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A Creative Journal

May 31st, 2008

Artsy Bloggers Round-up #14

Here are a few more links to keep you busy and artsy:
A Happy Little Woven Pouch full of sweet sisterly memories from Hankering for Yarn.
De-Cluttering my Craft Room the FlyLady Way from The Artful Crafter.
Kitchen Message Center from Cutting Board from Junk Creation.
Mixing Digital and Physical Art from Layers Upon Layers.
Link-roundup for the silk paper […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

May 28th, 2008

Digital Painting Tutorial

If you remember Genece Hamby’s digital painting tutorial, then you will enjoy her latest endeavour. The talented lady has begun weekly digital painting tutorials for you to enjoy. Her first lesson is titled Stillness at Sea and takes you step by step through the process used to create a simple yet lovely piece of art. […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 9 comments

May 24th, 2008

Artsy Blogging Round-up #13

Here are a few more links to keep you busy and artsy:
Be gone foul wasp! from Hankering for Yarn.
Is this a Blog? Or is it a Website?? from The Artful Crafter.
How to Make a Torn Paper Landscape Collage from Layers Upon Layers.
Review: Last-Minute Fabric Gifts from Junk Creation.
Sewing a wasp decoy? from Tangled Thread.
Freaky […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

May 17th, 2008

Artsy Bloggers Round-up #12

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Here are some more links to keep you busy this week:
How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art & Written Work? from Quilting & Patchwork.
Artist Profile: Judy Coates Perez from Layers Upon Layers.
Make Embellishments From Aluminum Cans by Stamping Mad.
Organizing and storage of a yarn stash from Hankering for Yarn.
Preserve Your Precious […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

May 10th, 2008

Artsy Bloggers Round-up #11

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Here are some more links to keep you busy this week:
A quick and easy market bag to crochet for ‘WOW MOM’s! from Hankering for Yarn.
Decoupage a Byzantine Cross Pendant from The Artful Crafter.
Gadget Wish List for Quilters from Quilting & Patchwork.
Glorious Gourd Decorating from Junk Creation.
How to make leather-look felt from Layers Upon Layers.
Spring-time felt […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

May 5th, 2008

Digital Photomontage Demonstration

Photomontage is defined by Wikepedia as “the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other photographs.” The effect of layering photos and images could also be known as collage or montage. This can also be done on your computer using general software for manipulating photographs.
While browsing […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 16 comments

May 3rd, 2008

Artsy Bloggers Round-up #10

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Here are some more links to keep you busy this week:
A Call for Alzheimer’s Related Art from Stamping Mad.
Cat Toy (and more) from Ketchup Bottle from Junk Creation.
How to make silk paper from Tangled Thread.
Artist Profile: Andie MacCowan from Layers Upon Layers.
Make Yourself a Giant Check from The Artful Crafter.
Mixed Media Earth Friendly Woven Dolls […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

Artsy Blogging Round-up #8

Photo from pixelperfectdigital.com
Here are some more artsy links for you to explore:
Hankering for Yarn has a special from Harlequin Romance Cover girl! Here’s my heart……
The Artful Crafter shows you How to Attach Vintage Buttons to a Charm Bracelet.
Stamping Mad proves that Inspiration Comes From the Strangest Things.
Cyndi from Layers Upon Layers admits “I’m […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 0 comments

April 17th, 2008

Digital Painting Tutorial

Image used with permission by artist; Genece Hamby
Readers who keep a visual journal, or simply aspire to, will enjoy this digital painting tutorial by Genece Hamby. You might like to play around with the pushing colour tutorial to create images for your own visual journals. I hope you enjoy this tutorial and leave a comment […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 15 comments

March 26th, 2008

Free Visual Journal E-book

I’ve only just seen this! If you sign up for Zura’s Creative Clown weekly newsletter you will receive a free e-book. The e-book is from a course developed by Zura. “Journal Prompt Cards” shows you how to make an artistic set of cards to use as journal writing prompts. Looks like something you can’t miss. […]

By Heather Goldsmith -- 2 comments