Anything Goes! A Mixed-Media Notebook Adventure

Thank you for signing up for this class! It has now passed, but you can find everything archived here at your class page. Also, for your convenience, we’ve created four PDFs which include all of the artwork and emails sent during the original 4-week class. Thank you again for joining us! — Kara & Carla

Anything Goes – Week #1 PDF
https://images.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/03122221/Anything-Goes-Week-1-PDF.pdf

Anything Goes Week #2 PDF
https://images.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/03122313/Anything-Goes-Week-2-PDF.pdf

Anything Goes Week #3 PDF
https://images.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/03122409/Anything-Goes-Week-3-PDF.pdf

Anything Goes Week #4 PDF
https://images.carlasonheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/03122503/Anything-Goes-Week-4-PDF.pdf

Again, the above PDFs can be found at your class pages, too!

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February 2026

Hello!

And Hurray!

Thank you for signing up for “Anything Goes!” Please gather up your notebook(s) and supplies, and begin making marks!

The Forums are now open! Participation is completely optional but can be the best way to stay connected with the material and each other. We’ve gotten feedback over the years that ours are some of the nicest forums around, so please join in if you can!

Our main group is at Facebook, but there is a small group for those not on Facebook who can interact via Padlet. (Please just choose one forum to post in to avoid double postings.) Here are the links… for FB, ask to join and we will get you in asap!

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1229263079271605

Padlet:
https://padlet.com/Carla_Sonheim/anything-goes-a-mixed-media-notebook-adventure-azwdbo2b2hqp4178

And here is the Zoom link we will use throughout the course:

Zoom #1 – Saturday, February 7 @ 11am-12:30pmPT
Zoom #2 – Saturday, February 14 @ 11am-12:30pmPT
Zoom #3 – Saturday, February 21 @ 11am-12:30pmPT
Zoom #4 – Saturday, February 28 @ 11am-12:30pmPT

We will use the same Zoom url for all four sessions:

ZOOM LINK
Anything Goes! A Mixed-Media Notebook Adventure with Kara & Carla
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81366056358
Meeting ID: 813 6605 6358

Thank you so much again for your signup and we’ll see you for your first email on Monday, February 2nd.

xoxo
Carla

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Emails

Kara Kramer
[email protected]

Carla Sonheim
[email protected]

Steve Sonheim (technical issues)
[email protected]

Supplies

Hi everyone! This class is called “Anything Goes” because it really is “anything goes” with the supplies, too!

So please just gather supplies you want to work with and want to try, including watercolors, inks, acrylic paints, markers, crayons, colored pencils… anything you have!

NOTEBOOKS:

As far as notebooks, both of us usually keep at least two going at the same time, one larger (8.5″x11″ or 9″x12″), and one smaller (6″x6″ or 5″x7″). We encourage you to use what you have on hand!

And it’s perfectly okay for you to just choose one notebook for this class.

But if you need a starting point, here are some links to the kinds Kara uses:

https://www.plazaart.com/art-alternatives-hardbound-sketchbook-11×14?utm_source=shopping_feed&utm_medium=shopping_ad&utm_campaign=shopping&gad_source=4&gad_campaignid=17419029976

https://www.dickblick.com/items/strathmore-500-series-mixed-media-art-journal-8-12-x-5-12-64-pages-hardbound/?clicktracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=13800-1085&country=us¤cy=usd&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Retail_Local%20Inventory%20Ads&utm_id=914859074&gad_source=4&gad_campaignid=914859074

https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-hardbound-sketchbook-11-x-8-12/?clicktracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=11879-1085&country=us¤cy=usd&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Retail_Local%20Inventory%20Ads&utm_id=914859074&gad_source=4&gad_campaignid=914859074

And a link to Carla’s spiral-bound notebook she uses for writing and notes in ballpoint pen (and the occasional mixed media piece):

https://www.dickblick.com/items/canson-xl-mix-media-pad-10-x-7-portrait-60-sheets/

(For Carla’s main mixed-media notebook for this class, Carla is using a hand-sewn version made with watercolor paper that she made and started a few years ago… anything goes!)

Nuts & Bolts

Here’s how this online class works:

We will have four Zoom sessions. Shortly after signup, we will send you the Zoom links and schedule!

Once the lessons go up, you can work the lessons on your own timetable.

Kara and Carla will be present in the forums to comment on uploaded work and answer questions during the duration of the initial “live” running of the class.

You have indefinite access to this class.

You can (optionally) share your work with Jane via email or via the class Facebook and Padlet pages.