Archive for the 'Spin Art' Category

I recently got a whole bunch of new scrapbooking / art supplies by American Crafts, and I have been busy using them to make all kinds of new cards and projects! I’ve been a huge fan of American Crafts ribbon for a long time- the quality is so nice compared to most of the other [...]

I just made some new art trading cards. These are fun and bright! They also have a hint of metallic shine, which I had a hard time capturing in the photos. (Unfortunately the photos really don’t do them justice.)
I once remember a classmate telling me that “orange and green don’t match”. Hmmph. I love taking [...]

No, not In the Doghouse. It’s AT the Doghouse. Mike used to be in a band (he plays bass). The name of the Studio where the band rehearsed and recorded is called “The Doghouse”. At the time, I used to rent an apartment from one of Mike’s fellow band members, and the apartment was sorta [...]

Supplies:
Patterned Papers:
Background paper is Aged Florals: Beloved by Fancy Pants. Paper on top is Fancy Free Collection: Sun and Sea by Fancy Pants
Stamps: Alpha Chic set by Fancy Pants.
Inks: Distress Inks by Tim Holz/ Ranger & Luma Brilliant Concentrated Watercolors
Chalks: Craf-T Products
Spin art painting is by Amy Solovay.
I have seen it debated endlessly whether [...]

Scrapbooking Layout: Hanauma Bay, Hawaii

This layout shows photos from a trip my husband Mike and I took to Hawaii in 2003. I have been scrapping pages from that trip and am sooooo enjoying reliving the experience. It was the vacation of a lifetime! The main reason we took the trip was to attend our friends’ wedding; at the [...]

Art Journal Pages 7/2/07

As you can see from my recent journal pages, I am still loving spin art. For this journal that I have working on, I started out with a spiral bound journal made by Paperchase. Then I attached it to my turntable and did a whole bunch of spin art paintings on the pages. So [...]

Art Journal Pages: 7/1/07

Today I started an art journal! If you’d like to see closeups, just click on either of the photos. Thanks for taking a look.
More About Journaling

Should every scrapbook page have journaling?
More art journal pages
More About Paper Lace

How to make basic paper lace

I sold this collage / painting a long time ago, but this is still one of my favorite pieces ever.