I have gushed about my love for Project Life in the past. I love how simple and easy it is. And now with the new Project Life App, I’m even more in love with this simple scrapbooking system. I’ve been using the App to stay up to date on our recent goings-on and all it takes is a few minutes each week […]
My Creative Habit for 2017 is very simple. I’m just setting aside time to do some painting or drawing every day. Usually this looks like a completed page in my sketchbook, but not always. Sometimes it takes me 2 or 3 days to finish a sketchbook spread because time is limited in my life right now. Between a new baby […]
I had a blog post all ready to share with you today about what I’ve been creating in my sketchbook lately. I vividly remember saving it and even scheduling it to post this morning at 6am. I remember this vividly because I was feeling super on-the-ball about it and that is not a feeling I have very often these days. […]
I have become such a fan of daily creative practice over the past couple of years. The experience of practicing a skill/ improving a talent has been so richly rewarding for me. I no longer think, “I wish I was making more art.” without following up or actual pursuing that desire. I AM making art. Consistently. Every day for the […]
Earlier this week, I completed the final spread in a sketchbook. It took me about 6 months to fill the book, though I wasn’t working exclusively in the same book during that time. It’s so fun for me to look back through my sketchbook and rediscover the pages I love. It’s very much like a visual journal because the feelings […]
The kids and I made simple, but high-impact sketchbook pages this week. This project is excellent for playing with watercolors. Use it to practice blending colors, or try out other watercolor techniques on a small scale. (Sprinkle salt over the squares after you’ve painted them, color with white crayons before you paint, etc.) We kept our pages simple and didn’t […]
If you’ve been reading here for any length of time, you know about my obsession with lists and goals. I’ve used many different planners over the years: everything from a blank notebook that I stamped the date in for each day, to the planners I designed myself, to attempting to go completely digital, using Evernote on my phone and more […]
As this year draws to a close, so does a major goal for me. in January I set the goal to paint or draw every single day in 2015. I am delighted to report that I have not missed a single day! I’ll freely admit that there were a few days that came pretty close. One day in particular that […]
I’ve been discovering what a stress relief it is for me to sit with my sketchbook for a few minutes each day and work on something that’s completely my own. I don’t create these spreads with the thought that someday they could be prints in my shop or free printables for the blog. They are simply a way to fuel […]
I’ve been journaling since I was about eight. Back then I had a diary that I called Bobbi (because is there any more fantastic name for a diary than Bobbi? Not in my mind, in 1990.). My methods, supplies and style have changed over the years, but I still find a lot of joy in putting my thoughts and feelings […]