Why do I love modeling paste so much? It’s versatility. It can give me texture and color variation -just like it did on this art journal page when I used it with Dylsuions spray inks. In the video you’ll see how to use modeling paste plus you’ll see how I use spray inks for more than just [...]
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Is everything always pretty when I play? Nope! This week’s Let’s Play video is proof of that! It all started when I gave myself permission to change my mind about this page. I thought it was finished when I made it long ago, but it didn’t feel that way any more. So I added to it…and [...]
Did I have fun making this page the first time? You bet! Did I think it was all finished then? Yes! Can I change my mind and redo this page? Absolutely! I give myself permission to do over any art journal page I want. There was a time when I was overly judgmental about going back [...]
Do Over! Kids shout it all the time and so can we! This months Let’s Play strategy for rediscovering how to play is all about changing your mind and giving yourself a do over! There is no legal binding contract between us and our art journal pages. We do not need to put an attorney on retainer to change [...]
It wasn’t my fault I kept playing! Really! It was my muse! My goal was to use up the paint on my palette…but she kept whispering in my ear for more colors…more paint…so I HAD to keep playing. An endless loop of happiness! Can’t you just imagine how much she had to twist my arm [...]
Should my art supplies have an expiration date on them? These mistable puffy frames are from 2010…and I still hadn’t used them. Why? Because I liked them too much. What a silly reason! For this week’s Let’s Play video and link party, I’m forcing my inner hoarder to use them! How? With one sentence. Use it [...]
Negotiating with my muse is not a wise thing to do. My muse is not affected by whining, whimpering, or wishing. She was a total task master as I filmed this week’s Let’s Play video. I am so grateful she stood her ground! Use it or lose it is this month’s theme and this week was [...]
After sharing my video experimenting with Distress Crayons, I had a lot of people asking me how they compared to Gelatos. So, I thought I’d try them out in a video side by side and see how similar or different they are. Disclaimer: I am NOT a formally trained scientist adhering to strict rules of [...]
The spring cleaning continues as I use my hoarding tendencies as a way to jump start my creativity for this week’s Let’s Play video and link party! I have all these paper badges that I bought to make a couple of travel albums for each of my kids. Some of the trips were a decade [...]
My feelings were messy. Not emotionally messy, just scribbly and playfully messy. I never know where the play will take me and for this page I even ended up adding a ton of white space! Why am I journaling feelings today? I’m the guest artist at Tiare Smith’s Journal About Me (JAM) year long free event. The [...]
