September 20, 2012
The following video by Becci Manson made me tear up. Photos are dear to my heart. I just had this conversation with my grand-aunt Waltraud who couldn’t understand why I would redo a new photo album for my grand-aunt Margot, who just recently had to move to an elderly home. “She doesn’t care about those … Continued
September 14, 2012
I wouldn’t necessarily say that Pens and Markers come at third place- but I would say that this is what I get the most questions about “What kind of marker/pen do you use on your projects with x? And so I will talk about my favorite ones now :) If you missed the other posts … Continued
September 4, 2012
Hands down my all time Mixed Media Essential is Acrylic Paint. I had a very intense acrylic paint phase a couple of years ago and then I guess I needed a break and neglected those beauties for spray paints for a while. But I am so glad I came back to them! What I love about Acrylic … Continued
August 28, 2012
Are you ready to take the second floor this time? If you have no clue what I am talking about- read all about it here The Second Floor Challenge So today is our 8th Second Floor Challenge: Use 3 different stamps Click here to see what Julie did Whatever that means to you or however it inspires you. The … Continued
August 15, 2012
Are you ready for the 3rd Whatevers? If you missed the what the Whatevers is all about…check it out here. Click here to see what Cat made out of this photo and which story she tells Click here to see what Vicki made out of this photo and which story she tells Here is my take … Continued
August 13, 2012
Some of my readers know that the last two months have been a bit hard for regarding my beloved great-aunt Margot. So this is a bit of heavyhearted post, but I promise there is a point to be so long-winded and for what I thought was a beautiful lesson. My aunt Margot, who is 93, … Continued
August 10, 2012
My last trip going to Toronto, Chicago and NJ was really good for me. I came back with a lot of affirmation that things are good. I thank my friends, my family, my students and the people/manufacturers I work with. You made me happy! I was in a doubting slump – too many things have … Continued
August 5, 2012
This is a tutorial I actually originally posted on June 7th, 2010 *- but with all the Mixed Media stuff out there and using spray paints…I thought some of you might like to see it either again or for the first time ;) *I edited some of the wording and content to fit into 2012 :) *Inspirational Fridge … Continued
July 28, 2012
My next stop on my journey was Chicago – I flew over with Bettina from My StampBox and we had a good time…two Krauts at the border from Canada to the U.S. …interesting….I must have come across pretty krautish too, because voicing my opinion over United Airlines Costumer Service (why the heck do I get … Continued
