Please join us in welcoming guest artist Lindsay Ostrom to Somerset Place! Today, she’s sharing a peek inside her artistic journaling process to spark some new inspiration, including a quick video to give you a closer look!   About two years ago, my parents moved from southern California to northern California where I live. In […]

Anyone who frequents Somerset Place knows that we are huge fans of art journals.  We keep them as a place of inspiration, to play with new materials, and to establish new motifs and designs. Our magazine, Art Journaling, is chock full of inspiring artists and art journals to aspire to with our own creative practices, […]

“A whole new world of artistic expression opened up for me the moment I discovered the magazine collage work of Kelly Kilmer (kellykilmer.blogspot.com). Before seeing her work, I didn’t feel comfortable drawing anything in my journals, especially faces and figures. At the same time, I knew there was so much opportunity to express the true […]

Our YouTube channel is a great way to get inspired by the latest crafting and mixed-media tutorials. Explore the latest projects and find out all the hottest mixed-media techniques, tips, and tricks. Whether you’re an experienced artist or just beginning, these videos are a great resource when suffering from artist’s block or when you are […]

Here at Stampington & Company, we absolutely adore vintage book text. We’ve put it on everything from bath salt text tubes to assemblage artwork. We’ve made it into flowers, decorated collages with it, and have ripped and torn more pieces than we care to admit. However, there is always an initial hesitation when tearing up […]