Collage is a freeing and fun way to inspire your journal entries!
Because it's hard to make a mistake in collage, it's a perfect time to explore your supplies and rekindle your relationship with your inner artist while opening your journal to the possibilities waiting for you.
We'll help you get started with the lists we've compiled for gathering everything you need to get started; i.e., tools, ephemera, miscellaneous goodies, ways to attach items, writing tools, and colorful accent ideas. We've even added tips for success and suggestions for organizing and sorting all the treasures you gather.
Do you struggle with getting journal ideas or adding images to your journals?
Have you tried using collage techniques? A simple receipt or picture next to your journal entry can enrich your work. Not just visually. Images help you dig deeper into your intended meaning.
The written word is beautiful by itself. However, collaging items near, around, under, or on top of your words can push your words and meaning to a new level.
Our need to create or be creative goes back to the period of hunting and gathering.
Daily creative adaptations were necessary for survival. So, why should getting creative be our #1 focus now? Nurturing your creative side has many scientifically proven benefits that can affect all aspects of your work and home life. If you get more specific and look at it from the neuroscience studies, when you create there are brain functions that rest and some that kick into high gear releasing natural chemicals. What's that mean? Your overall pleasure and satisfaction levels increase! ✨🤯 But, that's not everything! There are even more benefits waiting for you!
How can journaling help? We have you covered with tips, ideas, and journal starters to get the benefits of creativity flowing into your day! Let's get creative 👍
Even our good habits shift with the season, and that can be healthy if you're prepared! The long days and warm nights present us with opportunities to reflect on our experiences and the memories we create.
That’s why we’re sharing 7 Tips to Make the Most of Summer Journaling. Let your summer journaling stir up wonderful memories and preserve new ones to make the most of every moment.
