My New Altered Book - Nellie Wortman Class

I recently purchased Nellie Wortman's Altered Book CD course and finally completed my book. It was a wonderful class, I really enjoyed making this book!

I took apart one of my vintage books and created my own pages inside. This is a smaller book, measuring 4" x 6". Here are pictures from inside...

And on a last note, just thought I would share some cute pictures of my daughter Rachel and her boyfriend, Bentry, at the Oakland Rose Garden, for some pre-Senior Ball dance photos. I can't believe she's graduating from High School in just a few weeks!

Good to be young, brings back memories!

Oh Joy Target First Aid Case Re-Purposed

If you frequent Target, you might have seen some really adorable product designed by Joy Cho, under the label Oh Joy. She currently has a cute line of baby clothes and accessories in the stores. In the past she's had some great house ware products, but this weekend I found this adorable first aid case.

It's colorful, slim, light weight and perfect for a traveling tote of art supplies. It's also under $6 or free if you buy 3 qualified items in their Health and Beauty dept. Check out her adorable band-aids.

I love all the sections inside and the color/pattern. The size is 10"x7"x 2".

Well, I had to cover up the medical cross on the front, so I used one of my Paige doll drawings and glued it on top. I also added some ribbon and a flower to the handle. Message me before July 1st, 2016, if you're interested in this Paige doll image and I'll email it to you for free.

And this is how I filled up the inside.

I added some of my basic supplies, like pens, scissors, washi tape cards, favorite stamps, ink pad, Peerless water colors, waterpen, notebook, etc. This is perfect for taking on the road, I highly recommend it!

On another note, lately I've been working on an altered book. I purchased a computer class from Nellie Wortman called Altered Book. Below are some sneak peaks at some of the pages I started.

I can't wait to finish it...stay tuned!

Go Warriors!

Mindy Lacefield All Weekend + More!

This past weekend I was in Santa Rosa, CA for the Art-Is-You retreat. I had the pleasure of taking two all day classes with one of my favorite artist, Mindy Lacefield. I was so excited to meet her in person (whose's from Arkansas) and be able to learn how she paints her adorable girls.

Here's a couple of my favorite pieces I made from her classes...

I painted the above girls in my really large journal (repurposed urban outfitters catalog).

The picture above was painted by Mindy, it was our class sample - so beautiful and mysterious.

Above, was my attempt of the same picture. Then below are a couple more interpretations of a simplicity girl.

The picture below started primarily black. It was super challenging to create a face over a black surface, but I was happy with how it came out.

I painted the pieces below on 12"x12" piece of water color paper, where we explored creating a fun - playful background.

I wish I could have a dress like the one below. :-)

 Another girl painted in my large journal.

Following are some pictures from the class...

Mindy did a great job at explaining her techniques and sharing her favorite products. 

Below are some photos of other students' work...

My friend, Lois's girls

My friend Niley's girls

Mindy is very tall or I'm just really short. :-)

 The two photos below are pieces that Mindy painted during our class - so Adorable!

Mindy's piece - love it!

My favorite painting that Mindy created - so Sweet!

What a special weekend, Mindy is an amazing artist and was so generous in her supplies and her techniques...a wonderful teacher! Also, it was so fun to take the Saturday class with my sister, Lana and my friends Lois and Niley. A weekend I'll remember for a long time.

And, I was thrilled to receive my complimentary issue of Somerset Studio today for having my altered bird houses published.

I bought these wooden bird houses from Jo-Ann's for a $1 each.

I was looking for more surfaces to paint my Paige dolls on.

They all have my signature graphic dresses made with printed tissue paper.

Thank you Somerset for publishing my bird houses - it's a wonderful issue of inspiring projects!

And on a last note, I'm so excited for my daughter, Rachel, who got accepted to Stanford! She's a hard working, smart, creative and passionate individual whom I'm so proud of! Go Cardinals!

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your week!