Art Journaling

  • Creating an Art Journal Layout Using Templates

    Creating an Art Journal Layout Using Templates

    When I first looked at Sherrie Piegdon’s May ScrapSimple Club, Journal Junkie, it was clear there were possibilities for an Art Journaling layout: the painted papers, the subject and style of the embellishments, the many layers… oh-so-many customizable layers! The embellishment pieces all come in three layers, as does the alpha. There is a newsprint […]

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  • Taking the Mystery out of Art Journaling

    Taking the Mystery out of Art Journaling

    In our monthly Art Journaling Chat, Marilyn and I have spent many hours stressing that “there are no rules in art journaling.” Art journaling is all about the freedom to express yourself, so anything goes. That said, I do follow a few simple “checks” when I create an art journal page. I like to use […]

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  • Art Journaling: Inspiration From Past Artwork

    Art Journaling: Inspiration From Past Artwork

    Mothers Day is coming soon. Looking through my art journals, I came across a page that I made a few years ago that I wanted to expand upon for this tutorial. I wanted to create a scene that reminded me of my Mom’s true essence and her favorite perfume, Shalimar. As a child, I always […]

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  • Art Journaling

    Art Journaling

    For years, digital scrapbooking has been my means of recording memories for my family as well as a form of relaxation and creative expression. It has served to record specific events, to highlight favorite photos, and has been a way to just get those photos off the hard drive! I love every aspect of what […]

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  • Adding Realism to Digital Art Journal Pages

    Adding Realism to Digital Art Journal Pages

    When I make a page for my scrapbook or digital art journal pages, I almost always start with an embellishment or two and build my page around them. In the Altered Life digital kit and coordinating products, I really liked the hexagon borders and the cluster with the heart. Once those were placed, I started […]

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  • Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style Lesson 4 – Paper Doll Flip Pages!

    Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style Lesson 4 – Paper Doll Flip Pages!

    This is a really fun Art Journaling project! Adaptable to all sorts of objects, but especially to Paper Dolls! The Heart and  Soul Paper Dolls digital embellishment set was the base of my entire 6 page flip! Digital scrapbooking products used: Heart and Soul Paper Dolls Embellishment Mini Fascination Kit A Narrative Kit Heart and […]

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  • Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style – Lesson 3

    Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style – Lesson 3

    A few years ago, I was thinking about the 2 weeks every summer as a child that I spent with my Buffalo, NY  relatives. I found out that the house where I stayed has since burned down and I really wanted to remember the details of it in my art journal. Researching the things I […]

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  • Using Journal Cards in Art Journaling Tutorial

    Using Journal Cards in Art Journaling Tutorial

    I am very excited over Scrap Girls new product line, Pocket Life! It lends itself perfectly to Art Journaling – Scrap Girls Style! Most sizes can be printed, cut out and placed into your journal with little or no size manipulation. Even the 12×12 inch papers can be used directly in a larger journal (this […]

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  • Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style – Lesson 2

    Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style – Lesson 2

    We will be covering a lot of things today! On one page, we will explore the ‘good, bad and ugly’, then what we can do about it. We will also be performing some experiments that will tell us if our printers ink is water proof or not. On the next page we will create a […]

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  • Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style – Lesson 1

    Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style – Lesson 1

    This is our Art Journal girl, Jerrie Hall’s first Art Journaling Scrap Girls Style tutorial!  Stay tuned for more to come, where she will be showing us creative ways to use our digital scrapbooking products in fabulous art journals! Hello there! I will be introducing you to the world of Art Journaling – Scrap Girls […]

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