September is shaping up to be a month full of fun! So many of my projects are coming together this month and there are milestones to celebrate! Stay tuned- there is lots coming this month! First up- it’s a bonus month for the Colorful Gelli Party! Not 1 video but 2! I had so [...]
stencils
What roller coaster ride my muse took me on today! I had a great idea to get me started- to use the blotter paper from my counter top with Jamie Fingal’s House stencil from StencilGirl Products. That part worked very very well… And I was very happy with it. [...]
What’s the point? Fun and play is the point! I’ve got Nathalie Kalbach’s stencil in my art journal today. This is one versatile stencil for getting color into my art. This stencil can be found here over at StencilGirl Products. I’ve layered 2 colors with the stencil for my base layer. [...]
Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. Charlie Parker’s quote really resonated with me as I held Nathalie Kalbach’s Stand Up Bass stencil from StencilGirl Products. I don’t play a musical instrument anymore. With good reason. I am nearly [...]
There are amazing things and people all around me. I don’t always notice them but they are there. When I take a moment to give them a chance their amazing-ness is revealed. My muse reminded me today to slow down, take a breath, and let the world be amazing. The art journal page I started [...]
The ocean. It’s my happy place and where my muse lives. So no shocker that I jumped for joy when I saw June Pfaff Daley’s latest designs. She has 4! You can check them all out over at the new stencils area at StencilGirl Products. On this painted [...]
I have fond memories of Greece and am in awe of ancient Greece. Love the old temples, the history, the mystery of it all! When I saw this stencil by Maria McGuire for StencilGirl Products I was flooded with memories of my visits. Maria and I decided this stencil was to be our Artsy Fartsy [...]
I am always amazed by how art journaling connects me to my feelings. Cleaning out part of my studio led me to finding the pink graffiti paper I made long ago. All the bright colors and foam stamps and drips and splats felt right to me so I quit cleaning and made this…at least [...]
Welcome to the StencilGirl blog hop! The star of our hop is Andrew Borloz’s Crossed Rounds and Squares stencil at StencilGirl Products! Want to win his stencil? The details are at the end of this post! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvflEFDJKVE&feature=youtu.be You can watch the video on YouTube here. Andrew’s stencil repeats extremely well so it can make [...]
Vacation is about relaxing and I have to have some kind of art journaling thing with me to fully enjoy the beach. When I found this plastic storage container at the grocery I bought it! Cheap and functional. I felt quite brilliant when I wondered, what if I used the lid as my paint palette? [...]
