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Today I am going to show you how to use magazine pages and acrylic paint or texture paste to make stunning, neutral backgrounds for your mixed media artwork! The background can be used for various art projects like artwork, tags, or as a base for other creations. Why I Wrote This Post I am a …

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Today I am going to show you how to incorporate coloring book pages into your mixed media art! Tips and ideas for your mixed media artwork! Why I Wanted To Try Coloring Book Pages For Mixed Media I “inherited” some coloring books from my Mother In Law who LOVES to color shapes and patterns with …

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Looking to add some creative and pretty words to your journals, scrapbook, mix media or collages? Check out these free printable ephemera words for winter. Includes a commercial license. The Winter Words Printables I thought you might like to see these before you decide if they are good for you to use in your journals …

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My quirky and fun hand painted artwork is great for all kinds of products including greeting cards, fabric projects like totes or pillows, office supplies and journals and so much more! A Little Surface Designer History My path to surface design is a winding one, starting over 20 years ago! In the late 1990’s I …

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I made the cutest Junk Journal out of actual “junk” and then filled it with Tim Holtz ephemera and Paper Dolls in a magazine collage style… whoo whoo! Here are my best tips and ideas for how to make your own fun junk journal! Why I Made This Project A Junk Journal I went on …

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This may be the prettiest collage sheet set I have ever made! These butterfly tickets and tags are super colorful and pretty. AND yes, there is a commercial license so you can print them out and use them in your journals for sale. Free Printable Butterfly Collage Sheets Examples Here are the two butterfly collage …

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I just had to make these fun, Christmas printable tags and tickets for my art journal… they are great for collage, ephemera or junk journal makers too! And YES! They include a commercial license angel policy! Two Pages Of Christmas Collage Printables Here are the two pages that you get in the Christmas printables… How …

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Tips and ideas for how to make a vintage style, white art journal page. All kinds of fun techniques from vintage background papers, to embossing and layering! Vintage White Background Art Journal Page Idea I have been wanting to do a vintage page with a white background like this for a while now. I see …

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I made these altered rolodex art cards for my DIY Stamp & Die Storage boxes! They are made from actual tab dividers and are super cool and grungy in the modern steampunk style that I love! I wanted to put them all in one place for ideas and inspiration in your artwork! Suitcases Altered Card …

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