Brown. I used brown. Lots of brown. Why? Because No Expectations is the theme for this month’s Let’s Play videos. Having no expectation is easier said than done but one way I can do that is by doing something I know will be ugly to me. Hence the brown. Technically, I still have an expectation, it is [...]
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Congrats to Misty -the winner of the September Let’s Play $50 gift certificate to Dick Blick! Misty, send me your information (carolyn at acolorfuljourney dot com) and I’ll get you your gift certificate pronto! What is the theme for October? It’s all about no expectations! Each week I’ll share a new video with you with [...]
Congrats to Barbara -the winner of the August Let’s Play $50 gift certificate to Dick Blick! Barbara, send me your information (carolyn at acolorfuljourney dot com) and I’ll get you your gift certificate pronto! What is the theme for September? It’s all about letting go of control! Each week I’ll share a new video with you with [...]
Congrats to Kristiina – the winner of the July Let’s Play $50 gift certificate to Dick Blick! Kristiina, send me your information (carolyn at acolorfuljourney dot com) and I’ll get you your gift certificate pronto! What is the theme for next month’s Play? It’s all about acting like a kid! Stop back every Tuesday, all [...]
For this week’s Let’s Play video, I’m letting myself be inspired by the everyday things around me like an empty pasta box. The shape of it, with that smiling window, made me smile every time I saw it. Instead of tossing this box out, I covered it with washi tape to make a very silly [...]
Congrats to Margaret Price- the winner of the Let’s Play $50 gift certificate to Dick Blick! Margaret, send me your information (carolyn at acolorfuljourney dot com) and I’ll get you your gift certificate pronto! What is the theme for next month’s Play? It’s all about being inspired by the everyday! Stop back and see what [...]
This month’s Let’s Play was all about do overs and permission to change your mind. I worked on 4 art journal pages that I thought were all finished long ago, but when I flipped through the pages and saw them now, I didn’t feel the same way. So I added more to them. The links [...]
Should my art supplies have an expiration date on them? These mistable puffy frames are from 2010…and I still hadn’t used them. Why? Because I liked them too much. What a silly reason! For this week’s Let’s Play video and link party, I’m forcing my inner hoarder to use them! How? With one sentence. Use it [...]
Thank you everyone for such a fantastic response to the Modeling Paste Play a la carte workshops! So who did Random.org pick? Kathy Stitzman! Check your email Kathy for all the details on how to jump on in to the workshop!
I’m impatient and that can be a very good thing! I love the look of modeling paste but hate to wait for it to dry. That got me thinking about different ways to use modeling paste so that I could have the awesomeness of it without waiting. And that is how the Modeling Paste Play [...]
