When I do art journal pages, my main purpose is to write. I love doing art to create a page to write on, but I don’t create a piece of art in my journal. I create a page that allows me to write because writing is the way I document my life. I write about [...]
One of my readers left a comment saying she has trouble finding pens that will write on backgrounds done with acrylic paint in her journal. I have heard this question often, so I’ll answer it here.
My favorite pens for journal writing are the UniBall 207 by Signo. I have never had any trouble with them [...]
I spoke yesterday about the style of journal pages I create. I received some responses asking how deep writing and art can be combined on a page. The answer depends on what you want your page to look like. If you want it to be a work of art suitable for framing, maybe it isn’t [...]
Alphabet of Gratitude
I believe that graitude is a necessary part of living an emotionally and spiritually healthy life. It isn’t always easy, though, to recognize what we are grateful for especially when things aren’t going well in our lives. Sometimes we need little tricks to help us find things that we are truly grateful for. [...]
I wrote on the last page of my current journal last night. The cover on it is one of my favorite’s. Writing in my journal is such an effective way for me to sort out reality from the crazy thoughts in my head. As thoughts circle around my mind, thinking only sucks me into the [...]
I am on a Mission next year and would love for you to join me. Here’s a little background.
For many years I have selected a word in January that I want to focus on throughout the year. These words were things I wanted to bring into my life. I’m not talking about words like Cadillac [...]
I mentioned earlier in the month that I am participating in the National Nonstop Journaling Month. The goal was to do something, either write or create art of some kind, in my journal every day. I have gone crazy and been doing so much journaling. It has been a great month! This challenge got me [...]
Some art journalers have started a journaling equivalent to NaNoWriMo (National Nonstop Writing Month). The idea is to create a journal entry every day in November. This is a wonderful way to get in the habit of journaling every day. If at the end of the month, you don’t like it, that’s okay, but a [...]
I just read an interesting article about this man’s journals. He’s a designer so most of them relate to design ideas, but he includes lots of other things in them as well. At first, I was struck that for 26 years he continued to use the same type and size book. [...]
Create a poster promoting you on your journal page. I found a rock concert ad in a local paper that inspired the style of this page. Create boxes and fill them with colors and designs that represent who you are. They don’t have to be great drawings or even [...]
