Looking for a gel plate alternative? Use a simple black plastic sheet and a brayer to create textured painted deli papers for mixed-media art and collage.
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Explore white pencil on black paper with intuitive mark making, expressive lines, patterns and textures. Find inspiration for your own creative practice.
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Discover the best tissue paper for collage, mark-making and textured mixed media art. Watch my video and download a free tissue paper guide.
Tissue Paper for Collage: Which Type Should You Use? Read More »
Learn how I made a fabric book using layered fabric scraps, lace, vintage photographs and slow stitching. See the process and watch the full video.
How to Make a Fabric Book with Slow Stitching and Textile Collage Read More »
There is something I absolutely love about making my own grungy collage papers.
They don’t need to be perfect. In fact, the more imperfect they become, the more interesting they often are.
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Ever since I published my Gathered Rolls class, my inbox, DMs and comments have been filled with one question: “But what do we actually do with a snippet roll?”
And I completely understand the question. When you spend time gathering tiny scraps of paper, fabric, lace, thread and other beautiful bits and turn them into one long, textured roll, it can almost feel too precious to cut into.
But that’s exactly where the fun begins.
A snippet roll isn’t meant to simply sit on your shelf looking beautiful. It is a collection of little pieces waiting to become something else—a journal cover, a tag, a pocket, a collage, a page edge, a small artwork and so much more.
So I thought I’d put together some of my favourite ways to use snippet rolls, especially if you have one sitting in your studio and are wondering “Now what?”
Here are some of my favourite ways to use snippet rolls in junk journals, art journals and mixed media projects.
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There’s a moment many art journalers experience after creating the first layer of a page. The collage papers are down. The colors feel beautiful. There’s texture, movement, atmosphere…
…and then the question arrives: “Now what?”
What should the focal point be?
Should the page mean something?
Should you start with a prompt?
Or should you simply follow intuition and see where the page goes?
For a long time, I thought there must be one “correct” way to approach art journaling. But over time, I realized something important:
There are multiple valid ways to begin a spread. And understanding these approaches can completely change the way you create.
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Every month, I offer a Studio Special Sale where one selected class is available at 60% off for that particular month. Each month has a different class on sale, and the discount code also changes every month. If you are seeing only a 50% discount at checkout, don’t worry A default 50% coupon is automatically applied
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On 22nd February, we begin this year’s 100 day project.
But this time, I’m not chasing 100 finished pieces.
Instead, I’m creating a mixed media artist book — a space dedicated entirely to exploration, layering, and showing up daily without the pressure to perform.
If you’ve ever considered a 100 day art journal challenge but felt intimidated by perfectionism, this approach may feel softer. More sustainable. More honest.
Let me share how I’m doing it.
On 22nd February, we begin this year’s 100 day project.
But this time, I’m not chasing 100 finished pieces.
Instead, I’m creating a mixed media artist book — a space dedicated entirely to exploration, layering, and showing up daily without the pressure to perform.
If you’ve ever considered a 100 day art journal challenge but felt intimidated by perfectionism, this approach may feel softer. More sustainable. More honest.
Let me share how I’m doing it.
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