Crafting Creativity: Exploring Handmade Art Journals and Painting Techniques
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 21. 05. 2024
- Welcome to my latest video where I'm excited to share with you the stunning handmade journals created in my recent book-making workshop - Artisanal Journals: Learn to Bind Your Own Art Journals.
From sleek perfect binding to versatile sewn bindings, these journals offer a canvas for limitless artistic exploration. Inspired by the beloved Dina Wakley Mixed Media journal, now unavailable, I've crafted unique alternatives perfect for sketching, painting, and mixed media art.
Join me as I take you through a tour of these personalized creations, showcasing their beauty and functionality. Plus, dive into the first painting layouts as I demonstrate how to unleash your creativity within these custom-made journals. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, there's something for everyone in this journey of handmade journaling and artistic expression.
*Supplies I'm using in this video:
(Some of the links are affiliate links. If you use my link, I get a small commission, which will go toward my art supplies and to support this channel! I appreciate your support đ„°)
New Class: Artisanal Journals: Learn to Bind Your Own Art Journals:
Skillshare: skl.sh/3V8Yoad
My Site: 2lilowls.com/product/artisana...
Blick Daniel Smith Paints - shrsl.com/4fdtc
Mungyo Gallery Artists' Soft Oil Pastels Set of 72 - amzn.to/3rf0E3v
SENNELIER D'Artigny Oil Pastel Fixative - amzn.to/3X9DfMg
Watercolor Palette Tray - amzn.to/3wGDAgF
Tim Holtz Stencils - amzn.to/4bJcfJx
*My very favorite supplies that I might mention in every video:
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*Check out my Amazon Store for more goodies: www.amazon.com/shop/2lilowlss...
*Check out my favorite Sketchbox products here: shopsketch.com/pages/ambassad...
*Get Sketchbox Subscription: www.getsketchbox.com/refer/De...
StencilGirl Stencil Club - www.stencilgirlproducts.com/s...
Joggles Stencils: shrsl.com/4e32b
*Facebook Group for Art Peeps: / deniselovecreativecomm...
Color Cube:
The Color Cube - sarahrenaeclark.com/colorcube...
Favorite Paper:
Hahnemuhle Collection 100% Cotton Watercolor Pad - amzn.to/43mlJGA
Arches Watercolor Pad 9x12-inch - amzn.to/3PF9Jfi
12x16 Khadi Paper - amzn.to/3uOHJOG
8x8 Khadi Paper - amzn.to/3SVVKlL
Artway Indigo Journal - amzn.to/3SZngPf
Favorite Pens/pencils:
Faber-Castell Graphite Pencil Pitt Graphite Matt 14B - amzn.to/443RhB0
Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-Soluble Single Pencil, 6B - amzn.to/3tmLA4h
STABILO All-STABILO -Black - amzn.to/3URofU8
Posca - Ultra Fine to Fine Paint Marker Pens Set - amzn.to/3wLmIVR
Archer & Olive - www.archerandolive.com/collec...
Inks:
Kuretake GOLD MICA Ink - amzn.to/3oG04dt
Kuretake Gold mica Paste - amzn.to/3V2EpYZ
Kuretake Zig Gold Marker - shopsketch.com/pages/ambassad...
Favorite Paints:
Masha's Watercolors - selections vary - www.etsy.com/shop/MashasWater...
Kuretake Watercolor Gansai Tambi 48 Color set - amzn.to/3qaThZW
Kuretake Watercolors Art Nouveau set - amzn.to/3ZWACgp
ARTEZA Acrylic Paint, Set of 60 Colors - amzn.to/3MxPKwp
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint Set, 48 - amzn.to/3s48vAX
Liquitex Heavy Body White - amzn.to/3wCyiCz
Favorite Brushes:
Raphael SoftAqua Brushes - amzn.to/3L5Bpq7
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 4 - amzn.to/3pkXPgg
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 8 - amzn.to/3SznDRX
Princeton Umbria Filbert 8 - shrsl.com/4fxsb
Misc:
Artist tape - amzn.to/3Hf6fLP
Art Sponges - amzn.to/3L9xf0k
Jack Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette (50 Sheets), 9" x 12 - amzn.to/423Q7o2
Hardboard art panels - you see me tape things down to these and they come in several different sizes: amzn.to/3C8EK3z
Clear Sleeves Storage Bags - amzn.to/3R5GbIj
Zoie + Chloe Multipurpose Silicone Bowl Scraper - amzn.to/4b5iTKS
White Gesso - amzn.to/48rbhiW
Clear Gesso - amzn.to/4bH9GIO
Where you can find me:
Website: 2lilowls.com/
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Thanks!
