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YES ! I finally put one of my handmade Art Journal for sale in my ETSY shop.

This one belongs to the «sewn-over-tape» category, which I really love as the spine is beautifully exposed.
It is not perfectly perfect, but you can tell it is handmade for sure.

The cover is a piece of Mixed Media by itself, made with acrylic paint, ColorShots from LindyStampGang, watersoluble crayons and more.

The paper I use is sturdy, it is the Fabriano Medioevalis paper. I love the grungy feels of the torn paper edges and above all it allows you to play with acrylic paint, watercolour, collage or whatever you love to do in your own Art Journal.
This is the paper I currently have in my own journal and it never bleeded through.

You have the possibility to add your own title at no charge.
If not, i will add «I have the power to create» before shipping it to you, simply because this is the words I heard while I was creating the journal.

A few more pictures (click on it to enlarge):

Here is the video I talked to you about in a previous post.

I know I said I would record my voice over to explain what I was doing along but the sound did not work and I was not able to do it, so I decided to publish it like that. But good news: my husband finally found how to fix it so you may hear me in the next video (yay !).

Here it is:

A few explanation and clarification:

• For the first step (the colorful background) I used watersoluble crayons from Caran D’Ache (the Neocolor II) but you can use anything you want. I love the fact I can apply color without being too careful.
  You can use watercolor, acrylic paint… whatever you want. Just put some color on there !!!
• I had this sentence in mind so I decide to write with the masking fluid, but of course you can simply draw. I used a paintbrush and immediately rinsed it when I was done so the fluid did not have time to dry. My masking fluid is from Pebeo; I do not recommend you this brand as it litterally stinks and is not that good (I wanted something cheap… next time I put a bit more money for a better product). Some brands have a masking fluid with an applicator tip, would be great.
  Wait for it to dry thoroughly before going on. You’ll know it is dry as the color changes a bit
• You do not see it on the video but whan I knew my page was done, I sprayed it with a pastel fixative. By doing it, I am not afraid the pastel will go away eventually. And I won’t have purple pastel on my fingers everytime I turn the pages of my journal.
• NOTE: instead of PanPastels, you can use watercolor or thinned down acrylic paint. Making fluid was created to be used with watercolor 😉

If you try this technique, come and show me ! Would love to see it 🙂

Gratitude Friday is a weekly ritual I started in order to focus on all the small and big positive things that happened during my week. I invite you to join me, you’ll see how much being thankful can change your life. If you want to know more about it, read my introduction post.

Hello !

Hard passages are happening one after the other in my life currently. So settling down and remembering all the good that happens in between is just what I need right now.

This week, I am thanking The Universe for :Cette semaine, merci l’Univers pour:

• Our new car. We thought we were crazy to change but it will make our life simpler and we’ll enjoy the roadtrips to come better. And the people at the garage are very nice, we also had a good trade for our car.
• I received the book I ordered after it has been suggested to me in one of the Facebook group I belong to. I am taking my life in my hands and do whatever it takes to create the life of our dream.
• Speaking of book, I am also reading the new book by Deborah King, «Be Your Own Shaman», it says stuff I already know and goes in territories I needed to explore.
• My new video is online. I will publish a proper blogpost explaining it later today or during the week-end. I really enjoyed this technique I tried for the first time while recording it for you. You can still watch the video here on my YouTube channel.
• I am about to finish a pretty handmade art journal that will be listed in my Etsy shop during the week-end. Did I tell you I like it very much ? One of the prettiest I’ve made to date.
• I am opening spaces for sponsors on my blog. If you are interested, just email me. I have already one spot taken on my francophone blog.
• Despite the worries, my daughters are healthy and I know I should not be that much on the back of Grenouille regarding what she eats.
• Julie Balzer’s videos: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com
• My husband nd my mom are beautiful souls, I am bless to have them in my life.
• Last week, I got a very good deal on canvases at the warehouse garage sale of the art supply store I usually go. I bought a HUGE 48″x48″ for $16 dollars (!!!!!!!), i am crazy to see that big but I have an idea in mind that implies my entitre family 😉 shhhh don’t tell them yet.
• We ate some deliciouuuuuuuuuuuuuus fish & ships at Granville Island last week-end, and it was sunny outside (which is something rare these days in Vancouver. I hope the sun did not forgot we exist in this part of the world…). I LOVE fish & ships.

What were your beautiful moments this week ? What made you smile and feel happy ?

Oh I almost forgot. I wanted to share this song I discovered this week that makes me happy happy:

If you wrote your Gratitude Friday on your blog, don’t forget to enter your NAME and URL below so I’m notified and can come to read you (you can also join by commenting this post):
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This week prompt by Jamie is dear to my heart.

I am one of those who feel like I never know enough. I am very curious, I love learning new stuff (in all areas of my life) and because of that I am pretty easily bored (not good).
This is also why I love books that much and got never enough of them 😉

I don’t want to know everything. But I would love to have a domain of expertise someday.

Today, I wish I would know how to tap whenever I want in the Universal Source. For Love, for Answers, for Inspiration. I am learning to do so more easily.
I wish I would know how to be gentle and kind no matter what.
I wish I would know how to give more life into the girls I see in my mind and try to create in my paintings.
I wish I would know what to do to become what I am dreaming of.

There are so many things I wish I’d know…