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Tranquility. She feels peaceful and calm because s Tranquility. She feels peaceful and calm because she has a pretty flower in her hand and she decided to be her own best friend. It sounds a bit corny, she knows. But she doesn't care. She's not only her best friend, she stopped caring about what others think or what she thinks people think about her. It wasn't an easy decision because for a long long time she believed it's egoistic and not social to not take in what people think. But today wisdom came to her while chatting with her flower. Not letting herself be influenced by other people's opinions makes her unconditionally love them, and herself. So. Cool.  🌼🌼🌼
#ifdrawaweek265 #tranquility #ifdrawaweek #unconditionallove 
#illustration #drawing #illustratorsoninstagram #botanicalillustration #botanical #art #botanicalart #botany #flowerillustration #flowers #illustrationoftheday  #womenwhodraw #illustrationartists #illustrator #floralillustration #plantillustration #botanicaldrawing
My favourite colour is turquoise. It reminds me of My favourite colour is turquoise. It reminds me of the sea. It's a color with depth but in a light, flowy way, not dark or depressed. Turquoise can have a darker hue but even petrol feels exciting to me!  🌟🌟🌟
#colorexploration #colorcollaboration  #turquoise #favouritecolour #favorietekleur #lievelingskleur #seacolors #zeekleur #flowy
This week's color for the color collaboration/expl This week's color for the color collaboration/exploration is gold! The yellow looking part upper left is actually a golden origami paper. I have half a package full of those since childhood. I was the kind of child that felt something like this to be so precious, I didn't want to use them unless I had a fantastic project for it. Same with stickers! I was totally happy with having them in a sticker book or sheet, looking at them. No need to stick them or not for a while at least, maybe some on my journal or a card for someone!  🌟💛🌟🐰👾🐄
#gold #colorcollaboration #colorexploration #goud #stickerbook #stickerboek #goldenorigami #goldpaper #childhood
This week was pink week with our color collaborati This week was pink week with our color collaboration group. Pink was my favorite color as a kid, I even wanted a pink poodle if they'd existed! I wasn't a very girly girl, but I liked pink! It's a sweet and nice color. In the US they even painted some prisons pink (baker-miller pink) on the inside so the prisoners would feel more gentle. Some say it works, some say it's bs. I think it works. But I wouldn't use bright pink for prisons. Some soft, light pink will do! 💗🐩  #colorcollaboration #pink #roze #mixedmediaartwork #collageartist #collageart #pink! #mixedmedia #bakermillerpink #sundayfunday #poodle #pinkpoodle
A cute Valentine's card. Every time when I don't A cute Valentine's card.  Every time when I don't get the response on a post that I expected or hoped for, it's difficult for me to not get into victim mode. I don't want to think about how I'm not appreciated enough, how people should take more effort to tell me they like my work. That's insane! I just want to be grateful. And I don't believe those thoughts! What's behind this is the wish for getting something in return for my effort. When a person gives and gives, they need something back in order to not burnout. But when you have your own business, you provide something nobody asked for. So how's that relationship? I'm not sure yet how to fill in the answer to that question.  ❤️❤️❤️
#valentinesday #valentinescard #valentinesdaycard 
#valentinesday #valentinesday2021 #printisntdead #catillustration
#valentinescard #greetingcards
#illustrationartists #illo #printable #illustratorsofig #womenwhodraw #artwork #greetingcards #artcards #stationery #art  #catlove #artist #painting #birthdaycard #artlover #cardtokeep #justacard #artwork #valentines #valentinescard #valentijnskaart
A card for mother's day. I always forget that date A card for mother's day. I always forget that date, but I never forget my mom and I never forget being a loving mom to my two kids. So this card can be send any date of the year, if you ask me 💕  🌟🌟🌟
#swanillustration #swanwallart #birdsandflowers #kidswallart #artprint #birdillustration #surfacepatterndesign #kidsillustration #fabricdesign #textiledesigner #estampainfantil #kidsdecor #arteveryday #cuteswan #zwaan #moederdag #momlife  #illustration #illustration_daily 
