Messy Art Journal Page

Hi everyone!

Those who have followed me on my art journey for a while know that I simply love mixed media and creating "messy" art in my art journal. There is nothing more satisfying than playing with paint, stamps, stencils and collage to get unique results. 

I enjoy applying acrylic paint with a brayer. This way you can quickly cover the blank surface. Create interesting texture by overlapping the paint.

Continue adding layers. Try using different tools, such as a palette knife, stencils and in the above example, a rough textured piece of string dipped in black ink! If you are curious to find out how I made this effect, you are welcome to watch the whole process in the video below:

Enjoy and have fun! And if you are watching on YouTube - a thumbs up, comment or a subscription to my channel would be massively appreciated :) 

Autumn Girl Mixed Media Art Journal Spread

Hello friends!

Autumn is upon us, with the leaves gradually changing their colors to lovely warm yellows and reds. The days are getting shorter and there is a chill in the air in the mornings. I appreciate the last golden rays of sunlight that we get!

This fall season has inspired me to create this leaf-themed art journal spread 🍂

I am sharing a free tutorial over on You Tube:

In this video I am having fun with various types of mixed media techniques: dry brushing, stencilling, stamping, collage and drawing/illustrating. While it's not difficult to create this spread, some drawing experience would be helpful. I used graphite pencils in HB/4B/6B, as I find this tool is accessible to most. All of the supplies are listed in the video description.

I chose one of my favorite Autumn quotes by Albert Camus and stamped this onto paper scraps with my silcone alphabet stamp set. Be warned - It takes quite a while to stamp, cut and glue onto the page :)

For her "hair" a simple leaf-shaped stamp works best. Just make sure it's a single leaf without any branches etc.

I hope you enjoy this tutorial. Happy Autumn 🍁🎃

Woodland themed Gift Tags • Easy DIY

Hello crafty friends,

after a scorching Summer the temperatures have dropped dramatically, and it's been quite stormy these past days with lots of rain. I guess Fall season is here!

I'm sharing a fun and easy DIY today. You can watch the YouTube video in real time here:

In step one I started by stamping one of my favorite text stamps in random areas on a plain, store-bought gift tag. You can use kraft paper ones or even cut your own. It's up to you.

I then went ahead and added the watered-down distress inks. You can see how I do this in the video.

After this has completely dried I then make some marks with wax crayons, because I just love using them, but you can use inks, markers, colored pencils etc.

I then glue down a piece of the tissue paper collage in olive green with gel medium, Mod Podge or other suitable glue.

I again let this dry completely before adding the next layer. You can use a hair-dryer to speed up the process. Then choose whatever paper embellishment you wish plus a tiny bit of cheesecloth to add some texture. This is optional or you could add a piece of jute or linen if you have that on hand.

Glue these pieces down one on top of the other and add a layer of Mod Podge on top. As you can see I have a bit of overhang to one side and some frayed edges, which I like the look of. Set this aside to dry. Tie on a gingham ribbon through the hole as the final step. Now do another one :)