Are we having fun yet?

It's been a very busy October at work, so not much downtime for journaling. I was inspired by one of my students, Beth, to get a-crack-a-lackin' and express myself! I was actually working on a "have fun/party" theme, but kept hearing the circus tune from several of my friends and co-workers. When it is so hectic, I tend to tease my co-workers, too, by saying "are we having fun yet?" So all this clicked yesterday and the pages evolved to express what you see here. I love when that happens! Are you having fun yet?

Cone Flower Pages

I had a week off for vacation, so my creative juices were flowing. I took the layered pages (shown below) and finished them with a cone flower theme. My Mom always had gorgeous cone flowers in her garden and I just loved the color and shape of them. I went to a yard sale yesterday and got one of these cards, so then the rest just came together as shown! Thanks, LuAnn, for the card as my inspiration! For the other page, I used Kelly Rae Roberts' technique of painting on top and letting the paper show thru. I probably applied a bit too much paint, but wanted the bold colors of the flowers. Try it yourself - it's fun!

Enjoying the Summer

I hope you're enjoying the summer. I've found it challenging to accommodate everyone's availability when setting up workshop dates, so I'm trying something new. Please contact me with a date that will work for you and I will teach the workshop when YOU are available! Thanks -- and enjoy the beautiful summer!

Art Journaling Workshop

Thanks to Diane and Heather, we had a great art journaling workshop on Saturday, May 30. It was great to see the progress both of them made in their journals and their creative expression. Diane brought along a Kelly Rae Roberts book with a technique for creating a background with writing papers and then using a brayer to add layers of paint. Here's my first layer.. later I'll add to the pages.

Happy Memorial Day

Holidays make me think of family -- and then I miss my Mom. So.. I scanned a spread from the memory journal I made her. Memorial Day always meant opening up the pool -- so here's a photo of my daughter, who had some help from my Mom to look like "Miss America." The other photo was taken at Inner Harbor with one of my mom's favorite sayings! (Lauren, age 3, with Mom)

Geraniums

Every May I put geraniums in pots on my hot, sunny deck. Here are my journal pages. I love the simplicity of these! Enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day

A spread in the memory journal I made for my Mom.