#illustrationart #mothersday #mothersdaycard
After three days of talking about anxiety for my # After three days of talking about anxiety for my #100daysofiglive project, you might question if I'm still drawing. Yes, I am! I'm making new greeting cards and this is the first one!  🌟🌟🌟
#the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #happybirthday #birthdaycard #verjaardagskaart #gefeliciteerd 
#illustration #drawing #illustratorsoninstagram #botanicalillustration #botanical #art #botanicalart #botany #flowerillustration #flowers #illustrationoftheday  #womenwhodraw #illustrationartists #illustrator #floralillustration #plantillustration #botanicaldrawing
Thank you for all of your answers to my question w Thank you for all of your answers to my question what you do when you feel inspired or bored. I had lots of fun drawing your awesome answers!  🌟🌟🌟🌟🤠
#zine #zinefest  #illustrationartists #illustragram #inkillustration #dailycreating #animalillustration #イラストグラム #illustratoroninstagram #illustrationcomunity  #illustration #illustrator  #illustrations #illustrators  #drawingsomestuff #Lifeexhilaratingmeasures #zineart
#zineculture #zinescene #bored #uninspired #boring #whattodowhenbored #verveling
#ikverveelme
When seeing the #drawthisinyourstyle by @janneke_i When seeing the #drawthisinyourstyle by @janneke_ipenburg_illustration
I just had to make my version of her drawing (instagram somehow doesn't let me post a second drawing in this post so go to her account to see the original), because her drawings are amazing!  ////
#illustrationchallenge #drawthisinyourstyle #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #dtiys #ilustracion #ilustracioninfantil #characterdesign #characterart #foxillustration #mrfox #illustrazione #illustrazioniperbambini #illustration_best #illustration_art #kidlitartwork #loveanimals #animalillustration#drawthisinyourstyle #dtiysjannekeipenburg  #dtiys #dothisinyourstyle #illustration #illustrationchallenge #childrensbookillustrator #foxillustration #walkingyourfish #illustrationartists #illustragram #illustrationoftheday
A couple of cats I made while listening to a video A couple of cats I made while listening to a video by @tonyrobbins What I think of this guy? I think he's honest and really wants to help people. Have you seen his Netflix "I am not your guru" documentary? It shows how committed he is. But there's a lot of talk & show and I'm more of a personalised way of coaching kind of girl.  ////
#dailycreating #cat #cutecat #catart #catillustration #catlover #cuteillustration  #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #visulart #artsanity #discoveringyourartstyle #cat #kitten #catsofinsta #catsoftheday #catstyle #ilovecats #fluffycat #catsofinsta #kittykitty #catsinstaworld #madcat #kittykat #kittylovers #kittylife #petfluencer #dailykitten #kittenplaycommunity #kittendaily
Prompt: disguise She's totally unrecognizable, don Prompt: disguise She's totally unrecognizable, don't you think? 😜
What would you wear as a disguise?  ///
#dailycreating #illustrationartist #visualartist #cuteillustration #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #visulart #artsanity #discoveringyourartstyle #kattenkostuum #catillustration
#cat #catofinstagram #cutecat #snowcat #catart #cuteanimals #catillustration #cuteanimalart #cuteanimalillustration #animalillustration #disguise #dailycreating #childrenswritersguild #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration
I thought it'd be nice to make a cut out card. So I thought it'd be nice to make a cut out card. So I started with these scissors, but after cutting it out I knew it wasn't very suitable as a card. You can't write much on the back. I rejected the idea, but then I had another idea: place my drawing on a normal sized card and the receiver can cut it out! That way you have a  scissor-card you cut out with your scissors. I thought that'd be kind of funny 😜  /////
#cutter #Scissors #drawingsomestuff #scissorillustration #Lifeexhilaratingmeasures #echtepostisleuker
#echtepostiszoveelleuker #kaartje #greetingcard #illustragram #womenwhodraw #illustrationart #illustrationartist
#dailycreating #snowman  #illustrationartist #visualartist #cuteillustration #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #visulart #artsanity #pink #roze #schaar #vogelschaar #birdscissors
Yes? As a greeting card? ---------- Reading yeste Yes? As a greeting card? 
