Still kicking, well, not really

Hi all,

Ok, so I must win the award for worst blogger ever.  I appreciate all that have stuck with me this long.  I had another surgery this past Thursday.  It's been six months since my accident, and I hope this is the final step to a full recovery.  I ended up having a screw loose (enter brain surgery joke here), that had to be removed.  I feel better already, the loose screw was sending a shooting pain up my leg.

As I wrote in a previous post, I am still arting lots, and saving all my energy for my twice weekly live classes.  Here is an example where a show a REALLY cool technique:



Don't forget to watch me live every Wednesday and Saturday nights at 9pm Eastern.  It's always a great time!  I also have many recorded shows over there that you can watch anytime.  :)

Finally, 21 Secrets is on and is AWESOME!  Have you signed up yet?  Only 2 days left!!  Click on my link above and get in on it before it's too late!

I have about 30 pages to upload to Flickr.  I have two more days off from work for recovery, my stitches come out on Wednesday, so I will be uploading a bunch!

Miss you all lots.  I want to say a special thank you to all those that have sent me well wishes, kept me in their prayers and thoughts, and who support me daily.  I love you all!

Much Love xox

Youtube Meetup: Buffalo Girls!

My First Paper Bag Mini- Are you in on the Secret?

A HUGE Update!

Ahh... Life.  It's been over three months since my injury and I'm nowhere near 100%.  I feel silly talking about it anymore.  My ankle still swells like crazy daily, I feel like there is a knife through my ankle every time I step... and I'm still just as exhausted.

Enough about that, here's what I've been working on lately:

This page was completed live on Ustream.  You can go back and watch the recording to see me get flustered when my technique doesn't go right the first time, hehe.  I really love how it turned out.  I was using Grungeboard with tin foil, it's a very 3D page.

Another Ustream page...  in fact, I think all pages I'm sharing today were done live.  :)  This page started a revolution, and a very good joke.  I used mulitple layers of stenciling and acrylics, and of course, Titan Buff.

I used the Portfolio brand of water soluable pastels and scratched into the background for this. 

Alcohol inks were the focus of this live show.  There is just so much depth on this page that you can't see in this picture.  I used lots of that wonderful printed packing tape that you can get in the dollar bins at Michael's.  

This page was inspired by the wonderful Diana Trout and her book "Journal Spilling".  She uses lots of water colour paints, which I am still not comfortable with.  I truly love how this turned out!  I was also utilizing my new Cricut machine that my wonderful friend Laurel sent to me for my birthday.  The cartridge is the "Summer in Paris".  If you watch the recording, I also make some homemade glimmer misting spray.

Again, another live show.  I was showing how to make your own glazes from acrilycs.  So vibrant in "real life", and so fun to create.  Yes, I am still using my retro scrapbook supplies!  :)

I had fun making a few ATC's in this show, and then encorporating them into my journal.  Check out the Canadian Tire Money as ephemera.  Love it!  :)

Yes, I have been working in my personal journals a lot, as well as my Artful Weight Loss journal.  Week 2 vlog is going up on Youtube later today, check out the challenge I'm throwing out there. 

Speaking of YT, check out this tutorial showing how to make your very own Glimmer Glam Paint I shared a few weeks ago...



Sooo much going on creatively for me right now.  I am participating in 21 Secrets, a HUGE, AWESOME class.  My part is "Windows and Doors to your Soul" and I've been working hard on it to make it great for all of you.  Check it out on the link above, I will have more details for you tomorrow here as well.  :)

I am also now a proud design team member at YourPaperPantry!  I will be streaming live for them very soon.  For all my scrapbooking friends, I will be finally sharing scrapbook projects live.  :)

Again, thanks to everyone for thier continued and support and LOVE.  I truly appreciate it all.  You may ask why I don't post as much here as I used to.  Yes, I'm working on that... but I've been focusing the energy I do have on my Ustream shows (every Wed and Sat nights at 9:30 Eastern), and a few YT vids.  Please read this touching story about the Spoon Theory to understand what I mean.  It's a great story, you won't be disappointed!

Until tomorrow, Much LOVE!

What I've Been Thinking About Lately...

Will you join me?



I'm on vacation, so look for an update post tomorrow!!
Much LOVE xox