Category: Creative Journaling
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Summer Garden Memories
As I write this post, we are starting Advent, and yet, since I haven’t written for many long months, I want to go back to the last bits of summer to show the beauty of the flowers in our garden and the little projects I was able to work on this summer. I am determined…
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How to Happy Journal With Kids
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PilotPenBackToSchool #PowerToThePen #CollectiveBias Today I’m going to share how to happy journal with kids! Spending time in your gratitude journal after a busy day is a great stress-free activity for moms AND kids, so let’s get started. The start…
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Learn How to See Like an Artist
Here are seven ways to see like an artist and to incorporate moments of creative thinking into your life. Your creative life will expand exponentially the more you practice these tips. And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.…
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Three Reasons Why Curiosity is the Key to Creativity
Curiosity is the key to creativity. Learn how you can jumpstart your natural curiosity and in turn, live your most creative life. Curiosity. When I think about the word, “curious”, I immediately think of a little mischievous monkey and the man with a yellow hat. “Curious” conjures up ideas of someone who gets into trouble…
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Daily Prompts for Your Journal
Try these daily prompts for your journal and see your journal pages come alive with your own beautiful self-expression! I love to journal, but sometimes I get into a rut. My happy journal pages start looking the same, my art journal pages look bleh, and my bullet journal just looks sad. Okay, my bullet journal…
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How to Make a Goal Map for Creatives
Have you ever created a goal map for your aspirations for the year? How about for the projects and ideas you’d like to accomplish in your creative life? If you’re new to this whole making goals for your creative life thing, then read this article first on why it’s important to make them. Then come…
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26 Happy Journal Prompts to Try
Talk about FUN! Try these 26 happy journal prompts to take your happy journaling to another level. 🙂 The premise of a happy journal is this: draw what brings you joy each day. Simple and sweet. Stick figures are fine and encouraged. Doodles are very much okay. Basically, a happy journal is the cute, rambunctious…
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Process Video for Art Journaling Backgrounds
Using art journaling backgrounds is a great way to add variety to your journal pages. Here’s a process video of how I use them. I love experimenting in my art journal. And as of late, that experimenting has meant playing with printable art journal pages. I scan them from my own art journals and then…
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How to Choose a Word of the Year
Want to learn how to choose a word of the year? Let’s make this as easy as possible! Have you seen this thing called choosing a word of the year in your Instagram feed? Or anywhere for that matter? A lot of people decide at the beginning of the year that one word will be…
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How to Use Printable Backgrounds for an Art Journal
Get a creative jumpstart with printable art journaling backgrounds. They’re perfect for beginners! I LOVE working with art journaling backgrounds. Using patterned papers, especially ones that have painterly elements adds a unique touch to my art journals. They are also great for helping me get past the initial blank page in my art journal. I’ve…