As I finished the messy background my muse decided to stay and play a while.  Stamping Dina Wakely’s wonderfully mysterious person was my first step followed by phrases cut from a random book page. The words led me to my washi tape splurge.  That bottle tape was a small fortune but I knew I had [...]

http://youtu.be/4lgyGkExGwA “I dunno.  I don’t care. I dunno.”  These are the answers I was giving myself when I went to my studio today. I have been out of town and swamped with various family & everyday events so I was looking forward to uninterrupted art time.  I now had the time and “I dunno” was [...]

When opportunity knocked I was in my bathrobe, had bed head, and in desperate need of cover up makeup.  But no matter what you are wearing, when opportunity knocks, answer the door. I love reading Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s blog and was so excited when I saw she was looking for people to submit fast forward [...]

I was a giddy  groupie so excited to be in a class with THE Jane Davenport in Seattle.  It was Jane, right there. The Universe wanted me to be here.  I was able to use my frequent flyer miles to fly first class to Seattle.  Let the pampering begin!    I was able to spend [...]

I owe so much of who I am to my mother.  Even though breast cancer took her from me long ago  her impact, the lessons she taught me, her voice (which I hear in my head too often), her zest for life continue to be with me.  As I celebrate my artist tape article in [...]

Thanks for stopping by for my celebration of my artist tape article in Somerset Studio’s March/April issue! This is an old yearbook page cut down to fit in my junk journal.  As I looked at the people on the page, I began to think about all the wonderful people I have in my life.  Each [...]

Thanks for stopping by as I celebrate my artist tape in the March/April issue of Somerset Studio  This whole week is dedicated to using the artist tape. When I create with my artist tape I often have little bits left over.  I hate to waste it since it was so much fun to make- almost [...]

Below is a quick 1 minute speedy art journal video.  The pink and green paper was the inspiration for this page.  When I started all I knew was it had to have that paper in it. The word connect was what popped into my head when I had those fabric letter stickers.  I realized how [...]

I have been stuck lately.  Stuck.  Stuck.  Stuck.  I got tired of being stuck so I just tried something.  I dug around in my junk basket – a basket full of scraps, leftovers, and abandoned project parts.  Once I started doing I felt a little less stuck. It felt like rocket science when I was [...]