Hi there! This year I got to go to Art Specially again. It’s thé craft fair that focusses on stamps, ink and of course, art journaling. I really like the atmosphere there. You get to see eyecandy everywhere you look. And this year there where plenty of releases on the CHA that tickled my fancy. … More Art Specially, the return
Hi there Polkadot! I had so much fun making this page, I tell you. But even as many ‘OMG this is going all wrong’ moments 😉 The ugly stage is real peeps, it’s real. Loads of fun! This is also part of a challenge by Joggles.com: the art journal adventure. I was planning to work … More Product spotlight: 7 Dots Studios Fortune Teller collection pack
Hi there Polkadot! Time to get out your markers! Look at this texture… Yum yum 🙂 This is Rangers texture paste on watercolor paper. Because the stencil is made out of rather thick plastic, you can create great texture. Perfect for coloring. I took out all of my pink distress markers, but I ended up … More Product Spotlight: new stencil by Studio Light
Hi there polkadot! Since I’m a design team member for Cart ‘n Scrap Art – Belgian shop- I can get to play with new products straight away! Maybe they are not as new when the get published on my blog, but I want you to see them anyway. I had worked with 7 Dots Studio … More Product spotlight: 7 dots Writters Block papers
Hi there Polkadot! This is another instalment in the finding inspiration series. This time I challenged myself to get out my gel press and join Birgit Koopsen in making tissue paper. She showed a video on her instagram account. Probably my most favorite thing to do lately is collaging with gelli printed tissue papers. You … More Finding inspiration on social media: Live fast and die young
Hi there Polkadot! Last time we spoke, I told you about the inspiration I got while hearing Radiohead’s Karma Police. Well, the same night, ‘Knights of Cydonia’ was on too. And the ‘don’t waste time or time will waste you’ had the same sticky effect on me. So hence the journal layout. To spice up … More Finding inspiration: lyrics (2) – don’t waste time
Hi there Polkadot! I went on a Dylusions craze in my art journal. Care to join me? I probably already told you about my special relationship with the Dylusions sprays. I love their color. There simply isn’t any other medium that has their brightness, except maybe for the paints in the same brand. But. And … More Finding Inspiration: Lyrics – For a minute there
Hi there Polkadot, Let’s get to collaging again, shall we? After a long hiatus, this page was the first thing to come out of my hands journal wise. I had spend the evening with a good friend, visiting a Christmas market nearby. We talked about life, work, social media and how all of those … More Finding Inspiration: Negativity Cactus
Hi there Polkadot, Long time no see. On the final half of last year I emerged myself in scrapbooking a lot. I had to finish a commissioned wedding album and had several workshops to prepare for the local scrapbook store. So, as we do as the year ends, I had some thinking to do. I … More Wild at heart
Hi there Polkadot! Let’s begin the new year with a card. I received this bundle of gilding waxes by Creative Expressions to create stuff for the Cartnscrapart blog. It is a really grey and dark day today, so it was rather impossible to capture the sheer glow of those waxes on my paper! I tried … More Happy new year
art is my favorite color 