A series of art journal pages…to find out more about this project, please read the first post here. Today’s word is desperate. This page actually has some hidden journaling…really because I wrote it on that paper first and had to fit it on the page. It turned out to be a nice flap for an interactive-type page. [...] See the full post »
A series of art journal pages…to find out more about this project, please read the first post here. Today’s word is calm. Since I went a bit glossy-accents-happy, you’ll see the world has gooey shiny stuff on top. It’ll need to dry overnight to become clear and glossy, but I had to take a photo now. This [...] See the full post »
A series of art journal pages…to find out more about this project, please read the first post here. Today’s word is brave. Whenever I do something out of my comfort zone, something new, something scary…I feel brave and always thankful after the fact. Whether a success or failure…I always learn something and conquer a bit more of [...] See the full post »
A series of art journal pages…to find out more about this project, please read the first post here. Today’s word is anxious. To experience worry, unease or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. I feel anxious about a lot things in life and sometimes it’s a good excitement and [...] See the full post »
Welcome, welcome to the start of my A-Z art journaling adventure! I posted about being accountable to myself and just wanted to do this little project for me personally, giving myself time to play and reflect…because I feel that it’s really important to nurture our personal projects – whether a concrete goal or just fanciful [...] See the full post »
I used to be a project manager and although I was by no means perfect at it, looking back I see how much easier it was to manage other people…to see the big picture and offer advice, options, solutions to the problem, etc. It made sense looking in from the outside I suppose. Of course, [...] See the full post »
So these past weeks have been filled with a bunch of big projects, all major opportunities that I want to pursue. Alas there are only 24 hours in a day…what I wouldn’t give to stop time and just keep working! However, this week I had to focus on finishing issue two of my handmade zine, [...] See the full post »
I’ve been busily finishing up Issue 2 of Pensieri, my handmade zine and since the topic is Pockets Galore – have also been creating lots of pocket examples and prototypes. I thought it would be nice to share a pocket template with everywhere, especially since these library pockets are so in style these days. You [...] See the full post »
The other day I was playing around with paper circles and making flower embellishments for bookmaking and scrapbooking. I kept playing with the paper circles, experimenting with different sizes, patterns and arrangements…until wahlah! There amongst my scraps of paper appeared a beautiful, cute little angel! I think it’s the coolest thing…although I’m sure somewhere this [...] See the full post »
Wow, I am always so thankful for all the wonderful people out there who devote their own time to spreading knowledge to others. I just came across this cool website thevirtualinstructor.com and specifically the youtube page for thevirtualinstructor. It’s full of free art lessons…videos of how to use watercolor pencils or mixing paint to create [...] See the full post »
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