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When my husband and I want to amuse our children, we tell them about life in the "Dark Ages" of technology, when phones were tethered to the wall and video was non-existent. Raised on VCRs, DVDs, and the DVR, our kids cannot even fathom the concept of having to wait a whole week to see their...
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There have been a lot of comings and goings in my family lately. I was out in Colorado, my husband traveled to Arizona, and most exciting of all, our daughter returned from a semester abroad in Costa Rica. We all brought back gifts and mementos from our journeys, but I am most anxious to see Olivia's...
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When it comes to Mother's Day gifts, I have always most enjoyed the handmade, heartfelt ones: poems, drawings, pinch pots, and the like. Even as my girls have grown into adulthood, I've made it clear I prefer something from the heart over something from the mall. (My birthday is a different story...
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We'd love to know how you like to watch videos so that we can make you some more amazing video content like the ones we've captured in our Art Journaling Exposed eMag in the photo below. We've put together a quick survey that will help us to understand what it is you like to watch and how...
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It's May 1! Where I live, that means birds are singing, nesting, and flying. My mixed-media birdhouse: I put a bird on it! Where I work, though, birds are everywhere, all year round. That's because birds are a popular theme in art, and a lot of fiber and mixed-media artists seem to like to "put...
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When you're faced with a blank canvas and want to create a background or you have a collage or painting that needs a focal point, reach for a stencil. Stencil art for collage and more by Linda Blinn. Stencils are easy to make yourself, reasonably priced, and, depending on what they are made of, you...
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I know, I know: we're outside the lines artists, and proud of it. But in some instances, like art journaling , writing between the lines can help you move outside your comfort zone. Art journal lettering between the lines by Joanne Sharpe. Take lettering, for example. A lot of people (me included...
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Bookmaking 8 Key Chain Books Sue Bleiweiss 11 Art Journal Wearables Sherrie Styx 16 Brush Up on Binding Shayna Butler Colorful Notebooks 20 Envelope Pages Nikki Smith A keepsake accordion 26 Not a Still-life Katherine Pippin Pauley Fun fruit books 32 Fused & Stitched Karla Leopold Plastic bag journals...
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Doodling is hot these days. Whole books are written on the subject. Doodling as mark making can be an end in itself, or, as I wrote about in a post last year, doodling can be a springboard to ideas in art journaling . Layered collage by Margaret Applin, created with mark-making and printing techniques...
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Over the years, I--like many of you--have come to rely on GOLDEN artist products for fluid acrylics and mediums to give my art color, depth, and dimension. Recently, the company has come out with six grounds you can apply to your substrates to make them suitable for drawing with most dry media, including...
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I've been making gelatin monoprints for a couple of years now, and I have a stack of printed papers to show for it. My collage using a cut-up gelatin monoprint. Honestly, I could happily churn out monoprint after monoprint, oohing and aahing over each little creation. But I'm at the point where...
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After 23 years of marriage, I have finally figured out how to make it easy for my husband to get me what I want for my birthday. He's not too comfortable in the lingerie department and he can't keep track of which books I've already read. Although we have identical taste in home furnishings...
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My younger daughter recently switched her riding lessons to a new barn out even farther into the country than the one before. I don't mind, because it's a nice, easy drive and there's a coffee shop nearby. Rubbing made with encaustic wax onto paper by Isobel Hall. From Cloth Paper Scissors...
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I’m feeling super saturated today! I can feel spring right around the corner. I can buy three bunches of brilliant daffodils at the supermarket for just $6. And I am looking forward to wearing my fun green-feathered fascinator on St. Paddy’s day. No, everything is not all perfect and rosy in my life...
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The warm weather is coming! Time to take your art journals outside and on vacation. In our new free webinar, Travel Journals: Finding plein air locations and inspiration on the go, painting and travel journal expert Jacqueline Newbold will discuss how to choose locations for painting en plein air , what...