REVolution

#52promisestome #4 OFFLINE

52promisestome #4 OFFLINE

it is actually kinda absurd how much we (i :) are online. check email. check business email. check webshop mail. check Etsy messages. go to facebook. instagram.youtube. twitter. pinterest. news sites. and back to instagram it is. watching a few stories and before you know it, 1 or maybe 2 hours have passed by. the book you wanted to read still lies untouched. 4 Flow Magazines, on a pile, not read. "had no time yet" is what i tell myself. 

or that crochet project i started months ago and wanted to finish it months ago too. and it's just such a shame. you are not getting anywhere by keep going online. sure, sometimes it's nice to see what your friends are up to, what fellow-entrepeneurs (hello :) are doing. but more times than most i feel empty and feel so much better when i put down my phone. go artjournal, read, crochet, draw. play games. build a barbie dollhouse with Sanne. thinking up plans and ideas together how we can make it beautiful. so this is such a nice promise to myself: BE AND DO MORE OFFLINE. put that thing down, pancake! be conscious of what you are doing. don't pick up my smartphone without thinking. put a timer on. FREE MYSELF.

and are you ready to join in? here's the list for January, this week i'll show you the words for February too! it's easy, just follow me on Instagram, and let me know that you are joining. use the hashtags #52promisestome and i'll watch your every move. that sounded more creepy than i meant. haha.

 

 

supplies i've used to make this art journal page:
of course my own art journal :)
title is made on watercolor paper and glued on
winsor & newton watercolors
white molotow acrylic marker
black micron pen 1.0
stickles from Ranger to add the glitterzzzzzz

happy creating everybody!
love

 

memory keeping in my creative planner

this week in my creative planner (last week of september 2017):
daddy mcGyver made them a pulley for their treehouse! well. it's not really a treehouse, but they sit on that tree and imagine the treehouse <3. we had this flagpole lying around (yup. we have the strangest stuff just hanging around), and he used it. i think he secretly wants to sit up there.

i asked them to go find me some chestnuts because i wanted to paint them. they came home. proudly! and handed me a bag of empty sleeves. GO kids :P

i did my daily walk (winning!) and we FINALLY found a couch we all 4 loved. or was it, that we were sick of looking and bought the first one we saw at IKEA. that might be a true story. who knows :P

and that's why keeping memory like this is so much fun. when i read this, it comes to mind directly, while otherwise i would have never ever remembered this. and i'm all about remembering it ALL. <3

Love,

scrapbook or art supplies haul + video

oh yes! FINALLY. finally i have been to a real scrapbooking (and mixed media) store! it has been years, seriously! which was not bad for the money department actually, but man did i needed to spendddddd. haha.

so i went to Scrapdelight (no, no affiliate or anything), and was happy to see there large collection of products. i was especially curious about all the Jane Davenport products!

i made a cute little video of all the stuff i bought, so if you are very very curious, go check it out here:

i tried to find all the links to the supplies i bought. it has been a few months already, so some stuff I couldn't even find already :O, but here's where you could find some of it:

Inkredible pen Jane Davenport
sequins SDL, not on their site at the moment

puffy stickers Pink Paislee
puffy stickers Pebbles
puffy stickers Crate Paper
twin tone markers Tombow

watercolors bright Jane Davenport 

prima watercolor nap 45 Paradise
zipper pouch
sticker book Shimelle for American Crafts
butterfly book Jane Davenport (different cover:)
inner pages SDL gouden dot, not on their site at the moment

watercolor inner pages Jane Davenport
tattoos Jane Davenport (rubons)
Shimelle Glitter Girl Holographic Ephemera 30/PKG

so, let's get going and buy alll ze goodiiezzzzz (really, no affiliate, i just can't help my self setting others up to buy more stuff haha!).

love,

#52promisestome #3 LETTING GO.

the next promise to me is up, and this week it's LETTING GO. and man, that is a hard one for me. and i'm guessing for so many people! the journaling is in Dutch, but you can read the English translation if you scroll down a bit.

curious what this "52promisestome" is all about? check out this post. you can join whenever you want & make the weeks i have already made, or just jump in and start where you are. you are doing this for you, and nobody else, so make up your own rules :).

 

 

journaling is in Dutch:
LETTING GO. oh, my head can keep spinning in circles and circles around and around. especially after nasty conversations or events. and mostly with dominant and manipulative people. i notice that the conversation keeps on in my head like a long-playing record. and ofcourse i focus on what i have not said. what i did not do. what i should have said. and grind and worry. and everytime i think "STOP. it's enough Rev, now GO and think happy thoughts!". and seriously, after 10 seconds i notice i'm thinking of the horrible conversation again. and than i get mad at myself. stop it already. maybe it's a form of dealing with emotions? a form of processing? that i need to replay those converstaions a hundred times, feel it & go through the emotions again. before i can "give it a place" in my head. what is that really? my brain seem to be one big pond where stuff is just randomly floating in it and everything is constantly moving & changing. a little duck who swims through it, changes everything again. and so on. and so on. SO LET IT GO. nice promise. but HOW. not really clear for me yet. writing stuff down seems to help, but sometimes i just don't feel like writing everything down. WASTE OF MY TIME. but yeah, grinding & worrying is also a WASTE OF TIME. so, here we are: LET IT GO <3.

supplies i've used to make this art journal page:
of course my own art journal :)
winsor & newton watercolors
white molotow acrylic marker
pencil
stickles from Ranger to add the glitterzzzzzz

 

so show me your pages in Instagram and let's play together! 

courage dear heart.

