It’s been awhile since I had the chance to play with my gelli plate. It’s one of those things that when you start to play with you just can’t stop. A “gelli” plate is thin slab of a solid, but … Continue reading
Leave room in your heart for the unimaginable. Because if you don’t, you might miss something that turns out to be very meaningful to you. A year ago it was unimaginable to me that a new little person in my … Continue reading
Time flies by so quickly lately. At least more quickly than it used to. I can’t be the only one who feels that way, right? Remembering Another Time Not only is it December already, but today Facebook thoughtfully reminded me … Continue reading
Thanks everyone who entered our 2018 DSD Big Deal Facebook contest and to those of you who purchased the gi-normous bundle of products at that fantastic price! This was the first year I participated in the event and it was a … Continue reading
Art journal pages – why? What are they for? That was the very honest question posed by one of the members of my FB Art Journaling Community. She went on say that to her – unlike scrapbook pages, or planners, … Continue reading
Art is not perfection. That’s why abstract art really appeals to me – because there’s no expectation that the result is anything specific. Art journaling appeals to me for the same reasons – no rules about what the outcome must … Continue reading
“Live as if there is no tomorrow.” You’ve probably heard those words at least a hundred times. I would imagine that they come up most often after someone has died. And so it is for me. The Back Story In … Continue reading
What does out-of-bounds” have to do with art journaling or Photoshop? Read on. Definition of Out-of-Bounds Merriam Webster defines out-of-bounds as something “outside the prescribed or conventional boundaries or limits.” For example, in sports being beyond or passing the limits or … Continue reading
While I write about art journaling and mixed media because it’s the current path on my unexpected journey, that passion has revealed itself in my digital art products, too. Mixed Media Say Hello to the Digital World The digital scrapbooking … Continue reading
Art journaling and mixed media in general makes me happy. In my Art Journaling 101 post, I talk about what art journaling means to me and outline some reasons people keep an art journal. In subsequent posts I’ll talk more … Continue reading
Art Journaling – just the words themselves confuse people. What is art journaling? I think it’s fair to say that if you asked 15 people you’d get 15 different responses. For what it’s worth, here’s my take on it – … Continue reading
It appears I’ve fallen off the blogging wagon … but I’m feeling the urge again, so I hope you haven’t given up on me. In the meantime, for those of you on Facebook, I’ve started a closed group for those … Continue reading
Mixing digital products on your page can seem a daunting proposition. After all, designer kits are pretty complete – they contain all the bits you need right? Well, of course they do. Sometimes, though you have idea in your mind … Continue reading
“In with the new,” as the saying goes. Those of you subscribing to my newsletter know that we’ve just moved from our home (waay out in the country) of 17 years, to the Sacramento area. It was time to downsize … Continue reading
Creativity is a fickle thing; it comes and goes.You can yearn for it, but you can’t force it. You can cry because you don’t have it and you can beg for it. No amount of wishful thinking will make creativity appear. If … Continue reading
Artistry. An artist is defined as “a person who creates art.” Art, at it’s most basic level, is defined as “something that is created with imagination that expresses important ideas or feelings. Hmmm. Creativity. Creativity is defined as “the ability to make … Continue reading
Out of the box thinking was called for on this dreary, rainy, windy weekend, so I decided to start my 2017 art journal. I bought several new journals for the year, but my “any day, no reason at all, just because I want … Continue reading
Renew. That’s my word for 2017. Wth everything going on in the world right now, I knew I needed help to keep focussed and positive. I puzzled over which word was right for a long time – but everything I … Continue reading
Using the “snapshot” feature of Photoshop’s History Panel can save you time as you work your pages, because it literally takes a snapshot of your PSD file – layers included) so that as you are playing, you can go back to that snapshot if turn turns out your play created a mess. Continue reading
Adding a Digital Paper Clip to your page is super easy. Making it look realistic is also easy and, in my Photoshop Elements tutorial, I show you how. Continue reading
Stenciling is one of my very, very favorite mixed media techniques because it is so simple! Lay the stencil down, use your choice of spray inks or paints on top, remove the stencil and voila! In just a few seconds, you’ve created a lovely background – or even focal element – for your artwork Continue reading
Are you considering jumping on the planner train? It’s being talked about everywhere! Since I’m a digi girl and keep my schedule, tasks, lists, design ideas, etc. on my believed i-devices, I’m still on the fence … although I did buy an Avery mini-binder to play with … so I’ll see where that takes me. Continue reading
Photoshop Elements is probably the most popular software for digital scrapbooking enthusiasts – it’s the software I started with (way back at version 2!), and if I didn’t need more sophisticated tools for designer work, I’d still be using it today. Continue reading
And so it began …. with a little snow. My unexpected journey began with a very rare occurrence in my little corner of California. December 7, 2009. It had snowed once before since I moved to here – well, technically it had snowed; but for just a few minutes and the few snowflakes that made it to the ground were doomed. However, on December 7 2009, it SNOWED. Big fluffy snowflakes – lots of them. Little did I know that those snowflakes would be the cause of a lifestyle change that led to my unexpected journey. Continue reading