Category Archives: Starter Prompts

It’s your turn to do something – today! In these posts you’ll find ideas, suggestions and creative exercises (photography, writing, craft and art) – all to get you inspired and started on your own journey!

Every Artist Needs a Scrap Notebook

Posted on 2013-03-26 by iHanna

When you don’t know where to start or what to do with your collage scraps, a Mini Scrap Notebook is the perfect place! Mine is a small spiral bound book that I’ve made myself. In it you add little bits … Continue reading →

Posted in Starter Prompts | Tagged , , , , , | 29 Comments

Introduction | Spotted Photo Theme

Posted on 2013-01-24 by iHanna

I have been thinking about a photo post idea for two years now, and now (finally) it’s time to get it going for real. I’m calling it Spotted Photo Theme! If you love photography, documenting, sharing and blogging you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Starter Prompts | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

How to make a Inner Critic Paper Doll

Posted on 2012-05-30 by iHanna

My Inner Critic is a little monster living inside of me. It’s that voice you almost can’t hear but that is still there all the time. It is best friend with low confidence and self doubt. After months of having … Continue reading →

Posted in Starter Prompts, Tutorials | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Starting to stitch without a plan

Posted on 2012-05-01 by iHanna

I usually have some kind of idea when I start an embroidery, but for this ATC I thought I’d start without a plan – and see where it led me. You almost need to trick your brain to without any … Continue reading →

Posted in Embroidery, Starter Prompts | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Build a rainbow

Posted on 2011-12-01 by iHanna

Want to build a huge beautiful rainbow? This is my advice: pick just one colour and start there. If you try to start with all of the colours you end up with what is known as brain overload. The millions … Continue reading →

Posted in A Creative Life, Art journaling, Starter Prompts | Tagged | 10 Comments

Inkblot exercise: What do you see?

Posted on 2011-11-06 by iHanna

My inkblot number 1. What do you see? I have learned how to do something called “inkblots” by Leah Piken Kolidas of Creative Every Day. I was so inspired after watching one of her videos I had to make my … Continue reading →

Posted in A Creative Life, Art journaling, Starter Prompts | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

A Creative Nudge or two…

Posted on 2010-09-29 by iHanna

Diana Trout (who wrote the inspirational Journal Spilling book) wants to nudge all of us into creative action. She is starting a new “thing”, something that everyone can join and play with. And she is calling us The Creative Revolutionaries. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Creative Life, Art journaling, Starter Prompts | 4 Comments

49 Creative things You Can Do Today

Posted on 2010-09-27 by iHanna

A big part of my life is about creativity. In todays list you will find just a few of the projects I have tried and enjoyed. I believe that everyone is creative in some way or other. Maybe some of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Creative Life, Creative habits, Listmaking, Starter Prompts | Tagged , , , | 18 Comments

Image Transfer with Matte Medium

Posted on 2010-09-11 by iHanna

Do you have a bottle of Matte Medium in the house? It is an acrylic polymer emulsion that you can mix into your acrylic paint to increase its translucency and the paint flow. It can also be used as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art journaling, Mixed Media, Starter Prompts | 23 Comments

Ruby Red Page

Posted on 2010-06-20 by iHanna

Isn’t red a beauuuuutiful colour? And the different names are so beautiful and magic, like Carmine, cherry, crimson, ruby red, cadmium, quinacridone, blood red, maroon, cardinal red, scarlet, magenta… It is the colour of our heart and the blood it … Continue reading →

Posted in Art journaling, Starter Prompts | Tagged , , | 20 Comments