Ballerina & Victorian Girls

Geisha

Hi Friends! 

Here is my Designs Team project for Anything But A Card April's Challenge...Fool's Gold.

I have never attempted a Geisha before and my dear friend Susan is visiting me and sketched this lovely Geisha for our sketch release for April.  I just had to color her for this challenge and for our new sketch release.  I used Dura-Lar, it's an acetate alternative.  I then used my H20's right on top to color her and what a surprise I got.  Absolutely amazing technique which I used before on some of my butterflies I did a tutorial on but never on a larger piece like this one.  I also used gesso for her skin and acrylic for her hair.  I have done a tutorial for this picture to inspire you to try this technique for yourself.  You can purchase the sketch for this Geisha in our Etsy Shop.

Please come and join us over at Anything But A Card and have some fun with this challenge. 

Thank you for visiting with me... xo

Susan's Visit...

Ormond Beach

Laura & Rita waiting for Susan's plane to land... 

Cray Hats form the 60's 

The Hat Lady lol

Picked up Susan off for some food

Amelia Island is beautiful 

Amelia Island

Amelia Island

Amelia Island

Susan working in my studio

Playing in my studio

Dressing of our outing

Our disguises

Hats on Beach Street 

Mermaid Stockings

Night- out with the girls downtown Beach Street 

Spring Fairy

Hi Friends!

New Tutorial here...kind of long but I do show you some of the changes I make to her as I go along.  Sometimes things just don't go as we like them to and we need to make some changes.  Well, I left some of that video in for you to see.  The idea that we always are happy with what we do is NOT so. Plenty of times I want to just thow a painting in the garbage and then I have to stop myself and think about it, or just leave it for a while then come back to it with some fresh ideas.  You can also work a painting too much, which is so frustrating.   

I hope you enjoy this and maybe get some inspiration from it.  If you make it to the end I have some footage of my gardens and my outside hangout.  I also do a shout out to some of my favorite mixed media artists on youtube.  

Thank you for visiting me...remember to share the love...xo 

Mixed Media Master Board

Hi Friends! 

Here is a Master Board I did for the Designs Team Challenge over at The Mirror Crack'd.... I hope you can stop by and check out all the beautiful entries and DT inspiration.  We have lots of fun and would love for you to join in the challenge.  

I started out making this master board with a Gelli Plate, acrylic paints, and stencils, then I added stamps, water colors, and markers. I then cut the master board up and made 3 really pretty post cards for Happy Mail!  I hope you enjoy! Thank you for watching and visiting my blog...xo 

Mixed Media Pennants

Hi Friends!  

I would like to share with you a tutorial I did making 2 pennants.  One is for my youngest granddaughter Sophia.  A few years back I had made them for my older 2 granddaughters, Mackenzie and Ellia, but Sophia wasn't born yet so she didn't get one.  Now grandma is trying to catch up.  lol

I hope you enjoy and get some inspiration from watching this.  If you have time please check it out, the video is not too long... I really do try to make them enjoyable. These are simple to make and lots of fun.  Leave me a comment and let me know if you got some inspiration to make one...I love hearing from you all.  

Thank you! xo

Burning Wood

Hi My Friends!

Here is a new short tutorial playing with wood, and burning pictures into it. This I must say was lots of fun and I do plan on using this technique again in more of my artwork.  This was basically my first time playing and I wanted to share with you my first time.   

I hope this tutorial inspires you to try something new.  If you have already done this please leave me a comment and let me know how your experience went with this technique...I would love to hear about it. Sharing is fun... Thank you for visiting me... xo

Treasure Box For Sophia

Hi Friends!

Just a little bit of sharing today...

My granddaughter got a doll with a key and we couldn't find a keyhole anywhere that the key fit in, so we made a treasure box with a custom keyhole.  We used a Starbucks box that a lovely cup came in, a gift from my daughter.  First I took one of my doodle pictures and glued it to the top, added some pretty harlequin ribbon, pieces of other ribbons I had in my stash, and Sophia picked out a pretty seahorse, a flower and a heart with some pretty gems.  We used Washi tape around the borders and I used some little silver mounts for the legs.  I have so much stuff left over from when I made my tiled boxes, pictures and what ever, that I always have some cool stuff in my stash.

Well, she loves it and she now has a custom box for her treasures and the pretty gold key fits in the keyhole.  I'm so happy we made this together and now she will have something for ever to remember her vacation here with grandma and papa.

My grandson wants a custom Jar for his collection of seashells...when we get that done I will share.

                                                  Thank you for being here with me...xo

Art Day With My Sweet Grandchildren!

We had so much fun making art... Children are amazing, they know how to appreciate their own artwork without the cretic in the head popping up.  They're wonderful, and so much fun to create with. They are happy children just to be with their grandma, and grandma is so happy to be with them. 

Love & Kisses! 

Collage & Sketch Fun!

Hi My Friends!

Here is a fun quick tutorial making a fun collage. This was lots of fun, and it was quick and easy to create...You can too.   I'm really liking her, and the colors are great for Springtime.  I hope I can inspire you to make some pretty girls.  Fun for all! 

Thank you for watching! Enjoy! xo

Spring Event

Mixed Media Play

Hello Friends!

I would like to share with you a short tutorial where I play with joint compound and water colors. This was a fun technique and something I did rather in reverse of what I usually do. My usual is texturizing the page first and then painting on it but by painting the picture first and then texturizing over it.  I've textured around a picture,  but never really right over a painting after I was done with it, so this was quite fun and I will probably do something like this again.  

I hope this little tutorial inspires you to try this technique out and have some fun with something different. Thank you so much for being here! xo

Hi Friends!

Here is another Challenge for the group over at The Mirror Crack'd. I am on the design team there and would like to share a little box I made out of polymer clay, and lots of fun stuff.  I also have a video for making these little boxes, if you would like to take a peek. Clay Tiles. 

The challenge this month is Wings, so get your wings on and head on over to The Mirror Crack'd and lets have some fun together.  I love adding wings to my artwork, you can never get enough of fantasy in your artwork...at least that's my feeling on the subject.  :)

Thank you! xo

Sweet Luck Of The Irish

Hi Friends!

Here is a new quick little painting I did for the group Anything But A Card... The theme this month was Green With Envy.  My sweet little lass was don on water color paper with acrylics and water color pencils. If you would like to purchase the sketch for this sweetie head on over to my Etsy Shop that's where she is waiting for you to purchase and download, so you can create your own sweet little lass. This was a vey fun product and if you would like to join in on this challenge please head on over to our site Anything But A Card and join in on the fun.... Thank you! xo

March Sketch Release

Hi Friends! 

Here are our new sketches for March.  Susan and I have been so excited to get these out to you all.

We hope you enjoy, and head on over to our Etsy Shop to purchase yours and start having fun with us.  We can't wait to see you there. There is a short tutorial link below.

Love & Hugs...