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Reading yesterday's post it may seem I'm new with doing business from the heart, living from the soul. That's not the case. I'm made of living from the soul! And I follow lots of amazing people already. But if you love an account about intuitive entrepreneurship, soulful living and those kind of things, I would really really love to know!!! Share them in the comments!  ------------  #selfcare #collectingcompliments #beeillustration #bijen #complimenten #livingfromthesoul #levenvanuitjehart #echtepostisleuker #complimentenkaartje #intuitiveentrepeneur 
#illustrationartists #illustragram #digitalart #inkillustration #dailycreating #animalillustration #イラストグラム #illustratoroninstagram #illustrationcomunity #childrensbookillustration #childrenbookart #illustrationjeunesse #digitalillustration #cuteanimals #illustration #illustrator  #illustrations #illustrators  #drawingsomestuff
The more common ways of entrepeneurship don't alig The more common ways of entrepeneurship don't align with me. I can make that conclusion after trying to fit in that mold, listening and reading about the rational methods, thinking I should embrace them because so many people say it's the only right way to make things work in your business. I also concluded that it's not true, it's not the only way that works. I am totally able to think in a rational and scientifc way, but I trust my intuition and feelings more. Always did. So I decided to embrace the intuitive way of running a business.  After making that decision I looked on Instagram for people who run their business like that and most of them are too woowoo for me. I will let you know about the people I'll find that are more on my wavelength. One of them I found on the podcast @windowsillchats There's an amazing episode with Leigh Standley, artist, writer and owner of @curlygirldesign She had never planned to be a professional greeting card maker but she went with the flow. She talks about all of that and also how she learned to stop trying to do things according to the "standard" ways (which are mostly based on male ways) and started doing things even more her way by taking more rest and trusting her gut. I was very inspired!  #illustration_daily #illustrationsketch#womenwithpencils #womenofillustration#illustrationinstagram #illustrationow #illustration_society #weloveillustration #illustrationhowl #graphicdesignpark #plantlady #atribeofwomen #artguide_illustration #intuitiveentrepreneur #trustyourgut #alignedbusiness #ondernemenmetjehart #spiritualentrepreneur #intuitiefondernemen   #plantbasedillustration #floralyourway #earthdayeveryday #patternlovers #illustratorlife #womenwhodraw #printandpattern
This weeks color in the color collaboration is Pru This weeks color in the color collaboration is Prussian blue. I hadn't thought of inauguration day when choosing this color, but it's the perfect color for this day isn't it! Do you know why the Democrats is linked to blue? I Googled it: "When Republican Ronald Reagan won by a landslide, NBC had a nation showing red while ABC had it showing blue for Republican-won states. During the 2000 US election between Republican George Bush and Democrat Al Gore, media outlets agreed on using NBC’s original colour scheme to show blue for the incumbent and red for the challenger to avoid confusion. As Democrats were the incumbent party, they were assigned blue. While Republicans were assigned red as the challengers." (From: economictimes.com)  #contemporaryartwork #contemporarydrawing #contemporary_art #contemporaryartists #pattern #contemporaryartcollectors #modernarts #surfacepatterndesigner #contemporaryartist #prussianblue #economictimes  #bluedemocrats #artjournal #scrapbooking #colorcollaboration  #surfacepatterncommunity #contemporaryarts #contemporaryartist #contemporaryartcurator #illustration_art
When I entered my prompts for @terryrunyan 's "Dai When I entered my prompts for @terryrunyan 's "Daily creating group" weeks ago, I couldn't have known that today we had a bit of a storm. 
