Close-up of vibrant abstract art in watercolor and acrylics featuring bold orange, yellow, and green with floral patterns and intricate brushstrokes

Unboxing Inspiration: How I Turned June’s Art Supplies into Mini Samplers

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Get ready for a fun and inspiring art haul! In this video, I’m unboxing the June Sketchbox — packed with rich, creamy oil pastels — along with my monthly Stencil Club stencils, and turning them into a beautiful 12-piece mixed media sampler set.

I’ll walk you through how I use oil pastels as a mark-making element in my artwork, and how these new stencils bring texture and depth to my pages.

Whether you’re a mixed-media artist, journal lover, or simply looking for creative inspiration, you’ll love seeing how these new supplies spark fresh ideas. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more mixed media magic every week!

Supplies used:

Looking for the supplies I used? I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used materials on one easy-to-update page here: https://2lilowls.com/favorite-supplies-for-mixed-media-abstract-art/
(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!!)

Note: Since these are free YouTube videos, I no longer add individual links under each video to avoid expired links, YouTube may flag, risking my channel being deleted. And due to the volume of comments I receive, I’m not able to look up individual supplies on request — but everything I use regularly is listed on that page! Thanks for your understanding!

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Kuretake colors I used:
601 greenish blue
506 shadow green
54 olive green

Mixed media art in progress featuring watercolor and acrylic paints in bold orange, yellow, and green tones, with art supplies and a color palette card inspired by Cinque Terre.
Close-up of mixed media abstract art with bold orange, yellow, green, and black patterns, featuring layered brushstrokes and dotted textures.
Close-up of mixed media abstract art with bold orange, yellow, green, and black patterns, featuring layered brushstrokes and dotted textures.
Mixed media sampler set fanned out to show 12 unique, oil pastel and stencil-based miniature artworks.

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