Moodling

March 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

Sometimes, I get the feeling that when people hear the term “art journal(ing),” they automatically feel that it is supposed to be pages filled with a lot of emotion, angst, deep thoughts, etc. Sometimes, I think that scares people away from the whole idea of art journaling, and that is really too bad.

Really an art journal is just a visual journal… a representation of whatever you want to share visually. So it doesn’t have to be something serious, something deep, or something super meaningful or private. You can just play around with colors, fun elements, doodles, your sense of humor, or whatever you are feeling the need to record.

Here are a couple of examples of journal pages that might inspire you to think about art journaling a little differently.

by Timboctou at Sodalicious

Jenn Olson (justjenno via snapwidget.com)

Mumkaa

by Julie Kirk

by Andrea Joseph

So there are some great examples of pages that don’t necessarily have some deep save-the-world meaning, but they were a creative expression of the moment. Whatever the mood, you can always create something… happy moodling… bored moodling… excited moodling… the sky-is-the-limit moodling.

Take a chance and just have some fun.

Kimberlee

Stay-at-home Gran, Poet, Teacher, Daydreamer, Idea-maker, Glitterizer, and Storyteller. I live in Washington State and love to spend my time doing anything creative.

Grand Opening Challenges

March 21, 2013 | Leave a comment

We have been celebrating the reopening of One Story Down with some wonderful challenges.

Firstly, Julia is giving away this fabulous gift in her template challenge:

Here are some of the challenge entries so far:

In the second challenge, Kathryn challenges you to scrap some Words of Wisdom. She’s got this lovely freebie to get you started:

Take a look at some of the entries:

The last challenge is Caroline’s Tell One Story challenge. You have to use this lovely freebie to tell the story behind one special photo.

Here are some inspiration layouts:

Each of the three challenges will give two lucky participants the chance to win a $5 GC to the store.
The deadline for the challenges is 31 March.

So what are you waiting for? Head on over to the OSD Grand Reopening Gala forum and be challenged!

Melissa

I am passionate about many things... my family, my husbad, my daughter, good food, good wine, good company, a good book, the great outdoors and of course preserving memories.