I keep this prayer in my notebook (that I reference daily). It was copied and sent to me by my sweet daughter Sharida in the late 1990’s. Sh...

When I saw Anita Houston’s tutorial on making faux leather , a technique she learned at Ranger U, from Tim Holtz, I couldn’t wait to try i...

My project for this week’s challenge at Studio L3 uses the technique described on page 56 of Tim Holtz’s Compendium of Curiosities, Volum...

I have been so stressed of late. I needed a reminder to just step back and “breathe.” So, I made an art journal page to reflect that thoug...

It’s not that I’m indecisive about this: I do know that I want to continue with Art Journaling, and for my purposes, the Inspiration Journ...

This is the project I am entering in Linda Ledbetter’s Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge , based on techniques in the book by the same...

Recently some have asked to see more of my Smash Journal pages, so will just post a few here. This is something I do totally at random and w...

This week’s challenge at Studio L3 involves one of my favorite techniques, Spritz and Flick, found on page 42 of Tim Holtz’s book Compend...

I have been [im]patiently awaiting the arrival of a Lady Liberty stamp, so that I could make the July tag. Yes, there would have been alte...

It’s not that my creative mojo was completely on leave. I have been doing large numbers of scrapbook layouts (well, large, when you think of...

I see a lot of “quotes.” Most of the time I don’t pass them along or repeat them, if it’s a quote by a person. (I do share a lot of Scriptur...

While I am an introspective-type person, I don’t always “blog” my self-centered, selfish-type feelings. Or perhaps I should say that if I do...

Granddaughter Tory and I had a fun day yesterday. Our main project for the day was to get a huge start on scrapbooking her photos and memo...

Happy Birthday America Cake Enjoyed a nice, cool, relaxing 4th of July with some family at our house. Food was good, company even better...

I love celebrating the 4th of July! I’m not into fireworks so much, but I love the All-American-ness of the holiday. We usually have some so...

Continuing my participation in SplitCoast Stampers challenge for monthly Bible verse projects, having joined in April, I had some back-wor...

I recently remarked to my husband about an observation I have made about myself. More and more I am loving COLOR. Well, I’ve always loved ...

This week’s featured technique in Linda Ledbetter’s Studio L3 Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge is Tissue Paper Flowers, details to ...

“Mother Sew Dear” is the title of one of the Precious Moments figurines, and I always think of my mother when I see that one. As I’ve mentio...

Long before Reader’s Digest included “Laughter is the Best Medicine” as a segment in their publication, the wisdom of this adage could b...

Taking inspiration again from Andrea Walford, I created this spread for my moleskin inspiration journal. Masking tape in seam Ge...

I’m starting to zero in on things I do and do not like for my own art journals. After some of my attempts lately, I was actually ready to...

This week’s Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge at Linda’s Studio L3 involves the use of Tim’s pocket watch and the technique he outli...

Still working backwards in my Verse of the Month Minibook, here is my page for March. The kraft glassine envelope contains a minitag with...

I am participating in a faith-based challenge at Splitcoast Stampers, submitting a project with a Scripture verse for each month. I am do...

Though I’m not totally thrilled with my finished product, I do love anything that has to do with old photos. For such projects, I will al...

This is my entry in the CC2 Challenge at Linda Ledbetter’s blog . This week we are using the technique that Tim teaches in his book, on p...

   What an emotional time of year for our family! My husband, an old softie for sure, wasn’t sure he would make it through TWO granddaugh...