About Michelle

What do talcum powder and volcanos have in common? They both erupt into a gorgeous mess and so do I. Anyone who knows me, knows my love for getting messy. I love to dabble with media and experiment with anything in my reach. As a child, I would mix water, food coloring and talcum powder to make eyeshadow. As I grew, I learned to knit, sewed my own clothes and started my own successful catering company before the age of 16. Later, I entered the corporate world and still found time to feed my creative side. I began my current path in 1995 following a trip to Costa Rica. I went to view the Arenal Volcano, only to discover it was hidden by clouds. Returning home, I decided to put my photos in an album and when I realized I didn’t have any pictures of the volcano, I searched the internet to see what I could find. Lo and behold, I stumbled across the world of scrapbooking and rubber stamping. It was my introduction to this new world and I haven’t looked back since! I am a Copic and Ranger Certified Educator. Before owning “Everything Scrapbook & Stamps” in West Palm Beach, Florida, I traveled extensively worldwide and loved to collect unusual items to incorporate into my art. Born and raised in England, I currently reside in Florida with my husband and two rascally parrots.

You guessed it – Week 7

Our word this week is of course Valentine!  I made a grungy heart

Week 6 – Diecuts

Our word this week was diecuts.  These are something I use a lot.  Here I decided to put some shimmery diecuts (made using watercolor paints) into my journal

 

Week 5 of the Challenge

Our word this week was Doll

This one was fun

 

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Week 4 of Where Paper and Fabric Collide

This weeks word was Postcard.

 

Loved how my project came out

Week 3 – Gelli Plate

I love using my Gelli Plate to make anything and everything.  I ave made pencil cases, bags, wall art, books and this weeks project was a shaped book.

Week 2 of Where Paper and Fabric Collide

Our word this week was Luggage Tag, which was handy as I am traveling next week so I can use it.

 

Week 1 of the Where Paper and Fabric Collide Challenge

Our first challenge word was Travelers Notebook

I love making books and I love travelers notebooks too.  I do all kinds of art and also keep my schedule in them.

 

 

I used matboard for the cover and cut it using a Eileen Hull Sizzix Die  The butterfly on the front is a Tim Holtz Stamp

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A New Year and a challenge

Happy 2018 to everyone.

It’s a New Year and time for me to make and share art. The easiest way for me to be consistent is to be accountable to someone other than myself!!

 

Introducing #wherepaperandfabriccollide a year long challenge between myself and Christine Escanes of Creative Textile Mastery.