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May 2, 2025 By Marit 3 Comments

On Facebook I'm a member of a very nice Dutch creative group called JOOK'S Kunst Café. People post their art, there are ATC swaps and every once in a while the founder Joke organizes an event. In april there was such an event again and I decided to jump in: "It's time for another multi-day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Canvas Tagged With: 10-daagse, canvas, challenge, mixedmedia

Nobody told me…

June 3, 2020 By Marit 19 Comments

... there'd be days like these." That's a song by John Lennon, and you can see on my desk photo that I'm working on a spread containing those lyrics. WOYWW #574 DUTCH DARES June challenge: Marriage I am a guest-designer at Dutch Dares (scrapbooking) challenge group, and the June … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Art Journals, Misc. 4 (with collage cover), woyww Tagged With: acreativeartjourney, artjournaling, challenge, dutchdares, workshop, woyww#574

Art journaling (DARE!) mail art and woyww

April 1, 2020 By Marit 14 Comments

Hi sweeties, how are you? I hope you are all right and stay home during this weird time that Corona spreads around the world... and aren't we the lucky ones, to have our art keep us occupied. That is, when we are able to put our minds on creating. I, for instance, have my days... days that I get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Journals, Mail Art, Misc. 4 (with collage cover), woyww Tagged With: artjournaling, challenge, dutchdares, mailart, woyww

Friday haiku and THAT

June 14, 2019 By Marit 9 Comments

Days of rain, days of storm, days of sunshine... I saw it all last week 'cause the weather seemed to change by the hour and before I know it, it's Friday again: haiku day. I choose this beautiful photo ~ made by my friend Lena Schreijenberg ~ of an empty beach in the early morning, for my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Haiku, Layouts Tagged With: challenge, haiku, haiky my heart, layout, scrapbook

Book title haiku #3
& Art Journals

November 9, 2012 By Marit 23 Comments

It's 'Haiku my Heart Friday' and so I have a haiku for you. Again it is one I found in my book case...  I'm by any means done with book titles, and this is a special one! While collecting books for my 'haiku series', my beloved asked me if I could come up with a haiku using only books from his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Art Journals, booktitle haiku, Haiku, Misc. 2 (A4 journal), Weird Journal Tagged With: art journal, art journaling, challenge, found poetry, haiku, mixed media, photo, spread

Soldier on

October 14, 2012 By Marit 22 Comments

Well HI THERE! I know - you may not have expected a blogpost from me on Sunday but I have to show something that cannot wait... and I totally forgot to post it last Friday because of my 'blurry head'. btw - Thank you to all for the get-well wishes! The 'cold' I was expecting did not set … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Art Journals, Misc. 2 (A4 journal) Tagged With: art journal, art journaling, artists in blogland, challenge, future, mixed media, photo transfer, stairs, stamp

Yes Sir…

June 24, 2012 By Marit 11 Comments

ATC

... and Ma'am, here's an extra post for you. How come? Well, I dared Phinner the other day to both make something for the challenge at Scrapping the Music - I did my part :D and to be in time for the deadline (June 27) I post it right now. Challenge 201A is the song 'It's a good Life' … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, ATC Tagged With: art, ATC, Baccara, cards, challenge, STM

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