Green Titmouse
Originally uploaded by StampingMad
You may remember seeing a photo of this little guy a few weeks ago. I’ve sketched him in on another skinny book page, allowing the background to show through. The fern stamp is still hanging in there, although it is getting […]
Today, I thought I’d highlight two wonderful new art journal books I’ve received. The first is Art Journals and Creative Healing: Restoring the Spirit Through Self-Expression by Sharon Soneff. This book is filled with wonderful photos of art journal pages from a wide range of artists who use their journals as a place to de-stress […]
neon sunflower
Originally uploaded by StampingMad
If you are like me and combine rubber stamping with other mixed media techniques, you will be so excited to see this! Flickr now offers a way for us to tweak photos online. The free options are supernice, but if you […]
Today’s challenge is to doodle something. Turn the doodle into a hand carved rubber stamp or combine it with at least one stamped image and post the result in the Stamping Mad Challenge Flickr group. Hey, if you’re short on time, just post your doodle! And don’t worry about making it perfect or using specific […]
Anne Tucker said:
All art requires courage.
The next time you think you aren’t an artist and can’t make art, maybe you just need to gather a big dose of courage.
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Winter Tree ATC (Gold)
Originally uploaded by CraftyGoat
I love the deceptive simplicity of a piece of art that is all one color (or monochromatic if you like big words.) Crafty goat has done a lovely job on this gold ATC, which uses two stamps. Serene, lovely, […]
I am taking a moment away from the family fun to wish you all a very Merry Christmas (or happy holidays if you don’t celebrate Christmas.) and to hope your family is as lovely and supportive of your art addiction as mine. Even those family members who don’t go near art stores got me gift […]
Bloom Purple
Originally uploaded by StampingMad
Another piece of art for the skinny book today. I sketched in a sunflower on a background of shimmery ink and acrylic paint. You can’t see how it really looks in this scan - the lightest inks are showing up as […]
If you enjoy using pastels in your artwork, but it is hard for you to apply the necessary pressure to work with traditional stick pastels or you want a pastel that acts more like a paint, you will love the new PanPastels by Colorfin. I bought two tubs the other day and was really happy […]
scan0031
Originally uploaded by StampingMad
I don’t expect too much of a response with the holidays looming in the near future, but I couldn’t resist giving you this challenge. After all, you’re all going to be snapping away like mad as people tear into their gifts, right? […]
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