'My 2nd Commission - a Paris Adventure!

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

Exciting news! This past Friday I officially accepted my 2nd commision. Yeah!

For this commission I'm creating a custom scrapbook of a client's Paris vacation! I've been given carte blanche - total creative freedom! The base of the book is a Brag Book by Fancy Pants that I'm altering.

I'm ecstatic!

Here are photos of my scrapbook that I presented to land this commission.

YOUR TURN

Have you ever made  or personalized a custom scrapbook to order? What were your specifications? How long did it take you to complete the order? How many hours did you spend on the project?

Thanks for stopping by. Would love for you to become a Follower while you're visiting. Stay tuned - my '100 Follower Giveaway' is coming SOON!

Peace,
LuLu

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome,

I JUST discovered 'The 100 Themes Challenge' founded by Digital Whisper. That blog is now defunct. But there are a lot of other digital artists taking up the challenge. I can't wait to join in the fun!

Here is one blog  that is very inspiring.
http://wwwravenpainting100themesartjournal.blogspot.com/


Here is my entry into the Josephine Baker Challenge. It won!

Josephine Baker Challenge - My Winning Entry!

YOUR TURN
Have you ever joined in the 100 Themes Challenge? If so, please send me your link.  Have you ever visited other bloggers doing 100 Themes Challenges? If so, please send me their links.

Thanks for stopping by. Would love for you to leave a comment. Please come back again - and my 100 Followers Giveaway is coming very soon!

Peace,
LuLu

'WOYWW - 08/01/2012 - Fabulous Finds From Friend!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

For WOYWW this week, I'm showing a fabulous find! A haul of matboard!

A friend of mine owns a  framing store and art gallery nearby. After reading about matboard in a Supplies List for a mixed-media project, I phoned him last week to find out if there were any unused matboard scraps that I could have. He said 'sure', I could have their matboard scraps - for free!

Matboard Haul - 27 July 2012

I drove over this past Friday to pick up the matboard scraps, which were huge, compared to the size of my artwork. So the framer there gave me a quick cutting lesson on their gi-normous wall trimmer.  I spent the next 45 minutes trimming down matboard to 12" or less. Just imagine how long it would have taken me to trim all that matboard at home using a utility knife?! I'd probably still be trimming matboard today!

The matboard scraps are in all different colors - including some fancy finishes. I plan to use the matboard scraps as substrates, book covers, journal pages and journal covers.

Thank you for your generous gifts, Greg and Fran!

YOUR TURN
Do you create mixed media artwork? How do you use matboard in your artwork? If not matboard, what do you use as substrates for your mixed media creations - other than canvas, paper or fabric?

Thanks for stopping by. Please come back soon - my '100 Followers Giveaway' is coming late this summer! If you are a Follower, do not miss this Giveaway!

For more artist digs, click here to visit Julia's blog hop WOYWW!

Peace,
LuLu