Abstract Watercolor Art Journal Page – Video Tutorial

To get my creative juices flowing, I often create these kind of art journal pages. They are super simple and don’t take much time. They also fit perfectly into a busy day. Today I am working with the Gansai Tambi Watercolors. I have them for years and haven’t been using them for a long time. As I don’t want to hoard my art supplies I decided to pull them out an use them for some paintings.

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Atmospheric Mixed Media ATCs from ruined Painting

One reason I am not afraid to ruin a painting is, that you can create beautiful small pieces of art from it! Even if you think the painting is ugly it can be turned into something pretty. This project is inspired by one of the projects from my new book. And of course I have a YouTube video for you, too.

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Cute Autumnal Houses & Cat Lovers Blog Hop

Hi and welcome! I am participating in the Cat Lovers Blog Hop today with some autumnal home decor houses. I decorated the houses with my Purr-fect Cat stamps. If you are hopping along you’ll have the chance to win the Purr-fect stamp set. So jump over to the main hop page for all the details.

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Abstract Art Journaling – Mixed Media Intuitive Painting

Creating abstract and intuitive paintings is so much fun. I totally get into a flow and I am just focusing on the painting process. There is no thinking or planning, just painting and enjoying all those beautiful colors. I truely believe that EVERYONE can paint! There is absolutely no drawing experience needed. Today I am using watercolor pencils, a little bit of acrylic paint and Crayons. You don’t need any fancy or new art supplies! You can use what you have!

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Easy Art Journaling with Stabilo Woodys – Video Tutorial

I’m playing in the Dina Wakley Media Journal today using one of my autumnal gelli prints, I’ve shared a while ago. I am also working with some old book paper, stamps and Stabilo Woodys. These are great for mixed media.

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Abstract Mixed Media Art Journaling – Watercolors, Crayons & Collage

On today’s abstract watercolor background in my art journal, I am using collage papers and Neocolor Crayons to make my marks. For the collage I am using gelli prints and also some scrap papers with left over paint.

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