I have been relatively quiet of late…lots of very unglamorous behind the scenes things. Things like servers, migrations, and bears oh my! All this has been so that I can make the blog the best experience possible for you! If you’re reading this, you know my attitude about mistakes…OOPS! A mistake is simply an Outstanding [...]
Art Journaling
50 things to do. Time to only do 20 and the energy to do 3. Ever have a day like that? It was the kind of day where I hear I can’t a lot in my head thanks to a very unhelpful voice. Hearing I can’t is my signal to me that I need some art [...]
I was under the influence of the 70’s while I made this art journal spread. The music was blaring and my muse stopped by to spark my play by making this floral Gelli print® call to me from a stack of prints. If you’ve ever used a Gelli Plate®, you know how easy it is to [...]
I loved it…then I hated it…my mood toward this art journal page was swinging from one extreme to another with each layer. Wild extremes that happened in a second. I love when this happens because it was such a fun ride my muse took me on today! It started with a layer I loved. I [...]
When I was invited to try out the Groove from Art-C for the blog hop with StencilGirl, I didn’t know what to expect. I must admit I was a bit skeptical and wondered if it was something for me. Turns out, it is exactly the kind of thing I like to use. It’s easy to [...]
Art journaling is all about play for me. No pressure. No demands. Just play. This started with a random background that I actually began during my Stencil Play Workshop. I have bits and pieces of leftovers collaged randomly on the pages. They go together if you are willing to let your imagination stretch… [...]
A stencil is a tool, just like a paint brush is a tool. That is one of the many reasons why I love stencils more and more each time I play with them. How you hold a paintbrush influences the type of mark you make on your paper. How you position your stencil influences the [...]
I was smitten with a piece of my clean up paper while Gelli Printing®. It was just where I cleaned off my brayer but I couldn’t stop looking at it. I had to make an art journal page with it. It was the perfect place for me to do lots and lots to it! Lots [...]
After a day of play with one of my new stencils from StencilGirl, the ladders were left out on my counter. It’s a very good thing I didn’t put them away because when I saw them on their sides, suddenly I saw fences. So out came the PanPastels for fence play…would this be called fencing? This play transported me [...]
What is that dark place for me? It’s when fear is in control and sets off a tornado of emotions in my head. Emotions like anxiety, sadness, anger, and shame. Shame really likes to hang out with fear. One of the best ways I have found for myself to quiet that storm and climb out of [...]
