I’ve done Artist Trading Card swaps for many years. But this last month was the first time I did an Artist Trading Coin swap. This one was hosted by Janelle and she said, pretty much anything goes. We could do collage work, stamping, drawing, painting, inking,...
Busy, busy, busy this past week. I had several health appointments and spent a few days helping a friend move. But I still managed to get some crafting time in the studio too – Wahoo! I put together a set of mixed media ATCs and I have a couple left over if...
Jump into my time machine and lets skip back to last spring. I wasn’t blogging back then, but I was still creating! I drove up to Northern California to visit a friend last March for a few weeks. We took to playing with pen and paper at her kitchen table one...
The last time I posted to this blog was in December 2014. I think it’s time I re-engage, don’t you?! Besides manhandling a hectic travel and moving schedule (that went sideways several times), I was also dealing with some emotional struggles. So the time...
Just a quick follow up video showing off a few of the lovely Artist Trading Cards from the recent Mandala Slice it and Dice it swap. As you may remember, this was a swap I hosted here on my blog and I also hosted one of the exact same type in our Community...
In the first article of my mandala series I shared with you an Introduction to Mandalas guide and a video tutorial with 5 repeat pattern art drawing methods for mandalas. I hope you found them helpful. If you missed the articles, you can jump back to it by...
In my last posting I mentioned these little paper sleeves or envelopes (without a flap) that I sometimes make to present my Artist Trading Cards in. Here’s a super quick how-to for making them: Steps to Make ATC sleeves: Cut a piece of decorative paper to size:...
I’ve been back in the studio for a wee bit here lately and managed to pull together several pages in art-journals and altered books. It’s been fun getting my hands messy again. So I thought I’d share with you a couple of mixed media...
Hello everyone! Yes I’m finally updating my blog! In case you didn’t get a chance to log into the LineWeaving.com forums lately let me tell you that the winner of our ScorPal giveaway was BeckieLouHoo. I sent the product to her in a pizza size...
So I’m getting ready to host another ATC swap for the community in the LineWeaving.com forums. This one may be a little challenging for some of my line-art friends. That’s because the theme of this swap is “Serendipity Color First” and...