A NEW Art Journaling VIDEO!!!

I uploaded this a few days ago, but I’ve been feeling poorly, so haven’t blogged about it yet.  This is my final video in this series inspired by Shannon Green’s challenge.  Even if you haven’t seen my previous videos, you may enjoy watching me complete 20 pages in my Dylusions art journal.  I even do a flip-through of the completed pages.

Thank you SO much for stopping by!  As always, I would love it if you left a comment.  🙂

Art Journaling by 5s – Part 5a – VIDEO!

I Made a Faux Midori! Video

I have been pining over the Midori Traveler’s Journal.  I would like a multi-function book to use as a daytimer, art journal, and general notes.  The Midori would fit that bill perfectly.  The problem?  It’s WAY overpriced (in my opinion).  So, I made my own!  I started with a 25-year old leather skirt that I cut up to make the cover.  The problem with the soft leather – it’s way too soft.  So, I painted a piece of sticky-back canvas, and stuck it to the back.  Works like a charm!  So, here ya go – my faux Midori – Kimdori!  🙂

Washi Tape Christmas Cards – Video Tutorial

Hello my friends!  Are you ready for Christmas?  I am so far behind.  LOL  But, I have managaed to make quite a few Christmas cards.  Now I just need to get them into the mail.   I had a request for a video tutorial for a (non-tennis themed) Christmas card.  First, here are a few stills:

  

And, the video:

 

More Pan Pastels and a Video too

Hello my friends!  I am continuing to enjoy working with Pan Pastels.  I am doing a series of beach-themed pieces.  Here are my two latest – they are on pastel paper.  I have entered the second one in the Pan Pastel challenge over at the  Pan Pastels UK Challenge Blog.  This week’s challenge – anything goes!

I decided that I could/should turn on my video camera so that I can share my no-draw approach to painting with pastels, as taught to me by the fabulous Donna Downey.  🙂

She Loved Orange – An Art Journaling Video

Book Winner and a New Video

Hellooooooooooooooo my friends!  Just a quick post today, to announce the winner of my “techniques book”.  There were 12 comments, so I used the random number generator to pick a winner.

The winner is Lucky #7! – Tricia!

Thank you so much for playing along, Tricia.  Your fingers were lucky!  🙂  Send me  an email (link in my sidebar) – and I will get your book out to you!

I also have a new video to share.  I was inspired by an article in the September/October issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine, written by Jodi Ohl.  This technique uses Silks Acrylic Glazes on Ampersand Claybord, heated with a heavy-duty heat gun until it bubbles!  So cool looking!  I had so much fun making them.  And, I have some ideas about what I’m going to use them for, too.  😉

Here are some stills:

What I Did With my Gelli Printed Fabric AND a GIVEAWAY!

I’m sure you have been dying to find out what I did with my gelli printed fabric featured in my last Youtube video.  As promised, I am going to show you today, in the form of another video.  I recorded bits and pieces of the entire process of hosting a swap over on Art Geeks.

Oh, and I ended up with an extra book for one of YOU!  My last background technique book giveaway ended up setting a record for the most views of my blog, and the most comments.  I’d like to see if I can set another record.  Small things amuse small minds.  lol  So, if you want the book, “like” my video, and leave a comment on this post.  I will pick a winner one week from today – September 7, 2013.

Art Journal Flip – Video

Art Journal Flip – Video

Hello my friends!  I made a video last night with my webcam.  I have had this webcam for a couple of years, but have never been able to figure out how to get audio with it.  I’ve been making my videos with my little point and shoot camera, which works fine, but has limited space, so I got annoyed with having to stop recording, upload to my computer, and continue recording, and all my footage is broken into smaller clips.  So, with the help of an online friend (thank you, Christy!), I got the audio working, and recorded my video.  That part was easy.  So, now the fun part starts – the editing.  I imported all the footage into Windows Live Movie Maker, and begun to play.  I generally enjoy the video editing.  I guess it’s because I get to be creative with animations, and special effects.  So, after several hours of editing (yes, hours!), I’m almost finished, when the program crashes.  The computer screen goes blank, and nothing will work.  Restart the computer.  Safe mode.  Nope.  It’s gone.  I had to start again from scratch.  This time, I remember to SAVE FREQUENTLY!  But, after just a couple of minutes, it crashes again.  And again.  And again.  grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.  So, I chat a bit with some of my fellow video makers, and it seems that using a webcam isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  There seems to be some kind of a compatibility issue with WLMM.  So, back to using my little point-n-shoot until I can do some research and figure out what kind of camcorder I should get.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  I’m on a PC, with Windows 7, and Windows Live Movie Maker for editing.  ANYONE?  I would really appreciate some help with my research.

So, I did eventually get my video finished – with very few animations and special effects.  It’s an art journal flip of my pages from Christy Sobolewski’s 30 Pages in 90 Days class.  I was able to complete 15 out of the 30 pages (not all of them are in the video, just in case you’re counting lol).  I did a couple of them in other journals until I decided to take a journal apart and work on the loose pages, like Christy does in her class.  She is running one more live class, and registration is open now.  The class will start on June 10.  This will be the last live class.  After that, the class will be offered in a self-study format.  I highly recommend the live class.  Although there are certainly some advantages to the live class (immediate gratification), the community of the live class is a fantastic experience.

So, here’s my vid: