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🖤♥️ ASMR Creative Journaling | Art Journal | Mixed Media Art | Collage | Scrapbooking #asmr #creativejournaling #anxietyrelief #collage #mixedmediaart

Sometimes I DO feel lost. Not because I don’t know where I’m going, but because I’m not longer who I used to be. And not because I want my old life back. But because becoming someone new is a strange place to live. The beautiful part is this, I love the woman I’m becoming. For a long time, so much of my energy went toward keeping the peace, tiptoeing around the creaky floorboards, searching for solutions, attempting to protect my kids, and trying to hold everything together. I didn’t realize how heavy and emotionally exhausting all of that was until I could finally set it down. And now? Whew. Now it feels like taking one enormous, glorious inhale after holding my breath for far too long. Now I’m remembering what delight feels like. I’m remembering how to dream. I’m remembering how to be me. I’m getting to see who Erin is when she isn’t just trying to survive. But transformation isn’t all sunshine and rainbow sprinkles. There are still hurts I’m untangling. Sometimes my mind goes back and tries to work things out, searching for answers, trying to understand the hows and whys of it all. But maybe I don’t actually need to understand. Maybe it’s for the best that I cannot fathom some people’s choices. It’s better for me to spend my time focused elsewhere anyways. So, here’s my plan. I’ll keep choosing joy. I’ll paint another flower. Or some lemons. Or someone’s gorgeous face. I’ll laugh with my kids. I’ll plan another adventure for us. I’ll read and sketch and paint my nails. I’ll try a new recipe. I’ll art journal more. . I’ll work at being braver when I longboard. I’ll keep adding beauty to ordinary days. I’ll keep becoming. Maybe that’s all transformation really is. Not waking up one morning as someone new, but quietly choosing, over and over, to become more yourself. If you’re somewhere in the middle too, be gentle with yourself. The middle can be uncomfortable. But maybe it’s also where the magic grows. #rebuildingmylife #happyartist #joyjourney #transformation #becoming

I'm using my translucent papers that I sell in my Etsy shop and then some handwriting with a Posca paint pen to complete this spread in my art journal.  #artjournalcommunity #mixedmediaartjournal #collageartjournalpage #layeredartjournalpage #artjournalinspirations

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scene from a really creative, quiet morning!! 🤎 💬 what’s the most fall-coded book you’ve read recently, or one you’re hoping to read soon? i’ve been working on some october-coded artworks, writing more in my thought-dump journal, and just enjoying a really slow mornings! i’m really in love with my leather-bound @asperaria journal! you can totally customise your journal on their website too, which makes it even more special. 🥹 alsooo, i finished If It Makes You Happy on my XTEINK! this was such a different reading experience for me, but surprisingly, i loved it. i flew through the book and it was sooo Gilmore Girls-coded! ☕️ you can find the journal & reader links in my bio! 🫶🏼 . . . . . #morninglinup unwindroutine #cozyvibes bookish cottagecore #slowliving #fallvibes #autumn booklover aestheticreels comfortroutine softlife introvertvibes slow mornings journalling art journal books art journal fairy vibes witch pumpkin art aesthetic coffee artist

This isn’t sponsored or anything, and I don’t have a link for this pen… But I just love it so much. I thought I would share it again! It’s called “elegant writer“ if you want to search for one. 😉 it’s such a fun way to add portraits and/or other drawings to your art journal! #joyfulartjournaling #artjournaling

My art journal always sees me in all my best moments lol, where are my glasses with the progressive lenses when I need them? #artistproblems #artjournalpage #artjournal

Lately, I’ve been having so much fun combining magazine papers with my own gel plate-printed papers. I love the contrast between the recognizable magazine imagery and all the color, marks, and texture from my gel prints. Somehow, putting the two together creates these really unexpected layers. I’ve been using these combinations a lot in my board books, which are one of my favorite places to experiment with collage. The pages are sturdy, the size feels manageable, and there’s so much freedom to just try things without worrying about making a “perfect” piece. If you’ve been curious about working with board books for collage, I have a FREE class where I show you exactly how I use them for collage and mixed-media practice. Just comment BOARD BOOK and I’ll send you all the info. 🏷️ Collage Fodder, Collage Ideas, Gel Plate Printing, Gel Printing, Magazine Collage, Board Book Collage, Mixed Media Art, Collage Techniques, Art Journal, Gel Plate Prints #drewsteinbrecherart

Is “art journal” a verb? 😂 Whether it is or not, I believe art journaling is a valuable process. You can do it for five minutes or five hours, and the finished page doesn’t have to look a certain way. The finished page isn’t really the point. Creating gives you a chance to use your hands, choose colors, scribble, layer, experiment, and make something without needing it to be good, pretty, meaningful, or worth sharing. Sometimes you’ll like what you make. Sometimes you won’t. Sometimes you might cover the whole thing up. It still counts. So yes, I art journal. And I’m officially declaring it a verb. 😂

Art journal... Transformando livros em tesouros aconchegantes e mágicos! 📖🧸✨ @szantaiszilvi arrasou mais uma vez! Ela transformou completamente mais uma página em uma cena de livro de histórias superdoce e acolhedora, usando a nova coleção Cozy Family da @stamperiainternational. 🌾🌸 Não é uma fofura? 🥹 📌 SALVE este Reel para o seu próximo projeto de transformação de livro ou artesanato em papel com aquele toque aconchegante! #artjournals #artesanatoempapel #Scrapbooking #Artesanato #mixedmedia

Let's paint the cover of my art journal #illusionart #koipainting #lilypads #artillusion

You may have noticed on a recent reel that I said we don't have hobbies. This isn't because we don't believe one should have them or because we don't like them. For Andrew, it's because he works so much - and then comes home and works some more, maintaining the homestead and home. For me, I also stay really busy with work, maintaining our home with cooking, preserving, cleaning, and of course raising our child. I also struggle to keep hobbies with my ADHD - I quickly lose interest in hobbies OR they get turned into a business. I've done this with crafting, embroidery, thrifting, writing, letter-writing, and baking, to name a few. But there is something so healing about doing something for the joy of it, and doing it slowly. I've thought before that I'd like to start art/junk journaling. My best friend is an artist and gave me am art journal she made for me one year for my birthday. It was one of the most meaningful gifts I've ever had! But doing one for myself...I've never had much motivation. However, with Jane entering my life, and wanting to slow down and have a more analog, '90s childhood for her, I also realized I wanted to have more photos printed. Therefore I decided to start a scrapbook for her. I think this will be a really special gift for her someday, and it's a good practice for me to work on something slowly, a bit here and there, consistently. Man, that is hard. But I can feel it benefiting my nervous system as I do it. Do you have any analog hobbies?