Jane Davenport’s new media line called to me like a siren to a sailor as I walked by the display at Michaels. Washi tape, Mermaid Markers, how could I resist? I picked up a few of them and took them for a ride in my art journal to see if they were as wonderful [...]
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O.O.P.S.! I put way too much paint on my palette for my last project. Not a mistake. Not a fail. It won’t be wasted because it is just an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly for more play with stencils! I even turned this one into a free Spark of Art-spiration…so you can play too! You can [...]
Time for a little home renovation, mixed media style. I bought 5 gallons of house paint in the colors of the rainbow, grabbed a Gel Press monoprinting plate and started printing right on the walls. Yes, I did it directly on the wall. Slapping it right against the wall makes the most wonderful thwap sound! [...]
When does the muse show up and inspire me? After I have started. It’s as if starting is her invitation to join me so that means I need to start. No matter what it is, the important thing is to just start. I grabbed plain old cardboard from a shipping box as a place to start [...]
O.O.P.S.ville is a wonderful town, after all there are no mistakes just Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly. This art journal page started with the leftover scraps I just couldn’t bear to throw away from cardmaking with gel prints. Living up to the name of this town, plenty of OOPSies were a part of this process and of [...]
Sometimes a few minutes is all you have to play and that’s all I need to make an OOPS, an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly. Being an adult can take up most of the day, but I have to have a bit of play for my sanity. Just a few minutes of play with the art supplies keeps me [...]
What can you do with a stack of papers made while gel printing? One thing is make a fun and fast holiday card. In the video, you’ll see how it was inspired by a sweater and that there was not a thought of measuring. After all, I’m not a precise type of card maker. https://youtu.be/bj5WQ0Lnzdo Watch [...]
How do I add a playful creative touch to gift giving when time is limited and I can’t make a masterpiece? I alter the wrapping paper. I found these very affordable (97 cents a roll at WalMart) wrapping papers that had patterns ready for transforming into mixed media wrapping using art journaling techniques. As the rush of the [...]
O.O.P.S. was a word said more than once on this art journal page and near the end, that word was coming fast and furious. O.O.P.S. isn’t a mistake, quite the opposite, since it means an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly. In the video, you’ll see how I get myself into a quandary with the very first step and how that turns [...]
A hoarding reality moment of truth for me. I love sparkles. I buy sparkles but I don’t use nearly as many as I buy. So today I am going to use those plastic gems and bedazzle a canvas as I play around mixed media style! https://youtu.be/6b1qZh9SJ9E Watch How adding gems to a canvas bedazzled it on YouTube. [...]
