A new year, new business, new opportunities....

It was my birthday yesterday. And also the start of a new exciting phase in my life. Most people are probably not aware that I am a freelance project manager in my daily life. I am managing large ERP implementations (Finance and/or tax related, i.e. project managing implementations of Finance and/or accounting systems, tax engines, consolidation software, etc) at large multinational companies.

And .. that I combine this life with the creative part of me. I also own a creative business, teaching workshops in the Netherlands and creating and selling my art work on Etsy etc. I have been thinking for a while, on what I want to do with this business and where I want to go. And during this time of considerations, I received an email on how to create beautiful online programs. Mmm... you can call it luck. I think it is an answer to one of my questions :-). I attended the webinar and enrolled in the program. So the next coming weeks I will be learning on how to create beautiful online programs. I will keep you updated on my progress.

New video on Youtube - how to paint with alcohol inks

I just uploaded a new video on YouTube on how to create a lovely painting with alcohol inks. I used the painting of the magnolia in bloom (the one I showed you a few blog posts ago) in the video.

Please check it out and like, love and share!

Alcohol ink creations video

My Facebook and Alcohol ink friend Joann Wheeler has created a video on YouTube showing lovely paintings in alcohol inks. Two of my paintings are included! Please check out the Alcohol Ink Art team (search for AIART team) on Etsy for more alcohol ink creations!

New YouTube video!

I just uploaded a new video on YouTube. How to create a mixed media canvas in 10 steps. Check it out!

Working on a new YouTube video

This week I have been working on a new YouTube video. The pictures are taken, the canvas is fnished and now I just have to put it together and publish it. It will be a video on how to create a Mixed Media Canvas in 10 steps. Here is the end result.

Video on YouTube from Evelyn

One of my art friends, Evelyn Havertz from Germany has posted her first art-how-to video's on YouTube. You can find her under the name of Evelynsdreaming and here is one of the video's. She makes lovely backgrounds for art journaling and other projects. Check it out!

Journaling

First of all; this week I had more then 1000 views of my art video's on YouTube. WOW.... more then a 1000 views, that is a lot!! Thank you all who watched (and hopefully enjoyed) my video's. For the readers who have not yet watch the art video's, here is the link to the latest video:

http://youtu.be/INw8R-5h7rg

And this week I have been working in my art journal. I saw a quote on Pinterest; words that matter. Love the quote and I made a page using the quote, it took me almost a week. I started with gesso, some selfmade paper (paper sprayed with Dylusions ink and stencils) and another layer of gesso. Then I made the cirkels, with markers, but also with ink. And added some more color with my Neocolors II and added some more cirkels before putting the words into the cirkels.

New video on YouTube!

I have uploaded a new video on YouTube. This time I show you how to make a Mixed Media Canvas with a great background and with collage.

New Mixed Media video on YouTube!

I just uploaded another Mixed media techniques video on YouTube. In this video I show you have to make lovely mixed media backgrounds with butterflies. Check it out!

Mixed Media Art Journal pages - video

I just uploaded another video on YouTube. This time I show you how to make 2 mixed media pages in your art journal with white and black gesso, stencils, acrylic paints, rubber stamps, ink and images.

New YouTube video

I have uploaded a new video, of the process of how to make Quick and Easy Mixed Media backgrounds. Check it out.

Lazy day

I have been making some more ATCs for the Valentine athon on ATCsforall and traded almost all of them.

And I have some other news. The polymer clay tiles workshop from March the 14th is full! If you have not gotten round to register, let me know. I am planning another one later this year, besides the one I will teach at the Volksuniversiteit Soest in November. The workshop for the Volkuniversiteit Soest is a 2-evening workshop and preliminary scheduled for the 7th and 14th of November.

And I am also working on a new video on how to create some art journal pages. Watch my channel!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I am creating some Valentine ATCs for the Valentine's Day athon on atcsforall.com and have been making a little video of how I created the first ATC. Here is the link to the video on YouTube.

Second video is uploaded!

Hello there! I just uploaded my second video to YouTube. Another video on how to create Mixed Media backgrounds, this time using acrylic paints, Dylusions ink spray and gesso. I hope you like it!

Working on a new video

Today I am working on a new video. On how to make the lovely background as shown in these ATCs.

My first video

I have uploaded my first video on YouTube. I am showing how to create lovely mixed media backgrounds for ATCs, journal pages and other creative projects. In this video I show how to use a mask or a stencil. Take a look and let me know what you think!