✍️ The Artful Journal

Word of the Month: Growth

🌿 Prompt: "Growing Into..." 🌿

Growth can take many forms—personal, creative, emotional, or even the literal growth of nature around us. This month, reflect on what growth means to you. Are you stepping into something new? Nurturing an idea, skill, or mindset? Watching the world bloom around you?

Inspiration for Your Journal: 

✨ Use layers to represent different stages of growth—collage, paint, or texture to build up your page. 

✨ Incorporate botanical elements like pressed flowers, hand-drawn vines, or leaf motifs to symbolize renewal. 

Hey everyone! I’m Jesse. Growing up, if there was an art class, I was probably in it—painting, ceramics, cartooning, graphic design, you name it. But no matter what I tried (creative scatterbrain and all), I always found myself going back to my sketchbook. It’s where I would fill pages with collages, drawings, and whatever inspired me at the time. It traveled everywhere with me, from road trips to late nights at Barnes & Noble, spending hours sketching coloring, and even designing tattoos on the patio. I always go back to collages with ephemera and a mix of text, paint, or pencil. No rules, just enjoying the process. :)

Lately I've been focusing on using up my vintage ephemera stash and my mountain of craft supplies. Why "save" it? Use the good stuff, enjoy it.

Looking forward to being here with others who love creative journaling too!

Welcome to The Artful Journal! 📖✨ This is a creative space for lovers of paper, junk journals, and all things ephemera. Whether you’re a seasoned journaler or just starting out, this is the perfect place to share your projects, swap ideas, and find inspiration from the world of paper arts.

What’s your latest journal creation, and what types of ephemera or techniques are you excited to use next? We can’t wait to see your beautiful pages and share in the creative process together!