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for mom...

last week was my moms birthday and all she wanted was a big canvas piece for behind her sofa.

mind you she has been asking me for years and this year i finally made it happen.

its a lot of pressure to make a big art canvas for your mom!

the piece is 4 ft x 3 ft and the subject matter for a lot of reasons symbolizes the blossoming relationship. the text hidden behind layers of paint is actually the hand written lyrics to "our song" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", by stevie wonder is the song that my mother sang to me as a child...the song that we danced to at my wedding...the song that if she hears on the radio makes her cry.

thought i would share...happy birthday mom!

inspiration wednesday + video

todays inspiration journal pages came together so quick...i even surprised myself just how much i loved what i had made in such a small amount of time! LOVE gouache paints!!! (pronounced "gwash")

watch this weeks video!

supplies:

• inspiration journal 
• liquitex gesso
  • white
• GOLDEN absorbent ground
• Caran D'ache gouache studio paints
• Caran D'ache gouache studio paint tubes
• 2/0 round detail brush simply simmons
• sz 8 round simply simmons brush
• sz 2 liner simply simmons brush
• heat gun
• tiny attacher
• date stamp
• helmar 450
• black stazon
• masking tape
• NEW "holes" (shipping tags) COMING SOON!!!!

collage monday

i started this page on the plane to oklahoma. i had found this really cool image in a magazine and loved it but didnt want to just adhere it to the blank page. i tore it into strips and glued the strips to the page out of order. then added 1/2" wide making tape between the strips...

i love the way the strips went back together out of sequence. i am definitely going to try this technique again!

added a torn piece of paper, jount tape (holed tape frome lowes hardware), stamp, washi tape and quinacridone magenta airbrush paint.

tear an image out of a magazine and see where it take you today!

happy monday!

whats your number?

recently bill and i downloaded the movie "whats your number?" its a cute romantic comedy that has nothing to do with my post today outside of the fact that i was giggling to myself as i was cleaning out my closet last night and well lets just say my purse + matching wallet number is way above anna faris's number in the movie!

my number is...

thats crazy! i have 34 purses + their matching wallets in my closet and my closet isnt that big!

you know, no matter what size i am i can always fit into a purse...i am drawn too the bold colors, the styles, big ones, little ones, i am an equal opportunity purse lover and quite frankly i cant buy a purse without the matching wallet...the really scary thing, many of them have barely been used!

so in efforts to ween down my number i am listing some of favorite purses on my website today (because i am too lazy to do ebay) and i'm hoping that they find new happy homes!

BUY MY BAG

(and maybe with the money i can buy a new bag, LOL)

*** EDITED ***

all the bags have sold out!

thanks for giving them good homes!

2 words: WASHI TAPE!

OMG I am SO IN-LOVE with TAPE right now!

and dozens and dozens of colorful washi tape just arrived from asia and are at my studio NOW!

must go hoard the new tape!

check 'em out!

thought i'd reminisce about my addiction to tape...HAPPY PLACE!

inspiration wednesday + video

 

todays page began with the idea for a stencil and some PanPastels...you just never know where you may end up when you start that creativity in motion!

enjoy the video...

supplies:

• inspiration journal 
• PanPastels
  • neutral gray tint
  • black
• sofft tool
• 12 x 12 chevron stencil
• spray fixatif
• dina wakley script stamp
• liquitex gesso
  • white
  • black
• GOLDEN gel medium
• vintage typewriter
• india ink
  • black
  • crimson
  • golden yellow
• heat gun
• CREATE TODAY stamp set
• tiny attacher
• date stamp
• helmar 450
• black stazon
• 1" flat wash brush
• bubble wrap
• random alphabet stickers
• masking tape
• NEW "holes" (shipping tags) COMING SOON!!!!

here is the link to the "how to feel miserable as an artist" page on pinterest

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trying to get my mojo to get up and go...

right now i am all over the place and finding it hard to focus long enough to get a whole lot done. sometimes that is a good thing. so today i am tying up a lot of loose creative ends and as i am working i figure i will leave the door open for creative inspiration to strike.

some of things i have been working on are getting ready for CHA in a couple weeks.

above is a peek at the workshop i will be teaching for Faber Castell. i love using their products and i am honored to have been asked to work with them.

this fun canvas incorporates, one of my NEW Unity 8" wood mount stamps, as well as some of my NEW canvas banners and 10" foam stamps with Prima. both of these new lines will be debuting at CHA.

this is the cute little make 'n take i will be making in the Prima booth, so if you will be at CHA, stop by!

here are some sneak peeks of some of my new releases over on the prima blog.

check it out!

collage monday

these pages are filled with the things that make me the happiest right now

1. tape
2. booktext
3. and india inks

fill a journal page(s) with the products and techniques that make you the happiest today!

inspiration wednesday + video

been a crazy day...did this earlier this morning and then the computer had issues, but now we are all back on track! this page started with string...yep string! after several layers of paint, its simplicity made me smile so i knew it was done!

watch the video...

supplies:

• inspiration journal
• liquitex gesso
• Golden fluid acrylic paints
  • yellow ochre
  • indian yellow hue
  • cobalt teal
• GOLDEN gel medium
• string
• book text
• india ink
• heat gun
• tiny attacher
• date stamp
• helmar 450
• black stazon
• 1" flat wash brush
• size 2 script brush
• NEW "holes" (shipping tags) COMING SOON!!!!

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