Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I often find myself creating stories as I'm creating journal pages - the mixed media elements, especially the ephemera, take my imagination on a journey as I'm putting them together.

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Ingredients used in today's episode:
My PaperArtsy stamps - AB058 Meadow Grass Edition
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Factory Tags, Mummy Cloth, Paper Dolls, Small Talk, Snippets Curator Labels, (seen but not used - Muse Tokens, Story Sticks, Photo Booth)
Ranger Archival Ink - Pebble Beach, Watering Can
Handmade watercolour paper
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic - Snowflake
Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic Glue

I don't pay for my own PaperArtsy stamps and I get other PaperArtsy products at a designer rate, but everything else used in this video I bought and paid for myself.

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