I have so much fun when I art with friends, in person or on the net. That is how Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun got started! While working on this week’s Artsy Fartsy challenge I was struck by how much fun I was having with my Gelli Plate. I have heard from little elves that [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In some circles the 3 R’s are reading, writing, and arithmetic- but not in my world. It’s ribbon, rub-ons, and rubber stamps. That’s the latest Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun challenge with my creative friend, Maria McGuire. The rules are simple. Use the 3 things in anything and in any way. Be sure to check out [...]
On Friday, I honored to be the guest poster on Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s blog for Art Journal Every Day. I’ve had so many requests emailed to me about the other sides of the dice I decided to do another post about them. How did I decide what to put on the dice? The [...]
It has been an insane couple of weeks. Big projects and deadlines in what felt like every aspect of my life. Good things but stressful things. I finally found some time to just play in the studio. While making this page I was reminded over and over of how the support of kind friends made [...]
