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I get a lot of questions about where I get certain things from (especially my floral paper), so I decided to put this guide together for you. I’ve broken it up into sections for general paper basics, art supplies, textiles, and even my filming/editing equipment.
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General Info
Generally for scrapbooking supplies, my go-to brands are Crate Paper, Felicity Jane, and Cocoa Vanilla Studio. I love their usage of bright pastel colors and their floral papers. All three of these brands tend to create very beautiful feminine collections that just reflect my own personal style well. So naturally, I gravitate towards them all of the time.
ACdigitals is my go-to for all American Crafts collections but in digital form. This is where to go to get those older hard-to-get collections. I mostly use the Crate Paper lines myself, but you can find almost every line from any of the AC designers!
Suse Fish’s Etsy Shop is my newest addiction! I love Suse’s fun, girly style and her digital kits pair extremely well with Felicity Jane products.
the basics
These are the supplies that I generally use for all of my memory keeping and art journaling. They are the absolute basics like paper, tools, and adhesives.
paper
✩ American Crafts 12×12 white cardstock for layouts
✩ Michaels white 110 lbs. cardstock for printing digital elements (cards + die cuts)
✩ Michaels white 65 lbs. cardstock for printing digital paper
adhesives
✩ 1/4 inch tape from Scrapbook.com
for cutting
other tools
✩ WRMK Crop-a-Dile Power Punch
✩ Canon Pixma MG 7120 Inkjet Printer
✩ Free Prints App to get my photos printed. Use code TMEDINA109 to get 90 free 4×6 photo prints. You just pay shipping.
art supplies
I get most of my art supplies from Blick. I stock up on basics like drawing/watercolor paper from Michaels during their sales. I also sometimes use an assortment of craft paints from Martha Stewart, Craft Smart, Folk Art, Americana, and Target. My watercolor pencils and gouache are from Arteza. I also get a lot of my pens from JetPens.
Below is an in-depth overview of my most favorite art mediums, paints, pens/pencils, and pastels/crayons, including favorite brands and specific colors.
mediums
paints
inks
pens + pencils
pastels + crayons
collage fodder
I get various different types of paper bits—wallpaper, old books pages, sheet music, vintage papers, and stickers—for collaging and junk journaling from an assortment of places. I also collect white paper doilies and various colored tissue paper from various shops and when they come in parcels.
I get all of my old books to alter and vintage sheet music in store from Strand Bookstore here in NYC. I rummage through their bargain $2 books and $1-2 sheet music down in the basement music section.
For more vintage supplies, I do also use digitals I create myself and that I get from Amity Bloom and The Graphic Fairy.
I order my floral wallpaper samples from Wallpaper Direct. This is the most affordable option for pretty floral wallpaper I could find.
My all-time favorite sticker shop is Lace & Whimsy Studio, where you can find both physical and digital stickers. Use the code AERIALOVELY15 to get 15% off your order.
magazines
textiles
I gravitate towards floral fabrics and get almost all my of shabby chic fabrics from online shops. Mostly, Shabby Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop, and sometimes Fabric.com. I also get some of my fabrics and lace in store at Hobby Lobby and Joann.
I purchase my leather exclusively from The Leather Guy. Besides getting some teal leather from Michaels one time, I make all of my leather traveler’s notebooks using leather from The Leather Guy. They have a great selection of leather in all sorts of colors, thickness, and textures, and the prices are super reasonable!
equipment + applications
Below is a thorough list of the photo and video equipment I use, along with various applications and I sites I use to edit my photos and videos, and plan out my Instagram and blog.
equipment
✩ Fujifilm X-T20 Mirrorless Camera
✩ Rode VideoMic Pro+ On-Camera Microphone
✩ Viltrox L116T LED Studio Lights
applications
✩ Affinity Photo: a GREAT alternative to Photoshop
✩ Lightroom + Snapseed for editing/touching up photos on my iPad/iPhone
✩ Affinity Publisher: a GREAT alternative to InDesign
✩ Procreate: for drawing + designing my printables
✩ Final Cut Pro X: for video editing
blogging + social. media
✩ Planoly and PLANN for planning out my Instagram feeds
✩ Unfold for creating Instagram Stories
✩ ShareASale for earning money on my blog through affiliate marketing
✩ Buy Me a Coffee for my virtual artist tip jar
✩ Mailchimp for my newsletter
✩ Book Outlet where I get all of the books I review on my site. Get $10 off your first order of $25 or more through my link.