If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, the concept is simple: It's a commitment to take ten minutes each day to do something in your art journal. No need to finish anything or even like it. It's about making the time to nourish your creativity every day! If you have the time to flip through your phone, you have the time to Art Journal Every Day. If you'd like to share what you make, use the hashtag #artjournaleveryday so that we can all take a peek. You can find new Art Journal Every Day posts here on the blog most Fridays. The archives go back to the first Art Journal Every Day post in 2010.
Let's take a stroll through my art journal pages from this time last year:
I went through a phase of exclusively drawing and stamping on book pages, as you can see from this collage:
I also went through a colored pencil phase, which you can see in this next spread:
I love that colored pencils easily write on top of acrylic paint and tend to be pretty opaque.
This next page features lots of little bits and pieces:
When I really love a bit of collage fodder, I just glue it into my journal "as is" so that I have it forever. (above)
This page features a little leaf shape that spins:
And here it is on the other side:
This is one of those pages that features collage fodder I love and can't bear to cover up:
I loooove all of that pattern on pattern. If only I could be as free in my finished work as I am in my journal! (It's a goal I'm working towards.)
This week, I took photos of the rest of this journal, so hopefully you'll see more art journal pages on this blog very soon. I just need to edit all the photos.
Thanks for stopping by!
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I’m going to have to get out my colored pencils…
I’m going to have to get out my colored pencils…
I’m going to have to get out my colored pencils…
I’m going to have to get out my colored pencils…
I’m going to have to get out my colored pencils…
I’m going to have to get out my colored pencils…
I’m going to have to get out my colored pencils…
Yay! Have fun!
Yay! Have fun!
Yay! Have fun!
Yay! Have fun!
Yay! Have fun!
Yay! Have fun!
Yay! Have fun!
Oooh, I love being able to look forward to more Art Journal posts!!
Question: When you’re journaling and you misspell something, do you fix it? I tend to write in pencil so I’ll go back, erase & fix…but it feels so silly to do, when I’m just trying to get my thoughts out. But I have a hard time leaving the mistake. You write in marker – so I’m curious if you make any attempt to squeeze in the missing letter, cross out and rewrite, or just move on because life is too short 😛
Oooh, I love being able to look forward to more Art Journal posts!!
Question: When you’re journaling and you misspell something, do you fix it? I tend to write in pencil so I’ll go back, erase & fix…but it feels so silly to do, when I’m just trying to get my thoughts out. But I have a hard time leaving the mistake. You write in marker – so I’m curious if you make any attempt to squeeze in the missing letter, cross out and rewrite, or just move on because life is too short 😛
Oooh, I love being able to look forward to more Art Journal posts!!
Question: When you’re journaling and you misspell something, do you fix it? I tend to write in pencil so I’ll go back, erase & fix…but it feels so silly to do, when I’m just trying to get my thoughts out. But I have a hard time leaving the mistake. You write in marker – so I’m curious if you make any attempt to squeeze in the missing letter, cross out and rewrite, or just move on because life is too short 😛
Oooh, I love being able to look forward to more Art Journal posts!!
Question: When you’re journaling and you misspell something, do you fix it? I tend to write in pencil so I’ll go back, erase & fix…but it feels so silly to do, when I’m just trying to get my thoughts out. But I have a hard time leaving the mistake. You write in marker – so I’m curious if you make any attempt to squeeze in the missing letter, cross out and rewrite, or just move on because life is too short 😛
Oooh, I love being able to look forward to more Art Journal posts!!
Question: When you’re journaling and you misspell something, do you fix it? I tend to write in pencil so I’ll go back, erase & fix…but it feels so silly to do, when I’m just trying to get my thoughts out. But I have a hard time leaving the mistake. You write in marker – so I’m curious if you make any attempt to squeeze in the missing letter, cross out and rewrite, or just move on because life is too short 😛
Oooh, I love being able to look forward to more Art Journal posts!!
Question: When you’re journaling and you misspell something, do you fix it? I tend to write in pencil so I’ll go back, erase & fix…but it feels so silly to do, when I’m just trying to get my thoughts out. But I have a hard time leaving the mistake. You write in marker – so I’m curious if you make any attempt to squeeze in the missing letter, cross out and rewrite, or just move on because life is too short 😛
Oooh, I love being able to look forward to more Art Journal posts!!
Question: When you’re journaling and you misspell something, do you fix it? I tend to write in pencil so I’ll go back, erase & fix…but it feels so silly to do, when I’m just trying to get my thoughts out. But I have a hard time leaving the mistake. You write in marker – so I’m curious if you make any attempt to squeeze in the missing letter, cross out and rewrite, or just move on because life is too short 😛
If its a big title, Ill fix it. If its in my journaling, I just move on.
If its a big title, Ill fix it. If its in my journaling, I just move on.
If its a big title, Ill fix it. If its in my journaling, I just move on.
If its a big title, Ill fix it. If its in my journaling, I just move on.
If its a big title, Ill fix it. If its in my journaling, I just move on.
If its a big title, Ill fix it. If its in my journaling, I just move on.
If its a big title, Ill fix it. If its in my journaling, I just move on.
I need to adopt “move on” as my journaling mantra!! Thanks!!
I need to adopt “move on” as my journaling mantra!! Thanks!!
I need to adopt “move on” as my journaling mantra!! Thanks!!
I need to adopt “move on” as my journaling mantra!! Thanks!!
I need to adopt “move on” as my journaling mantra!! Thanks!!
I need to adopt “move on” as my journaling mantra!! Thanks!!
I need to adopt “move on” as my journaling mantra!! Thanks!!
Getting inspiration from your art journals is always a highlight for me of your blog 🙂 There is so much to see!
Getting inspiration from your art journals is always a highlight for me of your blog 🙂 There is so much to see!
Getting inspiration from your art journals is always a highlight for me of your blog 🙂 There is so much to see!
Getting inspiration from your art journals is always a highlight for me of your blog 🙂 There is so much to see!
Getting inspiration from your art journals is always a highlight for me of your blog 🙂 There is so much to see!
Getting inspiration from your art journals is always a highlight for me of your blog 🙂 There is so much to see!
Getting inspiration from your art journals is always a highlight for me of your blog 🙂 There is so much to see!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!