Love you and your videos!
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It's always a great morning when one of your videos pops up while I am sitting with my morning cup of coffee.
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Denise, I canât tell you how much I enjoy watching. You get excited or being honest with us that youâre also scared to ruin something. I just love your enthusiasm and your laughter. Itâs so infectious we totally need more of that in the world and particularly on the Internet. Thank you for just being your authentic selfand I have to tell you when you just went in there with the green priceless moment. Canât wait to try the sketch books that you teach us to create.
I'm so glad you love that! Really makes my day!! Thank you! đ„°
I absolutely love the bright colors you used, they are a happy dance across the pages. It's a fabulous color salad!!đšđŻ
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Yippee! Yay! I love the bookmaking thing such great ideas!
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I love making books!!!!
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Making a junk journal actually unlocked my love of art and the exploration of different multi media materials. Art exploration, trial and error, is the way we discover the things we truly love and are passionate about. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! đâ€
I was never too interested in journals til this past year! I love all the experimenting too. So glad you love my channel!! Thank you! đ„°
Love the colors and the texture done by the stencils! Another great project!! đ
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Today- I made my first watercolor handmade journal! The class is terrific- the journal making is easy and fun! Thank you Deniseđđ»â€ïž
Wonderful! Youâll love working in a journal you made for yourself! Makes everything even more special. So glad you loved the class! Thank you! đ„°
A new DL video brings a smile to my face. You are an inspiration for creating and for being happy and grounded. Thank you.
I'm so glad! Thank you! đ„°
Love all your handmade books, especially the one with the bright coloured squares cover. That is a gorgeous paper & love the mix of papers youâve added. Definitely inspired me to make my own!
So glad you are inspired to make one too!! Thank you! đ„°
I love all of your videos, those pages are beautiful! I know you love the way you store your big stencils now, so I thought I'd share with you how I store my Tim Holtz stencils, in case you're interested. I use a key ring that opens and closes, and I put the ring through the hole at the top of the stencils. It's such a convenient way to keep them all together and to look through them all! You can hang them that way too.
I love the idea of putting them al on a ring... the reason I haven't done that is I have to tell everyone what stencil I'm using in videos - and if I write the names on the stencils and then paint over that name - it defeats the purpose of writing them on the stencil. So for now I keep them in packages where I can still identify them. đ
That makes total sense! âșïž
Ohhh gorgeous!! And as usual the end close-ups rang my chimes!!đ„°â€ïžâ€ïžđ„
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Yea!!! Thank you, have been searching ceaselessly for DW's journal!â€â€â€ 4:47
You are so welcome! You will love these! Iâm obsessed with them and have made myself several now!! đ
Wow!
Love the idea and look forward to creating my own journals. Thank you Denise for the inspiration. đ
You are so welcome! đ
Hey, Denise. What a nice surprise to see you in person! đđŒ
You know, I immediately thought that making these books would be such nice gifts for friends and loved ones!
This video was a whole lot of fun. And your videos are so top notch! The beautiful close-up ending (whatever you call it) with the lovely music is really classy.
(You can tell Iâve been gone a while and now Iâm having fun binging your videos. lol)
These books would make amazing gifts! And they arenât hard to make. I have a friend I might make one for myself!! So glad you enjoyed this! Glad you are back on watching!! đ Thank you! đ„°
Hi Denise, I canât wait to see your next hand made book tutorial on Skillshare. I really had fun with your first one. I have the same beautiful paper and I bought it from Mulberry Papers on line. Thank you for all your experiments and awesome energy â€
I love those papers! They are so nice to work with! Next one will be coming out soon!! đ Thank you! đ„°
Will definitely do the journal class. I love Skillshare, great value and so many inspiring classes. I like to put my paintings in books because after you have framed a dozen or so and hung them around the house, even my laundry is an art gallery, the books are convenient to flick through and look great on my coffee table for guests to flick through. Another inspiring video keep up the great teaching.
Thatâs where Iâm at.. no extra walks for all the art! I love the books! Thank you! đ„°
Joined Skillshare a few months ago just to get your other videos -- still working my way through them but it's *always* a treat when you post a new one and the bookmaking is *great* -- lovely to see you so inspired -- looking forward to the next ones too!
Great to hear! Thank you! đ„°
You definitely have me hooked. I find myself anxiously waiting for Wednesdays & Sundays now . Love your channel so much.
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Neither here nor there but i love your nail color!
