I am always amazed by how art journaling connects me to my feelings.  Cleaning out part of my studio led me to finding the pink graffiti paper I made long ago.   All the bright colors and foam stamps and drips and splats felt right to me so I quit cleaning and made this…at least [...]

Welcome to the StencilGirl blog hop!  The star of our hop is Andrew Borloz’s Crossed Rounds and Squares stencil at StencilGirl Products!  Want to win his stencil?  The details are at the end of this post! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvflEFDJKVE&feature=youtu.be You can watch the video on YouTube here.     Andrew’s stencil repeats extremely well so it can make [...]

Vacation is about relaxing and I have to have some kind of art journaling thing with me to fully enjoy the beach.  When I found this plastic storage container at the grocery I bought it!  Cheap and functional. I felt quite brilliant when I wondered, what if I used the lid as my paint palette? [...]

So how do you get rid of fear when art journaling?  Just say Oops!  What does Oops stand for? Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly!  Here’s how I use Oops when I art journal to keep fear from limiting my creativity…   The white was supposed to be pure white and not have streaks of orange in [...]

Getting started is the toughest part for me many days. Where do I start?  What do I make?  What colors do I use?  These are just questions from a cranky inner critic designed to keep me from getting to my creative side.   So, I decided I was going to shut that critic up by [...]

  Lesley Riley is celebrating her class, Mastering the Art of Transfers on Multiple Surfaces with a fantastic blog hop!   You get to see so many different artists using TAP and there is a giveaway on each and every blog! Including this one! Be sure to leave a comment here by Wed., July, 10th at [...]

Welcome to July’s Colorful Gelli Print Party!  At long last it is getting hot here, just like summer should.  In honor of that beautiful ball of golden happiness I’m playing with hot colors making a page full of my own little Suns!     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIeag3hWj-k&feature=c4-overview&list=UUdXS_Br77vmmJTlHQFL0rNQ You can watch the video on YouTube here. You can [...]

I am so thankful for challenges- well art challenges that is…I have been working on an upcoming workshop and my brain became a bit fried doing all the non-art behind the scenes work.   I was feeling stuck and every decision felt like a life altering decision.  The Summer of Color rescued me!  How?  I’ll show [...]

Mary Beth Shaw, the founder of StencilGirl Products, invited me to join their Creative Team!  I am thrilled and excited beyond words!  There are so many exciting things happening at StencilGirl like their new blog, StencilGirlTalk!  It goes live Monday morning at 9a.m. central time.  Stop on over there, say hello and you’ll be entered [...]