Visual Journal Sneak Peek - Friday Morning

Here is a sneak peek of my first visual journal entry.  I'm trying to paint a bit everyday.  

Visit my Facebook page to see my process photos and full page.

Moleskine Monday - Brown Eyes

Good Morning,
I feel like I'm starting to get a bit more comfortable working in my journal.  I still find the small size a bit challenging at times but I'm going with the flow.  I got a hold of my Christy Tomlinson stencil and when to town with my molding paste.  You have to move pretty fast so that paste doesn't dry on the stencil.  I will normally have a wet brush and paper towels waiting as soon as I'm done stenciling to remove the molding paste quickly.

I picked up this chevon washi tape from Hobby Lobby months ago and was afraid to use it because the pattern is so strong.  Once the layers are built up it adds a nice texture to the page so you know that means I will be back for more.

I wanna say HELLO to my new followers!  Thank you everyone for your support!  I will be posting more now.  I'm trying to see if I can get some art journal videos made.

I'm having trouble photographing my Moleskine...sometimes I forget to lay it flat at night so when I'm ready to photograph it's a fight to keep it open.  I am working on getting a scanner but in the meantime does anyone have any suggestions???

Linking to: Create Every Day

Paper Saturday 

Moleskine Monday

Although I have not posted in quite a while my blog has gone through a much needed make over.  I'm trying to find ways to blog more and create more.  I plan to start with Moleskine Monday.  This will allow me to share what I have been working on in my journal from the past week.  Here is my first post.  This is a watercolor Moleskine I ordered off of Amazon last year.

Linked to: Art Every Day

Balzer Designs

  Artists in Blogland
Paint Party Friday

No Fear

I have decided 

not to FEAR!

Some of my ideas never come to light because of fear and doubt.  

I want to be brave enough to try anything and fail.  

This is an everyday challenge for me.

Flower Girl

Here is the latest from my watercolor journal.  I don't normally work like this but I like where it's going. My next step is to start painting so I will 

definitely be posting my progress. 

I just want to thank everyone for the awesome comments on my last painting!  Here is the house painting completed.  You can't really see the house anymore but that's okay because the color and the textures are still doing a great job.  I can't wait to do more paintings like this one.

The original....

I am sharing my work with Creative Every Day, Balzer Designs, Paint Party Friday and 

In The Studio.  If you would like to share your work or be inspired please visit.

Have a great Sunday!

31 Days of ATCs & Giveaway

I had this crazy idea to make 31 ATCs for the month of December!  

Each day I will share an ATC and at the end of the month I will have a give away.  

I figure it would be a great way to end the year and use up some more of my stash.

So, here is my Day 1....

I stopped by Joanns and picked up this some new 

Basic Gray Fact & Fiction chipboard stickers.  

They were 50% off so I had to pick them up.

The giveaway details...

I will have a giveaway at the end of this month. All you have to do is be a follower and post a comment to the very last ATC post on the 31st of this month! I will choose a random winner the following week.

Here is a list of the goodies...

Recollections Flowers

Donna Downey Canvas Banners

4 Fabric ATC cards

7 Gypsies Cling Stamps

Romance Novel Prima Cling Stamp Set

Recollections Bird Nests

I chose things that

I would love to win myself.

Thanks so much for following!

Have a great Sunday!

Happy ATC

I know I missed my Sunday ATC post, I enjoyed my Thanksgiving way too much

 but here it is...

Hope your holidays were well!

I have decided to share this post on the Make it Monday blog!

If you get a chance please hop over and visit!

ATC Sunday - Singing

Thanks for stopping by!

ATC Sunday

Welcome to my new series!  Each Sunday I will share an ATC using random items from my stash.  I have so many scraps I can't just throw out so here is my solution.  I hope I can keep up with it and I hope you get inspired to use up your leftovers as well.

Have a great Sunday!

Combining My Blogs & Index Card A Day Challenge

I have decided to stop posting on my other blog and just put everything here...I'm not sure why I was keeping them separate but I'll just have to see how it goes.

Anyway, on my other blog, I joined a daily challenge called Index card a Day hosted by Tammy over on Daisy Yellow.  Here are some of my recent cards.

Well, thanks for following!

Smash Book Entry #2 & 3

Whenever I go to the museum or a gallery I try to pick up post cards so I can remember what I had seen. This just reminds me I haven't been to a good gallery in a while.  Hopefully I can go again soon.

My First Smash Book Entry

So...I finally caved and got a Smash Book.  I've wanted one for so long and when I went home to visit my parents I picked one up!  I'm very excited although I think I'm trying a bit too hard to make it perfect.  I'm sure that will fade in time but I did want to share my first entry.

 I had fun with this page and already have pics picked out for my next few pages.  

Please let me know if you like to Smash as well!