Inspired Me 411

Hey Artist! Do you love to create portraits and can use more tips and inspiration? Check out Let's Face It Creative Jump Start 2026 this week October 6- 10, 2025 . It is a free, live event happening on Kara Bullock's site through Zoom and Facebook.   Kara Bullock Art Each day this week, one portrait artist will be featured for tips and a Q&A. See the schedule for the times. Replays will be available, too. This will be my first time attending and the format looks good. Sign up today if you are interested. Have a great day!

  Photo from Stacie Bloomfield "Leverage Your Art" Website "Profitable Art Blueprint with Stacy Bloomfield" is a FREE online art business workshop happening NOW August 12-19, 2025.  Click Here  This is a multiple day event featuring four prerecorded lessons, live Zoom recaps, printable handouts and lots of cheers. It is for all creatives (artists, crafters and more) and is packed with so much information and inspiration. I wish I would of thought to post this earlier this month but better late than never. LOL! Last year was my first time attending this program and I couldn't believe this well-produced event was FREE!  She held our hands and walked us through step by step on how to start or elevate your creative business. The quality of the material she shared was so detailed and doable. I walked away from this event feeling empowered with clear tools to help me get my art business off the ground.  Stacie is a wonderful teacher full of compassion, enthusiasm and ...

Happy Holidays everyone! In today's post, I am sharing how to paint a floral arrangement. A few months ago, I shared my "Inspired Blooms" art collection and video. These flowers were such a joy for me to create and I have continued making more. So in this video, I shared the art supplies used and my process all set to jazzy music with some time lapse. Floral Art Painting with Time Lapse If you missed the "Inspired Blooms" art show, watch it here. It featured my inspired garden girls and 12 happy floral arrangement paintings. Inspired Blooms Art Show Video If you are an artist, I hope you are inspired to give it a try. It you just enjoy art, I hope the message of this art fills your heart with joy and comfort this holiday season.  I have lots of artist's resources available here on Inspired Me 411. Take a look if you need more information to help your artistic projects.  Art & Art Journaling Page Thanks for visiting and have a good day. Subscribe to this ...

Are you a YouTube creator or would you like to be? Well, I have two resources that can help you start and/or improve your channel. I have used some of their good advice and it has helped me with my channel. Kelly's YouTube Channel Link   In this blog post, I will introduce you to Justin Brown and Sean Cannell, share who they are and some things you can learn from them.  Justin Brown- Primal Video I discovered this channel some years ago and many of Justin's technical video tutorials were very helpful. I especially like the equipment and editing program videos. He has an easy way of explaining things that can be complicated. Also, I like that he points out several free options in the services he recommends. TIP- Justin suggested that if you have older videos that are still relevant, you can change and update your thumbnail and title to capture more views. I thought this was a great idea. Below are two thumbnails I changed based on Justin's advice. 2021- Here is my original t...

It's that time of the year again to start making your holiday cards. Some of you may have started already but if not, I got some resources for you. I know many of you love cardmaking and scrapbooking, so I am excited to share this information with you.  In this blog post I will share my Christmas card video playlist, a Michaels card event and five YouTube holiday card tutorials to watch from Gina K., Simon Hurley and others. From "Julie Nutting Doll Stamp & Christmas Card Tutorial" Video First of all, I have a playlist of several Christmas card video tutorials I created a few years ago. The ideas are still good so I thought I would share them. You will learn how to use Julie Nutting Doll stamps, paints, patterned papers, lady stencil and even flowers to make wonderful keepsake cards. Christmas Card Tutorial Videos From "Tutorial- Christmas Cards & Sassy Stencil Girls Art- PART 1 of 3" Video Next,  Michaels has a holiday card event now until November 12, ...

To all you cooking enthusiasts, here is a class you might like. "Homemade Cooking" offers free, live cooking classes every week on Zoom and their website. I discovered the class last year and it has been a great find. Chef Joel Gamoran is the founder and head teacher of this class. Also, they have several other chefs that lead classes, too. The chat is lively and the co-host interaction with the chef and the viewers is always informative and fun. It is nice to see some of the attendees cooking at home along with the chef as well. Homemade Cooking Link Chef Joel of Homemade You can register at  Homemade Cooking  or  Eventbrite . The classes are recorded so if you miss one you can always watch previous classes on their website. This weeks classes are: Monday 11/4/24- Saffron Crispy Rice Salad with Harissa Vinaigrette Tuesday 11/5/24- Show Up With Sides Thursday 11/7/24- Spinach Feta Turkey Burger and Squash Kale Soup Chef Joel also host a cooking TV show on PBS called "Hom...