Comment: Your mini-zine came at the perfect time! I really needed a jump start for my collage and you inspired me! Thank you for the work & effort you put into the zine & the wonderful ATC! ;-)
Comment: I HATE getting a song stuck in my head. The next time I'll try journaling about it and see if that helps. I can see how it would. Nicely drawn jar, wish I could draw better.
Comment: Fun, colorful zine. It's great the zine has directions for two techniques to try. And as a bonus, you included an art journal postcard. I had not seen one before - a fun way to combine art journaling, mail art, and postcards!
Comment: Loved loved loved Acrylic Paint Ideas! Exactly the sort of thing I had in mind when I created this series of swaps. So colourful and instructive! & thanks for the postcard, too. - Pen. :)
Comment: Awesome zine, thank you! Thanks for the art journal postcard - what a lot of work. Love that you did your zine if full color - you inspire me. Love the colorful and collage-y look of your work.
Comment: Your min-zine was so colorful and fun to read! I love acrylics too. Thank you for sharing your techniques & for the postcard ;-) I'm going to join the swap!
Comment: Wow Karis thanks for your very colorful zine! Its vibrance certainly gets creative juices flowing! Your list will really come in handy one day (:
Comment: Thank you! Such a feeling of enthusiasm is felt just reading this. Liked the example pieces, too. Will have to have a better look at your work on your websites!
Comment: Thanks for your most excellent mini-zine on art journalling! It's certainly very thorough and would give anyone a good start - to say the very least. I've read it through a couple of times now and I think you pretty much covered everything. Well done! Loved the ATC & all the extras, too. :)
Comment: I love the tips in your art journaling zine. It will definitely come in handy when I try to do an art journal. Thanks also for the extras. I'll put them to good use. :)
Comment: Hi Karis...thank you for the great mini zine! I love to art journal and appreciated your ideas! I like the idea to draw my own lines...;) Thank you too for the sweet little extras...lots of fun to add to my own journal!
Comment: I really like how your ATC turned out, painting the little drawing created a good effect. I especially like the purple color scheme of the background, thank you!
Comment: Karis, thanks for the follow. I tried to change my comment settings. Can you please check if it works for you now? I'd greatly appreciate it, thanks!
Comment: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Joe Purdy and Patty Griffin right to start with? Lovely. The only problem is, my two-year old got a hold of the track listing and I canNOT find it now. Do you still have it? Can you send it to me if you do? Email is fine: [email protected]
Comment: Cool! Love the colours & your handmade books are an inspiration. I never thought of doing a mini-zine of the other art I make, but it's a genius idea. Thanks for the mini-zines. :)
Comment: You are so brave pouring it all out. I wish you all the best in this and hope it works out soon. Give up dairy food for the sinus problem, it's amazing how effective it is!
Comment: Thank you very much for the zine that you made. I think it took a lot of courage to write it. You had a rough winter and I hope things get better for you soon.
Comment: Thank you for such an honest and cathartic zine. I understand what you've described and wish you the best; hang in there. It gets better...and even if they're hard to start, doing things like this help a lot.
Comment: Thank you for the CD! I like how you made the song listing and the cover, I'll have to try to do something like that in the future. It's a great mix of songs I know I like and songs that are new to me :-)
Comment: Thank you for sending me your zines! I especially enjoyed "Relocation" -- I'm actually putting together a group zine with the theme of Transportation and might have to review it!
Comment: I loved your 'zine!! I live in a house FULL of boys - 83 yr old father-in-law, 47 yr old hubby, almost 12 yr old son and 9 year old son. Not quite your classroom full of boy, but still....
:o)
Comment: Thank you so much the CD was beautiful! A few of the artists I've never heard before are amazing I am definitely going to look into getting their cds!
Comment: Great zine and lovely ATC. Thank you! You are a wonderful artist. Now that I've seen some real 'zines... mine really, really stink! I'll work on it. ;)
Comment: Thank you so much for the great zines, you have really inspired me to get to work on art journalling! I really liked the ACT you included too.
Comment: Most excellent zines. I thoroughly enjoyed both of them, and feel very inspired to make my own book. I think those are the most simple straightforward, easy to understand instructions I've ever seen on book binding. I'd start right now, but I have "too much on my plate already". That prompt made me smile, but seriously, you make me want to start an art journal.
Thanks again. I'd give you more hearts if I could.
M
Comment: Not only did I get one Crafty zine of ossumness from Karis, I got several and an absolutely stunning atc that now is pride of place in my collection. I cannot begin to express my thank yous for this swap. And one heart really is not enough!
Comment: I really loved your zine! Very interesting and well done! Thank you for the cute little ATC as well. I hope the economy treats you better soon! I feel your pain!!! Sara
Comment: Wow, I love how rich, textured and full this zine is. I'm taking my time reading it all so I can enjoy it! And thanks too for the xtra zine and for all the goodies!
Comment: I loved your greatest happiness. And I sooo understand the current state of mind--someday I'll get to the gym. It's just expensive. I said that chastity was the most overrated virtue as well! Laughter. I hope you do get to live in France some day! Quirky personality is my most marked characteristic as well. Great heroes!
