Artist & Aesthete

This post contains affiliate links, which help pay for this site. That being said, I never promote anything I don’t love! If you purchase  using them, I might get a small commission at no additional cost to you. Today I wanted to do a little product feature of Tombow’s new XL Blending Palette and show you some of the ways that you can use it! The concept of the blending palette isn’t a new one, they’ve been selling their original Blending Palette for quite a while, but they’v

*This post is sponsored by Walnut Hollow and Tombow USA and includes affiliate links. By purchasing through these links, I may receive compensation at no additional cost to you. With that in mind, I only ever promote products I love and use.* Hey y’all, today’s blog post combines two of my favorite brands: Tombow and Walnut Hollow! I’m no colored pencil expert, but I’ve been trying to learn them more, and lately I’ve been liking the look of colored pencils on wood, so for thi

As a scrapbooker, I think I’d have to say that one of my most favorite things to make is a mini album! I love using travel photos and making a small album to document the whole trip, rather than having 10+ 12″x12″ layouts. I know everyone doesn’t feel the same way, but I love them. If you’ve never made a mini album before, I think you should give them a try! I’m putting this blog post together for anyone wanting to put together a mini album for the first time, or anyone who j

Today I am sharing a post over on Caylee Grey’s blog. Caylee makes the most gorgeous mini albums, and is the co-founder of the Get Messy Art Journal community that I am always talking about. I love Caylee’s work so I am honored to be sharing a guest post on her blog today! I wrote a blog post all about my favorite art supplies to take with me when I am traveling! If you want to read my tips and learn what supplies I love, hop on over to Caylee’s blog and give it a read! #art

I want to start sharing more of my art journal pages here on the blog, so I’m going to try to post tips, pages, and maybe even prompts every Wednesday. If you missed it, I recently shared my Reasons to Keep an Art Journal. Today I wanted to share with you guys some of my (current) favorite supplies to use in my art journal. My Basics: Gesso. Pencil. Good black pen. My favorites are- Fine point Sharpie, Micron, and PITT artist pens. Collage Papers- I use Hazel and Ruby’s pass

As I’m sure you know (if you’re a regular reader), I love getting our my art journal and spending some time trying out new techniques and jotting down some thoughts. It’s definitely something I love doing. It may not be for everyone, but if you’re thinking about starting an art journal, here are a few reasons why I like to art journal and why you might enjoy it: First, what is an art journal exactly? Well, I think it is whatever you make it. It’s up to the artist who is maki

I’ve been getting more and more into using Copics. I’ve always thought they would be really neat to use, but at $7 a marker I was a bit hesitant to actually buy any and use them. I’m sure you can understand. I bought a couple on clearance or with a 40% off coupon to play with and try out and I was not at all disappointed. I was hooked! So while my collection still isn’t huge, I was lucky enough to receive some as a birthday present (YAY!) so it’s slowly growing! I’m still ext