Traveling is good for the soul—but traveling in time? Magical. Last month we went to Warsaw for the weekend. Around the corner from our hotel was the Fotoplastikon, a small dark room containing a giant machine shaped like a drum….
Today on Studio SN: Vaseline Resist with Clearsnap Pigment Ink! I adore, adore, adore this Vaseline resist technique! It’s easy, it’s fast, and it uses stuff you most likely have in your house anyway. Plus, it gives a great look…
Remember the other week, when I talked about Morning Pages and how journaling about something over and over can really motivate you to just get to it? I’ve got a big project in the wings and there’s nothing like that…
Today on Studio SN on You Tube: Using Clearsnap Surfacez inks to brayer and spot-color stamped images! This is a version of a card I taught at the CHA trade show in January—I love how easy these two techniques are…
Here’s the thing: Sometimes, to fuel our creativity, we need to get.away.from.the.studio. I know, it sounds counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? But we need to look up every now and again. To give our eyes and hearts and minds a break so…
I walked past this beautiful old building on my way home from the gym the other day. The building itself—a bed and breakfast by the beach—is lovely, but what really caught my attention was the staircase. I think it’s so…
Today on Studio SN: Distress Ink and Embossing Plates! This has to be one of the most fun techniques I’ve played with in a long time. There are tons of twists you can take on it too, depending on your…
Today I want to talk about morning journaling, or Morning Pages. Some of you might be familiar with it from Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way (which is on my Life-Changing Books list.) My approach is a bit of a…