Thanks for sending!
Comment: I love this zine very much :-). I think hand-written zines are cool & I know nothing about art journaling, so it was really interesting to read! Even so, the extra zine was probably my favourite. Thank you very much :-)
Comment: Thanks for the links and the stories Karis - looking at your art journal pages was interesting as I've just re-kindled a love for journalling - and Violet looks like a real cutie x
Comment: Thanks for the art journal mini zine, it's full of ideas. I was surprised to receive it as I have just received an etsy zine from you and ordered 2 more the other day. Small world. I'll pm you about something I have that you might like!
Comment: I love your zine! Very informative and fun! Also love the Monet card...he's one of my faves! Love your rubberstamp images too! Thanks so much!
Comment: Appologies for a late rate, Somehow your zine managed to find its way into one of my regular reading books and travelled for a time as a book mark. Fabulous mini zine though, thank you.
Comment: Just got your zines - they are absolutely wonderful. I love reading through them, and they're in my living room waiting for my friends to flip through them. Thanks!
Comment: Thank you she is absolutly adorable!!!! Thank you for the fairy tags & the zine as well. She will take a promanmate position when I do a fairy call. :)
Comment: Thank you for the beautiful handmade postcard and inspiring list! There's lots on that list I would love to do every day...especially eat sushi! Yum!
Comment: I loved getting your card. I am also very interested in Anais Nin. She has been my favorite author since I first read her in 1973. Thank you so much for the swap.
Comment: Ahhh San Fran Last time I was there it was my honeymoon and I'm 7 years divorced now but I still love that place there is something so magical about it.
Comment: i absolutely LOVED your zine.. i flopped right on the bed and read the whole thing last night.. it's inspiring. i've been working on some zines with more of a theme..
thanks for it and the extras.. AWESOME!!!!
Comment: I just got your zines in the mail this aternoon. I had fun reading through them. My husband and I both got creeped out by the flashlight zine. And your "Fairies of Disorder- summer 2008" is near the couch for more reading. Your list of things to do during the summer is impressive. Your kitty Vincent sounds like he is very busy chasing fairies and eating...thanks for the fun reading :)
Comment: Thanks for the postcard. I love getting and buying postcards that show something where I had been.. Good memories. Te stickers were great. Hope you have a great week. Linda
Comment: Thanks for the cute card. It looks like you used a handmade stamp for the background. Is this correct? What did you use for it.
Response: I used a handmade stamp that someone else made for me once upon time from a swap. I can't remember who it was, otherwise I'd give them credit!
Comment: Mera, your lovely and artful Sea Faery arrived in perfect shape. You have come up with a good way of transporting these delicate assemblages... packing jar with ribbons and leaving the embelishments and "seascapes" materials as free elements. Your way allows her environment to change and you avoid the complications of glue failures. Thanks for the beautiful work, my fab orange fabrics and the great idea!!
Comment: I absolutely LOVE the fairy ATC's. They are so cool! You are very talented. Photoshop is so fun. I haven't played around in a while, you have inspired me! Thank you so much for everything!!
Comment: Your zine arrived today, yay. I love the binding! So far I've only had time to take a look at the table of contents and it looks very interesting, especially the parts about the art journal and mail art, I'm looking forward to reading it. Thank you :)
Comment: Thanks so much for the rockin Hemp Ale ATC!! Its some good stuff, thats for sure ;) Thank you for resending! I never got the first one. Also, thanks so much for all the extras, they will be put to good use ;) <3
Comment: I just got your CD! I could tell it was on its way since way before the deadline - my! Thank you so much for both the CD and the wonderful card. I'll deliver feedback on the music as soon as I got around to listening properly. :-) But it's my kind of music as far as I can tell, and I am looking forward to trying the progressive relaxation!
Comment: Thanks for the drawings & CD. You can never go wrong with Tori!
To think you still completed the swap during such a difficult time, blows me away.
Love to you & your family! <3 <3 <3
Comment: great package! thank you for being so careful about my lavender sensitivity. I especially liked the box of beads and crystal, but the whole thing was wonderful.
Comment: Thanks so much for the Activity Book and the extras. I love the journaling ideas! And recipes are right up my alley...those sound like good ones! Thanks again for keeping in touch about the swap.
Comment: Kari, Really nice letter, I love the sparkleblue ink. The pictures are a good idea. What a nice couple you are. Thank you very much for sharing your story with me:)
Comment: Great cards. Thanks for the postcard and I even like the painted cardstock you wrote the note on. That will probably be reincarnated as an ATC.
Comment: Thanks so much for the music! Lots of old favorites I've been missing for a while and some new ones as well. I loved the packaging - so thoughtful!
Comment: Woo-Hoo Karis!! Thank you so much for the AWESOME Fairy note cards!! You are so creative and talented and I loved, loved, loved everything you sent!!! xo
Comment: Great mix, I love it! And thank you so much for the extra CD. Listening to it now. Methinks I need to check some of these out more closely! Thanks again!