Life Book 2017 Blog Hop & Give Away

Hello everyone!

I have some wonderful and exciting news! I am going to be teaching

in Life Book 2017 next year!  I am beyond words of how excited I am to be a part of this amazing group of artists! This will be a growing experience for me as much as it will for those who will be joining us.

Even MORE exciting news is that I get to give away 1 space to this amazing year long art

course! Keep reading if you want to find out more about Life Book 2017 Click here to view more details and if you want to find out how you can win a spot! :)

First let me tell you a bit more about Life Book in case you haven't heard about it yet!

“Life Book, a celebration and honoring of YOU” is a year-long mixed media art class

organized by Tamara Laporte from Willowing Arts.

Tam is joined by 22 incredible art teachers who are all gearing up to share their mixed media techniques, tips and tricks with YOU! Themed around self-development and healing, you’ll be creating several loose mixed media art journal pages per month which by the end of the year you will bind into a glorious journal (a Life Book)! You will have a wonderful keepsake that you can treasure for the rest of your life!

You can find out a lot more about this wildly popular course (it has been joined by over 12500+ people in the past!) by clicking HERE .

I haven't fully developed my class idea yet, but I'm excited to be sharing my mixed media skills and outside of the box ideas with all of you. We will include watercolors, among other mediums that you often find in my style. much like you can see in this painting:

 

 Registration opens on October 3rd 2016 and the class begins on January 1st 2017.

So if you want to start the year with a fabulous creative BANG and spend 2017 with a wonderful creative community of like-minded souls, learning more about art and how to be kinder and more loving towards yourself, be sure to join once registration opens! :) Keep this page bookmarked so that you can sign up the moment it goes on sale! :)

Now then, onto the give-away and blog hop! :) I can give away 1 space on Life Book 2017 to 1 lucky winner, woohoo!! :) And if you follow the blog hop (see below for links and dates) you can up your chances of winning a space by entering all the other give-aways also! :)

How to enter the give-away

1.Share this give-away on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google+

2.Sign up to my newsletter (click here)

3.Leave a comment below letting us know why you would love to join Life Book 2017

I will announce the winner on September 25th, 2016.

Join me on my Facebook page for all upcoming works of art and available workshops.

Here is the list of the other amazing teachers who will be teaching on Life Book – they too will be giving away a spot on Life Book so go check them out and enter their give-aways!

 

5th September 2016   Tamara Laporte      http://www.willowing.org/blog/

6th September 2016   Jodi Ohl                  http://sweetrepeats.blogspot.com

7th September 2016   Susana Tavares     http://ateliersusanatavares.blogspot.com

8th September 2016   France Papillon      http://www.france-papillon.com/blog

9th September 2016   Shelley Klammer    http://intuitivecreativity.typepad.com/

10th September 2016 Amber Kuileimailani Bonnici http://www.theradiantmama.com/

11th September 2016 Donna Mulholland   http://www.donnamulhollandstudio.com/blog

12th September 2016 Mandy van Goeije   https://www.mandyvangoeije.com/blog/

13th September 2016 Jennifer Mercede    http://www.jennifermercede.com/blog/

14th September 2016 Misty Mawn             http://www.mistymawnart.com/blog

15th September 2016 Gwenn Seemel       http://www.gwennseemel.com/blog

16th September 2016 Melissa Dinwiddie   http://melissadinwiddie.com/blog

17th September 2016 Vicky Papaioannou http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/

18th September 2016 Lindsay Weirich       https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/

19th September 2016Julie Fei-Fan Balzer http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/

20th September 2016 Effy Wild                  http://effybird.com/

21st September 2016 Wendy Brightbill      https://agirlandherbrush.wordpress.com/

22nd September 2016 Jamie Dougherty    http://jamiedoughertydesigns.blogspot.com/

23rd September 2016 Andrea Gomoll        http://andrea-gomoll.de/blog/

24th September 2016 Whitney Freya         http://www.whitneyfreya.com/blog

25th September 2016 Annie Hamman        http://www.anniehamman.com/blog/

26th September 2016 Connie Solera          http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/blog

27th September 2016 Leilani Joy                https://www.youtube.com/MissLeilaniJoy

Good luck and I look forward to meeting new faces and creating with old friends 

Happy Creating

Acrylic Bloom girl painting by Guest Bloom Girl Hee Sun Kim!

Hee Sun Kim here with my GDT first project for Jamie Dougherty Designs.

Today.  I would like to share "Bloom Girl Pop Art Canvas" tutorial with you. 

1. Gesso on a canvas.

2. Stamping using a Archival Ink.

3. Painted using acrylic paint.

4. Redraws the lines using a black marker.

5. Draw a highlight using a white marker.

6. Finish!

7. Here are some of the closer views.

* Materials: 

#980191 Prima - Bloom Collection - Cling Mounted Stamps - Jing Bloom 

#980252 Prima - Bloom Collection - 12 x 12 Stencils Mask Set - Gardenia 

#564506 Prima - Flower vine

#575182 Prima - Bloom Collection - Flower Embellishments - Sun Kissed

Ranger Ink - Archival Ink Jet Black

Ranger Ink - Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint

Sharpie Black & White Paint Marker

Creative JumpStart 2015 is Coming!!!

I'm excited to announce that I'll be participating as an artist in Creative JumpStart (CJS) 2015, run by Nathalie Kalbach. If you're not familiar with CJS, it's a one-of-a-kind online event to fire up your creativity in Jan 2015. 

