Stampaway here I come!  I love August because it means Stampaway in Cincinnati, Ohio.  I love seeing old friends and meeting new ones.   I love teaching and seeing what everyone makes.  And I love shopping!  I’ll be teaching 2 workshops this year…and maybe even wearing a crown like something of some kind since the  theme for Friday’s preview party is Be a Princess…Create Your Own Tiara!

Rubber Stamping with PanPastels

Thursday, August 4th

Using rubber stamps, you’ll layer, blend, mix colors and seal PanPastels while creating collages full of color. When you walk out the door, you’ll be able to confidently make cards, backgrounds and more with PanPastels because Carolyn’s sharing the why’s and how’s of PanPastels so you’ll have a clear and strong understanding of the medium. I’m bringing PanPastels, the supplies for sealing, and rubber stamps for those willing to share.

All the Stampaway details and info can be found in the brochure here and in the registration form here.

Gelli® Printing a Plethora of Patterned Papers

Wednesday, August 3rd

What if you knew how to create patterned papers in the color you love? What if you could make your papers look like complex layers built up over time without having to think about it? That’s what we’re doing in this workshop! When you walk out the door, you’ll have a giant stack of playful papers for you to use for cardmaking, journaling, collaging and more! Along with your colorful prints, you’ll also have an understanding of the hows and whys of the Gelli Plate®.  I’m bringing a wonderful stash of StencilGirl stencils for our play!

All the Stampaway details and info can be found in the brochure here and in the registration form here.

Looking forward to seeing to you at Stampaway!

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 now I really don’t like it.  And that’s okay with me.  You’ll see why at the end.

What is Let’s Play?  It’s all about rediscovering the ability to play. Each month I share a specific strategy that helped me rediscover how to play.    This month I am sharing how I allow myself to change my mind on my art journal pages.

Be sure to get entered in this month’s $50 giveaway to Michaels by leaving a comment and there are ways to get even more chances- check out the end of this post).

Watch A very ugly art journal page on YouTube.

Want to see more Let’s Play videos? You can find all the weekly posts here.

Here’s the page I started with that I just thought was yuck as I flipped through my journal.  I definitely don’t love every art journal page I’ve ever made.

It just needed more color so a touch of purple and yellow and green and blue gave it some more pop.  But it still needed something more.

To create the wind howling in the background,  I used Mary Beth Shaw’s stencil. This is the only thing I love about this page right now.

I’ve stopped for now with this page.  I call it one giant O.O.P.S.- an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly.  It didn’t turn out as I had hoped but there is no time limit on my art journal page so I’ll come back to it and keep adding layers.  Usually when there is an OOPS it ends up taking me someplace far better than I had imagined.  Just might take a few layers.

So if you’ve ever made an art journal page and you’re just not happy with it give yourself permission to change your mind and do something else to it.  I know I’ll be doing something else to this page!

Now you’ve seen my play- I’d love to see yours!  Share it with us all in the Facebook group here.

Want to see more Let’s Play videos? You can find all the weekly posts here.

There’s also a change to how Let’s Play is happening starting this month.  I’ve listened to your feedback about how and where you’d like to share your play.   Instead of the link party as in previous months, we’ll start sharing it in the Facebook group called A Colorful Place to Play.   In fact, lots of you are already sharing it there!

What about the monthly giveaways?  The monthly giveaway is conintuing – just leave comment to be entered and one winner each month will be chosen by random.org.  Want more chances to win the $50 gift certificate?  Pin any of the images from the page or share about it on Facebook- then come back and leave a comment telling me what you did and you can have more chances to win!Giveaway closes the Monday, May 30th at 8am EST and the winner will announced on the blog!

Why did I choose to switch to the FB group?  It allows for more people to comment and encourage and interact which was one of my hopes for Let’s Play.  I looking forward to seeing your play!

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