DLP 39

October  Theme

Translucent Papers

Oct. 10th  challenge

Art Challenge: Tissue Paer

Journal Prompt: Disappearing Act

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into the stash of leftovers...

Last Artist Gang post for 2015

I had a great time ....

I learned so much....

here it is my last post for the 

Donna Downey

Artist Gang

2015

it was a year of...

DLP 38...yeah in October

Yeah I'am in October and 

its only December!?!?

October  Theme

Translucent Papers

Oct. 3rd  challenge

Art Challenge: Deli Paper

Journal Prompt: You had me at Hello

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love my coffee...

DLP 37

September  Theme

Journaling With Photos

Sept 26th  challenge

Art Challenge: Storyboard

Journal Prompt: A week in The Life...

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we have this big calendar in our kitchen...

DLP 36

September  Theme

Journaling With Photos

Sept 19th  challenge

Art Challenge: Silohouttes

Journal Prompt:There is no shadow without the Light

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getting better at putting words in my pages....

DLP # 35

September  Theme

Journaling With Photos

Sept 12th  challenge

Art Challenge: Digital Imagery & Design

Journal Prompt:What Makes your Heart Sing

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I like that there is freedom with these challenges...

Finally in September!!

Finally into Septembers DLP's!!

I took a day to catch-up,

I don't feel to far behind on my desk is

October 17th...

know where to find Vellum!

I am determined to finish these!

Although my book is running out of pages!!

Here's September...

from here to there...

What Happened To That Brush Stencil!!!

I originally meant to use that stencils...

but you know what you plan on doing never happens!!

and a video....

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween

Gratitude Boxes With Jessica Sporn

 This Past Sunday I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon

at Jessica Sporn's studio with some very lovely ladies.

Tery, Ellen, Estrella, Carole, Sandy,

and of course Jessica!

Through Jessica's Meet-up group she gave a class

on Mixed Media Gratitude Boxes...

DLP #33 Self Portrait

August Theme

Faces, the Human Form & Characters

August 29th  challenge

OK so I'am a bit behind!!!

BUT i have been working on other projects!

I have the rest of September and October printed out

and I have ideas for just about all of them...

think Iam just going to take finished photo's of them

and make one long catch-up post!

October Artist Gang

Another Contribution to 

Donna Downey's Artist Gang Series

Have you found your balance??

DLP # 32 Speak to Your younger self

August Theme

Faces, the Human Form & Characters

August 22nd  challenge

Art Challenge: Layered (Using Multiple mediums)

Journal Prompt: Speak to your younger self-
what advice would you offer

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I went back and found this old drawing that 

someone had made of me and two of my sisters...

Artist Gang Video 9-29-15

Artist Gang Video today....

Thats me!!

My September video for 

Memories of Summer!

Some memories of summer 

on small canvases...

just wanted to use color to create the mood..

DLP # 31

August Theme

Faces, the Human Form & Characters

August 15th  challenge

Art Challenge: Painted

Journal Prompt: "How do I face my biggest challenge?

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Eyes wide open!!!

and with paint....

DLP # 30

August Theme

Faces, the Human Form & Characters

August 8th  challenge

Art Challenge: Characters

Journal Prompt: "If your going to weird be confident about it!"

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it's so funny how tape can lead you in the right direction!!

Big Flower Canvas

Big Flower Canvas DONE!!!

The flower theme...

here's how it went...

DLP 29

August Theme

Faces, the Human Form & Characters

August 1st  challenge

Art Challenge: Expressive Faces

Journal Prompt: What I see clearly now

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I'am still stuck on that flower theme!...

DLP 28

JulyTheme

Ephemera

July 25th challenge

Art Challenge: Real Life

Journal Prompt: At This Moment

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my take was just what i had in my head
and felt like painting...

and then this let to that!!!

and here's how it went....

DLP # 27

JulyTheme

Ephemera

July 18th challenge

Art Challenge: Photographs & Memories

Journal Prompt: " All that I have to remember you"
-Jim Croce

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i didn't follow the prompt on this one exactly...

