Good-Bye from PURSuE Your Art!

“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”

With great sadness and regret we are forced to close our doors. Our changeable art purse is made from a petroleum base product and has been hit with an incredible 60% increase from our Manufacturer. We feel we cannot pass that increase onto our customers. We want to thank you all for your support, help and friendship over the past few years!

We still have the Clutch Art purses available along with some artwork for a limited time. Stop by Mary’s Etsy site, Rhinestone and Rust for jewelry, mixed media sculpture, and cool found objects you can use in your art!

Sometimes we need to hold our head high, blink back the tears, and just say Good-Bye!

Erin & Mary

FREE Purse Panel Template to use with digital scrapbooking kits, digital art or photographs.

Attention digital and hybrid customers! FREE Digital panel templates for our changeable art purse. Use with your digital art papers, photographs or digital scrapbooking kits!

Click here for our one pocket purse template

Click here for our two pocket purse template
Click here for our eight pocket purse template


If you are interested in being featured as a guest designer on our site just submit your purse photos along with your digital kit information and a link to your site to: sales@PursueYourArt.com

Kathy Roper's, Stampin' Up! Purse Class

Front view of the finished purses

Creating & having fun!

Last Saturday a PURSuE Your Art! purse class was held to celebrate Mother’s Day at the Fire & Friends Z Art Studio in Peoria, AZ… taught by Kathy Roper, a local Stampin’ Up!Demonstrator.

They spent a lovely morning stamping up inserts and mini cards for the PursueYourArt 8-pocket changeable art purses. Not only were those attending pampered with delectable chocolate dipped treats & frappaccino…..but everything was prekitted for them, using coordinating Stampin’ Up! designer papers, rubber stamps & embellishments.

Students learned many basic card-making & scrapbooking techniques as they decorated their purses with artwork they created themselves! Making these purses really got their creative wheels turning. They all love their new purses…and why not? They are Gor-geous, Dahling!!! Attached are the rest of the photos from the class itself. Only 3 of the 4 registered showed up, but we all had a great time! More beautiful purses doning the streets of AZ!!!

A young helper, Jenny Stewart, took the professional looking pictures. She is a sophomore in high school and has started her own photography business doing mostly senior portraits, but also branching out into sports photos and now stamping projects!!!

A side note from Kathy......"While carrying my new purse the following Monday, I took my youngest in to the pediatrician’s office for his annual checkup. Two gals working there spied my purse and practically tackled me to find out if I made it….I had to admit that I only decorated it….I left them my card and they both are registered to attend my next Stampin’ Up! Workshop…and can not wait until I teach another purse class so they can sign up for that!! These purses are great advertising ladies! Women love these purses—show ‘em off!"

To all our customers who offer a PURSuE Your Art! purse class, we would love to feature you in our blog too! Just email us photos and your article to sales@PursueYourArt.com

Whether you're searching for an elegant clutch, a colorful prom or evening bag or an artsy purse, this is it! New from PURSuE Your Art!

The new Clutch Art Purse from PURSuE Your Art! is the ideal companion to evening apparel. Whether you are dressing up for a gala event or simply meeting girlfriends for cocktails at the bar, the sleek design of these purses are both elegant and contemporary. Often, a good clutch is all you need to transition an office outfit to an evening out.

Are you looking for an unforgettable bridesmaid gift? The clutch art purse beautifully shows off your taste in gifts and it's the perfect accessory to that glamorous dress! We offer a wide range of vibrant colors and unique designs that were created by Mary Welch.

Want to be the envy at Prom? Everyone will want to know... "where did you get that stunning clutch?" The glass beaded handle adds to the beauty of the purse.

If you're searching for an elegant clutch, a colorful prom or evening bag or an artsy purse, look no farther. We have a clutch for you!

Visit our website to view the entire collection of Clutch Art Purses. http://www.pursueyourart.com/

Take a peek at the new Clutch Art Purse from PURSuE Your Art! Clutch art designs by Mary Welch

Coming in May to PURSuE Your Art! Take a peek at our new Clutch Art Purse! The perfect clutch for any occassion...prom, wedding, or an evening out with girlfriends!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Mary's article was published in the Spring 2008 Haute Handbags edition

Okay Ladies you need to pre-order your spring 2008 Haute Handbags edition. Stampington & Company is pleased to announce a brand NEW special publication for handbag enthusiasts!

Haute Handbags is now twice a year! As with previous editions, this exciting issue features stylish and unique handbags, as well as sharing techniques on how to create them your self. Contributing artists have come up with dozens of amazing handbags using all sorts of materials and styles, including: Interchangeable ATC bags by Mary L. Welch

Mary Welch, Co-founder of PURSuE Your Art! had her article published! She is featured on pages 17-19 with her Angel ATC purse and her Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol inks purse. An amazing article with step-by-step technique and instructions so you can be inspired to create your own PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse.

