Winter Journal Pages #2

These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.

Appreciate the Beauty of the Snowflake

Winter is a Celebration

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Judy

CraftPrint 31-Day Content Challenge - Day 7

Today's challenge is "Share Your Workspace". This space has changed a lot over the last 12 years. At my old house, I had a 14x14 foot studio with a open closet that store my bigger stuff. Then I moved to my smaller house and I had a 10x10 foot room that I shared with 3 big dog crates. By 2025, I had the room to myself (my dogs passed away). It still was extrememly crowded with "stuff", so I did a major decluttering and wound up with a studio that I am proud of. Now, I can sit at my desk and the majority of my stuff is accessable by just tuerning around in my chair. The rest is just a short roll away.

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Judy

Winter Journal Pages - #1

These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.

Even the coldest winter

There's a certain magic

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Judy

CraftPrint 31-Day Content Challenge - Day 6

Today's challenge is "An Aesthetic Photo". The two photos that came to my mind immediately was a photo I took over 40 years ago of my son at Christmas. The other was a photo of my husband back in 1995 of the Merry-go-round at the San Francisco Zoo. Both hold special memories. The one of my son because of the look on his face when he saw his Grandma’s super decorated Christmas Tree . The one of my husband because he told me that it was the first time he had been a Merry-go-round.

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Judy

CraftPrint 31-Day Content Challenge - Day 5

Today's challenge is ""You Should See This". These are pieces that were inspired by quilt patterns. For the backgrounds, I used strips of leftover scraps from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.

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Judy

CraftPrint 31-Day Content Challenge - Day 4

Today's challenge is "Favorite Things". I decided to focus on one of my favorite smaller mixed media pieces I create - Mixed Media Jumbo Cards. They are nice smaller pieces that are easy to store in 4x6 inch photo albums and easy to flip through if you are looking for ideas.

What are Mixed Media Jumbo cards you ask? They are small artworks creaded using a large playing card as a base. Jumbo Cards measure 3.5 X 5 Inches (8.89cm x 12.7cm). If you are interested you can get them on Amazon, search for jumbo+playing+cards+3.5x5 - or you can just cut watercolor of mixed media paper to the correct size.

I found out about Mixed Media Jumbo Cards from Marta Lapkowska on her YouTube channel and on her Facebook Group Cut & Collage - Art Journaling with Maremi #maremicollagebooks. I have been following Marta for years and she inspired me to start art journalling and creating Mixed Media art.

These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.

These are Jumbo Cards #1 through #19 from Marta's "Jumbo Card Challenge", which is still on-going. The images are from Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art

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Judy

CraftPrint 31-Day Content Challenge - Day 3

Today's Challenge is "LAYERS".

These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.

These images for this piece are from the Summer Stories book. I decided to add real sand to the beach, then shells and beads to the beach and the frame to create some layers.

I created another piece with layers. These images are from the Spring Stories book. I added some "grass" (generally used in creating dioramas) and some small flowers that I also use on my rubberstamped cards.

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Judy

Journal Page - Find Joy in the Ordinary

This piece was created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books..For this piece, I used a fairy from the Fairy from the Spring Stories book, the other images are from various other books of hers.

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Judy

CraftPrint 31-Day Content Challenge - Day 1

I decided to do the CraftPrint 31-Day Content Challenge. This challenge will inspire me to create daily posts following the prompts they give. This will inspire me to create more and share more of my artwork, journal pages, rubberstamped cards & other things I create.

This challenge will also allow me to start posting photos of the things I made in the recent past.

Todays challenge is "INTRODUCE YOURSELF".

In 2006, at age 49, I had a stroke. While I was in a coma, they told my husband that IF I survive the coma, I would never be able walk, never be able to talk and never be able to take care of myself. They suggested that he find a nursing home or full-time live in caregiver. He told them "You don't know her. She is stubborn and will inspire others". How true he was.

The doctors in the rehab facility told us I would be there at least 6 to 8 weeks. I laughed at that and told them that I would walk out in 2 weeks. They shook their heads and said that they would be shocked if I did that.

I went from needing to be belted into a wheelchair because I would slide out otherwise, to walking with a cane in 2 weeks and 2 days. I still believe it was because I didn’t want to be away from my husband any longer than I needed to.

This year I celebrate the 20th anniversary of my stroke on June 19, 2026. Yes, I still don’t have complete use of my right hand and other minor issues, but I am still alive & kicking.

Those 20 years brought many changes to my life. We bought a house, dealt with the effects of 911, lost the house, bought a larger second home 6 years later, lost my husband, my mom and my oldest sister, and much more. Through all of this, I thank God every morning that I have another day ahead of me.

Now, I am 69 years old, live in a little house I bought for myself (sold that big house I bought with my husband), and try to spend some time everyday working in my studio creating art.

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Judy

YouTube Videos on How to Make EASY Shaker Cards

If you like Shakers Cards, but don't want to deal with using foam tape, here are a few ways to make shaker cards without the foam tape.

This is the method I use

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VObTkM2190s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKItWBh31Oc

Here are some using clear envelopes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aasy0efj9TA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_JEj4AiULU

This one uses pre-cut panels rather than creating your own (like the first videos I gave). I have bought and used these, but it is MUCH cheaper cut make your own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5SX4wc_Me0

Judy