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2013-08-05Written by iHanna

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Details of Junk journal no 20 | iHanna’s journal release 3 2021

Junk journal no 20 | iHanna’s journal release 3 2021

Junk Journal TN no 20

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Yummy! Looking at this makes me want to go cut and

Yummy! Looking at this makes me want to go cut and paste all year next year, so I thought I'd share it with you guys... Maybe you'll find it inspiring too?

Who has creative plans for next year already?

Removing another highligt and creating a reel from video snippets from my 365 collage project in 2018!

#ihannascollages

#365somethings
#365somethings2022 #collageartistoninstagram #collage #artpractice #artprocess #arteveryday #365somethings2018 #cutandpaste #collages #collagefodder #collageartwork #collagematerials #collageproject #squarecollage #artistsoninstagram #artinspiration

Black cover but oh, a wonderful rainbow explosion

Black cover but oh, a wonderful rainbow explosion on the inside, that's my Moleskine Art Journal - finally FULL!

Blog post with full video flip-through up now, don't miss it.

#ihannasartjournal

#artjournaling #artjournal #mixedmedia #moleskinesketchbook #moleskinenotebook #moleskineart #moleskine #moleskineartsketchbook #mixedmediapages #myjournal #diary #visualjournal #notebook #moleskinecover #pimpthecover #dramaten #journal #fulljournal

Year end comes before we are ready, every year.

Year end comes before we are ready, every year.

I am feeling very scattered at the moment, like I want to finish so. very. much. before the New Year, to wrap loose ends together and finish projects that has been going on for far too long. But where to start? How to prioritize? The eternal question.

Maybe I need to take a step back and make a list, that always helps, at least in the moment.

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed?

Acrylic doodles in altered book / current art journal.

#ihannasartjournal

#artjournal #alteredbook #glÃ¤dje #joy #joyfuljournal #joyjournal #artjournaling #mixedmedia #collagepage #acrylicpaint #mixedmediapage #painting #green #grÃ¶ntÃ¤rskÃ¶nt #studioihanna #journaling #paintdoodles #visualjournal #bookart

Last chance to join the DIY Postcard Swap today!!

Last chance to join the DIY Postcard Swap today!! You can still join if you're quick (join as long as the swap remains open on the site) so jump in now by visiting my blog.

I'm working on my last few DIY postcards right now, doodling flowers and polka dots on top of my preprepped backgrounds. I will try to photograph them all together tomorrow and share them on the blog then.

Share this video on! ðŸ˜šðŸ’•â¤

#ihannaspostcardswap

#mixedmedia #doodleflowers #acrylicpaint #poscapens #poscapaintpens #mixedmediapostcard #postcardsforswap #postcard #handmadecards #handmade #diy #craftadoodle #craftidea #crafting #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP #DiyPostcard #markmaking #mailday #happymail #mail #sendmoremail #sendmorepostcards

Each postcard is a one of a kind, even when they'r

Each postcard is a one of a kind, even when they're in a series. I love how they invite you to explore different colors, patterns, ideas, add layers and meaning to your work. ðŸ’•

Each flower doodle is an exploration of its shape, no matter how many years of drawing these.

What's your favourite thing about DIY postcards?

#ihannaspostcardswap

#mailart #snailmail #postcards #flowerdoodle #doodleprocess #doodlersofinstagram #doodlersanonymous #flowerpower #exploreeverything #explorecreateinspire #drawingflowers #dailyartpractice #artistsoninstagram #studioihanna #creativeliving #onmydesk #paintingwithacrylics #poscapens #poscapendoodles #postcardswap #handmadecard

Here's another DIY Postcard that I doodled using p

Here's another DIY Postcard that I doodled using paint pens on top of a layer of acrylic paint.

I started painting the background in October, so that's why it is so very orange... Plus orange is a lovely color especially now when it is getting darker here in Sweden and we need those bright, happy colors. ðŸµðŸŒ»ðŸ

Link in bio to read more about the swap & join in if you haven't already.

Take care, stay creative and doodle on dudes!

#DIYpostcard #happymail #poscapens
#snailmailrevival #snailmailing #doodles #instamail #correobonito #mailart #showandmail #postal #correo #happymail #mailart #mailday #mixedmedia #swapping #mailartist #goodmailday #snailmail #doodledpattern #vykort #vykortsbyte #markmaking #artepostale #postkunstwekÂ #postcardlover #sendmoremail #visualjournal

Making something, anything, by hand, is a kind of

Making something, anything, by hand, is a kind of magic! Making postcards that you want to share & send out is even more magic, don't you think?

