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50 Art Ideas in an Art Journal

Päivi — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:13:56 +0000

This week I have a special treat for you: a flip-through video of my full Dylusions Creative Journal. It has 50 art ideas, not only for art journaling but for art-making in general. The pages are mostly made with colored pencils, watercolors, and acrylic paints. I also have many that have hand-drawn collage pieces. I […]

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Using Leftover Paint – Messy Backgrounds and Beyond

Päivi — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:11:40 +0000

This week, I show one of my art journals in the video and share ideas for what to create from messy backgrounds. After a painting session, there’s usually some leftover paint on a palette. I try to squeeze the tubes carefully, and sometimes I put the paint in a box with a lid, but most […]

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Art Journal Video – Adding Text and Layers to Your Pages

Päivi — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 10:22:18 +0000

This week is all about art journal inspiration. You see more spreads from the art journal I started a couple of weeks ago, and there’s also a video of making the spread below. The world needs the kind of magic⁣⁣where those who are seen as weak appear strong,⁣⁣and where the future is gentler than the […]

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Rainbow Journal – Fill a Small Notebook with Happy Art!

Päivi — Fri, 15 May 2020 15:30:40 +0000

This week, I get back to the project that I started earlier this spring. It’s a small notebook that I have filled with happy art. I call it Rainbow Journal because it has brought me both joy and hope. Here’s a quote from the video below: “When working on this journal, I have been able […]

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75 Ideas in an Art Journal – A Flip-Through Video

Päivi — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:09:44 +0000

My second large Dylusions Creative Journal (affiliate link) is full now, and I made a video of it for you. It’s not just an ordinary art journal flip-through, because I find many of them boring, but this video has 75 creative prompts and inspiring additional clips where you see me making many of the pages. […]

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Recent News and a Sketchbook Tour Full of Ideas!

Päivi — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:03:42 +0000

My short blogging break is over and to celebrate that I have a full sketchbook to show you! The Last Page of the Sketchbook This morning, there was one page in my big A3-sized sketchbook that wasn’t finished. It was a very ugly one! Even if I covered it with a layer of dark colors, […]

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Life in an Art Journal – Dylusions Creative Journal Flip-Through

Päivi — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:01:14 +0000

Don’t miss a flip-through video in the end of this blog post! Four years ago, I purchased a new art journal – a big one. It was Dylusions Creative Journal, the largest size. In the beginning, I wanted to do everything “right.” I wanted my journal to have pages that are well-thought and carefully executed. […]

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Moleskine Sketchbook – Another Full Art Journal!

Päivi — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:54:03 +0000

I just finished my red Moleskine Sketchbook. It always feels like an accomplishment when an art journal gets full. So I’m happy to show a couple of photos and a flip-through video of all the pages! Moleskine Sketchbook as an Art Journal Moleskine Sketchbooks are one of my favorite books for art journaling. The paper […]

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Video: Full Art Journal Flip Through!

Päivi — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:19:44 +0000

There are two special moments in art journaler’s life: starting a new art journal and finishing one. As the latter is much rarer, I am happy to announce that I have just finished this journal! I truly feels a small victory! From Decorative to Expressive I purchased this Smash book in 2014 and intended to make […]

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Art Journal Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect

Päivi — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:50:43 +0000

Every time I buy a new blank sketchbook, I get the feeling that I should not make a mess on it. But then, my art journals are meant for maintaining artistic inspiration, and messy making is part of that too. I often create pages in many phases and my art journals are never perfect in […]

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Video Blog: Paper Pieces, Wooden Pieces

Päivi — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:41:18 +0000

I just finished this Mini Smash Book. You will see it in the video with art journal prompts that you can use for your journal. Before the journal I will show you my method for organizing decorated papers. There’s also a wooden collage that I am working on with my husband!

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Finished Art Journal

Päivi — Mon, 26 May 2014 17:06:23 +0000

In 2012 I bought a pink Smash book. Two years later, it’s now finished. With this video, I want to encourage you to continue art journaling. Whatever a single page looks like, it will be pretty and meaningful when being part of the full book. Finished Art Journal – A Thick Book! I love handling […]

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