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. [...]
Mixed Media
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 [...]
Buckle up because the Stencil Test Drive is here! The Hebrew Calligraphy with Hamsa Stencil is first up! This is just the first of many wonderful blog hops between now and June celebrating Jessica’s stencils at Stencil Girl Products. Not only do they have fabulous stencils they also [...]
It’s a Gelli Christmas at my house this year! I am thinking of others when I take time to experiment and play with my Gelli plate. Aren’t I generous with my time when it comes to the Gelli plate? For each of the gift bags below I picked a piece of book text that I [...]
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 visitor yesterday, a cute fuzzy squirrel! He sat up there chewing on a nut and I managed to snap a photo through the window but the second I opened the door he scattered. I managed to get the message he brought: Enjoy the moment (and if you try to hard to capture [...]
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 [...]
Can you tell it was a happy day? No matter what is going on in my world, when I get painty it is always a fabulous day! These happy hands and my muse collaborated to bring me a bird-ephant with an important reminder! I squirted a bunch of colors and closed my eyes! With [...]
Challenge #4 from Fall Fearless and Fly inspired this page. The quote resonated with me and I knew that it had to be a big part of this art journal page. I really tried to stay with the cool color prompt but a bit of yellow managed to sneak in on me. It looked so [...]