Welcome to day 5 of Stencil Week celebrating my latest release at StencilGirl! Today might be the last day of Stencil Week but never fear….there will be more stencil and creative fun coming here on the blog and on YouTube! If you don’t want to miss any of the fun you can subscribe/follow all [...]
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Welcome to day 4 of Stencil Week! Play is so very important to me and for more than just the fun. I learn when I play. Learning that only happens when I let the paint take me where it will take me. I was playing around making some tags as colorful organizers for [...]
Thank you for being a part of my week long play with my newest stencils at StencilGirl! I have been blown away by the reaction and support! Thank you to each and every one of you! On to today’s play! Just because Open Buildings is a 6 x 6 stencil doesn’t [...]
It’s day 2 of Stencil Week! You know I love bright and bold but there is a softer side too. The more subtle part of me popped up while I was playing in my altered book journal. Who would have guessed that I would use just one color…not me! Today’s stencil, Linked Small, used with [...]
When I started playing with this wonderful peacock stencil in my art journal, I just let it take me where it wanted to go. I wasn’t in control – the paint was completely in charge. So freeing to let go of any expectations, any stress, and just create. It felt incredibly meditative – and this [...]
The craziest thing happened when the mail arrived with Mary Beth Shaw’s newest stencil, Flower Tiles! I was inspired to play. That’s not the crazy part. I was inspired to play with Inktense pencils. Nope. That’s not crazy either. The crazy part? That I created something very subtle compared to my usual play. [...]
As a former elementary school teacher, snow days will always hold a special place in my heart. Snow days meant unexpected artful days in the studio. We didn’t get the snow today that the weatherman promised, okay, predicted…But I decided to take a snow day for play anyway with icicles on a canvas! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8-aPtyGE78 You [...]
A bit of Dylusions spray inks and a stencil, Use Your Words, brought a touch color to my art journal. In the video, you’ll see how I used the back of the stencil to get these words onto my page. One of the great things about Dylusions is how it reacts to water and did [...]
This little stenciled ornament should be called Oops. Why? Because there was one after the other while I was making this using Sue Pelletier’s Loose Dress stencil over at StencilGirl. This was supposed to be a little purse/bag to give as a gift…then an Oops happened so that wasn’t possible…My carefully thought out plan [...]
Have you heard of Artist Trading Blocks? These ATB’s are full of possibilities that let you create 3D! This 15 blog hop will show you just some of the possibilities. How’d I make that ATB? It’s a die designed by Eileen Hull for Sizzix that will released in January. You can see more ATB’s on [...]
