Words inspire me so you bet I was excited to play with Seth Apter’s new stencil, Explore. It’s loaded with words and lots of texture too. For today’s play, I’m using fancy fancy things…like cardboard from a box, a cosmetic sponge, and old scrapbooking paper. This is just one of many stops in a blog hop celebrating Seth’s [...]
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What’s swimming around in my head? Sharks thanks to Discovery Channel’s recent Shark Week. Brought back all sorts of nostalgia for me since I remember when it all began. Yes, I’m that old. I am amazed by these creatures…but it’s not like I want to swim with them in the open seas. I am a big [...]
Ever have a Gelli print® that leaves you feeling blah? The kind that are fine or okay…that is such a so-so place to be. I don’t like so-so. So what do I do? I say O.O.P.S. This Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly was loaded with opportunity. If I didn’t care about it, I was free to just play with [...]
What can you do with the papers you make Gelli® printing? You can build on the colors and lines already there with a stencil to create your own custom artful patterned papers. Something strange has been happening to me…I have been having fun with subtle coloring. Not sure what is happening, but when the muse [...]
Sometimes I just play around without a plan. I know, you’re shocked. That’s how all 3 of these tags came about – just random play with Pebbles Layer Me, Iron Grate Layer Me, and Connected Eyes Layer Me stencils. The muse gave me the imperfect vibe today so I went loose with the paints. That means getting paint under the [...]
I love the look of detailed and complex designs however, that usually takes more patience than I have. Until now! I don’t have more patience suddenly, I have a stencil that will quickly do the job thanks to my layering stencils. https://youtu.be/KPYB4PPazR4 Watch How to Use Layering Stencils on YouTube. These are all a part [...]
The secret of a mystery was revealed to me by my muse while I was art journaling. Or perhaps she was having fun reminding of something I need to be reminded of every now and then. Let’s just say the secret isn’t rocket science… In this video, you’ll see how I deal with not being able [...]
My mission was to use up all my old spray paints since I rarely use them now that I have found some that smell less, are easier to clean up, and have the exact colors I love. I covered the table with a painting tarp, grabbed my boxes of paints, and even had a little [...]
It’s no secret I love to play with art supplies so I was jumping for joy when I was invited to play with goodies from USArtQuest and Susan Pickering Rothamel and StencilGirl stencils! It’s mixed media big time…I’m mixing together all different supplies in this one art journal page! I’m a huge fan of Susan [...]
I love looking at all the inspiration on social media such as Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter and Google+. When I was stuck and just couldn’t decide what to do in my art journal, I turned to that inspiration to help me get out of my head and start creating. How exactly did I do it? I [...]
