Love Letter

So, I signed up for a couple of online art lettering classes. Unfortunately I have not had a lot of time to really get them started but here is the cover for one. I think it came out alright. But then I saw some journaling where the person just had 3 or 4 sets of alphabet stamps and used them that way. She then doodled around them to add depth. I am probably much more likely to do that in my journaling. But I will finish the classes, considering I paid $35 each for them. Not to mention the I like the lady that is teaching them.

I made it back to OKC today. I gotta tell you. Today was not great. My computer is BROKEN. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. It was on it's last leg but it is really gone now. I mean just over. I need to back it up before it spits out a black cloud of smoke. It won't keep more than 45 minute charge on the battery. Several of the programs I have don't open up. I just need to hurry up and order the new computer because this is just getting OLD.

Art Journal Pages

So, I was recently in a swap where we created art journal pages to swap. Now these are a little smaller than my normal art types but I still think they turned out alright. I used the simple craft acrylics for these. I also tried to boarder the pages. Now that I have critiqued myself I don't believe that I used enough contract writing to make it "pop". Hopefully my partner enjoys the pages I created. I did them on watercolor paper. I hope to try to a few more of these before I say bye bye to art journaling. I just really don't think that 5x7 is enough space to create everything that I have to say.

Dyan Reavely is a phenomenal artist. I finally found her blog and took a look at all of the different things she was doing and I definitely want my journal pages to be more on the live of what she does. Creating beautiful backgrounds and then putting art on top of it. I can't wait to try some of her new products by Ranger.

VIntage ATC's

So, as you all know from some of my other blogger entries that I absolutely love ATC's. But what I also love are the older "vintage" pictures of movie stars to add to them. I have loved things like Gone with the Wind, Imitation of Life, Casablanca forever. So this is a picture of an image I captured off the web and decided to make into some decent art. The only thing I wish I had done now was color her.

Speaking of color. I got my new set of Copic markers today. I am so excited. 21 more markers to add to my collection. I ordered them on Friday and they arrived on Monday. Too cool, and free shipping as well. What more could a girl ask for?