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I've done this very thing since I bought a copy years ago. They are very pricey where I live. Fantastic video!!! Learnt book binding decades ago and it can be so exciting..because you can use the paper you love đđ
I love being able to pick my own papers! Iâm obsessed with making these now. I have several different versions to work in now đ
Most boxes are corrugated cardboard covered in paper & stripping the paper off pieces randomly creates the most gorgeous mark-making stamps. And you can buy inexpensive paper crimpers that corrugate the paper/card as you wind it through.
Great tips! Thank you! đ
Love the colours and will try to make some of the books. Also loved the colours on the squarea book cover, they look like jewel colours . Have a great day . thx Denise
Have fun! đš Thank you! đ„°
I love the variety of fabrics. I want to make this and do the workshop!
They turn out so good! Canât wait to see you in class! Thank you! đ„°
Vous ĂȘtes toujours si inspirante! Merci du QuĂ©bec!
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These look stunning âșâș
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Love these colors. So beautiful. I am going to Dick Blicks soon. So excited. I usually make it an all day event with lunch and a Dollar Tree haul. Getting those Dick Blick bottle paints. Hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend girl.đ
I went over to the Blick again today... and I make it an all day thing too since it is on the other side of Atlanta. I do lunch, visit with a friend and hit the art store. It is a great day then! đ
So lovely to put a face to your voice đ
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I LOVE your style !!!!! So alike !
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Great idea! I have a pile of artwork and now I know what I will do with it!!
They would be perfect in your own art book!! đ
Oh my, thank you. I have been trying to get my hands on one!!
You will love making one of them! I'm so obsessed with it I've made several more!! đ
Oh yea! I ordered some Khadi papers yesterday and can't wait to create a book in the Skillshare class. You used Daniel Smith paints today which I love! I almost bought that Sleeping Beauty yesterday - dang it. Amazon here I come again đ€Ł. I love that paper you used on the exterior of this book - fabulous! Such a great idea too of deciding on a color palette to use for multiple projects, and just activating the paint in those porcelain palettes. EEEEEEK - I'm jazzed after watching your CZcams video today!đ€©
Iâm obsessed with making these⊠they turn out so good!! I canât wait to see yours!! đ Thank you! đ„°
I joined Skillshare, and love all your classes. Taking your journal making class next!
Yay, thank you! Iâm so glad you are enjoying the classes. Youâll love making your own journals!! Iâm obsessed with that now, Iâve made about a dozen and still have more ideas! đ
I bought the same size mixed media ring binder. I painted the front & turned it into a cute art journal. I love it for practice because it is cheap & easy. But will be fun to make one of yours too.
Great idea!! Thank you! đ„°
I love how this turned out. Happy colours! and I'm intrigued about the books. Something I'll have to check out when we stop traveling with the trailer :)
So glad you enjoyed this! I love the books I made in class so much I have made several more! They come out beautiful đ
I have been on Skillshare for a couple of years now and I had no idea you had sooooo many courses. WOW! You are quite busy!! I will have lots of things to watch and learn!!
Oh yay! So glad you are on there!! I definitely have lots of fun stuff up on skillshare. đđšđ€đ„°
Love this color palette, and I NEED loads of those ceramic palettes! đ As many times as Iâve been to the Atlanta area (family in Buford/Alpharetta), I did not know Blick had a store there. I usually wait until I go back home to IL to raid the outlet at the HQ. Now my mind is racing!
Iâll be hopping onto Skillshare to do the book workshops...Iâve been wanting to make my own for some time. Thanks Denise for always knowing what I need. đ€Łđ
Iâm not far from Buford! I drive over to the one in Roswell - it is a big one. I love going over there!! đ
@@2lilowlsstudio oh noâŠIâm suddenly feeling a major desire to visit BlickâŠI mean my grandkids. đł
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Going to go check out the skill share class in a few! Thank you as always, beautiful work
Canât wait to see what you create in class! Thank you! đ„°
Iâm soOoo with you on the bookmaking! I started doing this some last year and Iâm totally into joining you doing it. Iâll be checking out your classes soon!
Iâm obsessed with making them now! They turn out so beautiful!! đ
DeniseâŠ.đ„YOU ARE A CRAZY WOMANâŒïž
âYou actually made your own art book with a cover. :))
- Good For You !!
