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I'm a great believer that having the right supplies makes any artistic endeavor easier. That said, the right supplies don't have to cost a lot of money. They are often things that you can make yourself or already have sitting around. Today I want to talk to you about paper.
My paper stash is enormous, but I use it almost every time I sit down to art journal. As you know, I'm a huge fan of making art journaling easy and quick. Collage is the quickest and easiest way I know to get color and pattern onto my pages. Here's a look at the kinds of papers I like to keep around:
I don't think I've been shy about my addiction to deli paper. It collages beautifully and is very inexpensive. I have a huge bag full of all kinds of printed and painted deli paper!
Book pages are a staple for me. I like to collect lots of different books with differently colored papers, sizes of type, etc.
I also keep a wide variety of painted (and stamped) book pages around. Book paper collages easily and is another inexpensive surface to experiment on.
Another surface that I often paint and have around is newspaper. It's so big, and again, collages beautifully!
Scrapbook paper is always good to have around. I tend to prefer the thinner papers when collaging, but they can be hard to find these days.
My monoprints don't always turn out the way I had hoped they would. But I don't throw the bad ones away. I keep them to cut up and use in my art journal!
You know I love to put decorated tags into my art journal. I also use a lot of little art projects -- or art bits -- that aren't quite large enough to be anything on their own.
Sometimes when I'm not feeling the muse to make finished art, I stencil or stamp or paint some papers for later use. I love having these in my stash to pull out when I need them!
Finally, I'm clearly on my way to being featured on the TV show "Hoarders" because I keep all my itty bitty scraps "just in case." I really do use them, but I should probably also throw some of them away....
How about you? Do you keep a hearty paper stash on hand to use in your art journal?
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