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Spirit Animals Storybook

Here is a magical storybook made with stencils, die cuts and my trusted gel plate. I invite you on a journey to explore your creative side.

One sheet of paper

It’s easy to create your own themed mini-art book with one sheet of paper, a gel plate, some paints and textures. Will you give it a try?

Art Journaling with An Image Transfer

It’s fun to alter images that have been transferred using a gel plate. I especially like how you can give these characters personality!

Collaging in My Art Journal

It’s not often that I struggle in my art journal, but sometimes struggling can lead to a release of energy. Collaging did that for me today.

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

I love painting flowers with watercolor and my new obsession is roses. Here I used one brush to create this warm, inviting journal page.

Painting Loose Florals

I love playing with watercolors and flowers are my favorite subject to paint but I had no intention to create what appeared on this page.

I got so much love for my alcohol ink hearts from you guys but I also heard from many of you about not wanting to use a heat gun when working indoors with ink fumes. Thank you for being safe! ⁠ ⁠If you aren’t able to work in a well-ventilated space when using a heatContinue reading “Easy Alcohol Ink Backgrounds”

It’s Just Paper

Here is a flip through of some of my gel print journals and the transformation of one of the pages. Tania Ahmed inspired and guided me into making these disc-bound journals with my prints — which hold brayer sheets, discarded prints and experimental attempts. Some also have blank pages which I can easily pull outContinue reading “It’s Just Paper”