For years, I’ve really wanted the ability to make my own custom stamps. I’ve tried every DIY you can think of, from carving rubber erasers to cutting 3-5 layers of craft foam with my Cricut and gluing them onto a wood base. The latter is closer to what I wanted but only really practical for […] The post The Easiest Way To Make Your Own Stamps appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

I’ve always enjoyed a variety of creative outlets- journaling, making journals, Cricut-crafting, miniatures… the list goes on and on. It can be hard to balance sometimes, but as of lately I’ve found myself hyper-focusing on one creative outlet in particular: photography. Although I’ve always enjoyed taking pretty pictures, there’s a reason why it’s become the […] The post The Next Chapter in My Art Journey… appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

I started this year out with one word in mind: Focus. (You know what they say about hindsight vision being 20 20?) Okay, I’m done being punny. Point is, it is towards the end of this crazy year and looking back I can only laugh at the expectations I started out with. Yet these last […] The post 2020 Vision appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

Make a tag, with a ripped/cut/torn edge, add a doodle & scrap paper, include purple and a book quote! These challenges use Purdy Creative Things Creative Blocks for Writers and the rules are simple: you can ignore any of the prompts that don’t inspire you, it’s just a fun challenge to try and cover it […] The post New Art Challenge appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

Current news may inspire art, and there are a variety of emotions that may spill out onto the surface. In the Mixed Media Art Journey group, you are encouraged to share those things. Even if/when it is polarizing… I do not usually censor these things. Please read this post all the way through. First of […] The post New Challenge: Labels appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

Whether you’re into bullet journaling, art journaling, or even just “dear diary” type journaling… you are probably also as much of a pen addict as I am. I’ve already covered some of my favorite pens for art journaling under “Basic Art Journaling Supplies To Get Started” and I may update that as well but since […] The post Best Pens for Journaling appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

One of my favorite things about photography is that it gets you to see everything around you differently… One of my favorite things about art challenges is seeing how differently everyone responds to the same set of prompts. Combining those two interests, I wanted to create a series of fun photography prompts. So, I did, […] The post Fun Photography Prompt Challenge appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

I wanted to create something like sand art in a bottle, but using seed beads & glitter. Long story short, it did not work at all like I’d hoped and the result is a mess of seed beads & glitter in a bottle. I’m sharing this because it is a “project fail” and nobody ever […] The post Art Mistakes & Project Fails appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

Can you believe this is my first post in almost 10 months?! When I started working “a normal job” I ended up with less time to do all the other things I wanted to do, and sadly this blog has apparently fallen down on the list of priorities. I have not lost interest in what […] The post Art Journal Challenge, Group Rules, and Controversy appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more

I have a lot of fun making these little mini albums, but then I’m always afraid to “mess them up” by adding pictures! So I usually make one then gift it to a friend or send in a happy mail package, but with this latest creation I decided to go ahead and share how I […] The post Boxed Mini Album (with Instructions) appeared first on Mixed Media Art Journey ..read more