Giveaway! Giveaway! Awesome Artist's Journal Spring-y Giveaway!

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

It's that time - Awesome Artist's Journal Spring Giveaway!

• Starts April 1st
• Ends May 6, 2012
• One lucky winner will score the prizes pictured - plus more not shown!
• Multiple ways to enter!
• Click Rafflecopter EMAIL link below for terms, rules and to enter!

Eligibility:

Only Followers are eligible.

Only Residents of continental US are eligible.

Previous winners of a giveway from LuLu-Too-Beaucoup are not eligible.

Thanks for stopping by - and good luck!

Peace,
LuLu

Awesome Artist's Journal
Spring Giveaway Prizes!
plus more prizes not shown

WOYWW 03-28-12: Mad Scientist Experiments!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

Today while tidying up a bit for WOYWW this week, I unearthed a paper project in the nether regions of my craft table. I  had donned my mad scientist hat a while back and was experimenting by ironing freezer paper to the backs of some thin papers  - tissue, handmade, original blotter splats. So far, so good.

'Mad Scientist EXPERIMENTS'

Next, the plan is to adhere the rough side of 2 freezer papers back to back to create a sturdy substrate. When dry, I'll punch the pages with my Bind It All, then use the pages as backgrounds in art journals. This is a slow process for me - I like instant gratification with my experiments. But this project seems to be dragging on...

How about you? Have you tried ironing freezer paper to the backs of thin/flimsy  papers? What were your results? Have you tried ironing freezer paper to fabrics? Would love to see your results. Please email me or comment here with a link to your blog post if you've tried this technique.

Not shown: just got in a shipment from jetpens.com of white gel pens of various brands. So far, I'm loving how they write over all the various media in my art journals.

Thanks for visiting - would love for you to comment on this - or any - of my posts. And please become a follower while you're here. Giveaway for followers coming very soon!

To see more artist studios visit WOYWW here.

Peace,
LuLu

'So Much For Travellin' Light!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

Just returned from a 3-day weekend crop at the Archivers store in Orland Park, IL - about 25 miles from home. Loads of fun. Was not as productive as I usually am at 3-day crops - probably because this case of bronchitis I've been fighting for 2 months has whipped my butt....

My fellow member of Scrap-A-Holics, Becky, joined us on Saturday - and I met some new friends over the weekend.

Becky(left)  and Me(right)

(We're longtime members of the Midwest Scrap-A-Holics of Chicagoland - est. 2001)

These are bags and totes of supplies for just 2 scrappers!

 No one can accuse us of travellin' light!

 New scrappin' friends.

Becky (right) and new scrappin' friends.

Awsra  (2nd from left) really liked my art journals and scrapbook layouts.

Do you ever attend scrapbooking weekend crops or retreats? How many bags of supplies do you take? Do you travel light? Or do you take evertything plus the kitchen sink?

Thanks for stopping by - would love for you to comment on this post - or any of my other posts. Please come back to visit soon!

Peace,
LuLu