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Signs of Spring
I have been confused by spring this year. It was such a cold winter. Then it got warm, then cold again, repeat, repeat... My lilacs usually look like this, but kind of wimped out this year and didn't...
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Story Within a Story
Even though I have a Kindle and read a lot of books electronically, I am still a huge fan of Real Books. The kind you can hold in your hand. I also found I don't like art books on my Kindle. I do...
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Cat's Meow
Lately, I've been so busy with new job, new training, and being out-of-sync with my routine, it seems like I'm not doing anything fun at all. So it's always a treat when I can schedule a visit to...
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Off With Its Head
Not really... I did not chop anyone's head off. But I did print a picture of that cat thingy from the last post and used the head for a mailing label. That head is just too cute not to use. That's...
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Countdown to August
It's still May, but August is only a little over two months away. Around here, August means Stampaway in Cincinnati, Ohio. I mention it every year, and I have missed going only a couple of years....
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Stencildoodlery
I guess stencildoodlery is not a real word, but my rule is once you say it out loud, it's a word. I don't know what else to call what I have been doing. Just playing around with stencils, black...
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Cheap Art
What can be cheaper than making a book out of cardboard?I was inspired by instructions by Michelle Ward on how to make this cardboard book (See here). I also have a slight obsession with cardboard,...
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Bits and pieces
Honestly... who saves things like this:I guess the answer is, people who are distracted by anything with color on it! And people who might also be inclined to save things like this....Or even...
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July
It's July. I know because I just put the word "July" in my writing journal. I am also playing catch-up in my writing journal and there are a few months that have been left blank for now.I haven't had...
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Agenda Book
Do you have your secret agent Agenda Book? Bet you don't. There are some openings in my class at Stampaway in August in Cincinnati if you are on the fence. Still lots of good classes at the...
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Instant Stickers
If you ventured into making a cardboard book like I talked about in a June post, you may have also bought a ginormous roll of the packaging tape (water activated). The thing is, you either need to get...
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Less is More
Just playing around.... Traced stencil with water soluble pencil, brush with water...Add color with watercolor pencils, brush with water. Fill in background with scribbling using No Blot Pencil...
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Testing Grounds
Don't you love getting new art supplies? For me that means another page of playing and testing.I admit I do get easily suckered into something I may not really need, especially if it is on sale. This...
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Calling All Pencils
For some reason, I went on a mini spending spree a couple of weeks ago. I occasionally check out shopping online at Goodwill. I bid on two things and won both. Both bids were won pretty cheap, less...
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Birds on the Brain
I have been putting some finishing touches on my agenda book with the bird on the cover, adding little birdie things here and there. It's fun rummaging around to see what I have to add.The second...
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Stampaway Weekend (Part 1)
Another fun and successful Stampaway is now in the rearview mirror. Gaye and I had a fun trip to Cincinnati and both had great classes.I made another sample of my Agenda Book, this one using black...
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Stampaway Weekend (Part 2)
Just a few more sights from the weekend in the Cincinnati area... Gaye and I were driving around looking for a particular place to eat and went through the village of Glendale, Ohio, which I later...
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What a Tool
No, I'm not calling names.... just trying out a couple of things I got at Stampaway this year. One thing I got was a house stencil (Artistcellar). I decided to use some pan pastels with it, mainly...
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Travel Book
Last year, when I got back from Stampaway, I made a book of the trip, using stamps, stencils, business cards, and other things collected from the trip. I decided to make another one for this year. The...
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I get it now....
Friday, I headed up the road to have an art day with my friend Gaye. I was about halfway there when she called my cell phone to say there was a change of plans. We met at another location, she picked...
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