Art Journal Caravan - France
This month the Port of Call is France. I've started with the quote and a few general pages relating to France.
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Elements from Paper Whimsy, Deviant Scrap and Tangie Baxter (Scrapbook Graphics)
View ArticleJournal Pages
I'm making some journal pages but haven't actually written anything on them yet.
View ArticlePort of Call: Africa
It's a new month and the port of call for April is Africa - if you're on the Tangie Baxter Caravan.
View ArticleITALY
We just got back from Italy - first time to Europe and it was amazing! Venice Monteriggioni Siena Pompeii Rome Burano Pienza Florence
View ArticleMy Home is My Castle swap
Marion Bockelmann is having her annual swap and the theme is "My Home is my Castle" Having just returned from Italy, and wanting to go back, that was my inspiration.bockel24.blogspot.com
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Some of these images are also from Tangie's Caravan 2013. (the map piece and the gel transfer of a DaVinci painting) This months Port of Call is Italy. The photo of the Duomo is from an old book and...
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These images and background paper are also part of the Tangie Baxter's Caravan 2013 . I spent a fair amount of time adding things even though part of me felt it didn't need anything else. Was it too...
View ArticleHappy St. Patrick's Day
I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted something. So, in honor of St. Patrick's Day here's a collage done in Photoshop Elements (and yes, that's me. A long time ago in a world far...
View ArticleJournaling
I seem to have a love/hate relationship with art journaling. I love the idea of it and am inspired to look at people's journals. I hate to actually do it. Well, not all of it - just the writing...
View ArticleMy dad
My sister had this photo of my dad from on her computer. I had never seen it before, so she sent it to me and I added a photo of a Japanese temple he took while in Japan.
View ArticleBird People
Marion Bockelmann is hosting a swap on her blog and the theme this year is Bird People. Here are my people........ Elements from various kits at Deviant Scrap and the boots are from bing. The bird had...
View ArticleHome Land
I just came back from 10 days in Ireland - my first trip. My paternal grandmother was born in Fauleens, County Mayo. My maternal grandmother was born in Tullamore and grandfather in Dublin. We were...
View ArticleIPhoneography
I'm taking an online iphoneography class with Bob Weil and it's awesome! I have no idea what I'm doing yet - I was able to do a couple basic edits on these photos, but I have to watch the videos a few...
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taken on my iPad and using photo apps to enhance (snap seed, DistressedFX, Camera+, XnView FX and Pixlromatic+)
View ArticleWhoa..... almost 7 years since my last post
Obviously life has gotten in the way, but now that I'm retired I'm setting up my art studio again and look forward to experimenting with bookmaking, collage and gel printing. A pastel started a couple...
View ArticleFodder Challenge
Last week Willa Wanders had a 9 day free FODDERCHALLENGE featuring a different artist and technique every day. I didn't get to all of them, but it was fun and really interesting to see how other people...
View Article5 Day Fabric Journal Challenge
Last week Ali Manning at Vintage Page Designs taught a 5 day challenge making a journal which included how to make your own bookcloth and using link, kettle and long stitches to sew the signatures and...
View ArticleAli Manning's Little Link Stitch Book
Ali from Vintage Page Designs had a bonus book lesson to practice the link and kettle stitches. No hard cover this time and a little different way of attaching the first two signatures together - took...
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