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Live as if There is No Tomorrow
"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 March 2014, I was offered a designer position with Oscraps and I,...
Art Journaling – Out Of Bounds
Digital Art Journaling was not in the mainstream of the digital scrapbooking world. How does it fit in?
Out-of-Bounds Effect
What does “out-of-bounds” mean in terms of art journaling – and what does it have to do with Photoshop?
When Worlds Collide – Mixed Media Meets Digital
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 world has evolved to...
Mixed Media Background Art-ing Session!
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 about the various styles of art journaling and...
Art Journaling 101 — What is it?
What the Heck is 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. Read my post Do Art Journal Pages have a Purpose? for an anology that might be...
Age is Just a Number Digital Scrapbooking Kit
A digital scrapbooking and art journaling kit for creating pages about the aging process.
Heartfelt Digital Scrapbooking Kit
Heartfelt is one of those kits that work for any page where you want to convey what’s in your heart.
Junque Journal 01 Digital Scrapbook Kit
Inspired by my own “junk journal” this kit shows that you don’t need anything special to create a journal page. In fact, you don’t even have to “purpose” or “vision” for a journal page.
Mixing Digital Products on Your Page
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 and you just want more. If you're like...
Express Yourself: Change Digital Scrapbooking Kit
Express Yourself: Change, a digital art journaling and scrapbooking kit
In with the New (and Out with the Old)
“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 and move closer to our son and daughter-in-law (more on...