and I only have a free membership!
Canva is a real godsend for bloggers!
#truth