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I’ve been reading The Creative License by Danny Gregory after The Artist’s Way. It’s a more practical, hands-on guide to art than The Artist’s Way, focusing on drawing and journalling versus the overall creative process and unlocking your artist. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first, but I enjoy the exercises and Gregory’s philosophies around journalling. Current sketchbooks I've been reaching for. One from Artist's Loft, the smaller one I made. While I haven’t been jour

When I am in a creative rut, it seems that a friend’s birthday is enough of a prompt to spark creativity. One of my friends was coming into town for her birthday, and as a words of affirmations girlie, I knew I was going to give her a card. Last minute, I decided I was going to make said card. In a previous post, I showed three cards I’d made, but I wanted to try something new. Then I saw this video on Pinterest, and I thought it was so cute! Here’s a video of the final produ

After I quit my job at the end of last year, I started 2026 focused on travelling, exploring, and refocusing my creative process. This has included taking every opportunity there is to create. One of my main love languages is Words of Affirmation. I love cards. I love writing them. I love receiving them. However, one thing I have stopped doing over the last few years is making them. A few of my good friends had birthdays while I was away travelling. Since I would be missing a