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Mixed Media Blogs

Explore combining textures, materials, and playful techniques to create layered, multidimensional art.

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Energetic Mark Making on Vintage Papers: Turn Old Ephemera into Unique Collage Materials
If you’re anything like me, you probably have a collection of vintage ephemera—old letters, postcards, book pages, receipts, or even brown paper bags—waiting to be transformed into art. In this post, I’ll...
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Week 1 - Wanderlust 2024 - Brushes, colors, textures & collage
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. ...
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How to Create a Collage Master Sheet: A Step-by-Step Mixed Media Guide
I have to admit: for the longest time, I shied away from black. It felt heavy, overpowering, and too final. But lately I’ve fallen in love with black, especially when paired with white. In collage, mixed...
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Black and White Collage Papers from Old Book Pages
Discover the magic of minimalism as you transform discarded book pages into stunning art using just black and white acrylic paint. In this project, you'll learn to create striking collage pages with a...
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Creating a 12-Page Art Journal by Folding an A4 Copy Paper
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...
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100 Days Of Collage (Day 1-9)
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Creating Fabric scraps for mixed media collages
This idea came about when I got the desire to create some fabric bowls. I didn’t have any fabric at home, and I saw some fabric scraps being sold on amazon. But those are mostly printed and I wanted...
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Mixed media collage in my art journal
Today I took a break from my 100 days of abstract landscape challenge and wanted to enjoy the Sunday relaxing with art and have a creative play date with the self. That is when Laura Horn Art’s creative...
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Creating mixed media collage papers using deli/butter/bakery papers
These days I'm just getting into the mixed media world and learning so much from the many mixed media artists on youtube. One of the things that I find fascinating is creating collage papers using deli/butter/bakery...
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Black and white floral doodles
You could say I’m really inspired by florals lately, and with my Impasto Blooms class just released, I’m more excited than ever to draw and paint flowers. With the current drawing theme of wanderlust,...
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My Journey Through 30 days of creative practice with Wendy Brightbill
Documenting My Experience Over the past 30 days, I went on a transformative creative journey with Wendy Brightbill’s free course. This blog post is my way of documenting everything I’ve learned during...
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From Scraps to Collage Clusters: Use Up Leftover Pieces After Any Project
I have to admit: for the longest time, I shied away from black. It felt heavy, overpowering, and too final. But lately I’ve fallen in love with black, especially when paired with white. In collage, mixed...
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Week 2 - Wanderlust 2024 - Exploring brushes & mark making
Week 2 was by Nicole & it was a great lesson to learn how to interpret my own inspirations from around the globe and abstractly paint them! It was a great practice to explore all my brushes in a way...
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Creative Ways to Use Scrap Paper in Mixed Media Art (Bird-Themed Postcards)
If you have a collection of leftover collage scraps, palette papers, and used tissue papers, don’t throw them away! Instead, transform them into stunning mixed media postcards. This simple yet creative...
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Abstract Mark Making Play & Tags for Gifting
Are you looking for a fun, intuitive way to create mixed media art while also making something beautiful and useful? In this tutorial, we’ll dive into the joy of abstract mark making, layering paints,...
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Grungy art journal | Adventurous Artist Summit | June 25–26, 2025
Let's rewind to 2016. There I was, brushes in hand, teaching my 100th landscape painting workshop. Fast-forward a decade, and I'd guided over 20,000 students online and 700+ in-person workshops—all about...
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From Play to Purpose: How I Made Six Mini Black and White Abstract Paintings
I have to admit: for the longest time, I shied away from black. It felt heavy, overpowering, and too final. But lately I’ve fallen in love with black, especially when paired with white. In collage, mixed...
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Pop-Up Fringe Journal
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...
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Artist date #3 - Do something you've been postponing
This week, as I was studying week 3 about recovering the sense of power, I had been going through burst of emotions on a daily basis, specially processing through all the emotions of shame resurfacing....
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Paper buttons - Mixed media art
To create these paper buttons, first thing you need is a base. I created the based by gluing some newspaper strips to a fabric. This was actually a failed experiement of creating paper fabrics, which I...