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Start making for sale now?!đđŒđ€·đ»ââïž đ
I'm so obsessed with the handmade books now that I have made at least a dozen or so and broke them down into several book workshops that will be coming out along with this one that is already out.. I'm not sure I could part with them I love them so much đ... Thank you! đ„°
Love it!! I commented about the class before I finished watching you. The Daniel Smith paints are sooo pretty! Iâm a big fan of Tim Holtz and looks like I need to add these to my collection. Thanks for more inspiration!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! đ„°
Great video, your books are beautiful †Iâm sure they will be very popular. Iâve been making my own art journals since I started with junk journals four years ago. I love making mine with a fabric cover and sew each signature with all kinds of paper. I like the soft cover a bit more as they are flexible and I can take a page to the sewing machine for added interest. đ
Book workshop 3 is making them with fabric covers! I love those too!! đ
Yeah i rejoined Skillshare in march because you are a teacher there!! Now i am super duper happy đđđ
Great to hear! Thank you! đ„°
How timely! I was already looking into how to get some of the burlap canvas and make my own book because I loved the combo of watercolor paper and burlap. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you! đ„°
Can't believe this! I have been thinking of doing my own DW book, too. Great minds think alike. The other day, I was working on a journal for a friend following the lessons by Chanel Ly from Bitter Melon Bindery and thought an art journal for myself would be my next project. I'm going to swing over to your Skillshare channel and get going on it. Thank you for doing this. I feel so lucky to have access to such amazing teachers.
Iâm obsessed with making these now and I know everyone was upset not being able to find the DW ones!! Iâll never buy another commercial journal after making these. I love picking my own papers! Canât wait to see yours when you make it!! đ
I received a nice amount of book binding supplies this past Christmas, so this is a big win. I have everything I need and have been making a couple of books so far.
Confession time: I felt bothered/envious every time I saw that DW journal, knowing I couldn't get it. Now that I know I can have as many as I want, it's not so important. Not sure what that says about me, but not sure I like it. đ€
@@patigc1I was so bothered I couldnât get more I made my own and a workshop on it đđđ
Denise, this video made my day!! I thought 'yes!!' she's going to show everyone how to make their own mixed medis journal/sketchook. This will inspire so many people. I have been making and binding my own sketcbooks for about three years now,and I love doing so. So happy you are now going to be doing this too. I never have the fearof the first blank page, as once I've made a sketchbbok I'm itching/excited to start using it!. I just know your skillshare classes on sketch book making are going to really popular!!! Now that I love making and binding my own sketchbooks so much, I know I will never buy ready made ones again, and you inspired me to begin creating ones with mixed papers in them,so thank you for that inspiration. And loved how you began the newly made book too.(Matt) P.s I find making and in particular binding my sketchbooks really meditative,I can just tune out the world and just enjoy the making process,it's like a form of creative chill-out.
Iâll never buy another one again either. Iâm just obsessed with these! Thank you! đ„°
@@2lilowlsstudio Denise,I must admit since I learnt how to make and bind my own sketchbooks,I've become obsessed with them too!! it is a little bit addictive as well,but in a good creative way!!!(Matt)
Love this so much!! I better join Skillshare!đ
I'm obsessed with making these, they come out so beautiful! Can't wait to see you in class!! Thank you! đ„°
Denise, Iâm so happy!!! Iâm glad that I joined Skillshare thanks to youâŠIâm so excited to make art journalsâŠ.woo hoooooo!!! đđđ
Wonderful! Thank you! đ„°
See you in class Denise â€
See you there! Canât wait to see what you make!! đ
Skillshare is worth the price for Denise's classes alone. She has a *ton* of great teaching available there.
*Plus* there are hundreds of *other* classes teaching art, design, technology, writing, all kinds of stuff.
Totally a bargain!
So glad you love Skillshare too!! Thank you! đ„°
Yayeee, making your own journals, loveee it and wonderful pages as well, just joined skillshare due to all your classes, you are so inspiring and your video's always light up my dayđđđ
I'm obsessed with making the journals now.. I'm made at least a dozen đ... Thank you! đ„°
IÂŽm thinking YES and oh no ... Love the all the colors! These porcelain palettes are so GOOD! Keep my Gansai Tambi pans in order when I take them out of the box. Oh no, I canÂŽt go down that rabbit hole and start making books, again ... Just joking, of course I will! đ€ŁđđBut I found a shop that had the Media Journals, and couldnÂŽt resist buying them. Se you in class on Skillshare. Thanks for a VERY inspiring Wednesday video!! đđ
You got lucky finding one!! But now Iâm super glad I have my handmade ones!! They are extra special since I made them! Thank you! đ„°
Dude! Youâre so beautiful! Iâm so glad I signed up for skill share, gotta hurry up and watch. The monthly charge is ridiculous
Dude!!! Definitely watch this class before you go!! It is so cool to have art journals you made yourself!! Thank you! đ„°
That is so cool!
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Awesome creative ideas
Love love love your wonderful tutsâ€
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Your handmade journals are gorgeous....much better than any commercial journal †......love them....
I love them so much! Iâll never buy a commercial one again đ⊠Thank you! đ„°
How nice to see your face again. Very nice of you to do this, given that the Ranger journal is out of print!
