You, Me, Same 3 Art Journal Process Video

You, Me, Same 3 Art Journal Process Video

Watch the art journal process of this fun little art journal page. Created using the same 3 items as other artists and coming up with different ideas using the items.

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Creative Six-Day Challenge - Bloom

Creative Six-Day Challenge - Bloom

Enjoy the art journal process video as I work with the prompt BLOOM. I hope you are inspired to create your own fun blooms in your art journal or just on a piece of paper. The important thing is you just have fun playing!

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Creative Six-Day Challenge

Creative Six-Day Challenge

The creative 6-Day challenge is a fun free project. It’s a way to give back to the creative community with 6 days of free prompts through out 2021. It’s made up of multiple talented artists that are taking a prompt and sharing their creative process with a little mini project based on the prompt. I’m excited to be a guest artist in the project. It’s hosted by Leaca Young Art.

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Fragments In Bloom - An Art Journal Collaboration

Fragments In Bloom - An Art Journal Collaboration

Fragments... we are all just fragments in bloom don't you think? 🌸 Fragments of our faith, our experiences, our heart, our mistakes, our good deeds... all of it. Most of us are just trying to keep all the good pieces together and shine our light in the world to make it a better place.

Watch the process art journal video as I work through adding paint and “fragments” to a page.

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Artful Paper Hugs

Artful Paper Hugs

What’s the Painted Paper Project?

It’s all about creating heartfelt bits of art to send to friends, family, or even new pen pals. It’s about sending colorful hugs and thoughtful notes in the mail. It’s about having fun and anticipating your friend getting some happy mail instead of bills or junk mail. It’s about sending some love and art into the world. I’m in! Are you?

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What do you do when an art technique doesn't work?

What do you do when an art technique doesn't work?

When you are creating and something isn’t working what do you do?

1. Do you scrap it and start over? 2. Do you just give up? 3. Or do you keep going?

I have definitely done all 3 and all of that is ok. But as I’ve done more art I find myself doing more of #3. I keep going! What I’ve learned and found with choosing to keep plugging along is that I usually learn something and it usually turns out to be just fine!

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Artsy Tips - Favorite Art Journal Types

Artsy Tips - Favorite Art Journal Types

I hope this finds you doing well and finding some time to create. Let’s talk art journals. Do you have a favorite type?

I’m not super picky about mine. The only thing it has to have is sturdiness so I can be messy and throw on all types of media.

But if I had to pick 3 favorite types of journals here’s my picks…

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A Stitched Pocket Notebook

A Stitched Pocket Notebook

WELCOME TO THE SUMMER BLOG HOP WITH A TWIST!  

I'm so glad you found your way here! Today kicks off the Summer Blog Hop with a Twist with Roben-Marie and her Design Team.  We have the usual art inspiration and giveaways, but the twist is that there is also a SALE! More on the giveaway and the sale in a bit.

First let's get started on this fun little stitched pocket journal project. With just a few supplies it's a simple little project that you can stitch up while watching your favorite Netflix show. It makes a great notebook to throw in your purse, pocket, or give as a gift.

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Happy Earth Day with StencilGirl and Resketch

Happy Earth Day with StencilGirl and Resketch

I love notebooks and journals and the books from Resketch are wonderful. Not only are they cute but Resketch uses recycled paper in their books which makes them even better. I decided to make my little book a quote book. I also wanted to add some art and color to it so I pulled out my StencilGirl stencils and a few other supplies..

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Gone Fishing With StencilGirl and Etchall

Gone Fishing With StencilGirl and Etchall

Welcome to the StencilGirl and Etchall blog hop! I am so excited you found your way here, and I hope you are enjoying all the wonderful projects that you can create with these two amazing companies! So let's go fishing! No not that kind of fishing. Just the I have the munchies kinda gold fish snack fishing. And that's where this little project started...I was hungry, eating gold fish, looking at stencils, and well... it turned into today's project. LOL

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A Wish For You

A Wish For You

I am so excited to be doing my first design team project for Roben-Marie Smith! I have loved Roben-Marie's work for years so it's such an honor to be representing her products. Pinch me because I'm still trying to take it all in!

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Christmas Joy with StencilGirl

Christmas Joy with StencilGirl

Welcome to the Holiday Hop with the StencilGirl Creative Team! I am so glad you found your way here! It's already November and you know what that means... time to start thinking about and planning for the holidays. I love decorating for the holidays. I also like to add my own creative touches to my decorations. 

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