I am so excited to now have a space on my website that is now specific to sharing and writing freely about all the things that are currently happening creative wise over here. This is also a fabulous option for those of you who visit heART space and may not be interested in jumping into a class, but still love all the crafty conversation and want to see what is currently happening in my little piece of the world over here. This is a great option and will forever be that space dedicated to crafting, connection and creative fun.

JANUARY HAPPENINGS

A New Year. And as I am writing this, it is officially the last first week of the month. I know, it's wild.

So what has been happening in January? Well creatively I have been working on a few projects. I have been getting acquainted and working in my Stop The Blur Journal pretty consistently.

My review so far is that I am loving the process, keeping it simple and to the point and I actually have notes on every day this month so far. I know it will be such a helpful tool when I start putting my Stop The Blur spreads together (this I will be sharing soon).

Check out the Stop The Blur monthly Class over on Heidi Swapp Shop to learn more.

STAMP YOUR VISION - ART THERAPY WORKSHOP

I launched my 2nd Art Therapy Workshop, and this one is actually a class running all year long. I will be updating the classroom on a consistent basis as I share my Vision Board journey along with process videos, project and technique ideas, prompts and guides for you to follow along with as you also create yours.

This class is always open and you can join in or learn more about this workshop by clicking here.

FROM THE HEART VALENTINES

My first mini card class of 2024 begins with none other than Valentines.

Valentines Day itself is not something I hugely celebrate, however I LOVE LOVE LOVE the decor and crafty elements and opportunities this time of year presents. Much like Halloween, I love to lose myself more in the creative aspect than anything and it just brings me so much joy. Crafting and creating for me is such a saving grace for my mental health and is primarily what drives me and keeps me moving, motivated and making.

WHAT IS FROM THE HEART VALENTINES ABOUT?

I designed a 5 video lesson class where I will showcase different ways to create cards using a heart as the main inspiration source. This can be done many ways, with whatever heart shape you may have. I used the heart from the February Update Die set in this collection. It is a great basic and such a good size I found to work with.

One of my most favourite card techniques in this class is the Waterfall Heart Card. You can learn more about this class and join in here. In total there are 5 entirely different card types you will learn in this class.

Thank you for checking out my first heART space blog post. This is exciting and I am so happy to have another place to connect and create with you.

Lots to look forward to this year.