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Creative Journaling

Learn to see the world like an artist with these seven prompts. Anyone can practice mindfulness and grow in their creative life by using these tips! I definitely need to try these and explore where I live more. I know this will help me in my art journal and probably even my bullet journal!
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips

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…

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Want to get out of a creative slump? Then get curious! Curiousity is a proven method to increase your creative potential. Learn why...
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Journaling

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…

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Looking for journal prompts? I LOVE this idea and have been doing it in my happy journal for the last week or so. It looks so amazing! These prompts also work great for bullet journals, dot journals, art journals, and gratitude journals. Try it!
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Happy Journal, Journaling Prompts

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…

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Learn how to create a goal map for your creative projects! This is such a great way to keep track of where you are and what you need to do PLUS you can make your goal map reflect your own unique personality. Love this idea!
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Creative Retreat, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips, Types of Retreats

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…

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LOVE these prompts! They're great for bullet journals too! A happy journal is the cute, rambunctious kiddo of an art journal and gratitude journal. No need to pull out all the art supplies to make an art journal spread . . . and no need to keep a list a mile long of everything you're grateful for in life. I love my happy journal so much! #happyjournalhappylife
Posted in Creative Journaling, Happy Journal, Journaling Prompts

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…

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So cool! This is a great way to jump into art journaling! This process video for art journaling backgrounds (plus free printable) really helped me to see how to use these printable papers. LOVE! #startanartjournal #artjournal #artjournaling #artjournalingbackground
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Uncategorized

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…

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Want to choose a word of the year but don't know where to start? Here are some tips plus a secret that no one is going to tell you...but I will! #wordoftheyear
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Creative Retreat, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips, Types of Retreats

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…

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Have you ever used printable art journaling backgrounds in your journals? They are so much fun to use and super easy too! I love how they add such a variety of textures and color to my work that I wouldn't normally use. It's kind of like a colorful art journal prompt! This post includes a free art journaling background printable too. Love it!
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling

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…

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What is a happiness journal anyway? Learn how to start your own happy journal and keep track of the good in your life. This has been sooo good for me. I'm so glad I started a happy journal! This article also includes a free printable to help you get started. #happinessjournal #howtostartahappinessjournal #happyjournal
Posted in Creative Journaling, Happy Journal

What is a Happiness Journal?

What is a happiness journal anyway? Learn what this whole happy journaling thing is about as well as my take on it! Apparently, keeping a…

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These free art journal prompts are a great way to stretch yourself creatively! I love all the ideas in this post; it made me want to grab my art journal and play! #artjournalprompts
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Journaling Prompts

55+ Free Art Journal Prompts

I love using free art journal prompts because they encourage me to create things in my journals that I normally wouldn’t make. Rather than painting…

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Oh my goodness, I love this gratitude journal for kids! I printed one out and my daughter filled almost the entire thing up the FIRST day! She had so much fun thinking about the things that make her happy, and I was inspired to join in with a happy journal of my own. Perfect for kids of all ages! :) #happyjournalhappylife #gratitudejournal #gratitudejournalforkids
Posted in Creative Journaling, Happy Journal

Happy Journal for Kids — A Gratitude Journal for Children

A gratitude journal plus an art journal makes a happy journal! And this happy journal for kids is a great (and easy) way to teach…

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So good. It's hard to step out of my comfort zone when I'm creating, even if it's kind of silly to admit. I need to remember that all of those little steps matter. And they change how I see my life in general too! #artjournaling #bravegirl
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Prompts and Tips

Be Brave In Your Life, Creativity, and Art Journal!

How can you be brave in your life AND your art journal? I’m glad you asked! We are currently in the middle of an art…

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Yes! I am new to art journaling and this guide really helped me. Now I'm inspired to make some art journal love gifts for my friends for Christmas!
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling

The Art Journaling Gift Guide

Whether you’re looking for ideas for a birthday, Christmas, or just a fun gift for yourself, you’ll find something you’ll love in this art journaling…

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"The eyes are the window of the soul." Learn to draw eyes for your journal as well as avoid some common mixed media journal mistakes!
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling

Those Eyes! Drawing Eyes in Your Art Journal

We are on our third prompt for the Simple Art Journaling Challenge (learn more about it here), and our prompt for the next two weeks…

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I need to get out my art supplies and try these! Looks like so much fun to art journal. :)
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Journaling Prompts

Four Fun Ways to Fill up Your Blank Art Journal

Do you have a brand-new (or not-so-new) blank art journal that needs some love? Looking for some art journal ideas for beginners? I know how…

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Don't we all need more magic in our lives? This sweet fairy princess was inspired by a forest walk. Learn how to make your own magical spread in your art journal! #princess #artjournal
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Journaling Prompts

Nature-Inspired Art Journal Fairy Princess

Today I’m going to show you how to make your own nature-inspired art journal fairy princess! This is such a fun way to incorporate nature…

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I love the idea of taking nature walks and transferring them into art journal inspiration. Today's challenge was to take a walk in nature and gather bits of inspiration to add to my journal. So glad I did this! #artjournal
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Journaling Prompts

Transfer Nature Walk Inspiration Into Your Art Journal

There is nothing like a nature walk to fill my creative spirit with inspiration. I’m sure it’s the same for you. Whether you live near…

