As I’ve mentioned, most of my tags make their way onto a scrapbook layout. Here’s an example—using the tag with the mosaic-tile technique...

  In the midst of doing the projects class for Tim Holtz’s Creative Chemistry 101 (finished yesterday), I made a couple of Art Journal ...

I didn’t really have an appropriate stamp to showcase this technique, but, as has been true for all ten days, I learned a new technique t...

It is just so beautiful here in Missouri today! People say we are about a month ahead of schedule this year, and I agree. Our tulips are ...

    Isn’t that just the way it goes—I finally have great success with all three techniques, and I can’t get a good picture of the evidence...

Well, I’m plugging along, but I certainly do not feel like a star pupil. I am learning the techniques, and that, after all, is the point....

Ugh! I didn’t do well today. I’m glad this is not for a grade. For the first tag, I realized after my first attempt, it needs a stamp wit...

I’m not pleased with today’s project output, but at least I know the reason: Tim used various Distress Markers for water color techniques...

Today I received my stamps from Graphic 45 (abc primer) and so was able to complete the techniques from Tim Holtz’s Day 4 class of Creati...

Today Tim posted an Easter tag project that took my fancy. My version was created with quite a few differences. The only thing from Ti...

I had some challenges today. The stamping with white picket fence stain did not work well for me (the music tag), and I wasn’t thrilled w...

Today I needed to improvise, and I think that made it even more fun! This is a great class, and I am learning a lot. I love to learn.

We have a fun tradition with our grandchildren who live close to us—we call it a “Doo Dah Day.” It means we have a day of just fun stuff, ju...

More learning today, in Tim’s online class. In the past, I had used some of these techniques, but I was “flying by the seat of my pants” ...

This scripture passage from Psalm 103:5 was the inspiration for today’s art journal pages. Learning, learning….I used a gel medium to a...

Posting a photo of myself with my Vagabond, as part of a promotion on the Sizzix blog , "Where in the World is Your Vagabond?" My...

Just wanted to play around with some paints and stamps and markers today. I love the Sunsnine Yellow paint dabber. Sometimes I will want ...

  I was intrigued by a Tim Holtz technique that I saw featured on stamptramp’s blog and taught by Tim in 2009. Randomly, I chose some col...

…creative juices flowing, maybe? Well, I really don’t intend to do a journal page every day. But now that I’ve started the actual bound ...

This day is delicious. It is warm and sunny, really feels almost like summer. It was winter here just a couple of days ago. Seriously. ...

It was my honor and privilege to accompany Conner’s vocal solo at District Music Contest today. The music was a challenge for me, so it was...

This is my second attempt at a project, as I learn some techniques for art journaling from a free online class by Strathmore. This second...

It’s downright funny to use that term (“artistic expression”) in reference to ME. In fact, if this post is being visited by a family memb...

Making do with what I have—that was my theme for this tag, inspired by Tim’s March tag. I cut the butterflies on grunge paper on my Cricu...

Because I am a “word person” (I talk a lot, always seem to have something to say, etc.), I rarely find myself without words. But, in the cas...

This is my take on the Tim Holtz February tag. I started with a white tag, as I was a bit weary of the manila. (I cut the white tag on my...

One of my favorite holidays, it’s another chance for my husband and me to express our love to each other. He has been my Only Valentine sinc...

I have noticed this about myself: almost any time I have “set myself up” with a challenge to learn something new that is kind of a big deal ...

Left Page of 12x12 two-page layout Right Page of 12x12 two-page layout I have always loved Valentine’s Day. Even though I was neve...