I was stuck in my head.  When I am in my head it means I judge harshly.  I criticize unrelentingly.  I try to make it perfect the first time.  Do you ever do that?  Not a surprise that when I am only in my head my creativity is blocked. Below is the process of how [...]

Happy Holidays!  Hard to believe it is here already!  On Christmas morning, I am unwrapping a jumbo Gelli Plate.  I’ve seen its shiny red wrapping.  I feel like a I am 5 years old again thinking about the day! That gift is what sparked A Colorful Gelli Print Party that begins on January 1st.  Hope [...]

  It’s time for another great ride on the Stencil Test Drive! Jessica Sporn has brought us another stencil that is full of possibilities- the Medieval leaves stencil!  Be sure to drive over and check out all the great posts for this test drive from Ronda Palazzari, Maria McGuire, Corrine Gilman of Sparkle Day Studio, [...]

  I have so much fun when I art with friends, in person or on the net.  That is how Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun got started!  While working on this week’s Artsy Fartsy challenge I was struck by how much fun I was having with my Gelli Plate.  I have heard from little elves that [...]

These stencils take me back to my time visiting churches throughout Europe- and let me escape into my art journal!  I love that modern scientists have no idea how much of the colored glass used in the old churches was made.  Such mystery!   There’s no mystery in how I put this journal page together.  [...]

For this week’s Fall Fearless and Fly challenge the quote sparked this journal page.  When I am arting in the studio I can find such a calm and peaceful place inside of myself.  I can just be.  And if I can be with shiny metallics and glitter glue- all the better! This background was made [...]

Taking big bold steps leads to such joy!  I delighted in the thrill of the risks I took while making this journal page.  Every choice I made had the potential to turn it to yuck or make it better.   It may be only paper and paint but it feels like so much more when [...]

Fall Fearless and Fly #5 has begun!  There is a fabulous journal page from Marcia Beckett and 2 great prizes!  An ephemera pack from Marcia and $25 from Blue Moon Scrapbooking!  They have the most wonderful selection of goodies! Headline Prompt:  Lifelong Fan:  What or who have you consistently valued or looked up to in [...]

I had a plan for this Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun challenge.  Maria McGuire and I are using the Gelli Plate, oil pastels and a die cut.  Pop on over to her blog to see what she created! I was so proud that I had a plan.  I knew exactly what I was going to create [...]