give away

go to my business blog for a chance to win a prize from my etsy shop....

www.jeaniesdesignstudio.com 
thanks....Merry Christmas....

12-12-12

it is time for a special....12-12-12 a rare event....20% off in my etsy store for 12-12-12 code cheers121212 http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeaniesdesigns?ref=si_shop …

3 trees free card printable

at www.jeaniesdesignstudio.com  click on picture then right click and save as....print cut apart and layer on cards....add ribbon or button or glitter....

brave girl art school....

i am excited for brave girl art school cause the best way to improve your art is to practice art everyday...and a fun way to do that--brave girl art school.

click here to watch the video about brave girl art school....

what my friend and customer had to say about her leather cuff......
http://butterfliesandbluebells.com/gorgeous-leather-cuffs-art-from-the-heart/#comment-2754
while you are there she has some lovely photography and digital samples/products thank you Catherine
check more of my work at www.jeaniesdesignstudio.com and my etsy store here
have a fun art from the heart day
=0)jeanie

new art

http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeaniesdesigns?ref=si_shop
i have added direct pay to my etsy so if you do not want to use paypay you don't have to.

prize one lucky person one leather cuff

prize one lucky person one leather cuff 

sneak peaks of new leather cuffs and art print going in my etsy shop www.jeaniesdesignstudio.com 
stop by and leave a comment share with your friends and facebook and then leave another comment to be entered for a giveaway August 1st. 

just wanted to say thanks to all my customers, thanks to the people fighting to keep our country free and thanks to my family for encouraging me.........with a coupon code 15% off in my etsy store...... coupon code is THANKS2012

It is time for the summer blog hop....here is the template i am sharing click here to download

this sample used three owls in a nest kit....thanks Renee.

more samples coming soon (Saturday).....with the blog hop kits.

this sample used my template, Kim Hackworth's kit and the frame paper is from Lucy's kit and a picture of Pamela Meeks' daughters

you might have come from Pamla   http://www.pamlaklenczar.blogspot.com/ (Pamla Klenczar)

 You ARE HERE: http://jeaniesdesigns.blogspot.com (Jeanie Dickinson) 

next stop is: http://canyoudigiit.com/blog (Michelle Single)

if you would like to start at the beginning go here: www.threeowlsinanest.com 

a few samples with the template and a few extra embellishments....(products used not from this blog hop) 

also breaking news: a special thank you to all my customers on my etsy store 15% off details at www.jeaniesdesignstudio.com

check out my weekend attending Donna Downey classes more pictures soon.....here at www.jeaniesdesignstudio.com

sunset at our house

June 27, 2012

i love my i phone......so cool....now to get some great photo apps to add textures, filters and sayings...

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mixed media and me....

I have loved mixed media for years and i enjoyed taking a class from Donna Downey many years ago at CKU Provo, she is a fun Teacher and a great inspiration (love her collage mondays and inspiration Wednesdays on her blog) So when i heard she was coming to Fort Collins, CO i just had to sign up for a class...this is an awesome chance right here close to home. Donna was the next artist i was trying to do a Retreat with when i lost my store to a fire so this is really exciting for me to get to go.....hmmmm sure hope Dave is watching the kids that day.......cause i am grabbing a hold on this once in a life time opportunity....Donna, me and only around 24 other students WOW what more could my mixed media heart want. 

Come join us there will be Something for everyone.......to learn. 

Join Scrap 2 it, Fort Collins CO and Create with
Donna Downey

We are thrilled to have Donna Downey joining us to teach and share her amazing talent with you, our customers!  Classes will be held June 29-30th and July 1st. Details and full descriptions can be found on Donna's Blog. Here is the schedule:

Friday, June 29th 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.:  Vintage Chic 6x9 Cardboard mini album.  Cost is $75.00.

Saturday, June 30th 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.:  The Big 40 6x8 art journal - Building Mixed Media Backgrounds.  Cost is $70.00

Saturday, June 30th 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.:  PanPastels workshop - From The Heart.  Cost is $65.00.

Sunday, July 1st 10:00 a.m. - 3:00p.m.:  Mixed Media/Art Journaling.  Cost is $80.00.

Bring your friends along and enjoy some creative time together!  This may be a one-time opportunity to have Donna Downey here in Fort Collins.  Let's give her a warm welcome with packed-to-capacity classes.  Call the store at 970-797-2174 to reserve your space in these amazing workshops.  If you know you want to join us, please be sure to let us know today.  We need to provide a preliminary head count at the end of the week.   (No refunds will be able to be given after June 8, 2012.)   


