In my last post I showed you how I made background papers with gesso and slick stix.  The papers obviously make great backgrounds but I also like to use it for die cuts. I cut a several at a time and then they are ready when the muse strikes.             [...]

I’ve been making space in my studio for 2012.  What does that mean?  Facing the reality that if I haven’t gotten to something in a very long while I probably won’t and that space needs to be freed up for other creative endeavors.  I have had the slick stix by crayola for a very long [...]

This was a tough crusade for me – to get me in my journal.  To be in FRONT of the camera.  I am a  one woman “mammaratzi”  & have been for years – so there aren’t many photos of me. even though I often had 2 cameras with me on a vacation or at an [...]

I ran across this piece I made in Christy Tomlinson’s class as I was finalizing a few gifts.  It struck me how important home is – home with family – and that changes happens whether I am ready or not.  As I am going through old photos I felt how much I miss some very [...]

My family thinks I’m off my rocker since I really want to spend a night at an ice hotel.  It might be chilly, but what an amazing sight these places must be!  For now, it’ll just be a wish in my journal…There was to be one in the USA but I read it was closed [...]

I can tell you all the things I don’t like about these journal pages.  I can bemoan my choice of marker color, my handwriting that makes me cringe, or my unedited writing on the pages.  OR I can tell that damn inner critic to jump in a lake, take a long walk off a short [...]

While checking out the creativity on blogs I found several people sharing their rainbow work.  I was so bummed that I missed the week of color over at Daisy Yellow.  Luckily, I learned she’s doing another week – so I jumped on it- especially since this is one of my favorite colors!  Check out all [...]

I was using this journal page to catch the overspray for several other projects when I just fell in love with how the colors worked together.  I added a bit of paint in the middle.  Didn’t plan this one, but it certainly made my day!  The muse often strikes when I least expect it!!!!   [...]

  Confession time- I feel behind on my Christmas journal last year.  So far behind, it was never finished.  I took a great class from SherrieJD called Countdown to Christmas.  She’s got an new one this year.  Her classes are so full of videos and images – a fantastic value!!!!I made the journal but my [...]