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100 Days Of Collage (Day 10-18)
For Days 10 to 18 of my 100 Days of Collage, I focused entirely on a neutral color palette—black, white, and brown. This second group of nine artworks was all about exploring the play of light and shadow...
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Art journal with mark-making & coffee dyed papers
I learned to create this coffee-dyed, textured art journal through Galia Alena's online course, Creative Resilience. She guided us through making a small art journal that engages all five senses, and it...
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Marks That Matter: 6 Raw and Beautiful Ways to Build Mixed Media Layers on Paper
Collage mastersheets are your ticket to fearless experimentation—big, bold surfaces where you can layer scraps, papers, paints, and marks without worrying about “ruining” a precious canvas. It's like a...
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How to Create a Mixed Media Grungy Art Journal Using Just One A3 Sheet
Sometimes, all it takes is a single sheet of paper to open the door to endless creativity. In this blog, I’m sharing my process of creating a richly layered, textured, and beautifully imperfect grungy...
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Artist date #5 - Altering boring household objects into faux ceramics
This week something miraculous happened. The whole week have been reading about recovering the sense of possibility and it almost opened my mind's eye to see the amount of possibilities out there in terms...
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Creating Tactile Collage Artworks
Creating a tactile collage is a journey of self-expression, where every layer tells a part of your story. It’s more than assembling papers and fabrics; it’s about immersing yourself in textures,...
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Mark Making Journal
In my previous post, I talked about incorporating mark making into my morning music meditation and how challenging it was to maintain. So, I decided to cut the A3 sheets into A4 size and fold them to create...
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Inky Collage Papers from Old Book Pages - Acrylic Dyeing
Transform your old books, journals, and scrap papers into stunning inky collage papers that are perfect for art journals, junk journals, or mixed media projects. This comprehensive guide will walk you...
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Essential Black and White Collage Papers for Mixed Media Art Journaling
I have to admit: for the longest time, I shied away from black. It felt heavy, overpowering, and too final. But lately I’ve fallen in love with black, especially when paired with white. In collage, mixed...
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Mark makings on papers - Morning music meditation
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...
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Embellishing Mixed Media Tags with Fabric and Stitching
If you love making tags for your art journal, happy mail, or collage projects, you’re going to love this! In today’s blog, I’m sharing a simple and creative way to make embellished mixed media tags using...
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How to Create a Butterfly-Themed Mixed Media Art Journal Spread
Working in a spiral-bound sketchbook is a fantastic way to explore mixed media techniques across two pages, creating a cohesive spread. In this project, I worked on an 8x8-inch sketchbook, creating a layered...
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How to Make Rust Printed Papers and Fabrics in 3 Easy Steps
Have you ever wanted to create your own rust printed papers and fabrics for mixed media, collage, or art journaling? This beautiful process is surprisingly easy, super satisfying, and only takes a few...
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The art of artist dates
In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life, leaving little room for creative exploration and self-discovery.  Whether you’re a seasoned artist...
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100 Days Of Collage (Day 19-27)
Days 19 to 27 of my 100 Days of Collage project are all about Blues. For this group of collages, I wanted to capture the feeling of looking up at the vast summer sky—the endless blues, the drifting clouds,...
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Acrylic Dyeing on Paper: My Easy, Playful Alternative to Ink
Have you ever been captivated by the spontaneous flow of watercolor—the way colors melt into each other, unpredictable yet soothing? I have. I love the softness and meditation that watercolors bring. But...
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Artist date #2 - Buy flowers & decorate your space
During the week 2, as I was learning to pay attention to detail, I decided to take myself out to a local florist and buy my inner artist some flowers. (But before anything, I must confess the huge amount...
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How to Create a Grungy Art Journal Page: My 6 Step Process
If you love the look of weathered surfaces, layered textures, and imperfect beauty, a grungy art journal page is the perfect playground. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to transform a two‐page...
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Create A Mixed Media Zine Journal from an A3 paper - The Magic Within
Discover the magic of minimalism as you transform discarded book pages into stunning art using just black and white acrylic paint. In this project, you'll learn to create striking collage pages with a...
