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Take this Botanical Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache class FREE! #classreview #joyfulartjournaling #howtopaintewithgouache #botanicalpainting

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Botanical Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache: Class Review

I’m typically pretty minimalist when it comes to making art, but when I came across Sara Boccaccini Meadows’ class on botanical illustration in watercolor and gouache, I knew I had…

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30 Day Art Journal Challenge, Days 11-30

I absolutely loved doing the 30 Day Art Journal Challenge with CreativeBug and Get Messy Art Journal! In fact, I’m super sad that it’s over for me! But you can take it any time…

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how to make a gif

I know, I know! This blog is about art journaling! But as I’ve mentioned before, I consider myself a creative explorer. So when I saw this class on how to…

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Beginner art journaling classes you can take online: free for the next two months! #artjournaling #artjournalideas #artjournalclasses #howtodraw #sketchbookjournals #joyfulartjournaling

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beginner art journaling classes you can take online

If you’re looking for a new creative hobby, I think you’ll love art journaling! And with these free beginner art journaling classes you can take online (free for the next two…

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Hi! I’m Jules!
And I help people spark JOY through art journaling and creative exploration! I'm a mom, wife, artist and creative business coach, but I'm also a lifelong creative explorer, and art journaling allows me to do that every day! It truly brings me joy, & I'd love to share that joy with YOU!
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I love to combine projects! I decided to use the d I love to combine projects! I decided to use the day 7 prompt of “no straight lines” in @eisroughdraft’s @creativebug class, #personalmapmaking to create these blind contour drawings of e bond, @ccerruti @faaaaaaaaaaaith and of course @the.pup.charlie! Last year my sweet husband gave me this pack of 10 @Pantone notebooks, and I’ve been filling them with tiny collages that coordinate with the respective covers. But when it came to the “Turkish Coffee” notebook (#pantone190812) I decided to fill it with blind contour drawings. It only made sense to add a few of my favorite #creativebug people and pets! ;) 🐶
Playing catch up with the @creativebug #CBdailypra Playing catch up with the @creativebug #CBdailypractice #PersonalMapMaking with @eisroughdraft ... days 3, 4, and 6. I tried to get them ALL in (with some close ups), but IG limited me to 10 pics... swipe and see most of it! 🤗🗺
I’m behind on my #cbdailypractice but I have a f I’m behind on my #cbdailypractice but I have a free weekend to play catch up! In the meantime, here’s another spread from my latest altered book. 🤗📖🎨
Days one and two of the @Creativebug #CBDailyPract Days one and two of the @Creativebug #CBDailyPractice with @eisroughdraft’s class #PersonalMapMaking. I have a large stash of vintage maps somewhere(?!??) but I couldn’t find them so I fudged a bit on day one. I used some maps (new and old) and some other vintage ephemera, including bits of vintage patterns (those are kind of like maps, right?!) Day 2 I fudged even more because I don’t have a photocopier (now that I’m thinking about it, I could’ve just blown it up in photoshop and printed it on my printer.. duh!) So I just drew a square and lightly penciled in the shapes I liked most, and then colored them in with my @prismacolor and @blickartmaterials markers. Can you see which square from day one I used as inspo for day two?! 💁🏻‍♀️◻️ And while this isn’t an art journal challenge, that’s how I plan to use it for myself! 👩‍🎨
My line drawing (an oldie from way back in art sch My line drawing (an oldie from way back in art school at PNCA!) and some collage end this #alteredbook I’m working on. It’s still not done, I just thought these two ideas fit best here together! 👯‍♀️🌿🌺🌱🌸
I’m having so much fun with this altered book! I I’m having so much fun with this altered book! I keep thinking that it must be almost full, but I’m probably just over half done! So much more fun to be had... at the same time, I can’t wait to do a full video flip through!
Another simple collage for this altered book page. Another simple collage for this altered book page. Happy Monday, everyone! 🌸🌱🦜
I’m putting a lot of my old art into this altere I’m putting a lot of my old art into this altered book. Most pieces that I’m like “what am I going to do with this?” Like this drawing of a little girl and her red balloons (that I actually made on an old book page... kind of meta!?) Anyway... I also like the little pop-up window on the library card. Swipe to see what it reveals from the book’s old library days!
More altered book/collage fun! What creative proje More altered book/collage fun! What creative projects are you up to today?
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