Well That's

Just Peachy… 

the title of this week’s little face and show off for The Artistic Biker’s WHAT’S ON YOUR EASEL segment

She was drawn with pencil and measures 6” x 7”, Acrylic Paint on watercolor paper. I’m practicing my drawing and painting off and on while I sit at my hubby’s desk.

Johnny is doing fairly well, still gets very tired as the day wears on but being at work is so not boring for him. He really likes being productive and getting things done. LoL he works and I goof around doing art stuffs and watching videos and then I drive him (us) home. Our next Dr. appointment is coming up in a couple more weeks…I want to feel positive but anxious is more of how I feel. And I think Johnny is feeling about the same. 

Thanks y’all for all your kindness, good thoughts, prayers and well just for everything.

Happy Art’ing Y’all

Alrighty Roben Marie Smith

Of this year’s 21Secrets online workshop I’m showing off my fun journal from your Dos a Dos class. A charming double sided journal from a gift bag gone artsy.  BTW I can see these as very unique hostess gifts for the upcoming 2013 holiday season! Umm yes it is…

^^ please "note" the stitched on burlap pocket ^^

I did one signature with plain paper & the other with graph

a simple unbleached muslin closure with bright buttons

holidays are ah coming and much faster than we may like to think. You can find (and please do) Roben Marie Smith here.

Happy Art’ing Y’all

Showing Off

Yep, but what's new about that you may ask...or not

I drew this yesterday and painted it today during Coffee and Art in the Morning pt 2 Stream, thanks again Dede, using the Kat can paint and so can you Technique. Kat can be found on the FaceBook here simply ask to join the group and voila you will be able to access her past videos and pdf files and stuffs. Just an FYI a lot of our Art'ing friends like Kat.

and because I'm this way / that way (whatever) I'm gonna name drop at least one more time, Blade to remind y'all about his What's on your Easel (what cha doing) segment on The Artistic Biker

and there y'all have it, drawn on watercolor paper with pencil, painted with acrylic paints using Anita's Extender. 

so that's it for this quickie post 

Happy Art'in Y'all

Terri Kahrs

So y’all remember that I won a seat in the new 21 Secrets workshop brought to us by the lovely DirtyFootprintsStudio. This is the first journal I have made for the Terri Kahrs class…

9 x 13 envie cardstock pages with flips / flaps / pockets / and all manner of goodness. It’s far from finished (including the outside of the cover).

I found out that for ME:

• Watercolor crayon is definitely better on gesso’ed cardstock / paper
• Layers IN all things are good if not better
• Black ink is my friend along with its cousin White ink
• Making extra pages of the same color / designs is fun for mix & match flip / flaps / pockets / tags etc. OR you can scan your backgrounds (even for use in other projects)
• Always recall the JournalArtistia’s saying when the spread is looking not so good – “Work through the uglies”

Terri was kind to share some of her images for this class and yes I took advantage of that and printed some out to use. She also shared templates for her pockets/flips/flaps etc. (LOVE). Here are a few pics of my journal in progress…

^Close up of the muiti pocket (my design lol)^

Extra pages for additional stuffs & don't forget to use your safety / practice stamp'n papers

You can still join up for the fun of 21 Secrets and please be sure to visit Terri's Blog

Happy Art’ing Y’all

Rose Challenge

From the Time Warp Art Retreat in Austin Texas. Rose sent via Annette a white shopping bag full of ribbons, lace, whatnots, paper – a real assortment of goodies. The challenge was to use as much as possible in a project. We all loved looking through the treasures and a few of us started on it that very afternoon, some in secret back in their rooms {wink}. By the time we were wrapping things up on Sunday night only three of us were done, not finished, with our projects. Dar made a nice coordinated journal with pockets and tags – love; Jean made a lovely journal with the 12 x 12 papers folded all special like with pockets – love…

And me I took the 12 x 12 and folded them ¾ of the way, used ribbon to tie them into the folded bag journal. Added pockets to some pages and as I was taking pictures I found that even though I used a ton of the product I had a lot of blank pages.

And here for your viewing pleasure is my done (not finished) journal

  

 Front cover

Page 1 used the satin fabric to cover page 1 & 2

Page 2

 Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 5 close up of the lower right

Page 6

  

Page 6 lower left – has 2 pockets

Page 7 – lol blank

Page 8 – again lol blank

Page 9 – yep blank

Page 10 – woven ribbons

Page 11 –blank'ish

  

Page 12 ribbon slot for journaling card

Page 13 has 2 envelope pockets

Close up of the Asian themed page (my favorite) Note the little sandals (not flip flops)

Page 14 tickets with 2 pockets

Close up of pockets

Page 15

Page 16

Page 17

And finally my prize! Thank you so much Rose for the Challenge bag it was fun playing with and I do believe it will continue to be fun to journal in.

And Dar again the prize you won is best suited for you, so be happy & have tons of fun with it. I know I love my new stamps – Thanks again Rose!

Happy Art’ing Y’all

Sometimes

I am amazed at how things go. I have been blessed to be gifted a Gelli Plate. Hooray! and Yahoooo! And dance a jig even.

So I made some pages, and did some legal sized envelopes and came up with this (I think) cool little mini type book, it was going to be for ATCs for the Time Warp Art Retreat, in Austin, but IDK now. That’s a mount full of sentence. The cover of the little mini was done with the brayer'ing off of the paints I used on the Gelli. I like that part too.

The paper with the J on it is just to show

the little clear pocket on the inside cover

the Teal colored paper is to show the weird little 

pocket'ish thing on the inside back cover

I also used it to make the background for the ATC’s I’ll be swapping there, but you can't see them - Secret ya know. 

I’m really liking playing with my gift and I know (cross fingers) as I use it I will become better at making more than just a hot mess.

Thank you my friend @JessieBanks1 – you rawk! ^5

Happy Art’ing Y’all

! Doh !

Looks like I’m gonna have to turn on the word verification, at least for a while. The ol’spam bots have found me. Don’t know if that is good (getting noticed) or bad.

Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Happy Art'in Y'all