Mixed Media & Art Journaling with Love
First Mixed Media blog in Romania
Let's say every day I'm giving-away the power of a smile and the power of positive affirmations. Let's stay focused on good, optimist things, rather what complain about the negative ones in our lives! I'm Cristina {creativeMag} and I welcome you to smile every single day of your life! (smile especially when you don't feel like ;) You already feel better, isn't it?) I'm a mixed media Artist, love to create mixed media art journal pages, paint on canvas, I have a thing for handmade jewelry, I'm learning French {again}, diving into German, perfecting Spanish to the native level, and loving life! My native language is Romanian and English comes as a second skin! Always wear your smile, no matter what!
Today is International Soul Art Day and all artists, healers, creators of any kind, and visionaries are called to create art today more than any other day. It’s perfect occasion to let go fear of creating art and try something new…
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Hello dear creative soul! How was your weekend? I had to face losing all my smartphone photos. The memory card inserted in my smartphone became useless after I got several different messages saying my card is going to “die”,…
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It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.” – Mabel Newcomber I love this quote and the message it sends. It’s true. We need vision and clarity to know where we are…
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I started this journal page having in mind a totally different idea, but you know how it goes: you open your journal and say you’re going to draw a bird, but you end up with a dog. Well, not really…
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Most often than not, our busy lives prevent us from looking around at the little things that bring us joy. Being in a continuous state of disatisfaction and disappointment is what keeps us blindfolded from not seeing what’s right in…
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Today I stumbled upon a card illustrating blooming poppies. I said to myself that those would make a fine collage in my journal. I cut a few blooming poppies and a few poppy bods to match them together, and glue…
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Today I went back to faces. I took advantage of the extra time I had when my baby was asleep, and painted this face. I’m still using “fast” art supplies – those that can be used anywhere, anytime, and are…
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Although I like drawing faces, my journal pages are sometimes just filed with random drawings of flowers, leaves or simply circles, like the one today. I was struggling with the desire to draw a face, when I decided to…
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With the same violet pen I used over here, I sketched this face a week or so ago. I was inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest and thought it will be great to do a quick sketch. I…
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Just like The 29 Faces Challenge and The Flower Art Project, I want to start a new 30-days art project called “The Quoted Pages”. And as the name suggests, those art journal pages are going to include an inspirational quote…
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The other day I was surprised to find that Auchan has extended its crafts and DIY shelves with more popular items and art supplies that serve the purpose of art journaling and mixed media. I found these cute acrylic…
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When you’re out of ideas and nothing seem to come together, it’s important to remember there are simple yet efficient ways to create new art pages in your journal. Sometimes you might find it hard to start a new page…
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Hello dear creative soul! It’s been more than a year since I last posted here! It’s been sooo long! I have somehow (like completely!) neglected posting on the blog, but all this time I continued to create art in…
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Here is a little bit of what I call “gorgeous call of creativity”, when you leave out your perfectionist self and welcome your truest self: the one that makes mistakes and is not perfect. The one you probably hide from…
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It was great to #painting again. I even created a short #video while doing it, and I’m pretty sure you’re gonna love #watching it. The page in the right: #Derwent #inktensepencils with a bit of white #gesso. The result? Fast…
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