Deadline to sign up is June 20

check out www.jeaniesdesignstudio.com for surface pattern designs and art....thanks
have an artful day.

i decided to use prismacolor pencils--only my second time using them....
thanks jane davenport's school of creative courage....i just wish there was no wrinkle in the paper.

please help Your ideas count

question i am putting together some mixed media kits....things that really could be used on any project....my question do you want lots of random stuff to try (cost more but more variety with out having to shop for it all) [$30-$40 range] or would you prefer project kits (geared toward a project or two with samples and only a little extras--cheaper)[ $15-$25 range]


let me know WHAT YOU THINK and you will be entered for a prize of one of our first kits

a practice piece....april 20, 2012 it is not perfect but i am pleased with my progress.

my journey

 I am from Cheyenne Wyoming USA, the windiest place on earth.... i was/am a stay at home mom working odd jobs along the way when we needed extra $ for our children--I have 4 children (3 girls and 1 boy) that are grown, 6 grandkids i have 2-3 nights and 3-4 days out of the week. my creative journey started long ago-- i taught myself to do decorative painting 25 years ago and then designed, cut projects and taught others to paint in my basement....i have created things ever since and before.....i owned a scrapbook store in Montana but lost it to a fire 3 years ago and that changed my journey and got me to search my heart which lead me to online classes to become a designer which lead me to art online classes that opened my artist heart again.......so i have to get comfortable saying i am a designer and artist cause the mean voice in my head tries to say i am not. an interesting story when Jeanne Griffin Oliver asked us (in creatively made class) to find a friend to talk to about our gifts i did not have anyone but when my dad died and i had to go to Texas last week i went to see a high school friend that i re connected with on facebook....I was surprised by what she said "that she was not surprised at all that i was becoming an artist and designer because she saw that potential all those years ago" WOW when i did not understand my heart....when i went to college my heart was pulled to art but i just had no one to help me understand that and i only listened off and on over the years. so 33 years later i am listening full strength!

honoring the past

lastest lesson from life book.....i used modeling past, heavy body acrylics, stencils, stamping, watercolors, acrylic paint pencils .....washi tape

spring blog hop

psd template-- you can load it and clip your digital stash of goodies and have a finished page in minutes.....

 

 this is a template....i have it in psd form....but also use it like a guide and make a traditional page......here are a few of my digital samples.....

background paper from Erica Made Designs,  lana koopman's kit (the chevron) and the yellow flower, the pink print (above chevron) from Stock Hop Studios and the ticket was byElaine Anjos Designs. 

enjoy your moments along the journey,

=0) jeanie

3 papers are not available yet but i used the a piece from lana koopman's kit (the chevron) and the pink print (above chevron) from Stock Hop Studios and the ticket was byElaine Anjos Designs. 

books, backgrounds, & doodles---Art Journals

CLASS Coming Soon-- different Ways to use thrift store books or maybe some off your own book shelf showing not one not 2 but 3 or MORE ways to take apart and put together again to use to record your Moments along the journey or give as gifts. Plus tutorials on how i do backgrounds and my kinda doodling.....more info coming soon                               

 the art girl is jeanne oliver's and i put it on my altered book we will not be using that art but it is about some of the other finishes i did on this one .....

these are my samples of some art books i have created out of  novels that have been discarded and bought for 50 cents to a dollar.....more ways to use these books and doodling and backgrounds will be taught in the upcoming class.

these canvases and the art journal pages are samples of some of my swirly doodles that i will be sharing with you in the Life stories class.

and then there are background we will practice a few just because we can.  or you can just use your scrapbook paper.

these are more examples of the doodles we will be practicing i love tress and swirls. 

must go.....

hello artsy world.....because my allergies are so bad and i want to get back to my design interests i am selling my vulcanzier (1200.00 value) ....it is used to make red rubber stamps. and the 20 plates of images for $500.00 or best offer. used to make stamps in the pictures.... theses are only a few of the stamp possibilties.....

new spring stamps are here.....unmounted red rubber!

improving

I am getting better i will try to post more samples tomorrow....


and i still have a tutorial in progress on mixed media art. 


WHAT are you working on? in 2012

welcome

I am the featured artist at http://www.hippiechickart.com/featured-artist.html.... they are very cool people over there. if you came from there welcome....thanks for coming.....

fyi kaboks closed so i will be adding digital, stamps and printables to my etsy shop starting next week with a little freebie here for all of you see ya again next Sunday....

also i have a digital tab and rubber stamp tab if you would like to purchase just send me an email at jeaniedickinson@gmail.com

=0) happy creating everyone

Telsa Fabric Block by Nikki Burnette --canvas collage art by Jeanie (including stamps used in the background) this is done on a canvas art board 8x10 $20 plus shipping email jeanie@jeaniesdesigns.com 

new year new art

I am in a drawing/art class this year called life book 2012....amazing already. i am learning to draw faces etc. here is some of my sketches and my first painted page....