And it doesn't have to be complicated to create a DIY postcard, it can be as easy as drawing some happy little flowers on a postcard.

This is my first one for the DIY Postcard Swap fall, more to come I'm sure.

Create, connect & share! ðŸ’•

#mailart #colorcrushcreative #smallworksonpaper #playwithpaperÂ #paperlovers #loveforanalogue #creatiefbezigzijn #postkarten #postkartenliebe #postkarte #kartenliebe #cardmakingisfun #kortmakeri #handgjortkort #papperspyssel #correobonito #tarjeterÃacreativa #tarjeterÃa

#mixedmedia #creatief #outgoingmail #diypostcard #flowerdoodle

Wanna have creative adventures and share your crea

Wanna have creative adventures and share your creativity with the world beyond this lil' app?

Then this is your chance!

I have started creating my own DIY postcards and will be sharing my creations in a bit, but wanted you to know that you can still join in (link in bio & my stories) right now!

xoxo

Please comment, share & like (and save) this post to help me reach more peeps with the happy message: the DIY Postcard Swap i open! ðŸ’•ðŸ˜š

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#markmaking
#mailday #mailartist
#halloweenpost #halloweencraft #swappostcard #creativitÃ #postel #staycreative #doitfortheprocess #artistcall #mixedmediapostcard #handmadecard #stampingaddict #artpractice #shareyourart #orange #postcardswaps #mailart #snailmailrevival #snailmailideas #snailmailobsessed #artistinthemaking #cutandpaste #acrylicpainting

A filled notebook + new video & new blog post! Th

A filled notebook + new video & new blog post!

This is the first page in my En Masse Glue Book, where I have collected all the patterned magazine images I could find. So yummy, right?

I just shared ALL the spreads to my blog, click the blog link in my bio to read it, watch the flip-through video AND see all the photographed spreads in this themed glue book. I'm so pleased to have it all filled up and another glue book adventure under my belt.

What should I do next? Any suggestions welcome!

#gluebook #gluebooking #enmasseproject #enmassejournal #enmassejournals #imagecollecting #magazineimages #patternlove #enmassegluebook #enmassegluebooks #fÃ¤rgfest #mÃ¶nster #pyssel #crafting #cutandpaste #cuteandpasting #gluenotebook #gluebookenmasse #hellokittypattern #collectingpatterns #magazinecollage #colleartist #collageartjournal

Orange roses on the table in October. They smell

Orange roses on the table in October.

They smell sooo good!

#octoberroses #halloweenflowers #halloweendecor #hemmaliv
#hemmahosmig
#pÃ¥mittbord #pyntat #vardagslyx
#ihannahome #snittblommor #firahalloween #uppmuntran

Art Journal page in a Moleskine notebook that is

Art Journal page in a Moleskine notebook that is filling up and bursting with polka dotting.

I think it was called a "album" or similar, or what were they called? Do they exist still? I got it about 10 years ago, so I don't remember what it was called but it has manila folder thick and cream colored pages, and it is perfect for painting in!

I tried doing some research online to find a similar notebook today, but OMG, the notebook jungle is impenetrable at times, right?

One of the things I really hate about buying notebooks online is that there are 10 photos of the cover art but most of the time no mention at all of the pages inside - are they blank, how many pages are there - and what gsm thickness is the pages? Why not spill it, sellers! I would never pay for a notebook where this information is missing, just sayin.

Have a great day friends!

#ihannasartjournal

#moleskine #moleskinealbum #mixedmedia #artjournal #moleskin #moleskineartjournal #moleskinesketchbook #artjournaling #mixedmediabook #mixedmediadetails #mixedmediapolkadots #buyingnotebooks #etsynotebooks #etsy #visuelldagbok #turquoise #notebooks #paintedpage

Creating pages for a textile book, one stitch at a

Creating pages for a textile book, one stitch at a time, adding in scraps in first blue then green because I enjoy mixing and matching colors!

I ðŸ’š my scraps so much, but now my fingers hurt again â˜ºï¸ especially where I poke myself twice with a very sharp needle.

Anyone else that keeps doing that?

