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It spun around so I thought the Groove Tool just might work for some easy spin art and I was right! Check out the video how to do this!

Want to feel like a kid again?  Making spin art takes me right back to when I was a kid.  After getting a spin art machine, I would get paint all over the place as the machine whirled the paper around.  Guess that is why Mom always sent me outside to do it.  Hours were spent mesmerized by the color play as I used up the paints way more quickly than Mom wanted.  Looking back that was a hint of what was to come later in life for me.

Carolyn's made a video playing with the Groove Tool in an altered book!Back to the present moment….I have been exploring The Groove Tool, which Art-C sent me to give it a try. You can see my video from an earlier post as I played in an altered book journal here.

The Groove Tool comes with 4 different tips. I thought I would try something different with one of the sanding tips to turn it into a hand held spin art machine.  It was easy and fun and doesn’t seem to have impacted the sandpaper either!

I was even well behaved in the beginning and didn’t splatter….but couldn’t help but add a lot of color and create a bit of a splattering mess on my hand by the end.  Splattering piant makes me so happy!  Join me for a little spinning fun in the video!

Watch Spin art with the Groove Tool on YouTube.

Here are the spins I made in the video.  Warning, warning, warning, this is highly addictive and can make time stand still!

It spun around so I thought the Groove Tool just might work for some easy spin art and I was right! Check out the video how to do this!

Here are the supplies I used. Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you are helping me keep this blog and my videos ad free! Thank you- I don’t like ads any more than you do!

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5-junk-journal-tutorial-carolyn-dubeI had a big problem. I was frozen and unable to decide where to start on a pristine white page in a brand new journal.  This is a recurring problem for me so I have learned all sorts of ways to deal with it.

I’m sharing one of my go to ways in a video for my guest post at CreateMixedMedia.  You’ll be shocked to know as I made my art journal page, I just didn’t want to wait for the paint to dry -so I didn’t!  Watch the video here.

A great big thank you to Interweave for putting together a whopper of a discount on a bundle of goodies.  Regularly $150.04 but as a bundle it’s only $79.99  They’ve told me quantities are limited at this price so when the bundles are gone so is this price.  You can see all the DVD’s, the 2 stencils, and the Durlar at Interweave here.

Art journaling adventures kit with 4 DVD's, 2 stencils, and Duralar all at a huge discount!
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Carolyn's made a video playing with the Groove Tool in an altered book!

Carolyn's made a video playing with the Groove Tool in an altered book!When I was invited to try out the Groove from Art-C for the blog hop with StencilGirl, I didn’t know what to expect.  I must admit I was a bit skeptical and wondered if it was something for me.  Turns out, it is exactly the kind of thing I like to use.  It’s easy to use and it makes stenciling go faster!

Be sure to check out the giveaway details for this blog hop at the end of this post!

In the video, I’m searching for just the right word as I experiment and play with The Groove…the tool worked great but my mind just couldn’t find the exact word I was looking for…it escaped me big time! What was that word? Dry brushing.  Okay…two words.

Watch Trying Out The Groove by Art-C in an Altered Book on YouTube.

The sanding attachment actually got me to sand.  I say actually because I have a drawer full of sandpaper that I never use.  It’s even right next to me but I never use it.

Carolyn's made a video playing with the Groove Tool in an altered book!

The bright white was just too bright white for me so the sanding attachment came to the rescue by adding a bit of aging to the white circles.  Funny thing is I never would have reached for the sandpaper as a solution but I will be now!

Carolyn's made a video playing with the Groove Tool in an altered book!

This is a blog hop and there’s a giveaway!  What can you win? A Groove tool and a $25 gift certificate to StencilGirl!  Leave a comment here to be entered and if you want more chances to win, head on over to all the blogs in the hop and leave a comment there too!  One comment per blog please.  The giveaway closes on September 26th at 11:59 pm central time.

Carolyn's made a video playing with the Groove Tool in an altered book!

The Groove is available now at EVERY Hobby Lobby store.  Most Michaels and Joann Fabric and Craft stores have it now, as well. At Hobby Lobby and Michaels, it is in the stamping isle.  At Joann, it is in the paint and stencil isle, near the unfinished wood.  Of course, it may be ordered directly from Art-C by calling Customer Service at 800-448-6656.

Here are the supplies I used. Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you are helping me keep this blog and my videos ad free! Thank you- I don’t like ads any more than you do!

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