Monthly Archives: October 2007

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Use Your Words **Art Slam**

Busy, busy two weeks and weekend, so I did not have a chance to post the Slam prompt.
This week, use your words. Use one of your catch phrases as the focal point of your journal page. This would should be relatively easy and fun to do and you will see how you can create a [...]

Tension. Juxtaposition. Contrast. Fun. **Kristina Contes**

Let me first thank Kristina Contes for being our guest Slammer this week. I have always loved her rebellious style and her willingness to create for the sake of creating. Have fun with this week’s prompt and SLAM ON!
One of my favorite ways to spice up a page is by creating tension.
Mixing up big/little. Rough/smooth. [...]

Creativity is Flowing

I received the journals from Linda last week so I can start creating for her students next year. I really appreciate all the creativity I have seen with the art journals lately and all the slammers. Your work has been incredible. Here are a few pages I have been working on. Many more to come [...]

Crepe & Tissue Paper **Art Slam**

Slammers, I would like to thank Melody for this awesome tutorial. Enjoy!

Tomorrow’s guest slammer

Slammers, you are all in for such a treat tomorrow. Our guest slammer will be Melody Ross, founder of one of my favorite scrapbook paper company’s, Chatterbox. Melody told me her contribution to the slam with be cool techniques with colored tissue paper and crepe paper.

Seriously, I can not wait to see what she has [...]

Oh, God, I love Art!

Seriously, I do love art. I love drawing. I love creativity. I love it. I found this site yesterday, Daily Monster. It makes me want to draw monsters. I don’t draw monsters, but after seeing Stefan’s monsters, I want to draw monsters. I just had to add this to my growing list of Shut Your [...]

Art Journal Project

Thursday did not end on the greatest note and I was feeling just a tiny bit discouraged. Notice, I said a tiny bit. The Lord has a way of sending you exactly what you need when you need it. Friday, I received a message from a college professor (hi, L!!!) asking if I be a [...]

Tape, Tape and Suziblu *Art Slam**

I want to thank Suziblu again for being our first Art Slam Guest Artist! I am telling you right now, Suzi is off the hook. She is going to share some wonderful tape techniques and inspiration…and she will share some of her silliness! Be prepared to laugh and learn. Have fun, Slammers and don’t forget [...]

Just Ask AND **Mid-Week Art Slam Project**

I was checking out some of my favorite blogs and actually stopped to comment on one today because her message was one that resonated with me. We went back and forth with emails earlier and I asked if she would consider offering up a challenge/project for the Art Slammers. She gladly accepted and I can [...]

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