Have you ever felt frozen by fear when you are trying to be creative? I have. I fought the fear. Battled it. I thought fear was the enemy. It wasn’t. It was how I was dealing with the fear that was the problem. Fighting the fear didn’t work for me so I tried acknowledging [...]
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Welcome to February’s Colorful Gelli Print Party! There’s lots in today’s post including the winners from Stencil Week, a new home for the Colorful Gelli Print link up, and of course, a tutorial video! New to the Party? You can find links to all the previous Colorful Gelli Print Parties here. This [...]
Welcome to day 5 of Stencil Week celebrating my latest release at StencilGirl! Today might be the last day of Stencil Week but never fear….there will be more stencil and creative fun coming here on the blog and on YouTube! If you don’t want to miss any of the fun you can subscribe/follow all [...]
Welcome to day 4 of Stencil Week! Play is so very important to me and for more than just the fun. I learn when I play. Learning that only happens when I let the paint take me where it will take me. I was playing around making some tags as colorful organizers for [...]
Thank you for being a part of my week long play with my newest stencils at StencilGirl! I have been blown away by the reaction and support! Thank you to each and every one of you! On to today’s play! Just because Open Buildings is a 6 x 6 stencil doesn’t [...]
It’s day 2 of Stencil Week! You know I love bright and bold but there is a softer side too. The more subtle part of me popped up while I was playing in my altered book journal. Who would have guessed that I would use just one color…not me! Today’s stencil, Linked Small, used with [...]
Welcome to Stencil Week! I’ve got 8 new stencils out at StencilGirl and I want to celebrate! How do I celebrate? With a new video Monday – Friday this week and a stencil giveaway everyday! 5 new videos and 5 giveaways! Be sure to stop back every day to get yourself entered to win! [...]
When I started playing with this wonderful peacock stencil in my art journal, I just let it take me where it wanted to go. I wasn’t in control – the paint was completely in charge. So freeing to let go of any expectations, any stress, and just create. It felt incredibly meditative – and this [...]
The craziest thing happened when the mail arrived with Mary Beth Shaw’s newest stencil, Flower Tiles! I was inspired to play. That’s not the crazy part. I was inspired to play with Inktense pencils. Nope. That’s not crazy either. The crazy part? That I created something very subtle compared to my usual play. [...]
As a former elementary school teacher, snow days will always hold a special place in my heart. Snow days meant unexpected artful days in the studio. We didn’t get the snow today that the weatherman promised, okay, predicted…But I decided to take a snow day for play anyway with icicles on a canvas! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8-aPtyGE78 You [...]
