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More pages done!

by Rita Summers April 03, 2025

My 'allegro/dolce' art journal has been a long term project, and I have so enjoyed putting it together. I'm now almost finished and I will really m...

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art journal ‘allegro/dolce’

by Rita Summers March 25, 2025

After a couple of weeks’ break I did some pages in my fast fashion-themed journal. I had pre-glued some of them so that gave me a head start! The ...

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eco printing reveal

by Rita Summers March 21, 2025

Probably the mose exciting aspect of eco printing is opening the bundes!

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