December 27th, 2019
Inside: what happened when I decided to organize my craft paper stash and how I did it I went into my craft room all inspired to start working on a new project. A new scrapbook page idea was rolling in my head and I wanted to finally make it. It was just a matter of finding the right 12×12 cardstock to start my page. I started going through my piles of paper looking for that one specific page I knew I had… 20 minutes later… I couldn’t find it! The entire idea was based on that paper and once I couldn’t find it I lost my inspiration and ended up never making that scrapbook page. Sure.. I could have come up with another idea for that page but I just lost my crafty feeling… So what happened? MY CRAFT PAPER STASH IS TOO BIG What happened was I couldn’t craft because I wasn’t organized! We all …
Inside: best and important painting tips every beginner should know This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Polaroid Photobar. This post includes affiliate links. When you click and purchase from these links we may get a commission from the seller. The cool thing is, this doesn’t cost you any extra money! “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced” – Vincent Van Gogh I don’t have a formal artistic education… everything I know I taught myself. For many years i thought that if I don’t have that formal education I can’t paint… I even thought I have no right to paint because I don’t know how to do it, not properly. Boy!… was I wrong! THE MOST IMPORTANT PAINTING TIP Contrary to what people might think painting IS for EVERYONE and it’s much easier than you think. When …
Inside: how to start an art journal page and completing it like a pro every time Sometimes I sit in front of my art journal and just stare at the blank page not knowing where to go from here. Yes!… it happens to me too – I just have no idea how to start… I really hates when it happens to me so I tried to think what happens when I do know how to start and my creative process runs smoothly. I discovered that whenever I’m stuck and don’t know how to begin there are three things that work. HOW TO START AN ART JOURNAL PAGE There are three main ways to start an art journal page: CREATE THE BACKGROUND: this is the best way to go if you don’t have any other idea or direction. START WITH A TECHNIQUE: if there’s a technique you want to try or experiment with then it will be …
