Peerless Watercolors… THE SHIZZ!

Peerless Watercolors are the SHIZZ! Yep, I just said it. Amazing sheets of color goodness, highly concentrated, simply transparent and so, so, so INTENSE. Working with them = pure artsypants JOY! I’ve used them in works HERE. HERE. HERE. and so many other places on this blog. This is my favorite piece of art that […]

Mixed Media Madness is Coming!

There’s a HUGE mixed media class coming up this month at PHOTOSCRAPS. PhotoScraps Owner, Tracy Beck and I are teaming up for the day to share some of our favorite messy art techniques. If you’re local and interested in seeing what all the shizz is all about using different mediums this all-day workshop is for […]

ArtyStART Monday: Texture and Dimension, Image Transfer, Lilacs… WHOOSH!

Hello Monday! Ready for a little watercolor inspiration! On Friday, I shared a little FREEBIE digi. If you missed it, you can find it here. I really love that little line art illustration and wanted to have a little fun with it in the ole watercolor journal. AND… give you and idea of how to […]

Sunday Palette: Marigold

ORANGE and RED luscious color. I just planted this beauty yesterday and the color is just mesmerizing. Rich and saturated. Just lovely and happy. Happy Sunday! Make it a colorful one. If you missed the Friday Freebie. Check it out here.  If you’ve created something with it, don’t forget to link it up.

Sketchbook Saturday: Earthing

Just a little color sketch to share today. A peek inside my sketchbook. There’s a little thing I like to do called Earthing. It means getting outside in the grass, going barefoot, sit, breathe and just be. It clears the head and brings forth some of the most creative ideas… at least that’s how it […]

New Product Release with Avocado Arts

I have a big honkin’ product release happening today with Avocado Arts. New stamp set, coordinating digital die cut files, printables, die cuts, digital patterned paper. Whoosh! Also, check out Ashley Harris’ blog today. She is sharing projects using my product designs. She is the shizz. Just love her. We met last summer and she […]

Friday Freebie – Lovely Lilac

This is my lovely lilac. I grew it up to the massive tree it is from a little pee wee root. The blooms don’t last long enough and there’s something about the smell that has the power to transport. I have two friends that adore lilacs and I was thinking about them this week. You […]

Damask = LOVE

So after yesterday’s PING, I thought I would actually show you what I planned to share. 🙂 I love. love. LURVE. Damask Patterns. No two are alike and the details in each pattern are mesmerizing. To me anyway. I have a lot of PINK, BLACK, WHITE, CHROME, Neutral wood and DAMASK in my space. Pink, […]

Studio Find: Pantone Color Inspiration

I had planned a shot of my canvas storage when I ping’d off after I saw this book in my space. Yeah, I know, I ping’d, big shocker. I’ve been a graphic designer for a long time, no secret. The evolution of design and how I do what I do has changed and it’s so […]

Fabulous IKEA Find: Extra Workspace

I recently made a trip to IKEA, the mecca of all things organization and goodness. It’s no secret that I love IKEA. You can see another one of my fabulous finds HERE. My whole studio is outfitted with mostly IKEA finds. I can spend hours in there, skipping about, checking out all the goodness. It’s […]