Category Archives: Art Journal

Day 10 {Make Madness} – Doodles

Posted on March 10, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 10 of Make Madness – Doodles   Making the washi tape yesterday reminded me of when I used to color whole sheets of papers with doodles as a kid.  I would take a blank sheet of paper and … Continue reading →

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Day 4 {Make Madness} – Painting with Alcohol Inks

Posted on March 4, 2015 by gracieed

Day 4 of Make Madness – Painting with Alcohol Inks   Alcohol inks, created by Ranger and Tim Holtz, are an acid-free, fast drying transparent dye inks specially formulated to create a colorful, polished stone effect. Use on glossy paper, … Continue reading →

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Paws || Walk On – 2.1 – 2.14

Posted on February 8, 2015 by gracieed

Every now and then when I’m walking dogs, I will just stop, ask them to sit for about 30 seconds and then I will say “walk on”. That is there cue to start walking again. I do this for a … Continue reading →

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Ornament #13 – Snowflakes {30 Days of Christmas Ornaments}

Posted on November 13, 2014 by gracieed

Ornament #13 – Snowflakes I’m always amazed at what can be created from ordinary household items.  Case in point:  toilet paper roll tubes. Years ago when I taught in the Children’s program at my church, I used paper roll tubes … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snippets | November 8, 2014

Posted on November 8, 2014 by gracieed

Welcome to Saturday Snippets.  This is where I share links and odd bits of info from the past week. 1.  I recently discovered Rachel Ryle, an Award winning Illustrator and Animator.  You can see her work at http://www.rachelryle.com.  This is … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snippets | November 1, 2014

Posted on November 1, 2014 by gracieed

Welcome to Saturday Snippets.  This is where I share links and odd bits of info from the past week. 1.  I was knitting this week with some friends at our local coffee shop and one of the gals that works … Continue reading →

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Going back to school – sort of

Posted on October 21, 2014 by gracieed

I always enjoyed school.  Mostly I think I always enjoyed learning.  As a kid, we had a set of encyclopedias and I loved just sitting quietly reading through them.  (Nerd alert!! – I discovered you can download the Encyclopedia Britannica … Continue reading →

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Quest 46 | Journal52 – a year long Art Journal workshop

Posted on October 16, 2014 by gracieed

I was introduced to Art Journaling a few years ago when I discovered Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, a mixed media painter, collage maker, and avid memory keeper.  She keeps a daily art journal and regularly shares her work on her blog.  … Continue reading →

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