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Join this fun (and easy) art journaling challenge, and start filling up your lovely art journal TODAY! We are going to have so much fun with biweekly prompts that you can work on at your own pace. And it's FREE! #artjournal
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Journaling Prompts

Join The Art Journal Challenge

The official art journal challenge is over, but this post is packed with links to tutorials and inspiration for what we made. ENJOY! After a…

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Oh my goodness, I NEED this! I always struggle to find time for creativity and my creative projects because I want to do them all...I knit, sew, paint, draw, and journal...But this post helped me realize how I can start doing them regularly. Yes! :)
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips

Three Ways to Make Time for Creativity

Ah, the time factor. Have you ever wanted to jump into a creative project and then talked yourself out of it because of the time…

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Today I'm going to teach you how to draw cute stick figures for your happy journal, planner, or four-year-old. We're going to unlock our playful side and learn that drawing is not something you have to go to art school for.
Posted in Art Journal, Bullet Journal, Creative Journaling, Happy Journal, Journaling Prompts

How to Draw Cute Stick Figures

Today I’m going to teach you how to draw cute stick figures for your happy journal or planner. We’re going to unlock our playful side…

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“But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound “But soon there breathed a wind on me,
Nor sound nor motion made:
Its path was not upon the sea,
In ripple or in shade.

It raised my hair, it fann’d my cheek
Like a meadow-gale of spring—
It mingled strangely with my fears,
Yet it felt like a welcoming.”

—Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I probably read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in school…the fact that I can’t quite remember when or if proves it didn’t make an impact on me. 

But, with Malcolm Guite’s guidance in his work of a book, I now love this poem. He interweaves Coleridge’s life and faith with what became a prophetic poem for STC’s own life. I am so grateful for this book. 

I wanted to make a little painting for my dad for his birthday but having been steeped in the Mariner, I kept painting the sea. Thankfully, my dad loves the ocean. :)

This is a book I will come back to again and again—I think it will make an excellent mid-winter read. :)
I admit I sometimes schedule creative time. I don’t know why something so relaxing and fun gets pushed off to the side so very easily, but it does. So…onto the “to do” list it goes. 

Today we decided to try a project in a fairy and mermaid activity book. It is one of those books you buy with great intentions of doing all the projects and then you forget about it. But not today! We painted, waited for the paint to dry (five minutes), and then drew our details. My kiddo drew a picture 4x the size of mine and managed to make me two late Valentine’s Day hearts, a flower for Mother’s Day, and several additional art presents by the time I finished. She also gave me advice about who should get a heart wand, etc. in my picture. 

Now that I’m finished, I’m reminded once again of why I do this. Happiness abounds. 

#creativeretreat #happyjournal #happyjournalhappylife #poscapens
Just a reminder to be kind to yourself. 💕 Just a reminder to be kind to yourself. 💕
Summer means more time for art journaling. The bac Summer means more time for art journaling. The background for this girl has been waiting for years in one of my older sketchbooks. I thought it was time to finally finish it. 💗

Hope you're all able to get some creative time in this week. It does wonders for your 💗!

#mycreativeretreat #happyjournalhappylife #artjournallove
I asked my daughter how she would illustrate this I asked my daughter how she would illustrate this verse from the Psalm of Ascents. She picked up her sketchbook and whipped out the second picture within minutes. I love how she thinks—the first image shows a girl sitting inside while it rains and the second one shows her outside with sunglasses enjoying a sunny day. 

I don’t know if I’ll illustrate each one of these Psalms as I do this 21 days of prayer with @revelationwellness but it was fun to sit down and sketch a bit today. 

#happyjournalhappylife #rwwalkingprayer #psalmsofascent #sketchdaily
I love June. Walked in the forest. Found aphids f I love June.

Walked in the forest.
Found aphids for our ladybug larvae. (Priorities, people.)
Bought watercolor paper + new paints. 
Painted.
Ate dark chocolate.
Finished Tom's Midnight Garden (one of my favorite kids' books that I never read as a kid!)

And other things too.
I love June.
Two posts in a day because this quote from @sarahw Two posts in a day because this quote from @sarahwanders must be shared. Her new book comes out in a couple of weeks, and it is so breathtakingly beautiful.
One of my favorite verses. I’m thinking about ha One of my favorite verses. I’m thinking about happy journaling some of the Psalms of Ascent as I do the 21 Days of Walking by  @revelationwellness this month. Sketching and writing and doodling (which is the same as sketching, I know 😂) are how I process things so I might as well. 😊 

Hope you all have a lovely {and creative} week!

#happyjournal #happyjournalhappylife #mycreativeretreat #psalmsofascent
This book. @sarahwanders poured her heart into thi This book. @sarahwanders poured her heart into this one, and it is a treasure I will keep coming back to again and again. If you struggle with mental health challenges or wonder where God is in all the mess of our broken world...if you just need some light in your current reading that leads you to beauty and hope in a new, healing way...this book is for you. 

I’ve written this caption over a series of days, trying to find the words I want to use...especially since it is so beautifully written by Sarah. All I can say is give your soul a gift and retreat away with this book. You will not regret it. 

I received an early copy as part of her launch team for this book, but I’ll be rereading my good old-fashioned copy as soon as I get it in the mail. Can’t wait to highlight and underline all the things!

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