Pre-Order your copy of Haute Handbags Spring '08 here

A Cool way to market your artwork!

Start with a blank Purse and
the possibilities are endless!
Mary Welch created this beautiful digital art purse
as a Christmas gift for me using a print from
Shabby Cottage Studio

Our friend Gail Schmidt, over at Shabby Cottage Studio wrote a wonderful story about using a PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse to market your artwork.

We met Gail through the internet after Mary brought a digital art print and Decorative papers from Gail to create a Christmas gift for me! We now share a great cyber-space friendship.

Just wanted to share the article with you. Click here and you will be taken to Gail's Blog.

Want to order your own changeable art purse? Place your order today at http://www.pursueyourart.com/

Drum Roll Please...............

And the WINNER is ..................Monica from Clarksville, Tennessee

The winning Purse design was by Erika Martin - using the Pretty Petals Stamp Set from Kitchen Sink Stamps.

Thanks to the Five women from the Kitchen Sink Design team that were chosen to come up with a unique purse design, using a PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse and a set of Kitchen sink stamps. Julie, Rebecca, Nicole, Tracy & Erica all did an awesome job creating their purse masterpieces!

Thanks to all our readers who took the time to vote.

Didn't win? .... don't feel sad....stop by our website and order your own changeable art purse today! When you PURSuE Your Art! Everyone is a winner.
http://www.pursueyourart.com/

Help us pick the winning Purse Design! And win some cool prizes.

Five designers were given a PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse

and a Kitchen Sink Stamp Set.

Here are the fabulous designs they came up with.

You can only vote for one!

Julie Masse - 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe Stamp Set

Rebecca Olehlers - Pretty Petals Stamp Set

Tracy Durcan - Playful Christmas Stamp Set

Nicole Cooke - 3 Step Daisy Stamp Set

Erika Martin - Pretty Petals Stamp Set

PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse along with Kitchen Sink Stamps have teamed up for a "designer purse" contest.

Five women from the Kitchen Sink Design team were chosen to come up with a unique purse design, using a PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse and a set of Kitchen sink stamps. You get to vote for the best design.

Just leave a comment and your name will be put into a drawing to win our new one pocket style purse, the purse design that gets the most votes will determine which Kitchen Sink Stamp set will be given away.

Voting ends Friday, March 14th. A random number will be picked for the winner.

So please don’t forget to come back to see if you won!

The winner has until Monday, March 17th (Midnight EST), to claim their prize. After this date, another winner will be selected.

Good Luck everyone and remember your comment is your vote!

Want to design your own purse? Order today at http://www.pursueyourart.com/

Help Bernie Berlin win a $50,000 grant for her dog rescue

A Place to Bark is participating in a challenge being offered Six Degrees, partnered with the Case Foundation and Parade on America's Giving Challenge. The four USA charity badges that have the most unique donors through the America's Giving Challenge will receive $50,000 for their cause. We are entered in this contest and need the help of each and every one of you. The Challenge ends on January 31, 2008 at 3:00 pm EST. Each $10 donation gets Bernie one step closer to winning a grant of $50,000!!!

Bernie Berlin, a friend and fellow artist.....a mixed media artist specializing in Faberge Style Eggs runs a full-time dog rescue, taking in the dogs that have been abandoned, abused or police confiscated. She fosters, retrains, transports & adopts. Cats are also welcome at her rescue. She is drawn to the unwanted, unloved and misunderstood. Hoping to educate and effect change for the animals that do not have a voice of their own. Visit her web site at http://www.aplacetobark.com/

Promote your children's sports & music passion in a fun, fashionable purse!

Sports purse created in Debbie's
purse-onality workshop





Mom's brag bag using Photoshop

A few of our customers are finding ways to promote their children's passion of sports, music and school spirit in a PURSuE Your Art! Changeble art purse.

Debbie from the the Bee Hive Studio, located approximately 30 miles NW of Nashville, offers a Purse-onality class. All you need is pics of your child participating in their favorite sport and she supplies the fun sport-themed scrapbook paper. Debbie designed this basketball purse for her customer...Go Panthers! Check out her blog for details: http://studiobeecreations.blogspot.com/

This is what Kelly has to say about her purse; Here are 2 photos of my purse. I call it my "Mom Purse." I designed the background paper in Photoshop. I typed in the word mother in different languages. I designed the Dance Mom, Band Mom and Soccer Mom also in Photoshop. The pictures are of my 2 daughters and our dog. My husband wanted to know why his picture was included and I told him I’m not his mom! I’ve received lots of complements and had fun making it! Thanks for a great way to display our creativity!

Thank you Debbie & Kelly for sharing your purse making story! If you have a story and photos you would like to share with us please email us at: sales@PursueYourArt.com

PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse makes a great fundraising idea for your school, booster club or private sports club. Call us for information on a ten pack discount pack.