zentangle

Zentangle fun today. I'm almost in a coma.

mandala three

Oooo. I like the blue background better.

Changed the background color on my mandala. Added tabs to my inventory journal using some tickets from the US toy store.

mandala three

bottom of the sea

Had some more stencil fun today. Like the background so much had to post.

mandala two

Fleshed out the sunflower a little bit. Like it better now.

mandala two

I'm not sure this is any better. Need to just turn the page...

summer solstice

Sometimes it is easier to see what a page needs just by posting it on the internet. Ha.

flea market finds

Found some more goodies.

flea market finds

Had a good junkin day. Found all the new crystals and cool rubber stamps. Food. Also I'm going to try to carve the corks into stamps.

mandala

Worked on this all day. Love it for a first page in my journal. I think I'm going to work landscape in this journal and do individual pages. Sick of having a seam in the middle of my art work.

Mixed media art journal

First thing I did was cover this with tea bags stamped with my new Tim Holtz stamp. The cover was way too shiny for me. This looks and feels better in person.

last page

Finished second Moleskine art journal today. Love the paper in these but am not happy with the binding. Not great for mixed media. I don't use a lot of extras but do like to insert a photo or embellishment occasionally. Both journals are taped and very fragile.

I bought the Strathmore mixed media visual journal for my next new one. Still working on my 1925 yearbook journal but must have more than one going at a time. Hoping the spriral binding will hold up better.

crossroads

P is for Paula

Enjoyed doing this page for Paula's blog. I have been watching her since before she broke her ankle. Love turning on her stream and arting along. Thanks for all you do Paula. Love ya!

http://www.journalartistaart.com/ Go to her blog and you can find her twitter, ustream and you tube videos. If you ask me, she is the next Carol Duvall!

Purple shed

Finished this painting this morning. Really like it. That is saying a lot. I painted for years and never hung them. Put them in a closet. This. I will hang.

My husband built me this garden shed at our home in Waveland, MS. I still want him to get a trailer and a chain saw and bring me my SHED!

Purple shed

Worked on the clay pots today and the patio. The brick was salvaged from New Orleans.

Purple shed

Haven't got to work on this much but am almost done anyway. Put the green on the Plumeria today and I really like it. More work on the patio and pool then I must hang this one!

Color charts

I'm using this Basic Grey pocket journal to make an inventory of my pens and pencils. I should have done something like this fifteen pencils ago. Oh well, live and learn. I'm going to put this in my purse and before I buy another I'm going to check it to make sure I'm not buying duplicates! I have my favorite colors and I tend to buy them over and over. Now that IS sick.

My husband was on vacation this week and he took me to the city to the Utrecht art store. That place is fabulous. They had all the art journaling supplies I have been craving at Michael's and Hobby Lobby.

I bought so much stuff that I was embarrassed. He didn't even flinch. I had been saving back for this haul. I'm not sure I'm even going to post pictures. I think I might have a problem.

Purple shed

Starting to put the Plumeria in. Also printed out some pictures of my Grandson. He has an audition with Disney tomorrow. Break a leg Logan!

Purple shed

Day 11.

Purple shed

Finally have the shed the way I want it. Just a little more work on the steps then on to the plants.

Purple shed

Too much cleaning yesterday and not enough painting. Worked on it a little this morning.

Purple shed

Day 8. Still a little wonky but I'm working on it.

Purple shed

Day 8.

Purple shed

This is day 7. I started the sketch last Saturday so my count has been off.

Purple shed

Worked on the fence a bit today. Like it so far.

Day 4. Lots of shopping today. Not much painting.

Colorwash!

Day three on my little painting. Really like it so far. My birthday present FINALLY came in. I had gone to that scrapbook store on the other side of town in March for colorwash. She was all out but offered to order it. Well after a long drawn out wait they came in but took the stamp another two weeks. Worth the wait. Love both and can't wait to play with them!

Still no one to go to the Kansas City Tim Holtz class on Sunday the 19th. If anyone out there in cyberspace is going please comment and I'll meet cha there!