Shortly before Christmas, I discovered Maria's blog "Bubblegum and Duct Tape," which features a wide variety of craft tutorials, cards, etc. I think many of you would find her blog interesting. I became more intrigued because we have the same name and she now lives very close to where I grew up, so we have very similar back stories. But what really sold me on her site is something she participates in called "Microfiction Monday," hosted by the Stony River blog. Each Monday, a picture is posted and readers are invited to come up with a caption/story to go with it. The catch is that it must be 140 words or less. Here's the photo for next Monday, if you want to give it a whirl:
The other blog I added was actually a rediscovery of an old art friend. Traci Bautista of CreativityUNLEASED is a terrific artist, author and teacher who I used to run into at classes in the bay area. She's doing a whole series of art journal prompts this year, including some cool videos. Her style is very much her own, but it's fun and definitely adapatable to lots of different approaches. My art journal page at the top of today's post uses an inky paper towel left over from making my journals last weekend. I adhered it with gel medium and added some paint. It's a very Traci background. I finished off the page with some images and journaling about my resolution to travel outside the U.S. (and, for good measure, I did some actual follow-up to see if our trip to Puebla, Mexico and Belize is in the works or not).
I'd love to hear about your recent blog (re)Discoveries - what they are, how you found them, and why you like them.
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