 

courage dear heart. me loving green & aqua. purple is winning ground though!

and there is something about this girl. she looks strong but also vulnerable. she looks happy but i can see sadness in her eyes too. maybe it is how i feel lately. and i need to keep those thoughts to myself. 

love,

 

are you a great believer of luck?

 

"i am a great believer in LUCK & i find the harder i work, the more i have of it". not sure if this is very true. sometimes when you work too hard for something, it seems to get out of your reach more and more. sometimes you just have to let go to make it happen. don't force it.

Love,

memory keeping to remember it all.

another week covered in my creative planner. journal. thingie. and i just journal about my random stuff in the week. like not heaving a dish washer (for a few months, kids jumped in to help with the dishes, and they were so happy to do so. NOT)

but also me being extremely happy with a table in my empty studio, but i was able to create there!! and a spinach-oven recipe from Judith, which was gone in 60 seconds :). 

there is something magical about journaling your life. now it's seems mundane. in a few years, it's special.

love!

Easy watercolor in your art journal #4

 

ohhhh my next video "easy watercolor with Revlie" is up on my youtube and i have to tell ya, it's the cutest! i've made my cute little up-side-down galaxy girl for you! this time it's a LONG video, almost an hour! but don't worry! for those of you who are always in a hurry (slow down by the way!), can also check out my quick version of it! maybe you get a little bit dizzy by my amazing speed, but hey, that's what you asked for!

SO FOR THE NORMAL (LONG) VERSION (speed up time 2x) check out this one:

 

 

AND FOR THE SHORT VERSION (speed up time 6x) check out this one:

 

 

 and because i'm thinking you need to seeeeeeee it all more closely, here are some cute pics:

and because this smarty pants wasn't paying attention, i got some pics while she was standing up. duh. ofcourse she needed to be hanging down. but you'll get the idea <3.

SERIOUSLY, how cute is she?! one day i'm hoping to get my hair exactly like her!

so, you were wondering, supplies used hey?!

SUPPLIES USED:
strath more visual journal
watercolors (Jane Davenport and Winsor & Newton)
black pen (micron)
white acrylic marker (Molotow)
Tombow markers
brush
and of course a pot of water

 

so, let me know what you think, get your art journal out there, stop scrolling the internetzzzzz people and start CREATING!!

#52promisestome #2 BELIEVE.

this year, i'm going to promise myself something every single week. and it's not about resolutions, or making yourself 'a better you'. it's just about feelings, things i think are important in my life right now, and what promise i can make myself with that 'word'. 

you can see all the words & a little bit explanation in this post.

YOU can play along! why wouldn't you? it's not too heavy, one word every week! you can do that! anddddd there are NO FREAKING RULES. i don't like rules. never ever. so if you wanna play along, just join & use the hashtag #52promisestome. you can use your art journal, notebook, sketchbook, planner, agenda, bullet journal, scrapbook, project life book WHATEVER feels good to you. however you wanna create. hack, maybe you can even crochet something :D

the second word is BELIEVE. and that's a word that has lots of meaning to it for me. journaling is in Dutch, but for my sweet international friends, of course i've translated it below.

why not PLAY along and make 2018 your most creative year ever. how about that?! you can join on Instagram and make sure you tag me, or #52promisestome so i can hunt you down, find you to show some love <3.

 

 

journaling:

BELIEVE. BELIEVE! just believe in yourself for once! so much easier said than done. i can tell others exactly fine how to. but for me. no way. i WANT to, but there's something in me that holds me back. is it fear to fail? i do think that's part of it, although i yell the loudest i am not afraid to fail. when it comes to my creativity i all seems way more personal. for example for Artifex (my company for almost 18(!) years now), i was convinced since day 1 i was gonna me IT. and look at me now! did i make it or what?! 10 employees AND created the freedom to work and live the life i want, according to my conditions. but a succesfull creative business is still asking my attention. ecourses aren't going the way i had hoped them. shop sales are not what i expected. and BAM. there's the Big Doubt. is it really true than? FIRST believe in yourself more than 100%, than the 'others' will come to? just like how i started Artifex 18 years abo: BAM. here i am! let's see if i can make it work creatively in 2018!

52promisestome #2 believe

supplies used
of course my own art journal :)
Jane Davenport watercolors
Basic Grey butterfly stamp
Talens "ecoline" white`
stazon inks
white molotow marker
Art impressions stamp (scribbled words)
Studio Calico wood veneer
white Bazzill cardstock 

so, are you playing along? let me know <3.

Easy watercolor in your art journal #3

 

 

there's a new video!! jeehaaaa, a beautiful watercolor background with doodles with my favorite black & white pens: posca & molotow. working with watercolors is just so much fun. it gives me freedom, watercolor does what watercolor does. exactly what you were not expecting and usually you get the most beautiful results.

so if you haven't used watercolor in your art journal just yet, why not start now! i've got a few video's up on my  YouTube channel already and I will upload regularly. ofcourse not only watercolors, i've got more stuff i love to work with :D

 

check out the new watercolor video here:

 

 

 

so happy creating, and before i forget, are you joining me on my #52promisestome challenge on Instagram just yet? check out THIS POST and my instagram post & play with us! you can play how it works best for you. 52 promises to you in 2018. you can do that <3