Learn techniques, discover new materials, and connect with artists and crafters. 

Throughout January participants get 25 videos from 23 featured artists. I'm proud to be one of those artists, called “JumpStarters.” See for yourself:

 video here>

Head on over to Nathalie's site to sign up and for more details: http://nathaliesstudio.com/shop/online-workshops-ubermedia/creative-jumpstart-2015/

You get 25 videos for just $25 (USD).

But wait – it gets better: if you sign up today you’ll get $5 off. Just use this coupon code during checkout:

cybercjs

*This is a limited offer valid from 9:00 am Dec 1, 2014 to 8:59 am EST on Dec 2, 2014.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up here, and apply the coupon code during check out process

CJS 2015 is proudly sponsored by Liquitex.

Creative JumpStart 2015 Trailer from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.

Happy Creating

My Radiant: Faces Winner :)

I have picked the winner for my Radiant: Faces giveaway.

G~GJuly 2, 2014 at 6:38 AM

would love to do this!!! how wonderful to be inspired and instructed by this artistic group!!! https://twitter.com/DoneyTerri/status/484329951538069504    

Thank you everyone for sharing and those of you who have already signed up!!! This is going to be an amazing workshop. Here is the link for more information if you'd like to join in on the artistic adventure with us. 

Happy Creating 

Jamie

Watercolors 101 Online Workshop

Have you always wondered what the difference was between dry brush and wet brush? Have you stared at the art isle asking yourself where to begin? Did you want to find out what the best options were for you? Well I have a new online workshop coming out the 17th of June that might just be what you've been looking for to get started.

 We will be diving into the watercolor pool and looking into all that is has to offer. It is a introduction to watercolors. For complete details and to sign up click -----> Here

If you sign up before June 15th you will receive a $5 gift card back to put towards your watercolor supplies.

Hope to see you there

Jamie

Watercolor Loveliness

I worked on a watercolor piece today and played with some different techniques. I wanted to share with you a few start to finish photos.


"Lila" 9x12 on 140lb cold press watercolor paper

Simple sketch Try to use a light hand when sketching for a watercolor piece. 

 Start of watercolor pencils....

I painted her face with watercolor pencils. Watercolor pencils are a great art tool to use. If you are a beginner or advanced artist they are a fun material to play with. You can use them on cards, to layouts, or fine arts to mixed media. 

I used a medium I had sitting around for quite awhile. I finally grew the courage to give it a try. Masking fluid is a medium you can find in the art department of your local arts and crafts store. I used it by covering my face and flower area before I painted her hair. This keeps parts of my painting protected. I had wet on dried painted her face and then did wet on wet for her hair. 

A fun technique with watercolors is to use salt with them. Sprinkle salt over wet watercolors, once the paint has dried brush off the excess salt. It creates this great webbed effect. :) 

Finished painting :) 

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Thank you for stopping my little corner of the world. 

New Online Workshop!!

Hi everyone, It's a new year full of new possibilities. I have my first online workshop for the year and would love to have you join me. It is a five week course where you will learn everything you will need to know to create your very own Bloom Girl. All of the information you will need to register can be found here. You will engage in five live ustream classes and have access to the recordings for an entire year that way you can work at your own pace! You will receive an invite to join a Facebook group to talk, ask questions, and share your progress; all of the templates and guides you may need will also be provided, so there is no need to know how to draw coming into this class. You will also receive a $15 voucher towards an embellishment pack from my Etsy store.(available Feb.1st) You will have all of the information needed to create your own unique work of art.

We will be using supplies by Prima Marketing, PanPastel, Ranger Ink/Tim Holtz, Golden Acrylics, Prismacolor Watercolors.

Here is a little incentive. If you register and share the badge below on your blog and or your facebook page with the registration link you will be entered into a drawing to receive a refund on your class!!!

www.jamiedoughertydesigns.com

Happy creating and I wish you a very creative and inspiring new year. 

Hugs

Jamie D.

PaperHaus Magazine Blog Hop!!!

Hello and welcome to my blog...and also welcome to the launch of PaperHaus magazine!!!

I'm very excited to be a part of the festivities and would like to share a project and RAK .

Here is a project I would like to share for the hop. It is a fall themed mixed media wood piece. When I think of the words Thank You and the Fall season. I think of Thanksgiving and the Autumn leaves, the rich colors and warm earthly, love-filled smells that fill our homes.

Also besides sharing a project with you I would also like to share a RAK!!! One person will win a Mixed media prize pack worth $40.00!!! It will include a canvas, burlap, flowers, sprays, inks, and so on. All you have to do is leave a comment below showing you stopped by and we will pick a winner at the end of the blog hop...Easy...Right? Now make sure you go and check out ....

Kate Vickers www.scrapsation.com

Happy hopping!!

and THANK YOU!!! for joining us!


Jamie D.

Wood Isn't Only Made for Building!

 I recently found some 12x12 pieces of wood at my local Michaels craft store and thought I would give painting on them a try. All I can say is .....I love them!!! Here is a piece I created for Prima/CHA. I used Golden art mediums along with Prima flowers, watercolor pencils, and other paints and sprays.

I framed the wood piece with one of Prima's wood frames. They have them available in brown(shown), black, and white.

I love Prima's new wooden doors! 

I have some new things coming up on my website later this week. I can't wait to share!!

Thank you for stopping by my blog. Everyone at CHA I wish you a fun and safe trip.



Hugs
Jamie D.