Part 2 of my favorite art journaling/mixed media supplies…..
Decorative Paper:
This is all I have for decorative paper. The variety of colors and themes in these stacks are all I really need. I did have three rolling carts filled to the brim with paper, but realized these were the papers I kept coming back to over and over again. May not be the trendy paper everyone is going for now, but you really don’t notice when it’s covered in layers of gesso, paint and spray mist.
Please, please, please MME…come out with another one or two Lost and Found stacks. 🙂

Cardstock:
Other than a package of kraft cardstock and an off-white pack, this is all I have. If I need cardstock in colors other than what I have, I usually make my own with the off white cardstock by either misting or painting it.
Love the texture of these and the results from running them through a Big Shot with embossing folders truly is the best of any cardstock I have tried. Since I usually work on smaller projects, I just get the 4.25×5.5 cardstock stacks.

Ribbon:
Beautiful colors, interesting patterns and a variety of fabrics and laces. This is about 1/4 of what I had before but purged down to what I could fit in this bin.

Beeswax :
Mainly for artist trading cards using it to layer elements to give it an interesting look and feel.

Stamps:
For backgrounds and elements on journaling pages and artist trading cards. I stay away from themed stamps, opting for border and image stamps that can be used on any page, tag or ATC. I also like stamping into a thin layer of gesso or modeling paste for added texture on a project.

Stickers, die cuts and journaling spots:
These are the only things I buy themed. Layering them on pages and ATC’s and tags. Clustering has been a favorite technique of mine lately.

Other supplies that I use frequently include:
Fabric:
Muslin and Canvas – cut into strips to be used as trim. Cut into shapes to be used as elements. Handmade flowers using rolled fabric. Can be misted or dyed to color coordinate with any project.
Folk Art Metallic Paint in Pearl:
You can colorize it using other craft paint, glimmer mist, glimmer glam, glimmer glaze and reinkers.
Books and Dictionaries:
Images and Text for collage.
Baby Wipes:
To wipe down liquid mediums and paints on pages and also for cleaning.
Pens and Markers:
1 Copic Wide Marker in Black and 1 Wide Colorless Blender (To blend the black)
One TH Fillable Alcohol Ink Pen in Black and One with Colorless Blender (For Alcohol Inks)
1 Prismacolor Marker in Black and One Colorless Blender (To blend my Prismacolor Pencils)
1 Sharpie Poster Paint Marker in White.
I use the Inkssentials Craft Nibs with replacement nibs to use as customized markers using ink, mist, alcohol inks and thinned out paint.
When I first started in scrapbooking, before I switched to mixed media, I bought everything I thought I should….essentially what everyone else was buying. I had 3D stickers, tons of tools I never used, paper stacks that sat unused. I wasted so much money on stuff that I didn’t use because it wasn’t my style, colors or was too themed.
Now, I use the heck out of what I have, love what I have and seek out new techniques using what I have on hand. For me, less is more. I found my style, know the mediums and supplies that I truly enjoy using and have saved money and space in my tiny studio.
Not too many items on my wish list: Caran D’ Ache Neocolors, Faber Castell Gelatos and Watercolor Pencils.
Thanks for reading. Love and Light to You!