And "storm" is today's prompt!  #dailycreating #storm #prompt #drawingprompt #cat #catillustration #kat #pendrawing 
dailycreating #illustrationartist #visualartist #cuteillustration #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #visulart #artsanity #discoveringyourartstyle 
 #catofinstagram #cutecat #catart #cuteanimals #catillustration #cuteanimalart #cuteanimalillustration #animalillustration 
 #childrenswritersguild #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration
A while ago I started a Big Magic group on Faceboo A while ago I started a Big Magic group on Facebook so I could read Big Magic (written by @elizabeth_gilbert_writer) together with a little group. After that we read a book most of us learned we didn't like at all (The creative habit by @twylatharp_ ). So in this new year we started something completely different together. A color collaboration. Each week we all create something with a specific color. This first week it's Dutch Orange. I chose this color because it's in the fantastic book The secret lives of color (by @kassiastclair) and because I'm dutch and it seemed an appropriate color. Also because it's a bold, bright color. I made this mixed media collage using lots of orange and some pictures and a quote I think fit this color.  #orange #bigmagic #colorcollaboration #dutchorange #oranje 
#illustration_daily #illustrationsketch#womenwithpencils #instasketch#womenofillustration#illustrationinstagram #illustrationow #illustration_society #weloveillustration #illustrationhowl #graphicdesignpark #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartist #mixedmediacollage #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #oranjeboven
This girl dreams of going on fantastic adventures This girl dreams of going on fantastic adventures but she's scared. So her next step was reading a book that teaches how to go on adventures. But look what's happening outside, just behind her, while she's still musing about the book!  #ifdrawaweek #childrensbookillustration #plantbasedillustration #magicalillustration #childrensillustratorsart #nederlandseillustrator 
#makingarteveryday #kat #illustration #illustrasyon #illustration_daily #illustrationoftheday #kidsillustration #childrenillustration #illustrationartists #moreillustrations   #drawing #artbits #adventure  #illustratorsoninstagram  #illustragram #illustagram #illustrationnow #illustration_daily #IFDrawAWeek #illustratedlife #illustrated_now #illustrationdaily #ifdrawaweek259
A couple of cats for the #dailycreatinggroup by @t A couple of cats for the #dailycreatinggroup by @terryrunyan on Facebook. If you love drawing it's a wonderful group. There are daily prompts but it's totally up to you when you want to use one.  dailycreating #katten #illustrationartist #visualartist #cuteillustration #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #visulart #artsanity #discoveringyourartstyle
#cat #catofinstagram #cutecat #snowcat #whitecat #catart #cuteanimals #catillustration #cuteanimalart #cuteanimalillustration #animalillustration #childrenswritersguild #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration
Nourish. This drawing doesn't seem to represent th Nourish. This drawing doesn't seem to represent the word  nourish. She's looking at her phone while running! But drawing this was nourishing. This week's prompt for #ifdrawaweek is 'nourish' and I started a drawing of a girl at the sea, because the sea is very nourishing to me. But I was trying very hard to make a 'beautiful' drawing and the process just didn't feel nourishing! So I did something else.  Sometimes I draw before going to sleep, I even made a drawing in total darkness! When I draw in the sketchbook that's beside my bed, it's not about making something beautiful but to draw because I feel like it, for fun, to just put something on paper without thinking or trying. That's very nourishing. So the drawing you see here is from that sketchbook. I added the leaves today, because I love making patterns so that's nourishing as well. Does this make sense? When I started to write this post, I didn't know exactly how to explain all of this AND say that I also love to put effort in drawing and to learn new things along the way.  #ifdrawaweek258 #nourish  #illustration_daily #illustrationsketch#womenwithpencils #instasketch#womenofillustration#illustrationinstagram #illustrationow #illustration_society #weloveillustration #illustrationhowl #frommysketchbook #plantlady #atribeofwomen #artguide_illustration #ifdrawaweek  #plantbasedillustration #floralyourway #earthdayeveryday #patternlovers #simplejoys#illustratorlife #womenwhodraw #printandpattern
This is a self-portrait. She doesn't look like me This is a self-portrait. She doesn't look like me at all, her figure, face and hair is totally different. But she looks like me being a mom. I so much love having my kids around, but all of the chatter all day long and the stuff around the house is a bit much sometimes!  #trycicle #momlife #selfportrait #dutchillustrator
#contemporaryartwork #contemporarydrawing #contemporary_art #contemporaryartists #pattern #contemporaryartcollectors #modernarts #patterns #patterndesign #patterndesigner #surfacepatterndesigner #contemporaryartist #patternillustration #surfacedesign #minimalistart #floralpattern #floralart #surfacepatterndesign #contemporaryart #surfacepatterncommunity #contemporaryarts #contemporaryartist #contemporaryartcurator #illustration_art #patternlove #patterndesigners
I made a accordeon book as the final assignment fo I made a accordeon book as the final assignment for the fun online course "Creating simple characters" by @redcheeksfactory I made a video showing the book, you can watch it in my highlights! I enjoyed making this a lot. Sometimes I get a bit confused about myself, because I love making this free, fun, flowing style but I also love making art with detailed patterns, and very cute characters that take me days to create. So I have different styles that all fit me. I guess I don't need to feel confused because they all come from me, so I'm the base myself, the fundament.  #fundament #dogillustration #themissingdog #mixedmediaart
#moreillustrations #illustratorsofinstagram #illustration #drawingoftheday #illustrator #art #artist #artwork #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #drawing #graphicdesign #graphicart #womenofillustration #accordeonbook #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #creatingsimplecharacters #nederlandseillustrator
When I need rest, I look for something cute, comfy When I need rest, I look for something cute, comfy and filled with love. We all need those things! Because what would our world look like without the movie "Love, actually"? Or without books as "Guess how much I love you", or the song "What a wonderful world"? Or the cute little bakery around the corner? They're all pieces of art that comforts us and remind us of all the love and kindness in the world.  #ifdrawaweek257
#dailycreating #snowman  #illustrationartist #visualartist #cuteillustration #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #visulart #artsanity #discoveringyourartstyle #cat #catofinstagram #cutecat 
#snowcat #whitecat #catart #cuteanimals 
#catillustration #cuteanimalart #cuteanimalillustration #animalillustration #snowmanillustration #childrenswritersguild #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration
Remember how I forgot to have my name printed on t Remember how I forgot to have my name printed on the moving card (I wrote about this in my previous post)? My first solution was printing little stickers with my name on them and put one on each envelope but my laptop did not want to get the right label format, it just didn't work. Then an even better idea came: print it directly on the envelopes! And that worked, it was fairly easy actually. I believe in how something doesn't work out because the next or a different way is better and I am supposed to go there. So when something doesn't work out, like the sticker idea, I get curious what comes next!  #printedenvelopes #envelope #envelopeart #getcurious 
#creativeclubs100days #artstudio #doitfortheprocess #nothingisordinary #creativity #makersgonnamake #communityovercompetition#ohwowyes #theeverydayproject #flashesofdelight #selfdevelopment  #listentotheuniverse  #listentothis #listentoyourself #choosemust #selfdevelopment #selflove #divine #fishillustration #vis #stationary #myownstationery
A nice couple asked me if they could use this card A nice couple asked me if they could use this card as their announcement for them moving and have a personalised message on the back. What a nice idea! So I made this for them and had the cards printed. I love it when people come up with wonderful ideas for using my artwork!  And when I do something new, like this, "mistakes" happen, but they're actually things to learn from. It comes with being an entrepreneur, you try things, go on adventures, big and small. And sometimes I still can make rookie mistakes. But with a different kind of order there are different processes. Just like when you think you have learned to take good care of your houseplant and then you get a new, different, one. You thought you were a plant expert, but now you know this other plant needs a bit of a different treatment and you learn how to do it.  With these personalised cards, I forgot to tell the couple a special badge doesn't come with envelopes (I will send those to them anyway), I came up with a price forgetting to count in the taxes the printers' office asks (dealed with that) and I told myself not to forget to put my name on the back of the card and then I forgot anyway (I came up with a creative solution for that: put my name on the envelopes).  I realised a few months ago how it's is a big part of being your own boss: trying, falling, learning and climbing up. I think it's good to know this, because then you know it's just part of the process and it's totally fine. And I do enjoy this process.  #entrepreneurship #movingcard #verhuiskaart #zzper #lifeofanillustrator #artistslife #blackandwhitedrawing #houseillustration #huistekening #huistekoop #makelaar #blaadjes #verhuizen  #makingmistakes #plantlady #leaves #mistakesarelessons
Making letter-people is one of the fun assignments Making letter-people is one of the fun assignments from @redcheeksfactory in her course Creating simple characters. Next and last assignment is to make an accordion book with the characters I made. I'm creating that right now.  But there's also something to say about the assignment making characters out of things, for example a cup with a face and legs. I don't like those. Why? I don't know exactly. I don't really like looking at those characters. I have a similar itchy feeling about clowns. What do clowns have in common with thing-characters?  #creatingsimplecharacters #carlasonheim #thingcharacter #clowns #mixedmediaart #mixedmedia #collage #letterpeople #collagepeople #collagecharacter #illustrationgram #dutchillustrator #itchy
This month I finished a commission, a book with se This month I finished a commission, a book with sentences a dad is known for saying often. These are two of them. The second one says something like: "Are you sniffed by rabbits?!"  I had the best client! He was very clear in what he was looking for, fast with  communicating and 100% trusted me and very enthusiastic. I couldn't have wished for a better commission.  #winter #december #moreillustrations #illustratorsofinstagram #illustration #drawingoftheday #digitalart #illustrator #art #artist #artwork #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #drawing #graphicdesign #graphicart #womenofillustration #portrait #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #bestclient #sniffed #illustratieopmaat #illustratieopdracht #picturebookartist #commission #illustrationgram #picturebooks
My #bestnine of 2020. I do want to send some of my My #bestnine of 2020. I do want to send some of my drawings to publishers to ask if I can illustrate books for them. That would be pretty awesome. I wanted to do this months and months ago but didn't because I didn't know which drawings to send them (and I was scared, and procrastinating and it just wasn't time yet). What's representing me and which drawings are good examples as being book illustrations? Maybe this best nine can help me with that choice!  #nederlandseillustrator #dutchillustrator 
#monsteradeliciosa #monsteraillustration #plantsplantsplants #plantsagram #plantillustration #illustration #plantcommunity #plantlover #plantsaremagic #houseplants #plantsmakemehappy
#linedrawing #uitgever  #dailydrawing #dailyillustration #bringtheoutsidein #flowerobsessed #wildflowerfanclub #beautyofstillmoments #momentscollected #gowildlyandslow #uitgeverij  #creativeprocess #natureinspired #floralhub  #blooooms #plantlady
Collage for #creatingsimplecharacters I used the l Collage for #creatingsimplecharacters I used the letter F to start this character and had to add a cat! This course is so much fun! I feel like a preschooler when making this kind of work, so joyful and relaxed. I notice how I'm not stretching myself, trying to do a 'good' job and I feel how I am used to stretch myself a lot. I know there are many people doing this too. Aren't we just supposed to be playful preschoolers all of our lives? I believe so. We are very valuable that way, because there's so much more of ourselves in our work and less of what we think we should be.  #preschooler #kleuters #preschool #kleuterklas #collage #misterF #f#playingwithletters #cat #catart #catillustration #lifelesson #stoptryingsohard #stretching #stretchyourself
Collage aka fun //// #collageart #collage #paper Collage aka fun  ////
#collageart #collage #papercraft #papercrafting #digitalscrapbooking #scrapbooking #scrapbooker #hyggelife #fun 
#artjournal #artjournaling #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #beautyofstillmoments #momentscollected #gowildlyandslow
Playing with faces! Which one is your favorite? C Playing with faces! Which one is your favorite?  Course assignment by Nelleke at  #carlasonheim @redcheeksfactory 
#artjournal #artjournaling #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #cutpapetart #cutpaperartist
#artdaily #artjournalpage #artjournalinspiration #hellouniverse #universe #mixedmediaartist #collage #collageartist #collageart #creativelifehappylife #createeveryday #carveouttimeforart #mindfulness #mindfulliving #mindfulart #craftyhomebody #hyggelife #mycreativelife #creativelife #artstudio #wherewomencreate
Do you also have trouble writing in a beautiful mo Do you also have trouble writing in a beautiful more expensive journal than in a cheaper one. Or painting on really good (but expensive) paper? I do! And I don't want to have this obstacle. I know it's perfectly fine to use beautiful materials and it's fine if I happen to make a mess, but there's a part of me that's being cross about this. I think that's an interesting thing a lot of humans have.  I made this painting on sketch paper and this kind of paper doesn't agree with water, it will curl up too much and my drawing looks...not as I intended. I know I shouldn't use this paper for water colouring but I keep doing it anyway! I had to photoshop this trying to make it look a bit better.  I was thinking about this. When using more expensive paper for painting or a book for journaling, it's daunting. But I also think it's fine to use these special materials and it's okay if the writing or painting isn't great. Which of those two thoughts would you rather think? Let me tell you this interesting fact (well, I found it enlightening and you may as well): thinking what you want to think is thinking the truth!  Let excitement win from fear. Think: "I will just go for it!". I have done this with some other  things that were bugging me, like just buying an online workshop or posting an article I wrote and didn't know how people would react. And every time I felt a shift, it wasn't that loaded anymore, it was so much easier to do it again, it became my new normal! So that's what I will do with my aquarel paper: just go for it!  PS
This is an elf I made for #doodletuesdaychallenge  #aquarelpaper #aquarelpapier #bulletjournal #bulletjournaling #fear #daunting #dagboek 
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A winter drawing because it's getting cold in the A winter drawing because it's getting cold in the Netherlands! I need my thick warm Canadian mittens! No snow yet but I'm sure Santa will bring some 🎄  @ifdrawaweek #mittens 
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