Quirky Dutch Summer

While i was checking out 

Roben-Marie Smiths blog HERE

for the DLP inspiration

i stumbled upon Quirky Dutch Summer!

Check out her blog post

HERE

what a great idea!!!

Check it out

HERE

i was so excited to see this video...

i kinda forgot about the DLP and found some 

boards to work on...

love her style so i wanted to try this!

DLP # 26

JulyTheme

Ephemera

July 11th challenge

Art Challenge: Focal point vs. Layering

Journal Prompt: Time Keeps on Ticking

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I am also linking this to
Art Journal Journey
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The theme this month is Time
Check it out!

this one has many layers....

DLP #25....I think!!

JulyTheme

Ephemera

July 4th challenge

Art Challenge: Using Old Maps,
Tickets, & More

Journal Prompt: Life with a history

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I wanted to do a page about my mom...

11x17 pad

Page 2 in the 11x17 pad..

she looks a little odd!!

Junque Journal

Hooked on Books!

I love making books!

I've had my eye on making this one for a while...

This is Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's

on-line class

Make Your Own Junque Journal

it was....

Just do it....11x17 paper

isn't it hard to figure it out?

What are you going to make?

Do you have a style?

After reading all of these books &

watching videos, how do you keep yourself in the work?

I like what Dina Wakley said...

just make something...

so i bought an 11x17 pad...

i keep it on the floor next to me...

small series

Creating A Set of Canvases

This week on Donna Downey's blog the 

Artist Gang Tuesday is me!!

Here's my project..

as it sits on my mantle!

You can see the blogpost here

http://donnadowney.typepad.com/simply_me/2015/07/art-1.html

The project reminds me of one I did a while ago...

Check it out....

For this I used Donna's stamps for the sentiments...

Thanks for stopping by!

Mixed Media House

DLP 24

June Theme

Travel Journal

June 20th challenge

Art Challenge: Hometown Inspiration

Journal Prompt: There's no place like home

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there's no place like your own backyard....

DLP, The Road Less Traveled..

June Theme

Travel Journal

June 13th challenge

Art Challenge: Recording Memories

Journal Prompt: The Road Less Traveled

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I bought some new ...

cheap supplies....

Travel Journal.....traveling

Pg 3

Travel Journal

Done in the car!!!

a 2 hour car ride goes fast when...

Travel Journal.....traveling

Day 2....

some painting by the pool...

still love Crayola Watercolors!!

Travel Journal...Traveling!!

If I made a travel journal....

Bags packed...

supplies ready...

Set...

Go!!!!

Documented Life Project

June Theme

Travel Journal

June 6th challenge

Art Challenge: Illustrative Journaling

Journal Prompt: Take Me Away

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Here's how it went.....

Mixed Media Accordion travel journal

its summer....

vacation time!!

but i still need to create!!

this ones for the first vacation this summer!

its an accordion fold travel journal,

 heres how it went....

AJJM...theme...Masculine-Feminine"

This months theme at AJJM is 

Masculine-Feminine

which leads itself to a wide range

how the theme is interpreted can be anything!!

so....

DLP 22

all done wight he May theme!!!

Touchy Feely (Texture)

May 30

Art Challenge: Textured Paper

Journal prompt: I'am so not feeling it!

i started out with textured paper....

DLP 21

Mat Theme:

Touchy Feely Texture

Art Challenge: Cheesecloth

Journal Prompt: Say Cheese

All I can think of for this one is

is my cheesy daughter.....

this one was a bit difficult....

DLP 20

May Theme: 

Touchy Feely Texture

art challenge: 

modeling paste

journal prompt:

rising to the occasion

here's how it went...

DLP 19...catching up!

DLP 19

May 9th

Art Challenge: Stitching

Journal Prompt: "All That I'am After is a life full of Laughter"

I don't sew...

even though...

 I have taught hand stiching at school,

its not one of my favorite things to do,

I'am very impatient!

Figuring it out!

after my disastrous attempt at the DLP

ink challenge...

I took an online class...

so i bought some inks....

some sprays...

some tags...

and...

Catching Up On The Documented Life Project

May 2...challenge....

Trying to catch up!!!

The Fabric of My Life.....