Art Journal

Sometimes, all it takes is a single sheet of paper to open the door to endless creativity. In this blog, I’m sharing my process of creating a richly layered, textured, and beautifully imperfect grungy art journal.

If you’re looking for a freeing, intuitive, and expressive project, this Mixed Media Grungy Art Journal is perfect for you. With just one A3 sheet, some found papers, and a whole lot of messy creativity, you can make a richly layered, beautifully textured mini journal that’s raw, real, and full of soul.

Discover the magic of minimalism as you transform discarded book pages into stunning art using just black and white acrylic paint. In this project, you’ll learn to create striking collage pages with a subtle touch of vintage accent using burnt umber during stamping. Embrace the elegance of monochrome art and experience how simplicity can yield powerful visual statements.

Creating a handmade love book is a beautiful way to express love—whether as a Valentine’s Day gift for someone special or as a self-love affirmation for yourself.

In this tutorial, I’ll guide you step by step through the process of transforming an A3 sheet of paper into a heartfelt zine journal, using collage, paint, mark-making, and fabric embellishments.

I learned to create this coffee-dyed, textured art journal through Galia Alena’s online course, Creative Resilience. She guided us through making a small art journal that engages all five senses, and it was such a joy to watch and learn from her.

For the inside pages, I started with A3 sketchbook papers, where I made random marks using various mixed media supplies and spilled coffee to create a rich, earthy tone. The best part? Every time I hold the journal, it gives off the most delightful coffee aroma.

After that, I cut each A3 sheet into three smaller sheets, with each signature made up of six sheets. So, for this project, I used a total of six A3 sheets, resulting in a journal with 18 pages.

The cover was made from canvas cloth, layered with texture paste, which was a process I truly loved because of my passion for creating textures. To finish it off, I wrapped the spine with a fabric doily that was handmade by my mother-in-law, adding a special personal touch.

I’ve created junk journals before but never created a cover from an old book. Well instead of a book, I used the cover of a planner book. I learn this way of making a junk journal from this course of Roben Marie. First of all I secured the spine by wrapping it with a painted

I had a lot of fun creating this Pop-Up Fringe Journal, following the step-by-step guide in this online course by Roben-marie. I didn’t have the tags of the file folders, but I created everything from scratch and put together this cute and colorful art journal.

This journal was created inspired by Eugénie Billotte from whom I learned art journaling in week 6 of Wanderlust 2024.

To create this little journal, I used just two A3 sheets. I cut each A3 sheet into four A5 sheets, giving me a total of eight sheets. I painted the backgrounds on all eight sheets, front and back. For the cover, I used a slightly heavier cardstock paper, painted the front using the same technique, and pasted a colored paper on the inside.

And here is the result.