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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, pastels, and coffee to create a unique textured page. Then, we’ll transform that abstract artwork into handmade gift tags, perfect for adding a personal touch to your gifts.

Plus, there’s a bonus! Before cutting your page into tags, you can take photos of small sections and turn them into printable collage papers—a fantastic addition to your mixed media stash!

Creating Tactile Collage Artworks

ALL BLOGS, Collage Art, Mixed Media

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, emotions, and memories. Each element you choose carries significance, turning your artwork into a personal narrative rich with meaning. In this blog we will craft …

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My Journey Through 30 days of creative practice with Wendy Brightbill

ALL BLOGS, Art Journals, Mixed Media

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 these 30 days of creativity, exploration, and self-discovery. Learning and Growing Every single day, I showed up and engaged with the prompts Wendy …

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Adding Stitches to Your Art Journal Pages

ALL BLOGS, Mixed Media

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 and full of life. Naturally, I couldn’t resist—I had to buy a sewing kit and dive into this new world of stitching in my art.

Black and white floral doodles

ALL BLOGS, Mixed Media

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, I found myself doodling flowers and having a blast sketching them. Just so you know, a year ago, I believed I couldn’t draw—that was the story I told myself for 42 years. But everything changed in the past few months when I gave myself permission to try new things.

Art journal with mark-making & coffee dyed papers

ALL BLOGS, Art Journals, Mixed Media

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 was such a joy to watch and learn from her.

For the inside pages, I started with A3 sketchbook papers, where I made random marks using various mixed media supplies and spilled coffee to create a rich, earthy tone. The best part? Every time I hold the journal, it gives off the most delightful coffee aroma.

After that, I cut each A3 sheet into three smaller sheets, with each signature made up of six sheets. So, for this project, I used a total of six A3 sheets, resulting in a journal with 18 pages.

The cover was made from canvas cloth, layered with texture paste, which was a process I truly loved because of my passion for creating textures. To finish it off, I wrapped the spine with a fabric doily that was handmade by my mother-in-law, adding a special personal touch.

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!

A Junk Journal Salvaged from a Book

ALL BLOGS, Art Journals, Mixed Media

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 of Roben Marie. First of all I secured the spine by wrapping it with a painted …

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Pop-Up Fringe Journal

ALL BLOGS, Art Journals, 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 Journals, 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.