dream home art journal page

Over at Stamping Bella, the theme was dream home...what would it look like, where would it be, what could you write about it.

For me my dream home could be anywhere. It is about the feeling that it exudes when you see it and walk into it. It is all about being welcomed and embraced in warmth and having the feeling of support. The supplies that I used were acrylic paints, Faber Casell pens, and Liquid Pearls.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

what i want to accomplish

Hi Everyone!!

My plans for the week went right out the window when one of my girls got sick. She has been sick since Sunday night. But the doctor says it is just viral and we just have to wait for it to run its course. So I am stuck at home to clean and play with her and my art goodies.

As I am in a constant battle to de-clutter my life, I am driven by the belief that I will create a beautiful place to grow and learn lots of fun things, a place to create art, a place to have a beautiful life, and a place to dream. The more I say it and the more I write it the more likely it will come true, yes? I hope so.

For this piece I drew my girl on sketch paper and cut her out and placed her on my background. The other materials that I used were acrylic paints, gesso, liquitax ink, pitt pens, and paint dabbers.

Have a great day. And if you are in the Pacific Northwest, I hope that the weather clears up soon.

Thanks for stopping by : ) Until next time!!

inspiration art journal page

Hi everyone! I had a blast with the TI blog hop. All the projects were so beautiful. And doing those projects inspired me to do some TI challenges this year.

And speaking of inspiration, I have been looking to find inspiration in the things in my everyday world.

I wanted to use the colors of my fave college football team, the MI Wolverines. Why? Because it was the colors of their helmet that popped in my head this morning. I made this page with my Pitt pens and my acrylic paints. It isn't the same blue. But I am loving this shade these days. I am trying to do an art journal page a day, but it is sometimes difficult because I have to take care of my kids and everyday things. You guys all know. So I will work in my journal everyday but I may not finish it for a couple of days. When I finish them, I will post them. I hope that you enjoy them. Please post comments with your thoughts. It is always nice to get some feedback.

Have a good day. Until next time!!

Winter Wishes

Hi everyone!!! I hope that everyone is enjoying the holiday season. I have technically finished my Christmas shopping. I may still go out and buy little things in the next couple of days. But the pressure is off of me. YAY!! Now I have to wait till the kids are asleep on Christmas Eve so that I can wrap everything.

I just wanted to take the time to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!!! This has been such a fun creative year for me and I am thrilled that you all were here to share my journey. Looking at the start of my blog, which was last year in December, to the things that I am doing today, my work has evolved. My direction has shifted. And I am loving the things that I am creating. I just wish that I had more time to play with all of my art stuff. I look forward to the continuation of my art journey and hope that you will be there to share the experience with me.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa. And a Happy New Year. I don't think that I will be posting during the holidays. Cheers! And stay safe during the holidays.

art journal monday letters and numbers

Hi everyone! My printer is still down and out. We have been so busy with other stuff to get it functioning. So I am still laying low in doing any TI challenges. But I am enjoying working in my art journal. This week over at Stamping Bella we were to use numbers or letters on our page.

I chose to use my alphabet wheel and script stamps throughout my page. I also used my number stencil, but it didn't really show up in the picture. I used my acrylic paints create the background and the girl. Then I added some Tim Holtz washi tape and colored it with markers. I think of her as my Christmas girlie trying to figure out who to buy what for Christmas. And names and numbers are judt getting jumbled in her mind.

Please leave comments on what you think of her or how I can improve her. Have a great night.

Until next time : )

art journalling

Hi everyone!! I have been taking a break from Tiddly Inks challenges because me printer has been acting up. And my dear hubby says that he will fix it...but he has been so busy. If he doesn't get to it this week then I am just going to buy a new printer.

Thank goodness that I have my art journal and many rubber stamps to give me a creative outlet. I have been keeping up with Stamping Bella's Art Journal Mondays. This week's theme was words.

I gessoed my page and added alcohol inks on the page. Then I stamped the border. I drew the girlie and colored her with acrylics and her hair was done in a faber castell marker.

And yesterday I had time to finish another page,

Again I gessoed my page and I drew out my girlie and colored her with acrylics and Distress Stains. I used a stencil in the background. And I used watercolors for the background.

I didn't use my stamps so much in these pages. But I do love using stamps in my pages.

I am loving drawing and working in my art journal. I hope that everyone tries to do one at some point. I find it so relaxing and freeing.

