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I never who will show up when I get my paintbrush out…especially when I am in a fabulous mood!

 

This is a cheap cheap cheap spiral notebook that I used to clean a couple of paintbrushes.  I hate to waste paint so I will use extra paint on just about anything I can find.

 

 

 

 

 

The notebook was out on the counter overnight.  The next morning I immediately saw a woman in it.  Mind you, I should have been working on “responsible” things but I chose to avoid that and stay in the studio.

 

 

 

 

 

I liked everything about my sketch except the head.  So, Pam Carriker’s stamp to the rescue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can’t just use one stamp, so a couple from Tangie Baxter and the numbers from another company I can’t remember (since it was an unlabeled stamp)…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out came the colors to help define her and the page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More colors- you can never have too much color can you?  Don’t answer that…

 

 

 

 

 

 

More color- I know such a surprise that I am using bright colors…the She stamp from Donna Downey summed up my feelings for this woman.

 

 

 

 

 

She was pure joy to create.  Playing.  Painting.  Stamping.  Joy!   What are your favorite kinds of ways to  play creatively?

Linking up to Creative Every Day, Inspire Me Monday, and One Stop Craft Challenge, Be Inspired and Be An Inspiration,   Make It Monday.

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Collage with Gelli print leftovers with Carolyn Dube

Remember mood rings? I thought they were so magical when I was a kid.  Well, I think my art journal is my newest mood ring.  I was feeling happy, really happy, almost like I was on top of the world.  It was a really great day.

I grabbed a stack of Gelli Plate printing leftovers and started collaging.  No idea where it was going but it certainly reflected my mood – bright and happy!

Collage with Gelli print leftovers with Carolyn Dube

 

Started with random gluing of bits of Gelli prints. I save all my scraps and bits for just this kind of thing.

 

 

 

Collage with Gelli print leftovers with Carolyn Dube

 

Since I couldn’t, or wouldn’t, wait for the gel medium to dry thoroughly, I had to use acrylic ink to write on the pages.

 

 

 

Collage with Gelli print leftovers with Carolyn Dube

A bit of oil pastels for even more color, as if it was lacking in color before…

 

 

 

 

Collage with Gelli print leftovers with Carolyn Dube

A playful stencil by Dina Wakely in a color I seem to not use very often, red.

 

 

 

 

Collage with Gelli print leftovers with Carolyn Dube

Ronda Palazzari’s stencil let my happy person be on top of the world.  Added a few circles from the Mini Swiss Dot stencil & a touch of white Stabilo Pencil.

 

 

 

The words were the icing on the happy cake today.  I had the paper I printed the words on forever and at long last used them!  That is a priceless feeling for me!

Collage with Gelli print leftovers with Carolyn Dube

Why am I in such a happy mood? My latest workshop, Gelli Printing!  It starts in 2 weeks and my studio is overflowing with Gelli prints.  Every time I walk into the studio I see stacks of color and pattern and I can’t hold the smiles in!

Drum roll please- thanks to random.org the winner of a spot in A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing is Julie M.!  Keep an eye on your inbox for my email!

Linking up to Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Every Day, and Creative Every Day.  Paint Party Friday is having an art auction to benefit Sandy Hook Elementary School – it is loaded with artist goodness!  Stop on by!

 

 

 

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A gelli print starts and guides an art journal page by Carolyn Dube

Jack, his magic beans, and the beanstalk all came to play in this art journal page that was sparked by a Gelli print!  I’m guesting over at Artists in Blogland today with a video of how this page developed. The beanstalk thing makes perfect sense in the video…well, maybe it just makes sense in my head…anyway, stop on over here and check it out!

Plus, there’s still time to get in on the drawing for the free spot in my latest workshop, Gelli Printing!  Details here on Friday’s giveaway.

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