Video 005-GD. GIVEAWAY #1 & Tutorial Paper Clay & Moulds

I just uploaded a video here showing how to use paper clay with moulds! The paper clay and moulds came from my favorite online shop owned by my friend Martina, "My Rusty Crown." You can browse this wonderful online shop here. Although the video is a tutorial, right now, it is also a GiveAway of a package of paper clay and a mould. These products are wonderful to work with as you can see from the photos! I will select a name from those commenting on the video or this blog post and will notify you by your email or on your YouTube Channel address. After I notify you, you'll have 3 days to respond back to me so I can mail out your gift or I'll select another name. So, please leave a comment below and subscribe and also watch the video and subscribe there for the best chance possible! Thank you for watching and for reading my blog :)

Video 004. Art Journal Page: "Minimal" (Dinky Robin)

Hello My Dear Ones!

I've uploaded a new video (Video 004. Art Journal Page: "Minimal") which shows me creating a page in my Blue Journal #2 and is at this link: https://youtu.be/l1YpgpcHeRM. I participate in a wonderful online Facebook Group called Daisy Yellow run by the wonderful artist, Tammy Garcia. On her Daisy Yellow Art website, Tammy has many free workshops (Art Journaling 101 is a great place to start), paid workshops and tips that help new and experienced artists stay inspired!

Every summer, during the months of June - July, Tammy opens a new Facebook page and artists from around the world participate in a 61 day experience called the "Index Card A Day (ICAD) Creative Challenge." It's a kid-friendly, wonderful place to experience friendship while having fun creating daily art on index cards using Tammy's prompts or your own subjects. She has several other notable prompts - two that I am working on (in my own slow time, ha ha!): MUSE30 and WONDER31.


Click here for a downloadable list of materials pdf document (you need to have adobe acrobat reader to view and use this. You may obtain it for free from this link: https://get.adobe.com/reader/ . Although I encourage you to try these materials, if your budget does not permit or you have too much stuff already (I wish, I wish), just use what you've got. Most of these lovely supplies are from my dear friend Martina's fabulous, excellently priced online shop My Rusty Crown. Martina is an artist in her own right and knows what products we all want to see. She provides excellent discounts and her personalized customer service is rivaled by none!  I hope you check out her shop soon! Thank you for stopping by :)

Video 003-GH. Giveaway & Haul from "My Rusty Crown"

Hello Dear Friends!

I just uploaded a new video to my YouTube Channel, https://youtu.be/picIXBpRObA!  This video shows my wonderful haul from my friend, Martina's online shop, "My Rusty Crown" (https://myrustycrown.com/) and announces a new video GIVEAWAY Series of some of those fabulous items! The title for these videos will start with the word: “GIVEAWAY." These are addition to my normal, instructional videos.

I will create several videos in upcoming weeks and will giveaway one unopened item to a lucky subscriber until all items in the photo have been given away. Each video will show one method of using the item in my Happy Art and I will announce the giveaway at that time.

To be eligible:
(1) Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.
(2) Subscribe to my Blog - this is a 2 step process: sign up first, then, confirm in the incoming email.
(3) Comment on the Giveaway Video.

I will select a name at random and notify the winner by email a few weeks after the video is aired to give everyone a chance to watch, subscribe and comment on the video. Good luck to everyone and thank you for watching!

My New Giveaway YouTube Video Series & Websites With Free Graphics

Happy 2017 Dear Ones!

I hope everyone had a marvelous end of year and is doing well! I've been very busy celebrating the Holidays with my wonderful family and friends (those nearby and those on Facebook, ha ha!), then my 31st Wedding Anniversary (I'm married the most fantastic, sweet man!), then Valentine's Day (with that same sweet man!), as well as art, travel, preparing new videos, and life in general - but then, I'm happiest when I am busy! Even so, I am more dedicated to helping you learn to love and be happy with your art than ever, so will be making more videos and blogging in the upcoming months to help achieve that goal!

If you enjoy my Blog and would like to see new posts as I write them, please subscribe by entering your email in the box to the right labeled "Follow By Email." When you receive an email asking if you want to confirm this, please click on the button. I'd also love to have you subscribe to my "Happy Art" YouTube Channel, by clicking on the link below. In addition to free instructional videos, I am starting a new video series featuring a giveaway that a lucky subscriber to both my YouTube Channel and my Blog who comments on the video will win! I will give away one item during each video from my dear friend, Martina's, online shop "My Rusty Crown." They carry wonderful mixed media art supplies at excellent, discounted prices and has one thing that is rare these days in an online shop - excellent, personalized, customer service! Martina goes out of her way to assist each customer in locating the perfect item!

My YouTube Channel is here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCluMZdFIgDl9pxum0JfBDsw
"My Rusty Crown" may be viewed at this link: https://myrustycrown.com/

Now, more on how to obtain free graphics online...below are some wonderful websites I've found that advertise free graphics, although, even though they advertise "free," you must always look for and heed legal disclaimers and other notes on each website to be sure you are using their graphics properly. For example, some want recognition, others allow personal use only - not commercial use, some will allow limited commercial use, etc. Simply searching for "free printable graphics" can provide excellent results. They may ask you to subscribe by adding your email address. This can also be productive, as they may notify you when they obtain new graphics and may send other freebies. Below are a few of my favorites. If you know have other favorites that you'd like me to share, please note these in the comments section below this blog and I'll publish these in another post. Happy hunting!

1. Vintage graphics from "The Graphics Fairy": http://thegraphicsfairy.com/.
2. "Free Vintage Digital Stamps": http://freevintagedigistamps.blogspot.com/
3. "MeinLilaPark Printables and More": http://meinlilapark.blogspot.ch/
4. Quotes/Phrases: https://www.scrapbook.com/quotes.php
5. Planners and lists from "Me and My Big Ideas": http://www.meandmybigideas.com/
6. Free Coloring Pages for Adults: http://www.coloring-pages-adults.com/
7. Paper Dolls at "Paper Thin Personas": http://paperthinpersonas.com/
8. "101 Printables": http://www.everythingetsy.com/2011/07/101-pretty-printables-free/