Manly Man...Guest Blog Post on ArtistCellar!

I am the guest blogger for ArtistCellar for Sat, February 23, 2013! It was so much fun creating a tutorial for them using their Signature Series Stencils.  If you would like to view the tutorial and learn more about how I made the Manly Man mixed media canvas, please click HERE.

The image I used for this project is from the Masculin kit by ItKuPilli Imagenarium!

Paint Party Friday....

Finally, Inky success! I have been taking Robin Marie Smith's Mixed Media Mayhem workshop and had the hardest time achieving the layered look that I admire so much. After many temper tantrums and trashed attempts, I finally feel like I created an inky file folder that I am happy with. The secret is to let the layers dry before adding the next color. I'm still a little timid about adding the gesso layers but I am very happy with how this turned out!

Next is a journal page I did for the LifeBook2013 workshop. The challenge was to create an inspirational page painting a mixed media background and building a 'doll' with stamped images. So much freakin' fun to do! The background is made with inks and acrylics....stamped and stenciled....then each individual stamp image is stamped on cardstock and then layered to create my image. Love how different it is.

Thanks for stopping by for PPF and if you would like to see more great art...please click HERE!