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Polaroid Art Journaling Tutorial
Having some fun with a Polaroid Art Journaling Tutorial today. Art Journaling is such a fun way to practice different skills and techniques to use in creative journaling. In today’s tutorial, we are creating a fun layout with a polaroid stamp and some stencils and stamp inks. I have listed all of the supplies down below, and as always, you can find the YouTube video here. Let’s get started! Polaroid Art Journaling Tutorial Supplies Yellow Paper House Junque Journal The Sassy Club Say Cheese Stamp Set Studio Calico + In a Creative Bubble Stamp Set (discontinued) Versafine Pigment Ink in Onyx Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Abandoned Coral, Worn…
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Create Backgrounds with Distress Inks
After so many questions and comments, I thought I would take this opportunity to show you how to create backgrounds with distress inks in a bullet journal or planner. This has long been one of my favourite techniques to use and I have recently started using it again (August 2021 Bullet Journal Setup). There really isn’t much to this technique, rather the real magic lies in how you use it. You can check out my YouTube video here, where I describe the different kinds of Distress Inks, and show you how they work. In this blog post, I am sharing my go-to supplies, some tips and tricks, as well as…
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Creative Bullet Journaling through Art Journaling
This is probably one of my more personal posts to date, but I really wanted to share how I started creative bullet journaling through art journaling. Shortly after I started bullet journaling, I soon caught onto creative bullet journaling. Staring in awe at so many amazing artists and journalers, and the magic they were creating on their pages was so inspiring. If you would like to watch the video, you can check that out here, but otherwise, read on. If you throw caution to the wind and create freely in your bullet journal anyway, scroll through the pictures for inspiration. Starting an Art Journal If you want to do creative…
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Sewing in a Bullet Journal?!
For this installment of bullet journal dumpster fire, I am sewing in a bullet journal. More specifically, I am using a sewing pen in my bullet journal. (Quick catch-up: once a month, I draw a paper out of my acrylic dumpster desk accessory, and attempt to use that tool/supply in a bullet journal. This is part of a “use what I have” experiment as well.) So 6 months (SIX MONTHS?!), ago, I went through my craft room and made a list of everything I have. Most of these things have been collected over a period of 5-10 years. Whatever I decide I am no longer interested in using, I will…
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December Daily 2020 Foundation Pages
Finally sharing some of my December Daily 2020 Foundation Pages. I made two pages and one element that I am sharing today. I split them into 3 videos because it actually took a long time. Normally, I plan my videos in advance, but these videos are of me creating in “real time”, lol! So please bear with me! You can check out some of my past project ideas here, or some tips for actually finishing a December Daily project. My Ornaments Foundation Page This page I plan on talking about the ornaments on our tree and what they mean to us. I am definitely putting some “special” 2020 ornaments up…
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Glitter in a Bullet Journal
Welcome to the third installment of Use What You Have (UWUH): glitter in your bullet journal edition! There was definitely a deep, resigned sigh that followed when I pulled this out of my dumpster fire. But, I did it! Unlike my last UWUH layout using paper bags, I did not show you how you can use this in an actual weekly spread. No! I will tell you right away, I DO NOT recommend doing this in your actual bullet journal! Lol! But in case you want to… Here is the video for your viewing. I am still cleaning glitter from my workspace if you are wondering. But maybe after Christmas…
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Paper Bags in a Bullet Journal
Today I am showing you how you can use paper bags in a bullet journal. This is part 2 of my bujo junk journal series. I think I’ve decided to call it UWUH – pronounced U WOO :D. Basically it stands for Use What You (U) Have. If you missed the first part, this is me, trying to use all of my supplies and see what works in a bullet journal for creative expression/journaling/planning. I wrote all my supplies down on pieces of scrap paper and threw them into this cute, acrylic dumpster fire (yes! It’s amazing! You can check it out here), and once a month, I pull a…
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Stencil in Your Bullet Journal
Today I am showing you how to stencil in your bullet journal. Stencils are one of the easiest and most versatile tools to use in your bullet journal. Using my dumpster fire bullet art journal, I show you 3 different ways to use your stencils. You can check out the video here, but you can read my tips below. But first, my supplies. Dumpster Fire Junk Journal Supplies Archer and Olive Kraft Paper Bullet Journal Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layered Stencil – Bricked Ranger Ink – Dina Wakley Scribbled Faces Stencils Ranger Ink Dylusions Flower Medley Stencil Prima Marketing Confections Watercolour Paint in Tropical Dr Ph. Martin Bleed Proof White…
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Creative Journaling in Isolation
For this week’s post, I am sharing tips and tricks regarding a project I started, namely, Creative Journaling in isolation. In order to cope with everything going on, I decided to grab an empty traveler’s notebook and start playing with my supplies. I have published a video showing my process for 3 of the layouts that you can check out here. Creative Journaling Supplies For supplies, I really wanted to focus on using what I have. As such, I relied on traveler’s notebook inserts from Studio Calico – either purchased or from a kit. Pulling out every stamp set I have, I determined which I would be using most –…
