creativeGIRL CLASS: Day 1

Danielle Donaldson...one word:  A-MA-ZING!!!

 So much goodness waiting for our arrivals...

(made my name tag to use in my Project Life folder....watercolor explosion.)

After intros (yes, that is Kelly Barton in class :)  and a yummy "Grandma Cookie" lunch, we started watercoloring....

and didn't stop.....

well maybe once for a demo :)

and then it was right back at it... water all over, salt all over, color all over...

until she told us to "cut up your pages".....EEERRRKKK (aka sound of car brakes)

but it was well worth the shared goodness from other artists...and the dancing involved.

During breaks, we had a folder to doodle, create, add inspiration to and in.

And then the day ended all too soon, but so excited to see the activities for Saturday.

 

I have learned so much already in this class...it was such small subtle suggestions that completely changed the way my watercoloring style...and I AM SO EXCITED!  Danielle is such a fun, sassy, bad-ass teacher. So much fun, and such a great teacher!!

DIY: Train Depot Sign

A co-worker/friend of mine wanted to create a valance for her boys' room who love trains.

She found this online; hence wanted to re-create it.  I offered to do so as I had all the supplies and it was an easy feat once the stencils were printed and cut.

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All I needed was white gesso, black spray paint, stencils, tape, and sandpaper.

After the initial go, I realized I didn't measure the spacing properly so had to paint over the "train" and re-spray paint.

The following was results before touching up:

And then the final result after touch-up and sanding areas.  I also shaved down the "I" a little.  It's amazing what you can do with gesso.

WHAT A DAY: APRIL 24-26, 2015

 Friday = cookout (hotdogs, corn, pineapple side dish)

 

 Saturday = lazy day...TV time, naps

Sunday = couple massages, coffee, Crispy Crepe + (Bad Daddy Burgers for Tony), and playtime with Xo

 

 

 

ART OF SPRING 2: Week 1

The beginning of my drawings... Art Of Spring 2 class with Junelle Jacobsen:

 

...to be updated as I complete pages :)

ABC BOOK: Layout, Cover, Title, & Table of Contents

Danielle Donaldson's Storybooks class is phenomenal....JOIN, JOIN, JOIN.

Layout:

table of contents:

Sketches:

 

Cover:

Title Page: