I'm back with another 15 minutes of playful art process video for you! This year Rae Missigman invited her readers to play along with her 15 Minutes of Mixed Media™ videos. I haven't done very many, but love the time limit idea and will continue to add more of these videos … [Read more...]
Wanderlust 2018 • I’m a teacher!
I am so excited to share with all of you that I will be teaching a class as part of the Wanderlust online experience in 2018! Wanderlust is a whole year long journey - an online event offering you videos from 24 guest teachers and 2 resident teachers on a weekly basis … [Read more...]
A vision board in my art journal
Today was my last post for The Crafter's Workshop design team. It has been a fun two years and I have learned so much from the other design team members. As a way to reflect back on my time with the design team and look forward to what my future holds, I created a vision … [Read more...]
Recycled catalog as an art journal
One of my favorite clothing brands sent me their newest catalog and the weight of the paper they had used was so great, I decided it would make a perfect recycled art journal. I have enjoyed working on the pages and I've shared a how-to of one of them below... The … [Read more...]
Still working it out in my art journal
Last week, I shared an art journal page with you that I created about my word of the year, Flourish. Having a guiding word for the year is definitely an ongoing process of evaluation for me. When I start to question things, I tend to turn to my art journal to help me work it … [Read more...]
One little word for 2017
I have been choosing a guiding word for the year since 2014 (here, here and here) and have found it to be a rewarding experience each time. This year my word is Flourish and now that we are half way through the year, I wanted to reflect a bit on it and its meaning to me. One … [Read more...]
Index card bookmarks
This summer I'm participating in the Index Card a Day Challenge on Instagram hosted by Daisy Yellow Art. I'll end up with around 60 cards when I am done so I figured out a way to use some of them for a functional purpose! The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some … [Read more...]
Last minute Mother’s Day gift tags
If you are like me, you might always wait to the last minute to wrap your gifts! Since Mother's Day is this weekend, I made up a quick batch of gift tags that will hopefully inspire you to make your own! The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some product to create this … [Read more...]
May prompts • #DrawRiotDaily creative challenge
I am the guest prompter for this month during the #DrawRiotDaily year long creative challenge with Tori at Draw Riot. I can't believe I've managed to make it this long with this daily challenge and give alot of credit to the fact that there are daily prompts to get me … [Read more...]
Daily creative challenge using stencils
This year (2017) seems to be my year for participating in daily art challenges. Some of the challenges only last a month, but I've also been working on a daily year long challenge that has a prompt attached to each day. I've discovered that The Crafter's Workshop stencils … [Read more...]
One painting creates six postcards
A friend at work likes to send postcards weekly to the same person. When she shared this with me, I came up with the fun idea to create a painting that she could send in sections, like a puzzle. Once all the pieces arrived, her friend would have a painting to frame! Below, … [Read more...]
Failing a daily art challenge
So here's what I want to share today...life happens! I know, profound isn't it? But it does and plans change or go up in smoke. I have been participating in a year long daily art challenge with Tori at DrawRiot since January 1, following a set of prompts for each day. I … [Read more...]
