If you follow me over on Pinterest, you’ll see that I have a slight love affair with stamps. I love the idea and making your very own carved stamps. I used some store-bought ones, but my hand-carved stamps are quickly becoming my favourites to use. Especially in my art journal pages. I started with the…
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10 Playful Brush Fonts
Here are some fun + playful brush fonts that I’m really into these days! I also like that they aren’t all script fonts because sometimes a girl needs a good serif typeface too. These are all super versatile and add a fun handmade feel to your projects. Although I love a good script font, it’s…
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Art Journal Supplies from the Hardware store
You can find some pretty cool art journal supplies in unexpected places, and I love exploring unconventional materials to use in my art journal and mixed media pieces. The hardware store isn’t the first place you think of when you think “art journal supplies”, but I’ve found some cool materials there that are unique on…
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Easy Mixed Media Valentine Day Cards
These cards are a fun and creative take on the usual DIY Valentine’s cards. I always have a pile of mixed media paintings stacked on my shelves, and one day I thought they would look even better as cards. They’re super easy to make and can be made with just about any papers you have…
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Free Forest Animal Valentines Cards
Watercolors + cute forest animals + florals = the cutest Valentine’s Day cards you ever did see! These sweet forest animal Valentine’s are just small enough that you can slip them into a lunch bag, a briefcase, your neighbour’s mailbox, or add a treat for super cute class cards. I’m not typically one to get excited about…
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3 Easy Watercolor Valentine Cards
In my opinion, every holiday is a great excuse to make something handmade for literally anyone. Your mom, your spouse, your kid’s teacher, the mailman – anyone! Giving something handmade makes the recepient feel extra special because it means you spent your valuable time on making something just for them. These watercolor Valentines are…
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33 Free Modern Art Printables
Create your own gallery wall with any of these 33 totally free modern art printables. Warm up your printer and start filling those frames! Like most of the internet, I love a good free printable. I also have what feels like a million picture frames hanging around my house. They need some art in…
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10 Hand Lettered Fonts I Love
Fonts are one of my love languages. I may have an excessive amount of them sitting on my hardrive, waiting to make their debut eventually in a project. There’s something especially about hand lettered fonts that I just love. I love how they add a personal touch to your work, rather than just a boring…
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Free Blush & Navy Watercolor Flower Graphics
Happy New Year people! Is anyone else still surprised it’s 2017? Like, I remember celebrating New Year’s in 2007 – I was 17 and I went to a terrible house party, where I may have had too much Fireball Whiskey… I digress. Since it’s a new year, a new start, I’m kicking it off by…
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DIY Handmade Artsy Christmas Cards
Okay, after putting it off for a few weeks, I have finally finished my Christmas cards and sent them out! This year we didn’t do any formal family photos, but it was also my daughter’s first year of preschool so she had school pictures done. And with just our luck, I happened to be…