They are so easy to make!! You'll love it. Thank you! đ„°
I took the class- itâs terrific. I have fear starting new journals. Especially ones that I made. Thank you for diving into your newest beautifully handmade journalâŠ
So glad you loved the class! That makes my day!! Thank you! đ„°
Love itâ€â€â€
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It's really cool to see your studio in the background. I like how you have so many things accessible.
Iâve been tweaking that area more and more! I like being able to reach most things easily when I film! đ
Boy, have you been busy! Beautiful journals. Love the pages you created. The black makes the other colors pop. You cracked me up when you were adding the green paint! Thank you, Denise. By the way, where do you keep the palettes once they dry?
The ones with paint on them are stacked on that shelf on my desk so I can grab them and use them again easily. So glad you loved the journals! Thank you! đ„°
Your handmade journals are beautiful. I have a couple of handmade journals, it took me a while to get over the fear of "ruining" it, but I did. They are great fun, I look forward to seeing how you make yours!! Thanks Denise!! Love today's colors!
Iâm obsessed with making them now⊠they turn out beautiful! Iâll never buy another art journal again đ Thank you! đ„°
The colorful squares paper would be in what section in the Blick Store, love it!
I love that paper so much I need to go get another sheet. It is in their section where they carry hand made papers. In my Blick there is a section where they have big cabinets with drawers and the paper samples are sitting on top of the cabinets. The papers are in the drawers.
I make journals and sell them at craft fairs!
There is definitely a market for them! đ
Denise, what is Skill Share . . . ? I'm in Scotland, but interested in making your lovely journals! . . .
It is a membership site with thousands of classes that you get access to as a member. You can join yearly or monthly. The yearly price is much cheaper than monthly. It is a fantastic deal for everything they have on their site. I also sell the individual classes on my website and I have both those links in the description below the video. đ
I think Joggles had Punchinella at one time. Check with them.
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Such beautiful colors. Great start to your book. That cover though!!! It reminds me of the color cube card boxes. đ
It reminds me of those too!! It makes me smile every time I look at it! I love it. Thank you! đ„°
Love to watch all your lovely experiments.
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Hi DeniseâŠlove the colors and your stencilsâŠfun and interesting mark makingâŠâ€
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How exciting! I love the large size of your book and made a smaller one I filled with my gell prints, following a Robyn Mclendon tutorial, and was super keen to make a big one like yours! I'm so thrilled your doing this and I'm going to sign up! Yay! Nice one Denise!!!
You will love making these!! I'm obsessed now and have several! And I'm still looking around thinking I need to make another one đ. Thank you! đ„°
This looks so exciting! I canât wait to try making these. I have a weakness for handmade paper and have some of the one with the bright squares. It makes me smile whenever I see it. Good to know itâs at Blickâs. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the bright squares paper so much I might need to get another piece for myself. It makes me smile too! Thank you! đ„°
I am so glad to hear about the book workshops you've developed. Are these live? Will the first workshop still be available when you drop the second? Will you be using Yes paste for these? Why do you start in the middle of your journals and sketchbooks?
These are online - watch at your own pace- on skillshare or for sale on my site - link in description below. Each workshop has 3 different projects and will remain available as I release the others. Iâm using book glues on these. The yes paste would be ok on the covers, probably not as good on spines. I start in the middle incase I donât like what I painted đ
Thank you! This looks like a great summer project.
Did you tried to make your stencil with clear water sponge ? Itâs making beautiful marks on the watercolor !
Oh yes, thats a cool technique! Thank you! đ„°
im on skillshare!!!! I will find you!
Yay! See you there! đ
Hi Denise, as always you have sparked the art bug inspiration in me again. I finally joined Skillshare and started my first course with you and your bookbinding lesson. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to save courses on skillshare. I googled it and what was suggested doesn't seem to work. Can we save courses taken to skillshare or only to our computers? I would appreciate any help that I can get. thank you as always for sharing your talents and experiments with all of us!
Iâm not sure I understand. Do you mean download the course from skillshare? I donât think you can do that. It is a membership site and you get access just while you are a member. đ
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Thank you, I contacted Skillshare as I purchased a subscription.However, each time I tried to login and search your name Iâm redirected back to the sign up page. Itâs frustrating. I may have to purchase directly from your website. Thank you for the option.đ€
where did you find the corrugated cardboard?
At Hobby Lobby when I went looking around at their art supplies. đ
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Seems pretty silly of Ranger to sell out worldwide and then discontinue the thing.
It was probably already discontinued and the rest of the stock sold that was out there. âčïž