It has been tough keeping this secret until now…big bite marks on my tongue as I held it when I wanted to share…but now it is ready for the full reveal!

My free workshop, Use Your Words, was sparked by the endless creativity I found when creating with an alphabet stencil.  Once I had that in my hands, my mind went crazy with the possibilities.  I love using text when I create.   It’s even better to make my own words — the exact words I want and when I want them! And I want to share all I’ve learned with you!

Look over my shoulder as I create using these letter diecuts in this free 2 week workshop.  The letters make amazing backgrounds, incredible embellishments, bold titles in an art journal, and more!  I’ll share with you my whats, whys and hows, such as:  what supplies to combine to get color on the page; why I make the choices I make about placement, colors, and so much more.   Learn to play with your words and supplies with confidence!

Both those new to mixed media and veterans alike will enjoy my tips and tricks for how I use my supplies such as oil pastels, watercolor crayons, Stabilo pencils, spray inks, and gesso with the letters and words.

Once you are signed up the class videos will be available to you forever so that you have the flexibility to be creative when it fits your schedule.

Once you’ve registered for this free workshop you will receive an email within 24 hours that will give you the link to all the lessons in the workshop and your password.

This workshop is now closed but there is a new free workshop in development.  Want to play in my next free workshop?  I’ll be letting people know when it is open through my newsletter.

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Who knew when I started playing I would end up in Outer Mongolia!  I’ve been secretly working on a new free workshop, A Colorful Workshop: Use Your Words and the “stuff” from that is all over my counters.  So are Gelli Plate papers from the February Gelli party.  Okay, confession time, there is stuff all over the counters from the last Gelli party too!  I am not a big fan of cleaning and it worked to my advantage today!

For the Artsy Fartsy challenge with Maria McGuire I had to use 3 things: letters, PanPastels, and sewing.  I searched on my counters for inspiration and sure enough- I found it in the piles on my counters…Be sure to stop and see what she made!

I grabbed a dictionary page that I had cleaned my brayer on while plating and had used it with purple letters on the Gelli Plate too.  This dictionary page had also been a test page for the white journey stencil (from that free workshop I mentioned above).

In my excitement I glued it into the journal.  Before the stitching.  Oops.  New plan.

Pan Pastels around the edges.  Love how much control I have when coloring with them!

I will build an embellishment with stitching on it!  To get some stitching in here I grabbed a Gelli print and stitched lines on it.

The white letters were too plain for me so I added silver glitter rub-on.

I cut strips of the purple paper into arrows and outlined JOURNEY with a Stabilo pencil– that thing will write over anything it seems- even glitter!

It was at this point that I noticed the Outer Mongolia at the top of the page…how fitting!

February just started and there are already loads of great Gelli prints happening over at A Colorful Gelli Print Party for February!  Stop on over and check it out!

I’ll post more details later this week here on the blog about the free workshop but if you want to get a peek at the new workshop, pop over here.

Linking up with Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Every Day, Mandarin Orange Monday, Make It Monday, Inspire Me Monday, and Creative Every Day.