Today's challenge is "Before & After".
I showed pictures of my studio a week ago, and thought that you might like to see it before I stared to completely re-do the room. These pictures ae from 2020 when I shared my studio with the crates for my three dogs. You will see Scotty, my Pitt Bull Mix in a couple of the photos
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You can see the way my studio looked January 2026 here.
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Judy
This piece was created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books. For this piece, I used images from the Faries in Bloom book.
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Today's challenge is "Handmade".
I created an Envelope Book Journal. Since I basically started with just envelopes, I concider this a handmade piece. An envelope book is a handmade, interactive album created by binding multiple envelopes together—usually by their flaps—to form pages with built-in pockets. I didn't make the pockets in this one, but I have a second one in the planning stages with a spring theme.
These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books. This piece used images from the Moss Stories Book.
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Suggestions and comments are always welcome.
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Judy
These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.
Suggestions and comments are always welcome.
See you soon!
Judy
Today's challenge is "Something I wished I knew before".
I wish I knew how addicting fussy cutting images to use in my journal pages and Mixed Media pieces can be. Especially after my favorite YouTube artist started creating books of images. I happily spend evenings while "watching" TV, fussy cutting images. When I ran of of images to cut out, I was at a loss for what to do during TV time.
I started creating journal pages and mixed media pieces about 4 years ago. I would see a idea online, then took that and created a journal pages or mixed media piece using that idea or technique. But it wasn't a thing I did consistently because my muse would not cooperate in finding idea on my own.
That all changed when my favorite YouTube artist started creating books of images Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books. I bought almost every book she has created and have fussy cut all but the newest ones out.
Now I have bins of images sorted by book or theme that I can easily access. Plus, while I fussy cut the images, I have a notepad nearby where I write down any ideas that come to mind for the images. I just use a pencil to put a number on the back of the image related to the idea, so I have ideas galore even if my muse isn't cooperating.
My Storage Method for my Fussy Cuts
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Judy
Today's challenge is "Share Your Goals".
My goals for my blog is to post at picture of one of my pieces of art work, be it a Journal Page or Wall Art or a Greeting card, at least every other day
As far as spending time in my studio, my goal is to spend some time in there every day. I don't have to be creating, but I want to be there at least learning something by playing with my supplies, etc. I will even count watching a YouTube video from the Artists I follow - not a short, but a complete video
My last goal is to attend either an online class or one day of an online summit every month. I believe that will both allow me to learn new things and to find new artists that I enjoy the work they create
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Judy
These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.
Suggestions and comments are always welcome.
See you soon!
Judy
These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.
Suggestions and comments are always welcome.
See you soon!
Judy
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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Suggestions and comments are always welcome.
See you soon!
Judy
These pieces were created using images from the books drawn & created by Marta Lapkowska Maremi Small Art books.
Suggestions and comments are always welcome.
See you soon!
Judy
