Artventurous Happenings

I'm on a mission and it's called "International Fake Journal Month." Yes, there really is such a thing and it began April 1st, no kidding. It's all about taking on a new persona or being the same only in an alternate universe. Those are Roz's words and you can read more on it at http://rozwoundup.typepad.com . Just scroll down until you find the post about the fake journal project. She has another blog specifically for this but I can't remember it but she'll have the link for it.

This is one of the collagey tags we'll be making this Friday night at the Make-it-Take-it. It's all about the acrylic painted backgrounds, collaged stamping and the embellished art girl.

I've been working on some ATCs and they're ready to be sent out. Can you tell I've been having fun? Why is it that putting art supplies back where they belong is not as much fun as when you bring them out?

Here's another collaged tag sample. I love the way those giant tags give you lots of room to play on.

Here's the other side of my "Fake Journal." I've actually written on two pages. I'm a little behind on my entries but I'll try to catch up soon. Did I tell you I'm a "shop owner" with NO budget? Feels great not to have to worry about money.

When it rains it pours which is what happened recently. I haven't been online because I didn't have a computer to get online with. It crashed last week. At first it was difficult. How odd it felt to not sit in that familiar chair and click the "ON" button. As the days went by the guilt started to set in on not keeping my blog current. And then there was the Make-it-Take-it that's coming this Friday. How could I get a visual up on time for that?! Well, I found that there are actually ways to keep occupied while not consumed by a monitor and keyboard. It's called art.