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Cardboard box storage for mixed media collage papers
I’ve been creating a lot of mixed media collage papers and it was getting difficult to keep a track of all of them. So i had to come up with an idea of storage with easy access to each of them. I...
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An Expressive Inky Master Sheet for Art Journaling
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...
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100 Days Of Collage (Day 28-36)
For this group of nine artworks in my 100-day project, I took a different approach—starting with scraps and turning them into something meaningful. It all began with a snippet roll, a long, layered piece...
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Mini Abstract Paintings - A Layered Mixed-Media Art Journey
✨ Join Me for a Free Creative Weekend! 🗓️ July 12–13, 2025🎟️ 100% FREE I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be a guest teacher at the upcoming MakeCreate Express free creative retreat weekend...
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How to Create Beautiful Collage Clusters from Scrap Papers
Transform your old books, journals, and scrap papers into stunning inky collage papers that are perfect for art journals, junk journals, or mixed media projects. This comprehensive guide will walk you...
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Abstract botanical art in my sketchbook
Would you believe it if I say this is the first time I actually painted botanical leaves in my sketchbook? I remember those childhood days when I loved sketching all the botanical elements in the botany...
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Coffee Dye Mixed Media Collage Papers
As I'm learning to create different mixed media collage papers, one thing I'm particularly enjoying is creating coffee dye papers. I tried 3 types of dyeing - using coffee, tea and onion skins. The coffee...
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A Junk Journal Salvaged from a Book
I’ve created junk journals before but never created a cover from an old book. Well instead of a book, I used the cover of a planner book. I learn this way of making a junk journal from this course...
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DIY Texture Box – A 5-Step Mixed Media Makeover
Have a bunch of old cardboard boxes lying around? Instead of tossing them in the recycling bin, why not turn them into something beautiful and functional? In this blog, I’ll walk you through how I transformed...
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Rust Colored Collage Papers Using Just Acrylic Paints (No Real Rust Needed!)
If you're like me, you love the rich, earthy tones of rust—but not everyone has access to actual rusted materials for their art. So I asked myself: What if I could create that rusty, weathered look using...
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Creating a Mixed-Media Textured Landscape with Fabrics
There’s something magical about capturing landscapes through texture and layers. This project is inspired by my honeymoon trip to Kashmir’s breathtaking scenery, where the rolling hills, lush greenery,...
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Adding Stitches to Your Art Journal Pages
Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the magic of stitch markers in my art journal pages. There’s something about the texture and dimension that stitches bring, transforming a flat surface into something tactile...
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Flip Through Of My Handmade Writing Journal – Link & Long Stitch Binding + Free Printables
I’ve been writing in plain A5 notebooks for years — the kind you pick up on Amazon with blank white pages. But recently, I had a thought. What if the journal I write in felt more me? More soulful. More...
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Ultimate Guide to Making Collage Mastersheets - 12 Ways to Play
Collage mastersheets are your ticket to fearless experimentation—big, bold surfaces where you can layer scraps, papers, paints, and marks without worrying about “ruining” a precious canvas. It's like a...
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Artist Date #4 - Organise your closets
While recovering a sense of integrity, as I was studying and working through the tasks of week 4 of the Artist's Way, I felt that for this week's artist date, I should clean my studio space, organise all...
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Artist date #7 - Creating connection between collages & my emotions
The last few prompts were to write down the emotions on these art journal pages which felt something I have never felt before. I usually write my heart out in the morning pages, this was the first time...
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Love Book: A Mixed Media Zine Journal
Creating a handmade love book is a beautiful way to express love—whether as a Valentine’s Day gift for someone special or as a self-love affirmation for yourself. In this tutorial, I’ll guide you step...
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Paper Dolls Adventure
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...
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Creating an A6 journal with backgrounds (5 easy steps)
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...
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Soulful Mini Art Journal: Crafting a 4×4 Mixed‑Media Treasure
There’s something deeply satisfying about shrinking your art practice down to a tiny journal you can hold in the palm of your hand. In today’s blog, I’ll share how I transformed scraps and prints into...