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...]
A Peek Inside: my art journal
I spent 30 days between January and February playing along with Rae Missigman's Art Marks daily art exercise. It was ridiculously fun! I enjoyed creating the pages so much and learned I seem to have a bit of a love affair with circles and grids. Enjoy this peek into some of … [Read more...]
Mini art journal or junk journal
As you might have noticed, I create quite a few projects for The Crafter's Workshop. Last month, we were asked to use some lovely supplies from Canvas Corp Brands along with the newest stencils and heavy body acrylics paints to show how they all can work together! I made … [Read more...]