Have a great week : ) I am going to be busy trying to get my Xmas cards done.

Until next time...and I hope it is soon.

putting a face to it.

Hi! I hope that everyone is enjoying the weekend. I had hopes of raking leaves and cleaning. But I am battling a cold and the wind outside would just aggravate my situation. So no raking. And it's the weekend and the kids are home making a mess where I just cleaned. So I tidied up and went to my craft space...AAAHHHH  Fun time for me : )

I just used what I had on hand as my canvas which happened to be foam board. Then I stamped it up and splashed on some paint and added a little bit of my paper stash. This sheet is from MME. Then I added washi tape along the edges. Next I drew my face and painted it with acrylics and Distress Stains.

I am really liking how it turned out. I think that I need to get more bold on shading. But I am still liking her. Hopefully I can make more tomorrow....

Take care!

Art Journal Mondays: Punches

I have started a new journal for my journey in learning to draw. And this week at the Stamping Bella blog, we had to create a page using punches. So I painted my girlie and added the embelishments.

For the background and for the girlie I used acrylic paints and some Distress Stains. The circles are embossed with a Sizzix folder and the borders are various ek Success border punches.

What do you think? Constructive criticism welcome. As I have said before I am still a novice in drawing and would love to get some hints and tricks to improve : )

Hope you all have a happy Monday!!

mermaid girlie

Hi everyone!

I am trying to organize my craft area again. And I wonder how did I get so much stuff. LOL I love all things crafty. And at some point I should be good and have everything I need/want, right? I wonder what organization system I need, but it is hard to plan this when I don't know how much other stuff I will be getting. I would love to have some magical cabinet that stores all my stuff nicely and neatly. Instead I have to think of what can I get that I can add on to without it looking awkward or overwhelming my room.

And in the midst of cleaning I started to play...

For this art journal page, I used some Color Wash for the background. The girlie is made with oil pastels and her hair is done with Distress Stain. I will probably add a few more things to the page, but right now I need to finish my craft area.

I get so easily distracted. Have a great day!!

art journalling: pretty girl

Hi Everyone! I am having a wonderful weekend basking in the warmth of the sunny weather. I am trying to make the most out of these days because I know that the cold weather is just around the corner.

I have been stealing moments to sit and sketch as the girls are playing with their father. And I drew a girl that I just loved. I think that she turned out really well. And I thought that she deserved her own art journal page.

I colored her with Copics, Distress Stains, and paints. The background is done with pastels and stamped with a Basic Grey image. And the border is made from various scraps on my table along with some washi tape. A very simple page. But I love this page.

Art Journal Monday monochromatic

For this week's theme we had to use just one color. I chose pink. I do love pink more so these past few years. Maybe it is because I have two daughters who love pink.... But Pink is a powerful color. It is just not about cutsy sweetness. It is about love, kindness and healing.

I used various pink paints. Then I added some scrap paper that I colored pink. And I found this paper with pink roses. So I added them on.For my girlie I used pink ink to color a paper towel and cut it into a skirt adding ribbon to it. I used Pitt pens and Liquid Pearls to do her hair. Her face and body are made from scrapbook paper.

I think that I will do journal pages for each color. I will be posting this picture on Stamping Bella's blog on Monday.

art journal with my own drawing

Hi there!

I am trying to improve my drawing skills. I always thought things were just askew somehow. So I tweaked things here and there and have been practicing in my journal and I am liking my progress...

Let me know what you think. I would love to hear how I can improve.

Thanks for stopping by : )

A few of my art journal pages

Hi! I am finally able to sit down and post some of my pages. But it will be a quick post because my life is just that crazy.

The first two were inspired by a visit with my mom who has Alzheimer's Disease. It is so very hard to see her fade away...

The next one is from Art Journal Monday at Stamping Bella. The week's theme was tags.

This one uses a part of a card that I received years ago and I always thought it was cute. But I always wondered what I was going to do with it. It finally has a place.

The next one was based on a song that was stuck in my head.

Okay, I guess that's it for sharing today. I will try to post my pages more regularly. Art journalling is so much fun because there is no right or wrong. It allows you to be free in your creativity and what may start out as a bloody mess can turn into something that you just adore. And if you truly don't like your creation, just dump some gesso on it and start over. And for an added bonus for me is that I am using up all the things that I am hoarding : )

Have a great weekend!