Designing an Alphabet...

I've got another art journal progression to share with you. It's our next spread in the "30 Days In Your Journal" class; and we designed our own alphabet! I showed you the first day here. Here are the rest of the days...Super super super FUN!!! Who knew I would love creating journal pages in little steps so much? I'm used to thinking I have to finish a whole page in one...

Smashbook Update November 22 - 27, 2011...

I've got a few more Smash book pages to share with you today...This one has a photo of Johnny and Willie that I took with my new camera+ app on my iphone. I never get tired of seeing them snuggle together...On this one, I just had to add my own two-cents to the knock knock joke! I used Golden Fluid Acrylics, Neocolor II Crayons, Stampin Up alpha stamps, and Poster Paint...

One More "30 Days" Page is finished, and another one starts...

I know I've said this before, but seriously - you know a class is good, when you simply can't wait for the next day's lesson!!! That's how it's been since day one of Julie Balzer's "30 Days in Your Journal" class! I'm having so much fun that it makes me sad to think that there are only five days left!Anyhoo, I showed you the first day's progression of the following page...

Handmade Journal Winner...

Hi there everyone! I'm happy to announce the winner of my Wizard of Oz handmade journal!It is........Ashley said...This journal is amazing! I hope that I am able to win a piece of your work. You are awesome! :)I'd love to have this to carry around with me everywhere I go! November 19, 2011 7:28 PMCongratulations Ashley! Please email your address to me at michellelapoint@yahoo.com, and I will get the journal right out to you!Thank you so much to...

Smashbook Update - November 14 - 18, 2011

I'm still having so much fun with my Blue Smashbook! Here are my latest pages...It's so much fun having a way to use up alot of my treasured, but older embellies!This one was done using my new Cocoa Daisy kit! I especially loved working with the Balzer Designs Stencil that came with the kit! I sprayed it with October Afternoon Sprinklers. Have you tried those? They are...

Finishing the Black Page and Starting a New Page...

We finished up our black journal pages, in the 30 Days In Your Journal class! Here's how mine turned out...and now we are on to another new one! Here's my first day's progression...I've had a china marker forever, and never used it til today. I must say I just love working with it! It made sketching the woman really fun! It's like you get the texture of a pencil, and...

Handmade Journal Giveaway!

This past week, my blog got to 70,000 hits! As a thank-you to all of you who are kind enough to visit me here; I am giving away this journal I made with a vintage Wizard of Oz book...It's size is 5.5" x 7.75," perfect for tossing in your tote bag!It's got a hand-stitched binding...and 114 pages of all different kinds of papers, including kraft paper, sheet music, scrapbook...

70,000 Hits Means A Giveaway is Coming...

Thank you so much to all of my blog readers for helping me get to 70,000 hits! Yes, that is you! To celebrate I am planning a little giveaway - so watch for the next post and I will have pics and a chance to win something handmade, which I hope you will like...For today, I am excited to share the beginnings of my next art journal page for Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's class! Here's...

Finished Journal Page and another Cocoa Daisy Challenge...

I am really learning alot from Julie's "30 Days In Your Journal" class! One of the biggest things I am learning is the art of building a page bit by bit. It's becoming quite the adventure to see how the page progresses from day to day!Here's my final page for November 11 - 14...On the last day I added poster paint sharpies to fill in the circles, acrylic paint for the splatters,...

30 Days Journal Progression - November 11 - 13, 2011...

I've been having a lot of fun with this next journal page! I forgot to take a picture on the 11th, but here's the progression through November 12th...and the additions on the 13th...The butterflies are 7Gypsies rubons, and the image is from a thrifted photography book.Tonight I'm working on finishing this page up. I will show you how it turns out tomorrow.Thanks so much...

Cocoa Daisy Crop Challenges and Smashbook Pages...

Hey there everyone! I had a great time at my monthly girls crop yesterday! I worked on a couple of the Cocoa Daisy Crop Challenges and can't wait to share the results with you!The first challenge was Vicki's Sketch Challenge. You can see the challenge by clicking here. Here's how my layout came out...That's son Stevie this past summer when he met his little cousin Georgie...

30 Days Journal Progression - November 10th...

When I get stuff in the mail from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, it ALWAYS has the cutest animal pictures on it! Even their envelopes are ADORABLE! So, when I got my latest newsletter this week, I knew right away what I wanted to do with the envelope! Use it on my journal spread...The kitten was already printed on the envelope - isn't she cute? I painted around her with...

Progress on "30 Days" Spread #2...

I'm excited to share my progress in my "30 Days In Your Journal" class! Here is the progression from November 6th through 9th...November 6:November 7:November 8:November 9:You know a class is a good one when you can hardly wait for the next lesson! LOVE THAT!I hope your week is going great! Thanks for visiti...

Daily Record Smashbook - Week of October 31st to November 6, 2011

Another week at the Rydell household. Fall weather, two birthdays and typical projects for Michael and me. Here's how my Smashbook spread turned out...And some closeups: I wanted a little extra color on this page, so I backed the Smashbook paper with some Sass Lass.Other things used on this page include pink Amy Tangerine tape, stickers from Sass Lass and October Afternoon,...

Three Cards...

I haven't made any cards for awhile, but I had a chance last week! We had a few family events going on. This first one was for a baby shower for my niece...It was fun making this one because everything I used was from my Sass Lass Grand Finale Box, which I just received! The only thing I added was the white and black doodling.We also celebrated two family birthdays - son...