clouds!

One of my favorite things to do is to look outside early in the morning and check out the sky as the sun is coming up...very often I snap a pic...it doesn't have to be amazingly colorful...I just enjoy seeing the sun come up, and if there are clouds in the sky...all the better!

I guess it is no wonder that I love to include clouds in my journals...one of the first stamp classes that I took 20+ years ago at Stampa Barbara included sponging ink over a cloud mask...it is still one of my go-to techniques...everything works against a sky back-drop.  :)

And these clouds are so much fun everywhere...on a blank journal page or even in an altered book (like above) or on dictionary pages (also a favorite of mine!  I have lots of favorites!!!  :)  )  Now I usually add gesso to the clouds to give texture and dimension...


AND the clouds make great lines to journal on...

Blue skies smiling' at me...and you!  Enjoy!

class fun

One of the things that I L-O-V-E to do is to share art journaling with others.  I have been very blessed to do this by teaching classes.  This past week-end I taught two classes at Quiet Oaks Ministries in Oakdale,CA. This was part one of a series of four that will take place each quarter this year.  We learned the basics of creating an "altered book."  The "girls" did an amazing job...I love teaching techniques and then seeing how differently everyone's pages look...so much fun.  Here are a few pictures of the event...

Set up and ready to go...

Play time...

It is fun to journal at home, but there is so much value in a class environment..."playing" together at art and on the pages of your art journal is an enriching experience...so very "good for you!" :)

Try it!