Fun Finds

To me finding anything that I can alter or change using art is fun. I love the dollar section at Target and of course the dollar store. The Borders near me is closing so I've been finding alot of great books, & journals for next to nothing.I'm sure you've heard the term looking for things with "good bones". With books and journals I try look at the shape & binding.I love spirals because ribbons or charms can be tied from them. I bought some really great spider man books but guess what?I could care less about spiderman!I bought them because they have great shape.I want these books to be a class in book altering 101.The book above was a guitar chord writing book. You wouldn't have know if I hadn't told you right?
Same concept with the spidey books.By the time we take the spidey book apart, use a little sanding, gesso,& paint it will totally be transformed into this great art journal.I'll be looking at the class calendar to check dates for what I know will be a fun, fun, class. Watch the Scrapdoodles blog for all the class information.

A little of this and that

All my scrap pages start with bits & pieces layed out on a 12x12 piece of paper. As you could see from the last page lay outs I posted that even though the color scheme matches I mix patterns alot.Tonight I started putting together bits & pieces for another class idea. In it we'll be using tags on this layout that we'll be learning a fun technique where we'll be using a slow drying medium with masks. When your done your left with tags that have this fun textured look of almost a western engraved belt. I love it & I know you will too. Keep watching for class dates for this class.

Wednesday whimsy

Do you every find yourself needing a little inspiration? I know I do. I thought I'd put up some fun pages I've done in case you're finding yourself in one of those ruts. As you know I love breaking out of the box & some pages aren't so cutesie. These pages I love because they have that whimsical kind of feel & for me are very cutsie. Hope you find them inspiring!

Sundays mini canvas class

I took a few pictures from my mini canvas class yesterday. It always amazes me how everyone starts out with all the same materials but the end results are so different. Its fun seeing all the different styles in peoples work. Thank you ladies for spending a few hours out of your day with me creating something that hopefully brings a little smile & joy to your home.

Keepsake box

I really enjoyed making this keepsake box for my friend Kathy. The box is for special keepsakes that belonged to her late husband Frank. I picked out some colors & ended up using blue as a pop color. I also used prima flowers, a prima butterfly & rhinestone swirl patterns. I first started by painting the heart shaped box black & then gave it a couple of coats if gloss lustre decoupage. I sped up the drying process by using my heat gun. Then I just began layering it with old lace doiles, feathers that I sprayed with blue glimmer mist to match a rhinestone blue jewelry piece I really wanted to use. I gave Kathy the box tonight & was so pleased she loved it. Turns out Franks favorite color was blue. Coincidence most would say but I'd rather think of it as meant to be.

art journaling pages

This isn't my first art journal. It's one of a few I'm working on.Most times I don't even have a plan. I just turn on some chill music & just start putting down on the page whatever comes to mind. Most times they are very random but other times they can be very telling of what kind of mood I'm in or what kind of day I've had. I am definitely going to be looking at a date for doing a class on art journaling. I know once you see how I get started with page ideas, you'll learn to love it as much as I do.

cd restyling class

My cd re-styling class was post-poned back to a Wednesday morning. I thought it would be good to try an evening class but I think we're gonna stick with the 10:30 Wednesday slot. I will post the make-up class time as soon as I check the class calendar.