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June Art Journal Challenge: Days 16-30

Well, the June 2020 Joyful Art Journaling Challenge has come to an end… but it certainly won’t be the last art journal challenge I host! In fact, I’ll probably do…

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See all of my art journal ideas for days 1-25 of the Joyful Art Journaling art journal challenge for June! #joyfulartjournaling #artjournalideas

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June Art Journal Challenge: Days 1-15

Well, we’re about halfway through the #JoyfulArtJournalingJune art journal challenge, so I thought I’d share what I’ve made so far!  PLEASE NOTE: I’m about to talk about some things that…

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Join this 30 day art journal challenge in June to bring more JOY into your life, and the world, through art journaling! 30 daily art journaling prompts are included.

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30 Day Art Journal Challenge: June 2020

In the middle of May I sent out an email to my list and asked if they would be interested in doing a 30 day art journal challenge in June….

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Enter to win this art journal ephemera giveaway, with over 65 pieces of ephemera to use in art journals (or bullet journal, altered books, scrapbooks, etc.) #joyfulartjournaling

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Art Journal Ephemera Giveaway!

UPDATE: The winner for this giveaway (@lynda1655) was announced 05.27.20 on my IG account. But if you’d like to enter to win a future giveaway, be sure to follow me…

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I think we can all use a little more joy in our lives, which is also why I decided to share these 38 joyful quotes for your art journal! #joyfulartjournaling

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38 Joyful Quotes for Your Art Journal

People art journal for all kinds of reasons, one of them being that it’s so cathartic. I love art journaling as a form of creative expression, but it’s also a…

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Free Vintage Animal Ephemera for Your Art Journal

I know it’s not always easy to find free vintage ephemera for your art journals. The fact that one of my older blog posts, Where to Get Free Images for…

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Try using Recycled Materials in your Art Journal: like security envelopes! #joyfulartjournaling #artjournalideas

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Using Recycled Materials in Your Art Journal: Security Envelopes

One of the things I love about art journals (and creative exploration in general) is that there are no real rules. You can color, paint, collage, stamp, draw, doodle, write,…

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Do you want to do some creative art journaling? Check out this ultimate list of art journal supplies on JoyfulArtJournaling.com! #artjournalsupplies #joyfulartjournaling

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The Ultimate List of Art Journal Supplies

One of the reasons I love art journaling so much is because art journals are truly a safe space for nearly endless kinds of creative exploration and expression! That being…

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How to start an art journal: for beginners to more experienced art journalers, here are 5 ways to get started with your own art journal. #joyfulartjournaling #howtostartanartjournal

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How to Start An Art Journal

Whether you’re a first time art journaler or you’ve been doing it for years, knowing how to start an art journal can always feel intimidating. But not after today! I’m…

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I've been taking creative classes on Skillshare for years now, but when I took "Visual Journaling: Drawing Your Feelings" last week, I know I had to share it (and my class projects!) with all of you, because I think you'll love taking it, too. (Especially when you learn, below, how you can take it for free!) #artjournalingideas #joyfulartjournaling

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Visual Journaling: Drawing Your Feelings – A Class Review

I’ve been taking creative classes on Skillshare for years now, but when I took “Visual Journaling: Drawing Your Feelings” last week, I know I had to share it (and my…

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Hi! I’m Jules!
And I help people create JOY through art journaling and creative exploration! I'm a mom, wife, rescue dog owner, artist, author and creative business coach. But I'm also a lifelong creative explorer, and art journaling allows me to do that every day! It truly brings me joy, & I'd love to share that joy with YOU!
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Well, my last post got taken down because of the m Well, my last post got taken down because of the music I used, so this one is silent… it’s my first page in the art journal I made in a class called #poetsandmisfits by @jeanneoliver and it’s an amazing, robust class! In fact, I’m not even done with it, yet. 

But as you’ll see in the video, I was going to use one page, but it was a little too busy for what I was hoping to make, so I flipped a few pages over. I hardly ever work front to back in my art journals, so this is nothing new! Do you jump around in yours? Or do you work page by page? #joyfulartjournaling
This is just one of the ways I do “color collect This is just one of the ways I do “color collecting”… do you do something similar?
I almost never use bright colors like this, but I I almost never use bright colors like this, but I like how she turned out! Thanks @willowing for the class and @karenabend for hosting #sketchbookrevival2022 !! 🤗🤗 (I made this on watercolor paper and then glued it into the sketchbook I made for Sketchbook Revival which only has a light mixed media paper in it.)
I started the #SketchbookRevival2022 yesterday! Th I started the #SketchbookRevival2022 yesterday! The first class was with @ccerruti who had so many fun projects! I had some leftover watercolor after her class, so I used it up in this #alteredbook I’m working in. Swipe to see a couple of the projects from Courtney’s class! (Yay for blind contours!!) Thanks to @karenabend for hosting this again!
There was definitely some trial and error with thi There was definitely some trial and error with this one! 😝
This basically started out as an ink blot… But t This basically started out as an ink blot… But then I thought I saw hair. So I drew her face, and then her hair started to look more like a hood with some hair poking out. I liked her, but she didn’t seem finished so this is how I finished her. I’m not sure exactly what I will do with her because the paper that she’s on is kind of big.  But I might end up putting her in an art journal… Or I might frame her and hang it on the wall!
100% inspired by @erinfaithallen ❤️ #joyfular 100% inspired by @erinfaithallen ❤️

#joyfulartjournaling #expressiveancestor #collagewithme #erinfaithallen #jeanneoliver
What do you do with accidents or ugly art journal What do you do with accidents or ugly art journal spreads?
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