For One Moment - Little Snippets of my Life and Art...

Mixed Media Monday April Creative Dare The April Creative Dare for Mixed Media Mondays was to think of FIVE WORDS describing what your life means.  Your purpose!  What FIVE WORDS encompass what you want to be remembered for?   It was so hard to pick five words that would be all encompassing of what I wanted to be remembered for...because each time I would decide on one, it seemed so trite and superficial. Finally I gave in and picked the ones that I hope best describes me...and I hope that my family and friends see these qualities in me.   ...as I'm fighting a nasty cold and just didn't have the energy to dig out my paints, inks or pencils, I decided to take a different route for this month's Mixed Media Monday's Creative Dare.  I started with a scanned Gelli print Ghost print/ cleanup paper.  I liked the colors and the texture and thought it would be perfect for what I was envisioning. I first downloaded it to my iPad and usi...

What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday? ...as for mine, I took a bit of time to paint earlier this week and the remnants of that are still sitting on my desk.  I've been taking a free class from Kat McBride called Let's Paint Fabulous Faces! and I finally got all the right paints and brushes for the class and had the time to actually try my hand at it.   I want to be able to add little faces into my journaling and art and I'm hoping that with a bit a practice I'll at least get  faster  at painting, as it took me forever to get this far.  I like how she looks so far though...so I know it is just a matter of practice, practice and more practice! My son brought home his prom pictures yesterday and they are sitting there waiting for me to divide them up so he can give part of them to his girlfriend. ...and there is also a lovely postcard from a friend in a postcard exchange group that I belong to that came in the mail yesterday.  It has a wonderful litt...

What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday? Didn't have the time this week to pull out paint or inks and play, but I did pull out the of my heat emboss-able film and my woodburner/stencil cutter and cut a few stencils to use with my Gelli Plate and sprays. I printed out some shapes and dug out a piece of glass from a picture frame. I used the page with all the circles as a template to cut some lumpy odd shaped circles which was really what I was wanting. I cut a joyful silhouette and some other shapes that you can't see in the pictures. I was really pleased with how they turned out once I got the hang of it and can't wait to try them out! I may go back and try to make another stencil and cut them as perfect circles.   We will see just how ambitious I get! Be sure and stop on over at  Julia's Stamping Ground   for  What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday  and check out what everyone has been up to.  I'm headed over th...

What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday? As usual I am running late in the day posting my  WOYWW !! Crazy busy day with 3 different doctor and dentist appointments for kids,  plus working at my day job for me. Be sure and stop on over at Julia's Stamping Ground for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday and check out all the fun of having a peek at what is on everyone's work desk! Here is what is sitting on mine tonight. I had to take my daughter to the dentist this afternoon,  so while I was waiting I pulled out my Gelatos and journal. I'm taking Kat McBride's "Let's Paint! Fabulous Faces" and wanted to see what I could  do with just what I had on hand at the time. I started with a page that had a bit of yellow acrylic  where I had cleaned my brush when I was working on another project. I finger blended the hair and face and set in the lips all with my fingers. I used some Pitt pens and Big Brush pens to start the eyes.  ...

Saturday Morning Gelli Time! Took some time this morning to play with my Gelli Plate by Gelli Arts .  Boy was that fun!  Time slipped away as I layered paint and pulled print after print from the plate. I had started out the morning with a headache...and somewhere along the way I realized it was gone!  Gelli Printing worked better than a pain pill!! Here are just a few of the prints I pulled.  I played in all kinds of colors...but I did realize I need to make or buy a lot more stencils.  You'll notice a few Eiffel Tower and pig prints in the mix.  My youngest daughter loves purple, pigs and the Eiffel Tower, so we have decided to do some artwork and to write a children's book with illustrations called Purple Pig in Paris.  I cut the pig stencil and the Eiffel Tower stencil and these are my first attempts at putting them together...still have some more stencils to cut and planning to do before we do the final prints. Just another sho...

What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday? Whew! I I almost forgot WOYWW !! Crazy busy week with little time to sit at my art desk, but I did manage to pull out my new Gelli Plate from Gelli Arts and throw down some paint one evening.  The papers were still laying on my desk where I had spread them out to look at them after they dried.  Can't wait to dig out the Gelli Plate and play again soon! I'm posting this over at Julia's Stamping Ground for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday. Everyone has been posting pictures of their art desks and let me tell you, it is so much fun to have a peek at what everyone else is working on!  You should check it out and play along!