Balzer Designs Spring Stencil Hop

Welcome everyone!


I am so honoured to be a part of Julie's hop again this year.  As many of you know, not only am I a big fan, but I LOVE her stencil designs!


This hop features Pomegranate from The Crafter's Workshop:

One of the things I love about this stencil is how it can be used as either an accent, or for a complete background.  My first page reflects it's use as an accent.  I used the 6x6 version of the stencil and some spray ink:

Here's how you can use this stencil (or others!) in a simple background technique:





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I absolutely love how simple, yet stunning, this technique is!


Please check out the other artists in the Hop!


Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2012/04/stencil-hop-pomegranate.html

Leslie Jenison
http://leslietuckerjenison.blogspot.com/

Paula Phillips-  That's ME!  :)
http://www.journalartistaart.com/

Michelle LaPoint Rydell
http://inspirationeverywhere.blogspot.com/





Much LOVE xo

Stencil Saturday and a Contest!

Welcome back everyone!  Alright, alright, so it's not really a contest.  As many of you know, I do not allow links during my live Ustream.  This is because we have been spammed in the past, and I do not want my viewers to have to put up with that.  The downfall of this is that we miss out on each other's wonderful blogs and Flickr pages.

To remedy this I am having a little link party.  I was amazed to receive a wonderful package from Crafter's Workshop.  They make my absolute favourite stencils.  I received so many that I was inspired to create a new feature for my live classes and blog called Stencil Saturday.  Every Saturday night I will choose a new stencil and technique to feature on Ustream, tonight being the first night!  I'm way excited, here are the stencils I will be working with:



I know what you're asking, what does this have to do with you??  Well, I'd love to see your work and your blogs (or Flicrk/Tumblr).  All you need to do is create a project of your choosing using any stencil.  You can use the wonderful ones from Crafter's Workshop, one you create, or any in between!  Blog about it mentioning my blog/ustream show and add your link below!  It's that easy!

I cannot wait to see everyone's projects and blogs!  I will randomly choose two winners for some stencil goodness on June 26th, that's two weeks for you to get creative!

Link away my friends!



Much Love xox

Happiness Equals No Stress Art Journal Pages

Welcome everyone!  I just had to add this cute picture of Annie.  I was taking pictures of my journal and she wouldn't move.  She loves heat and sitting in the sun.

It feels so great to almost completely finish this little journal.  The only pages I have left is the huge 4 page flip out in the center.  I LOVE this paper, you can get a journal of your very own here.

I love how soft and light this page is.  Just a bit of spray ink, stamping and collage.

This fish is from a fauxphemera pack from K&Co.  At first I didn't "like" this page, I didn't think my lettering was big enough, but adding the fish just made me smile.  Fish have always been a calming source for me.

I had some fun using an entire sheet of rubons from the dollar bin for this page.  No journaling, but the images speak louder than words for me.

More fun with spray inks and rubons.  These happen to be 8 year old rubons from Making Memories, which is why they look imperfect.  I really love how it turned out.

I really love this quote, but am not happy with the overall page.  I post it with the thought of telling everyone that not all of your pages have to be "perfect", and I assure you that you will not "like" all of the pages you create.  When this happens I honour it, learn from what I didn't like, and move on.

I spent some time arting on the couch while watching the finale of Survivor (yay Rob!!).  I was working in my Moleskine and completed these pages:

I hope everyone is having a great week!  I am dealing with a migraine, but am resolved to find out what's causing them.  It has been raining since I got home from Colorado last Friday.

If you haven't subscribed to me over on Youtube, I would love it if you did!  I have 2 videos planned for this weekend that you won't want to miss!

Much Love my friends!  xo