Shine Your Light

Shine Your Light Done on 9 x 12 mixed media paper with acrylics, Faber Castell Pitt pens and brush pens, Faber Castell Gel Sticks, gesso and gel medium.  This wasn’t what I had in mind when I started this.  Totally different and I really like her.  She began to develop when I added the collar […]

Art Journal – Let It Bloom

Get swept away in your imagination.  Let it bloom. I’m working on being more comfortable with my painting.  What looks like a mistake doesn’t have to be, or it can be painted over.  When I work digitally, I always have the security of the undo or delete a layer.  I have to get comfortable working […]

Crudoodle – Free Digital Stamp, Tulip

As promised, here is a new, Free Crudoodle Digital Stamp. I doodled this simple tulip, which I hope you’ll be able to use for more than one occasion this spring. Tulip, Free Crudoodle Digital Stamp by Tori Beveridge To save The Tulip to your computer, please click on the image above, then, right click on the […]

She Had Faith In Herself

A new girl I painted over the weekend. I cut her out when I finished painting her.  I painted a background page and added her to it, along with some scraps, sentiments and washi tape.  I painted over it more than once.  I struggle with mixed media backgrounds so this was a great exercise for […]

Art Journal – Your Best Friend

I’ve started Tamara Laporte aka Tam Willowing’s free course,  ‘Art, Heart and Healing’  over at It’s exactly what I need, especially after the doubts and fears that went through me before I started working on the inspiration block I shared with you last week. The first lesson wasn’t easy.  Tam makes you face the negative […]

Inspiration Block

Hello My Friends! I can’t believe it’s been almost one year since I last spoke with you all. Obviously, I’ve had a lot going on in that time and while I haven’t been creating art as much as I would have liked to, I have set the ground work for new happenings in my life […]

Crudoodle Free Digital Stamp – Mother’s Day Mice

It’s almost May!  Where does the time go?  Mother’s Day will be here before we know it.   I thought I’d better give you a Mother’s Day digi stamp so you can get started on your Mother’s Day cards and crafts now. This week’s Crudoodle Free Digital Stamp will you and all the Moms in […]

Crudoodle Free Digital Stamp – Bottoms Up

I bet when you read the title of this week’s Free Digital Stamp, you thought it would be a doodle of something to drink. It’s not. I’ve mentioned before that I have chickens. They have the cutest little fuzzy bottoms. Those fuzzy little bottoms were the inspiration for this week’s Free Crudoodle Digital Stamp, Bottoms […]

Crudoodle FreeDigital Stamp – In a Polka Dot Raincoat

It’s time for April Showers which prompted me to doodle this little girl.  In her over sized polka dot hat and raincoat she’s sure to keep dry. This week’s Free Crudoodle digital stamp is named In a Polka Dot Raincoat. To save In a Polka Dot Raincoat to your computer, please click on the image […]

Crudoodle Free Digital Stamp, Fanny

Wow!  We’re in the middle of a winter wonderland here this morning.  It’s beautiful but I hope it melts fast.  I’m ready for spring. Today’s Free Crudoodle Digital Stamp is Fanny.  A lovely lady holding a very large, lacey fan. To save Fanny to your computer, please click on the image above, then, right click on […]

Crudoodle – Home on The Hill

Happy Monday everyone! This week’s stamp is a house, but not any old house.  This house is a home. This week’s Free Crudoodle Digital Stamp is a Home on The Hill. To save Home on The Hill to your computer, please click on the images above, then, right click on the picture, and save to your […]

Crudoodle – Fleur

Thank you so much for your patience this week, while I was installing programs and setting my computer up. Good things come to those who wait. I have one of my Dreamer Girls for you this week.  It’s still a bit wintery here…there’s still some of that white stuff on the ground!  I’m itching to […]