Altered Book Flip Through and Class Review

Last month I took an altered book class on Creativebug, and I swear it somehow altered my life! (See what I did there? 🤣) So today I’m going to share…

Where to buy affordable art supplies

Let’s face it, as creative art journalers, we loooove our art supplies. 👩‍🎨 Some might even consider us hoarders. (Not me! I’m a “collector.” 😊) But whether you’re just getting…

Art Journal Ideas: Using Crate Paper Stickers and Die-Cuts in Your Journal

If you’re as obsessed as I am with art journaling, you’re probably always looking for new art journal ideas like me! So when I saw a friend post on Instagram…

If you want to learn how to draw flowers, check out this How to Draw Modern Florals Book Review on JoyfulArtJournaling.com #joyfulartjournaling

How to Draw Modern Florals Review

One of my goals for this year was to start drawing and painting more flowers (and other flora) in my art journals. Other than a giant drawing of a rose…

Best Journals for Art Journaling

So you’re looking for the “Best Journals for Art Journaling” and I’m here to tell you, there’s no easy or perfect answer because every art journaler is different — using different…

3 art journal ideas you can do in under 10 minutes

The other day in my Instagram stories I (half-jokingly!) asked: what would you like more of when it comes to art journaling: time or ideas? The answers, quite frankly, surprised…

Joyful Art Journaling January Challenge - see some of the pages that have come in so far!

Joyful Art Journaling January Challenge: See what we’re making!

When I started the Joyful Art Journaling January Challenge, I honestly didn’t know if anyone (besides myself!) would participate. But I’m grateful to say, people are participating and making amazing this!…

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January Art Journal Challenge

UPDATE: Join our Latest Art Journal Challenge here! Are you looking for a fun and creative way to fill up your art journal in the New Year? Then please join us…

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Word of the Year Ideas

For the last few years I’ve been choosing a word (or, I will admit usually two!) for the year. I believe the original idea is from oneword365 and the premise…

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Art Journal Inspiration: Watch These Art Journal Flip-Through Videos

Don’t you just love looking at other people’s art journals? I’ll admit, previously most of my art journal inspiration came from the people I follow on Instagram, and a little…

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