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More Faces

Using the technique outlined in my earlier post, I did a few more faces. I have been calling these “cheat” paintings because the paint goes directly over a photograph. But I am learning that it takes...

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Heart Sick?

I debated for awhile if I should post this. I really did not intend originally for it to be a “dark” page, and certainly I did not intend for it to look like a crime scene. It started off very sweet...

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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Pop-Up Journal Page

This Life Book exercise was all about letting go, not feeling the need for things to be perfect. Getting a little wild. I loved this project, but of course I did not follow the example precisely....

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Cracker Box Canvas + Secret Messages

This is the story of how a lowly cracker box became a canvas and eventually a collage… This is a really easy technique and works very well if you are planning on doing some collaging or if you are...

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Cracker Box Canvas + Solid Gold

Okay, not really solid gold…but gold leaf. Yep, I gold-leafed a cracker box :) This originally started out as another “secrets type” of project made out of a cracker box (you can visit here for info on...

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On Muses and Finger Painting

Well hello there! While I have been terrible about updating my blog,  but I have still quietly been creating in the background :) Lots to share with you so I’m going to spend the next few days trying...

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Happy Little Flowers

Playing around one night with water color pens and a spray bottle… Just some happy little flowers to brighten your day. Enjoy! I’ll be back tomorrow with some collage craziness :)

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Collage Craziness: Part 1

Two weeks ago I  was in a collage frenzy. If you have been with me for awhile you know that I dig collage…almost everything I do has at least some collage component. For some reason though I always...

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Collage Craziness: Part 2

So you may recall from the last post that I was in a collage frenzy. I felt so inspired by my renewed love of collage that I started working on what I hoped would become the cover of my latest journal....

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A Message From Me To Me

Usually I’m eager to share, but this painting had me struggling a bit. Truth be told, I have super mixed emotions about it. In fact, that was sort of the point of the Lifebook exercise. Freely putting...

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