Using Up Paint

Art Nouveau lettering done in my Sketchbook

Watercolor applied with a 1/4" flat brush 

Collaborative Calendar Project

My sister and I have begun a new calendar project.  The theme for January is paper.  I intended to do mine slowly, day by day, but Dianne tore ahead and covered all of her squares with paper and numbers.  I stuck to my plan for three days, but this morning I could resist no more and started gluing things down.  I'll add things (including numbers) as the month progresses, and I'm still playing with ideas for the top half of the calendar.

Crafty Experiments and Using Up My Stash

Like most stampers, I have a stash of embossing powder, which is used for heat embossing.  I don't do as much stamping as I used to and I rarely emboss, but things seem more sparkly at Christmas, don't they?  Crafters too share the desire to bring light into this dark time of year.

This crafty experiment combines brush lettering with heat embossing.  First, I wrote "heart" with a Pentel waterbrush dipped in glycerine, and then I sprinkled on the embossing powder.  The heat was provided by a heat gun.

Using Up Gouache

Often my inspiration comes from practical projects like "using up journals".  I'm currently trying to clean out all of my paint palettes, so I've been painting in gouache.  This little piece is in my sketchbook.