ponderings

Sharing a couple of journal pages from the 1st lesson...

The winners are........

Wow, so many great comments...thanks so much! Your comments have been so fun to read and your kind words are so very appreciated. You'll never know how much they mean, so thanks! I have decided to give away TWO passes....

The first winner is...............

Wow, this sounds like a wonderful class. I so love art journals but I have a hard time expressing myself in them. Thanks for this opportunity...keeping my fingers crossed.

Posted by: Yolanda Carrasquillo | June 26, 2009 at 07:30 AM

And the second winner is:

OMG, I would love to win a free pass, your class looks like a ton of fun!

Posted by: Meaghan (bonafyde) | June 25, 2009 at 04:41 PM

Congrats!!! And, there's still time to sign up for my class. In fact, you can sign up after it begins. The class materials remain up indefinitely, and so you can work at your own pace and also sign up at any time. Class starts tomorrow...woo hoo! And tonight we're doing a chat at Get It Scrapped...9:00 p.m. EDT...join us!!

Win a free pass to my class.....

My Art Journaling 201: Masterful Art Journaling class starts on Tuesday!

Now's your chance to win a free spot...just post a comment on my blog & you'll be entered to win. I'll draw a winner on Monday!

This class is going to be different than other classes you've taken. We're going to take an artist and learn about his or her life...sort of a crash art history course. Then, we're going to take the artists' style and art and use it as a starting point for our own journals.

We're not going to be recreating the artists' work...I'll save that for 4th grade art class. No, we're going to draw snippets of inspiration that can fuel your own work for pages & pages.

Intrigued? :)

Hope you're ready to get paint under your fingernails...

Class starts one week from today!! Aack!

Class starts in a little over a week...

and I am excited! We'll be doing an early registration prize...and I'll be giving away a free pass on my blog, so stay tuned.

Scrapping rebelliousness....

I have so many assignments to do...but I put together two quick pages today that are just for me. They're funky & sorta weird...but that's okay...lol.

Just a few more peekie peeks...

for my Art Journaling 201: Masterful Art Journaling class...

This class will have lots & lots of inspiration for your journaling!

Another chance to win some goodies....

Come and play with me over at the fabulous Scrap-Diner! I'm doing a challenge based on this layout:

Participate in the challenge, and you could win a Jenni Bowlin prize worth $26! Woo hoo! If you're new to Scrap-Diner, you will love it...Sherine gets orders out lickety-split, and is one of the nicest people on the whole planet.

Doodling class winner....

And the winnner is (thanks to Carter who always draws names for me....)....

thanks...sound like a-lot of fun.....count me in...

Posted by: Gloria King | June 14, 2009 at 01:44 AM

Congrats, Gloria!! Email me & I'll tell ya how to get signed up!

Wanna win a little somethin' somethin'....

Michelle Houghton is teaching an awesome class at Get It Scrapped...Oodles of Doodles. I checked out Michelle's free warm-up lesson, and I was really inspired!The class has lots of cool scrapbooking possibilities...and lots of art journaling possibilities, too. I always tell people I don't know how to draw, but I think Michelle's class will give me some tips & some confidence. Oodles of Doodles starts on Monday, June 15th!

And....I'm giving away one free spot in Oodles of Doodles...woo hoo! Just post a comment and I'll draw the winner on Sunday night on Monday morning!

Kenner Road peek...

Oh, you'll seriously adore this month's Kenner Road kit...available 6/14 at 9:00 p.m. PST.

Some JBS peeks...

Scrapped with Jenni Bowlin loveliness...here's a peekie...

Some scrappiness....

Check the Jenni Bowlin Inspiration Blog for all kinds of Jenni goodness!

A few more peeks...

Today I'm setting aside the journal to get some scrapping assignments done...it feels weird since I've been in journal mode for so long. More peeks for my class...

Can't resist posting a few more peeks....

I know, I'm sure this is getting annoying...but I am having such a blast prepping my materials for my new class at Get It Scrapped, it's hard not to share everything!

It's up!

My "Masterful Art Journaling" class is open for registrations! Yay!

I often get questions about my art journaling classes and what they cover, and if one should be taken before another. I thought I'd give a brief overview of each class...

Art Journaling 101: Beginning Your Art Journaling Journey.

• AJ101 is the very basics...it's great if you're a beginner and have never art journaled before.
• The class has both an art component (where I teach you how to go through creating a textured background, adding collage elements, etc), and a writing component (where I give you tools to start recording your daily life to put in your journal).
• There are 8 lessons (4 art and 4 writing). There are 4 videos that go with each week's art lessons...plus a bonus spray ink tutorial & video. 
• You can take this class at any time in its "archived" or home-study format. All the materials are up, and I check the boards regularly for questions & concerns.

Art Journaling 102: Amping Up Your Art Journaling.

• AJ102 is full of techniques to "amp up" your art journaling. It assumes you know the basics of creating art journaling pages, and just gives you ideas for techniques you can do on them.
• There is no writing component to AJ102, it's just art ideas.
• We focus on images, layers, and textures in the 6 lessons. There are also videos.
• This class is sort of like a "look what fun things you can do on your pages" class. 
• You can take this class at any time in its "archived" or home-study format. All the materials are up, and I check the boards regularly for questions & concerns.
• You can take AJ102 if you haven't taken 101, especially if you're comfortable with gesso, paint, and gel medium.

Art Journaling 201: Masterful Art Journaling.

• AJ201 focuses on getting inspiration from great masters of art. We'll explore artists' lives, work, and world views, and we'll use that exploration as jumping off points for our own personal art journaling.
• This class is all about play...about seeing what happens why you try something new, and about gleaning inspiration from the world of art.
• 8 lessons--4 art related and 4 prompt/journaling related. Videos, too, of course! :)
• This class will assume you know the basics of creating art journal pages (using gesso, acrylic paint, gel medium, texture tools, etc.).
• The first lesson goes live on June 30th! 
• As soon as you sign up & get registered by Debbie, you'll have access to the forum, where you'll find a Welcome and the supply list.