art journaling Archives

Artsy Photos, Traditional Layouts

I love the look of Art Journaling. Painted artsy elements, a little bit messy, perfectly imperfect. It’s beautiful. But as much as I love it, I am a traditional scrapbooker at heart, with layered papers trimmed into neat rectangles, 3D embellishments, and photos taking center stage. If you ever feel like I do, take heart. […]

Scrap Girls SS Club Exclusive: Art Journal

Versatility is at the forefront with the April 2017 ScrapSimple Club: Art Journal. Here’s what Syndee had to say about the types of projects this club works well for: “Versatility – that’s one of the things I love best about templates! You can use any color scheme and supplement it with any style of digital kits you have […]

Photoless Scrapbook Layouts

Most often with our scrapbooking, we are looking at preserving memories and using our photos as a focal point. This is the basis of what we do in scrapbooking, whether it’s paper, digital, or hybrid. The photo is the star of the page! Oftentimes, though, we can be very creative in designing layouts with no […]

Star-Shaped Positive Sayings Card

I have a teenage granddaughter and I know with all the drama that can happen in their lives, it never hurts to build them up and encourage them. I decided to make a little star-shaped card with positive sayings that she could put on her dresser or desk and look at every day. This project […]

Scrap Girls Club Exclusive: Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell by Syndee Rogers-Nuckles is filled with a delightful mix of watercolor and vintage shabby goodness! Vintage and modern elements blend beautifully to help you tell YOUR story! We asked Syndee what types of projects her club products would work well for. Here’s what she had to say: As with all of my clubs, I try to […]

Scrap Girls SS Club Exclusive: Journal Junkie

This month’s Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club: Journal Junkies will help you create doodled embellishments and painted papers!The Creative Team has once again shown the versatility of the ScrapSimple Club – including a beautifully blended layout, a fun ‘girly’ page, a pretty spring green and purple layout, and a card!Layout by Joyce SchardtLayout by Andrea-Rose HuttonLayout by Shannon TrombleyCard by Monica LebsackNot […]

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 […]

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 […]

Scrap Girls SS Club Exclusive: Capturing Life

October’s ScrapSimple Club was created for you by Angie Briggs!This month’s Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club features art journaling style templates that help you capture life’s moments in a beautifully blended way! We asked Angie what types of projects her club products would work well for. Here’s what she had to say: I designed it mainly […]

Behind the Scenes: Angie Briggs’ ScrapSimple Club!

Each month we get a glimpse behind the scenes of our Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club designers, and this month’s designer is Angie Briggs! Click here to check out Angie’s ScrapSimple Club at a great price! When you started working on your club, what was the first thing you did? I knew I wanted to do and art journal type […]