Art Journaling Projects

A quick and easy monthly ephemera book is the perfect way to store your ephemera on the go, while simultaneously engaging in some “mini” journaling. We recently showed a calendar journal project, but this one is more for quick notes and...

Inspired by a calendar journal project that was featured on the Design Sponge blog, I wanted to use the same concept (because it’s simply an amazing idea,) but decided to adapt it by using the 7gypsies library drawer to store my daily journal pages...

If you’re like me and have a fairly decent size stash of paper and cardstock, then this project is one of many ways to utilize them! I love pretty papers, and creating my own is so easy and fun with Shimmerz Vibez. All the colors are great...

I’m constantly inspired by all the beautiful “Project Life” style pages that I come across online when I’m blog hopping or browsing through Instagram and Twitter. The concept is genius and so, so simple. As a full-time working...

Roses are red, violets are blue, these gift bags are sweet, and can be created by you! Whip up these treat bags for a classroom valentines exchange, bring them to brunch for your closest girlfriends, or tuck one into your daughter’s backpack for a...

File your pictures away neatly in a mini ATC drawer! Our little bitty bags fit perfectly into the compartments so you can add pictures inside the bags or ephemera pieces. I decided to show two variations for the project--the first one I left the file...

Begin by folding each large paper bag into quarters. Fold some smaller bitty bags in half. Assemble the album by stacking each folded bag on top of the other. Choose the number of bags that work for your purpose - I used four larger bags for mine. Add...

Start by painting the paper mache house with blue acrylic paint. Take a strip of punchinella and use it as a stencil by laying it flat on the panel (doing a small section at a time) and painting a yellow coat over it. Peel the punchinella back to reveal...

It really is no secret that I truly love to journal. And while I tend to keep one journal at a time I cannot help myself but to create a fictional journal now and then if for no other reason than to keep the artistic and creative flow constantly moving. ...