Stencil Test Drive - Hands!

Hey there everybody!  I'm behind the wheel for another Stencil Test Drive for my friend Jessica Sporn! This time I've been playing with Jessica's Hands Stencil, which looks like this... I chose this stencil to play with because I love to use hands in my art journal pages.  To me they symbolize so much.  A single hand can symbolize self, identity -...

Project Life Tuesday...

Hi friends!  This week's project life update is from April 22 - 30, 2013.Here's the spread:Page protectors used:  WeR Memory Keepers 4x4" pocket design on the left, and Project Life Design F on the right. What's happening here?  I started a new workshop and took a trip up north for work. I used bits from the Jade and Midnight PL kits, plus stuff from my...

Fun with Mood Boards...

Hi friends!  I'm excited to tell you one of the reasons I've been so busy lately...We're moving!  Yep, Michael and I found a new home, and we are moving this fall.  Our original plan when we got married in 2007, was to sell both of our homes, and pick out a new home together.  Then, as you may remember, the housing market crashed and made that impossible. ...

Project Life Update...

Hi friends!  I just got back from a scrappy retreat with my girlfriends, and we had so much fun!  Four days of scrapping to our hearts content - yeayyy!!!  I worked on Project Life the whole time and guess what?  I'm all caught up!!!!I've got a spread to share with you today from April 11 - 21, 2013...Page protectors used are a Snap Pocket Page on the left,...

It's Time for "One Little Word!"

Hi friends!  I'm so excited to finally share with you my first journal page as a "One Little Word" design team member!  EEK! The new word we are working with this month is "DO."  It made me think of a quote that I love, by Howard Thurman.  Here's how my page turned out...I had so much fun working on this page! Here are a few process shots...I...

Just a quick update...

Hi everyone!  Just popping in to let you know that things are wildly busy here.  I'm going to be away from blogland until next Tuesday, although I hope to schedule an auto post for my first One Little Word project, which will go live on September 15th.  I'm super excited to share it with you!Have an awesome week, and I will see you so...

Project Life update...

Hi friends!  I've got another Project Life Upate for you today.  Moving right along with the catch-up posts, today's layout is from April...April 4 - 11, 2013...Page Protectors used are Design A on the left side, and a Snap Pocket page on the right...What's happening here?  It was a busy week.  We were still getting used to giving Johnny his insulin shots;...

Faces #4 and 5...

Just stopping in real quick to share my 4th and 5th faces...Face #4... Mechanical pencil on deli paper.  She is part of a vision I have for an art journal page.  I may or may not end up adding her to the page, but it was fun to try a profile.  They are much  harder for me to draw than a front facing portrait!For face #5 I decided to try an experiment. ...

Project Life Tuesday and the struggle of taking photos...

Hey everyone!  How's it going?  It's Project Life Tuesday again, and I'm super excited!  I finally got some halfway decent photos of my layouts!After struggling for a long time (without success I might add) to take photos of my PL spreads without having HUGE amounts of glare; I finally broke down and bought a photo lightbox setup.  $69 on ebay and it included...

Winner of the Giveaway and Face #2...

Thanks to everyone who entered the drawing for the Book "An Illustrated Life." The winner is.....CARLA!!!Carla said...Oh, I would love to win a copy of this book. Keep the blogposts coming Michelle, love your workAugust 30, 2013 at 12:23 AMCongratulations Carla!  I hope you enjoy the book as much as I have!  Please email me at michellelapoint@yahoo.com with...

Last Day to enter for the Giveaway, and 29 Faces, Day One...

Note: The "Illustrated Life" Book giveaway is still open, and today is the last day to enter the drawing.  Click here to check it out!  And don't forget to leave a comment, okay?  The deadline is midnight tonight, and I will be drawing a winner tomorrow (Monday, September 2).Twenty Nine Faces in SeptemberI've decided to play along with the 29 Faces in September...