A sweet gal (hi, Muriel) emailed me & mentioned my new stamps. She reminded me that I haven't posted about them on my blog. Well…I have some more stamps coming out from Stampington: "Garden Grunge."They've already been hitting local stores. Exciting! I have to say, working with Stampington is a delight. They're wonderful and supportive. Follow the link to see all the images, here is a little peek:
I'm so happy & honored to be teaching again at Artistic Journey, sponsored by Maya Road and The Crafty Scrapper. This year I'm going to be teaching art journaling…woo hoo! Time to get super inky and messy. Artistic Journey is a top-notch event. Lots of fun! I know it sells out fast.
Remember that unfinished journal page from the stencil hop blog post? I just made it into a journal cover. I folded it in half and stitched in some watercolor paper. I put gesso on some of the inside pages, and it's drying right now…but when it's dry I'll post a pic.
Here are glimpses from a page from a few weeks ago….
Oh, how I love stencils! I'm honored to participate in the blog hop for Julie's awesome stencil, "Funky Tags."
I made a scrapbook page…
And a funky art journal page:
I started this art journal page but got pulled away before I could add imagery and journaling. I like what's going on so far, though….
Be sure to click through the other blogs on the hop…lots of inspiration to be found!
Today is the big day. I'm still tweaking the manuscript, but I feel energized. My box of 120 new journal pages is in the mail. I have to say, I loooooove some of them. I'm so excited for you to see them!
I know my "Dying for Dylusions" class on Saturday at The Occasional Artist is full. We talked about repeating it on Saturday, May 12th in the morning. If you're interested, call them. 623.847.2215.
I know June seems far away, but really it's right around the corner (eeks!). I'm going to be one of the teachers for Debbie Hodge's Masterful Scrapbook Design series in June–"Art Journaling Looks for Scrapbookers." If you're a scrapbooker, MSD is the best gift you can give yourself (aside from time to create). It's always thoughtful, descriptive, informative, and inspiring.
I did 8 brand new layouts…and I'm in love with all of them! Here are a couple of peeks…
Here's my April class at The Occasional Artist. We're going to celebrate all things Dylusions!
Dylusion products are designed by the awesome Dyan Reaveley, and made by the awesome Ranger. We're going to get messy with her ink sprays and stencils (you will love the colors, they are divine!). We'll also use her fun stamps to add imagery and quotes to our book. Join me!
“Dying” for Dylusions Inky Tag Book
Saturday, April 28, 10:30 a.m., at The Occasional Artist. Call them to sign up, 623.847.2215.
Join me and make this joyful, inky tag book. I’ll show you four easy techniques to use with Ranger Dylusions ink sprays. Then we’ll use fun and funky Dylusions stamps to decorate our book. It’s a colorful explosion of joy!
Please bring:
-Scissors
-Adhesive, like Tombo Liquid glue (green lid) or a UHU glue stick
-Black Ranger Archival pad, if you have one. I will have some to share, but it might be nice to have your own.
Noell, Izzy, Shimelle Laine, Nancy Nally, and I had a fun conversation about the scrapbook process. We walk you through layouts and reveal the decisions we make during the creative process.
In honor of the old "Self Portrait Tuesday" blog…here's a recent webcam shot. Have you taken any self-portraits lately? Take one today. Do it.
I'm still swamped…barely keeping up, actually. There is a dim light at the end of the tunnel, though.
I'm honored to part of Seth's blog tour for his new book, The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed
Seth has a kind and generous artistic spirit, which shines through in this book. I love Seth's thoughtful approach to art-making. He asks questions, makes you think, helps you figure out the WHY and not just the HOW. Love that. That's what his book is…an exploration of the "why."
During his "Pulse" series that he runs on his blog, he had us take pictures of a collection from our studios. I decided to do my mangy brushes. They are bruised & battered, but oh how I love them!
Be sure to visit the other blogs in the tour…they are:
April 6 Roben-Marie Smith
Tami Taylor did my 21 Secrets class (along with her sons…I love that). Here's her blog post about it…don't you love what she did? Awesome!
Click Here For Tami's Blog Post
