just another plain simple card .I love the simple classy look. The embossed strip with gold string. Simple fast easy.

save those Clementines creates?…

OKAY so cool to turn into caddys .  used homemade glue.. {look in search my blog} and glue paper towels to create helps keep it sturdy and helps cover up the staples they use. do as many layers as you like. painted mine black to go with the napkin collage design . make sure you

File folder into a art journal………………

poker page of black and white in my journal.

I Had so much fun doing this black and white page ,with a splash of one other color. kind of manly.I have a bunch of fun pages . Got a box of fun from My husband…. of inks, geltos,stencils and pens……..this page I did make my own wavy lines stencils. and used texture magic on them.

Session 4-Focal Point: Words, Images Session 5-Details: Pen, Pencil

Session 4: Focal Point Words-think magazine ads, alphabet stickers, newspaper headlines, print outs, etc. Images-think magazines pics, downloaded graphics, die cuts, family photos, etc. When you’re gathering supplies you might be tempted to hand pick items for each individual page. Don’t do it! Flip through your journal to get an idea for what you might

valentine journal spread

I was playing around with ink sprays, and texture magic. I am running low on that stuff so I decided to make my own. with the baby powder…….Its like a cross between spackle and mud… I must have had been holding my tongue wrong , because it s working more like quick sand then a medium

breakin in my homemade journal….WATERCOLOR

Well I decided to play , It was snowing and nothing else better to do, got the nerve up to paint in the new homemade journal I made….. I just wish I could remember who’s Journal I saw this  painting in… well its basically someone else s  dandelion  idea… But I came up with make a

Mix media art journal for my Grand daughter

She is always looking threw my art journals and telling me she loves them. She is a very talented young girl , and loves to paint, watercolor, draw , So I am surprising her with her own art journal to do with as she likes…..

working on Fairy home made from bamboo and paper clay

started off with a bamboo place mat…. with some cutting and gluing.. then I made a paper cone and added paper clay to get the cone shape.. and glued it to the house.And then came some paint…… paint paint … some  Grandchildren helpers gluing leafs and pink rocks…grammy waiting on the jems and more rocks

face s are fun to paint

I am  practicing, painting faces its a paint over the face lesson to learn where and how to paint the eyes and nose ect. in the correct areas and it also help s you to notice where the shading goes. I really like how this is going. and hope to do more of this type

scratch napkin torn art off the list of things to try…..

I have been wanting to try this napkin torn art collaged on paint layers and white napkins . found some perfect ones to use..And like how this one turned out added some white lines with my white out pen.

black and white challenge

used acrylic paints black and white…on my recycled Blair order magazine.

Dream big

playing with my new stippling brushes working on inks and paints also tissue pasting.stamp on tissue then add glue mixture  or mod Podge to attach it gives a see threw look, very pretty… need to keep it straight, and not let the tissue fold when applying. just trying out new ways instead of glue then

paper clay and gold foil with fingernail designs from dollar store

Oh this was alot of fun adding mini beads, sparkles , gold foil flakes from tiny fingernail art designs that came in their own cute little bottles … NOW that I have your attention let me say how cool these little bottles are and you can make them over into necklaces also. but first I

New square Bronze faux necklace

because I am on a roll, and I cant stop playing with paper clay…… check out my new design……….

more paper clay fun , lov this stuff………………….

I have been making necklaces, and beads,  hat pins,  flowers, leaves,butterfly’s, keys,just loving this paper clay, and experimenting with acrylic paint s sparkles, pearl ex, and then coating with Lisa P”s Magic-Glos UV Resin Dimensional Gloss for Crafts & Jewelry. love the results my necklace is a great example of how it worked. its just

Glue ARTs Glue Glider PRO fun tip

We all own some sore of glue runner type guns , This one is a favorite of mine it so easy  Take out the old Cartridge…  open new package and insert cartridge …  Throw away old Cartridge right?  OH NO DON’T THROW AWAY…. open up your empty cartridge take old tape off, then PULL the