It was a conspiracy. I’m not making this up. I am not crazy. It was a total conspiracy from my muse to get me playing. She wanted me away from the computer screen with a jumbo to-do list and into the paints! When I saw the challenge over at Art Journal Journey, I just couldn’t stop [...]
Tutorial
You’ve seen my favorite spray inks, you’ve seen how I experiment and play to learn about spray inks, and today I’m going to share with you how I quickly build a background in an art journal. http://youtu.be/ez9WjjsiXbg Watch Using Each Spray Ink for What it Does Best on YouTube. Join the conversation and let [...]
Am I an organized, methodical type of person who analyzes or am I the kind that jumps right in and has to play to figure it out? You might already know the answer if you’ve seen many of my videos. Play Dates are all about the conversation for me and I’d love to know how [...]
Some spray inks bleed and that can be a very useful thing. I’m burying the Dylusions spray inks and creating a softer, aged feeling as it bleeds through the gesso. In today’s Play Date video, I’m taking a spray ink that I adore because of its vibrance and showing how it can be wonderful muted down [...]
Different spray inks do different things for me. Prima’s Color Blooms have a sticky feel to them (not implying they are glue like, just a bit stickier on the hands) and that means they work well with things I want them to stick to – like a rubber stamp without beading up. In today’s Play Date, [...]
I love the conversations that happen when I am arting with friends. Hearing why we each enjoy the supplies we do always sparks my creativity. I find it amazing that even if we are all talking about the very same supply, we have totally different reasons why we love it. Play Dates are my way [...]
Words, words, words! Words in my art journal. Words on a canvas. Words on a card. Words on fabric. Words with modeling paste. I love words! I am so honored to have my latest collection of stencils at StencilGirl. Check out the video showing you how I made an art journal page with some of these new [...]
What do I do with my Gelli Prints? I play with them. How? So many many ways. Today, I’m stamping on them. Using Gelli prints with stamps gives it the painterly, loose look I like without having to plan. If I tried to color the stamps intentionally, I’d over think it and all the looseness [...]
Make Picasso style portraits in minutes on the Gelli Plate! For this months’ Colorful Gelli Print Party I am showing how easy it is to do. Picasso was a master with lines, especially when creating faces. But I am going to “cheat”. I didn’t practice drawing. I didn’t master the proportions of a face. I went to [...]
I feel on top of the world when I play…so I captured that feeling with rubber stamps from Viva Las Vegas Stamps and StencilGirl stencils! Today is day 5 of the hop and it is loaded with inspiration! There are 2 great prizes so be sure to check the end of this post for details [...]
