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Paper Dolls Adventure

ALL BLOGS, Mixed Media

When I first came across the idea of paper dolls on Megan Quinlan’s page , I was immediately inspired to try it out. Megan creates her dolls using stencils and stamps that she designs herself (her shop is definitely worth a visit). Since I didn’t have access to those tools, I decided to hand-draw the dolls, make multiple copies, and color them in.

What I really loved about this project was how easy it was to give each doll its own unique emotion or expression with just a little pencil work. Coloring them felt almost like working on adult coloring pages—it was so calming and meditative. I had a lot of fun with this project and definitely plan to create more dolls. These dolls are meant to be used in art journaling, something I’m still learning from Megan. I can’t wait to share my art journal once I’ve added the dolls to it!

Pop-Up Fringe Journal

ALL BLOGS, Art Journal, Mixed Media

I had a lot of fun creating this Pop-Up Fringe Journal, following the step-by-step guide in this online course by Roben-marie. I didn’t have the tags of the file folders, but I created everything from scratch and put together this cute and colorful art journal.

Creating an A6 journal with backgrounds (5 easy steps)

ALL BLOGS, Art Journal, Mixed Media

This journal was created inspired by Eugénie Billotte from whom I learned art journaling in week 6 of Wanderlust 2024.

To create this little journal, I used just two A3 sheets. I cut each A3 sheet into four A5 sheets, giving me a total of eight sheets. I painted the backgrounds on all eight sheets, front and back. For the cover, I used a slightly heavier cardstock paper, painted the front using the same technique, and pasted a colored paper on the inside.

And here is the result.

Mark makings on papers – Morning music meditation

ALL BLOGS, Mark Making Papers, Mixed Media

I was inspired by Galia Alena to create these mark making papers as morning music meditation while listening to her spotify playlist. She talks about it on Day 4 – Mark making of Gentle Creative Invitations course. https://youtu.be/SuKaQYXb0qs I worked on A3 sheets folded in half and completed six sheets. After six consecutive days of …

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Creating a 12-Page Art Journal by Folding an A4 Copy Paper

ALL BLOGS, Art Journal, Mixed Media

Art journaling is a wonderful way to express creativity and document thoughts, ideas, and inspirations. Creating your own art journal can be an exciting and rewarding project.  In this blog post, I’ll show you how to make a 12-page art journal using just a single A4 copy paper.  This method is simple, cost-effective, and perfect …

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An Expressive Inky Master Sheet for Art Journaling

ALL BLOGS, Collage mastersheets, Mixed Media

Inky master sheets are an incredible way to explore your emotions and creativity through the fluidity of inks, watercolors, and mark-making. Inspired by the techniques I learned from Robin Marie, I’ve added my personal interpretations and emotional depth to this process.

This guide will take you through a series of steps to create a layered inky master sheet that can serve as the foundation for your art journaling or mixed media projects. Each step is designed to be flexible, allowing you to rearrange and adapt them as your intuition guides you. Let’s embark on a creative journey where every mark and every layer carries its own emotional weight and significance.

Week 1 – Wanderlust 2024 – Brushes, colors, textures & collage

ALL BLOGS, Journaling Prompts, Mixed Media

I joined a year long course called wanderlust to give my creative play a boost. And so I decided to document my journey here. The first week was by Kasia – founder of everything art which hosts wanderlust.  Absolutely love Kasia’s method of art journaling and the intuitive flow of brushes and textures, yet keeping …

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