ponderings

A little teaser....

I have another class starting in late June at Get It Scrapped. Art Journaling 201: A "Masterful" Journey will start on June 29th and go for 4 weeks....and I am so, so stoked about it. Preparing and writing the class has been so inspiring--I was literally skipping around the house after I worked in my journals for the class.

If you're interested in playing in your journals in a new way, this is the class for you! It will have both an art component and a writing/prompt component, and we'll be taking our inspiration from 4 art masters. We'll explore their art, their world view, and glean some inspiration from them for our own personal journaling.

Intrigued? Here are a few peeks....  I'll let you know when registration opens.

Hambly for June....

 

 

GDT for ScrappeMania....

Check out all the cool layouts from the ScrappeMania team...it was so fun to be their GDT this month!

I've been scrapping like crazy...

but just have one to share for now....

I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend...

Bit of art journaling...

Some of this is in my "grunge" book, some isn't...I think I have blue ink permanently in my cuticles.

Kitschy Digitals yumminess

Had so much fun scrapping with Danielle Thompson's Kitschy Digitals goodness...

Kenner Road!

ETA: kl says a couple of kits are left...go get 'em!!

The kits are sold out (you really need a subscription, yo)...go check out the amazing gallery!

Check out the KR blog, too...

I posted this little collage on the KR blog...all collage elements come from the KR April main kit.

Kenner Road May Peekies...

You are going to love the May Kenner Road kit(s)....the May kits go up on the 14th at 9:00 p.m. Pacific time. They've been selling out lickety split, so be there early to get yours. Even better...become a subscriber & you won't miss out.

Grunge book...

I thought I'd share a little art journaling process that I enjoy. Those of you who have taken my Art Journaling 101 or 102 classes know that I don't like to waste ink or paint. If I have extra paint on my palette, I put it on another surface to use later. Same with ink...if there's surplus ink on the stencil, I turn it over and press it somewhere. The results are typically unpredictable and deliciously grungy.

I bought a small bound journal from Mister Art. It's about 5.5" square and the pages are decently heavy. I started wiping my excess paint & ink on its pages, and the result is a grungy, impulsive journal that has no real rhyme or reason. I'll wipe paint on top of paint, paint on top of ink, do whatever I feel. I don't stop & think about it, I just do it. I don't worry that these pages aren't composed nicely because, well, they're just leftovers. The process is very freeing and sometimes serendipitous. Sometimes I like how the random elements come together, and I add text & other images to the page.

I call it my "grunge journal."

A very inky, painty Monday...

Today I found myself with a free day ...well, really, I don't ever have a free day. But today was a day that had no imminent deadlines, so I was able to create for just me...and oh, what fun. I started two canvases and worked in a new, luscious journal that I bought in Holland.

I hope your Monday was equally as messy and creative...

 

And the winner is..........

Congrats to:

I love your artsy, juicy happy L/O's! Great stuff! Hambly rocks to begin with, you make it rock a little more! HAPPY NSD!

Posted by: Elise | May 02, 2009 at 01:14 PM

I hope everyone had a fun, mojo-filled National Scrapbook Day!!

More NSD fun...

Run, do not walk, run over to the Kenner Road blog for another great NSD giveaway...

1. One grand prize winner will receive a 6-month subscription to Kenner Road, beginning with the May kit, Constant Companion.

2. Three runners up will win one of the sold out April kits, Central Valley, Hen House or Two-by-Four.

Current subscribers are eligible. one entry per person, however, if you send a friend and they comment that you sent them {including your name in their post} you will both be eligible to win the exact same prize if your lucky number is drawn {this includes the 6-month subscription}.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

To celebrate National Scrapbooking Day, Allison from Hambly is having DT members give away a $15 gift certificate! Think of the lovely screen-printed overlays and papers you can get...yum. On Sunday, I'll draw a random winner from the comments on this post. Make sure you visit other DT member's blogs to enter for a chance to win there, too!For a list of the DT blogs participating, visit Hamblyscreenprints.typepad.com (only 1 gift certificate per person).

Also check out the 2Peas In A Bucket Hambly contest...you could win more Hambly! If you're a Twitter aficionado, you can follow Hambly there, too.