If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week, use the hashtag #artjournaleveryday so that we can all take a peek. Even if you're not on social media, you can see everything (from twitter, pinterest, instagram, and facebook) that uses that hashtag here. Today I've got three more daily pages. All of them were built on... Read more →

Here's your monthly installment of what life looks like around here at the moment! If the image above looks good to you, I'm teaching this technique as part of a class that my friend May Flaum is teaching. :) You can win a spot in class by commenting on this instagram photo! More on the project above is coming soon! And remember that you can get an in-depth look at my life behind-the-scenes by tuning into my weekly vlog on my YouTube channel. :) Thanks for stopping by! Read more →

In honor of the $50 automatic rebate on the ScanNCut 350... ...I've got three ScanNCut video tutorials for you! The first video tutorial is a simple project that I was inspired to create after wandering the aisles at Staples. I found some chalkboard contact paper and I knew that I wanted to make something with it. Isn't it funny how you can be inspired by a simple trip to the office supply store? Take a peek at what I made: Please note that these are made from contact paper, so they're not dishwasher or microwave safe. But they're easily peel-able... Read more →

As promised, here are the rest of the photos from class in Austin. On Sunday we brought our mixed media collages to a finish and what a grand finish it was! And while it's the journey that really counts, check out these gorgeous creations from these talented women. I think they are full of life and freedom and express each artist's personality. So cool! I want to give a special thank you to Margaret (left) who hosted me along with her daughters Jackie and Kate and granddaughter Charlotte. As you can see from the photo, they're a great bunch of... Read more →

I had such an absolutely delightful group of women come to class in Austin. I'm going to be sharing the photos from the three days of classes in two parts. One part today and the next tomorrow. Today's post includes photos from Friday's class, which was all about making colorful patterned papers for collage -- using painting and printing techniques. I was delighted to share a cornucopia of techniques over the day-long class. Take a peek at the fun we had: Saturday's class was the first half of my two-day "Big Collage" class. Throughout the two days we worked on... Read more →

If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week, use the hashtag #artjournaleveryday so that we can all take a peek. Even if you're not on social media, you can see everything (from twitter, pinterest, instagram, and facebook) that uses that hashtag here. Today I've got more of my daily pages for you. Some of these... Read more →

I'm delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast! If you do not see the podcast player above, please click on this link. You can listen to a podcast anywhere and at any time. It is a recording that is available to you whenever you'd like to listen. If you'd like to download it to your iTunes library, click here. You can also pause and rewind or fast forward as you desire. I like to listen to podcasts while I'm making art. It's a little like hanging out with friends while you art. We have a... Read more →

After yesterday's post, I decided to share a version of a post that originally appeared on my blog in July 2007 (almost ten years ago - wow!). I edited it a bit for clarity and relevance. Also, many of the websites I referenced in the original article are long gone. I think you might find it interesting thinking about how to ride that ripple from inspiration to finished project. When I first started scrapbooking, I had a lot of trouble using sketches as the basis for layouts. I couldn’t understand why people were so hot to trot for them. Every... Read more →

I love shopping. Can't lie about that. I don't always buy stuff when I go shopping. Sometimes I'm simply looking for inspiration. And I found it on a recent trip to New York City. One of my favorite places to go for inspiration is ABC Home. The colors, the patterns, the displays, the motifs...I could linger for hours. As you can see from the price tag, things at ABC Home aren't cheap. I'm thinking some plain white cups and some stamps from my stash could emulate these cups for a lot less money! There really are so many cool things... Read more →

As I mentioned last week, I'm teaching as part of Life Book 2017. “Life Book, a celebration and honouring of YOU” is a year-long online mixed media art class. There are 23 talented art teachers who are all gearing up to share their mixed media techniques, tips and tricks with you. I'm personally excited about the classes from Jennifer Mercede and Jodi Ohl. They are two artists whose work I greatly admire. There are also a ton of artists who I've never heard of and I'm excited to see what they have to offer. To me, a big class like... Read more →