My copy came the other day, and I had almost forgotten about it since it takes months to put each one together. One of my photos was accepted and appear in this issue:
It’s another gorgeous issue, but can I confess something? I’m a teensy bit disappointed about how tiny my image was reproduced in the […]
Make Art Monday!
A paper weaving, featuring strips from CD covers and inserts, attached to 140 lb watercolor paper.
Tags: paper-art
14 Reasons to Keep a Visual Journal
Links to an article with 14 reasons artists keep visual journals. Worth reading.
Esperanza - Knitted Doll of Hope
‘Esperanza’ means hope, which Noreen thinks we all need more of. She’s designed a knitted doll, Esperanza, that is all about hope and joy.
How to Make Custom-Design Gift Soaps
Eileen gives directions for […]
Well, it appears that almost twice as many of us prefer sticky fingers to pushing pixels! Interesting results, I think! While I would put myself squarely in the camp of those who like to use both physical and digital techniques, and usually in the same project, it seems that most of you prefer the physical […]
February’s Snow Moon
I used a number of different patterns for dimensional snowflakes on this addition to my Beaded Journal pages. Some of them look kind of fuzzy in the photo, because they stick straight up and I can’t control the aperture on my camera for depth of field adjustments. Next camera, that’s for sure!
You can […]
Digital papers printed and used to cover a journal.
Artist: Di Hickman
Location: California, USA (but born and bred in Derby, England)
Websites & Blog:
Di Hickman
Di Hickman Designs (store)
Di Hickman (blog)
Computer journaling onto traditional scrapbook layout
How do you describe your work, Di?
I create cards, scrapbook layouts, mini books, altered projects, and ATC’s, using either paper, digital or hybrid […]
Stringing the Blues
My friend Val Foster turned me on to Elis Cooke’s work, and I’m so glad she did! Despite the fact that I was immediately drawn to two pieces that both happen to be blue, Elis works with all the colors of the rainbow…rich, saturated, wonderful colors. Her style is gorgeous and soothing, evocative, […]
Stampington & Co, publishers of Somerset Studio and Belle Armoire magazines among others, will be accepting entries for a few more weeks for a special publication called Somerset Life, which is being published quarterly. The deadline is May 15, so get out your supplies and get going! Here’s all the important information.
Do you have fresh […]
What’s Up Wednesday!
Belle Armoire Jewelry is published by Stampington as a quarterly magazine. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is April 15, 2008. From the website: If you’d like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire […]
Patti and I have been exchanging comments about how to best get a plain paper or photo paper image transfer to work properly. One of the conclusions Patti came to is that it’s not an exact science by any means! It can take a lot of experimenting and a lot of tries to end up […]
Do not throw ANYTHING out!
Written by Cyndi Lavin [email] for b5media.
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