#ihannasembroidery

#embroideryprocess #patchwork #textileartist #textilepages #textileart #embroidery #slowcraft #slowstitch #frittbroderi #broderi #handsÃ¶mnad #sewing #slowcrafting #slowstitching #embroiderersofinstagram #embroiderydetail #embroidered #handstitches #lappteknik #greenandblue #blueandgreen #tokbrodÃ¶s #textilebookproject #colorfulcrafts #colorcolorcolor #monochromatic

Polka dots, as in #ihannalovespolkadots #acrylic

Polka dots, as in #ihannalovespolkadots

#acrylicpaint #artjournaldetail #artjournal2022 #mixedmediapage #mixedmediadetail #polkadots #prickigt #prickar #akryl #doodledpattern #artcloseup

Some Art Journal inspiration from the archives tod

Some Art Journal inspiration from the archives today, because I need it. How about you?

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#artjournaling #artjournalinspo #artjournal #doodles #cutandpaste #collagepage #watercolorhearts #watercolorpatternart #mixedmediapage #mixedmediajournal #mixedmediajournaling #blandteknik #visuelldagbok #mÃ¥la #skapande

Music, fika, a rare visit to the cinema, dinner ou

Music, fika, a rare visit to the cinema, dinner out, flowers on the balcony both in rain & sunshine, and painting in my new-ish watercolor art journal - that's August already over? It just started and now it's over, finito, gone!

I took waaay less photos, read more books, posted a blog post to the blog just today & now I'm eagerly awaiting what comes next (even if it's autumny September).

Cheers & thanks for being here, hearting, commenting, visiting the blog & helping me with my stupid mental health. You're the best. ðŸ’•

xo

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#luktÃ¤rt #balkongliv #balkongblommor #orgel #smurfhuset #smurfs #artjournalersofinstagram #artjournal #watercolors #artjournaling #artistlife #lifeisart #staycreative #arteveryday #creativeliving #ðŸ‡¸ðŸ‡ª #documentyourlife #dokumenteralivet #mosaic #augusti #augusti2022 #bloggare #kreativsommar #dagboksbilder #lifeisbeautiful #lifeismessy #surkatt #doodles

Pile o journals

Pile o journals

Stitching with a thread I dyed myself is such a jo

Stitching with a thread I dyed myself is such a joy!

Listening to an audio book, sitting on the balcony surrounded by flowers, hand-sewing til late evening and you have to go inside because you can't see what you're doing anymore.

Oh the summer joys!

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#stitching #handstitching #sewing #handsewing #embroidery #slowcraft #embroderylove #neonthread #handdyed #textileart #textilematerial #summerproject #swedishdays #textileartists #kanthastitch #slowcrafting
#pinkembroidery
#summerjoy #slowstitching #frittbroderi #broderadkonst #broderi #skaparlust #kreativfrihet

Before the summer started I made this Art Journal

Before the summer started I made this Art Journal for myself.

It is filled with watercolor paper, and my idea was that it would be full by now. It's not, so I'll keep creating in it through autumn and maybe into winter, who knows?

Embroidered cover and book binding by yours truly.

More details and pictures up on my blog if you want to read more about it.

#ihannasartjournal

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#mixedmedia #mixedmediatextile #textileart #bookart #bookartist #textilebookart #journal #handmadebook #bookbinding #mixedmediabook #broderi #textilkonst #hantverk #bokbindning #visuelldagbok

Art journal detail, recently painted in one of my

Art journal detail, recently painted in one of my altered books.

Isn't turquoise and pink sooo good together? Yum!

#ihannasartjournal

#artjournaldetail #visualjournaling #visueldiary #mixedmediapage #studioihanna #journalinspiration #mixedmedia #pÃ¥mittskrivbord #abstract #artjournalpage #artjournal #paintedpages #creativejournal #mixedmediacloseup #artjournalcloseups #markmakingart #layersofpaint

Blue abstraction. Close-up on one of my art journ

Blue abstraction.

Close-up on one of my art journal pages.

#ihannasartjournal - good hashtag for inspiration if you ask me...

#artjournaling #artjournal #abstractpage #artjournalpage #acrylicpaint #abstraction #alteredbook #studioihanna #painting #colors #colorcolorcolor #fÃ¤rgglad #konst #abstrakt #fÃ¤rgglatt #prickigt #visuelldagbok

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Yummy! Looking at this makes me want to go cut and

Yummy! Looking at this makes me want to go cut and paste all year next year, so I thought I'd share it with you guys... Maybe you'll find it inspiring too?

Who has creative plans for next year already?

Removing another highligt and creating a reel from video snippets from my 365 collage project in 2018!

#ihannascollages

#365somethings
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