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