Creative Journaling A Guide to Over 100 Techniques and Ideas for Amazing Dot Grid, Junk, Mixed-Media, and Travel Pages

by Day, Renee

• ISBN13: 9781631066399
• ISBN10: 1631066390
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-01-14
• Publisher: Rock Point

Summary

Spark your creativity and keep yourself organized with the beautiful pages and easy-to-follow instructions of Creative Journaling.

With 52 projects, from crafting colorful pages for dot grid, junk, mixed-media, and travel journals to making your own washi tape, tabs, and paper, you’ll soon have the best-looking journals around.

Author Renee Day of the popular Instagram @thediyday takes you on an artistic adventure, guiding you with step-by-step photos and instruction, as you learn how to incorporate amazing DIY ideas into your daily planning! You’ll learn to work with a variety of materials—acrylic paint, brush pens, stencils, stamps, 3D gloss gel, scrap paper, and more—as you personalize your stuff, making things uniquely you. 

Going beyond basic tools, this stunning book offers tips, tricks, and creative ways to transform journals and hardcover books into treasured keepsakes, including:
 

• Ornamental lettering
• Personalized habit trackers
• Colorful calendars
• Decorative headers and cover pages
• Customized productivity and bucket lists
• Inspiring artwork
• Gratitude logs
• Unique planning pages

Even if you have a limited amount of time or supplies, you can create eye-catching journal layouts. It’s time to get creative!

Author Biography

Renee Day is the creator of thediyday. She grew up crafting and creating and has never stopped. She incorporates it into just about everything she does. She was born and raised in Orange County, California, up until June 2018. Now she's in Texas and loving it. Renee loves brush lettering, journaling, embossing, stamping, stenciling, crocheting, and string art(ing). See more from Renee at her website thediyday.com and as thediyday on Instagram, Etsy, YouTube, and Facebook.

Table of Contents

HELLO THERE!
MATERIALS
TECHNIQUES
 
DOT GRID JOURNALING
Dot Grid Journaling Tips and Tricks
10-Minute Washi Tape Border
Writing on Washi Tape Layout
Canned Good Layout
Color-Coordinated Layout
12-Square Washi Tape Layout
Easiest Reusable Weekly Layout
Galaxy-Inspired Layout
Mix-and-Match Layout
Watercolor Layout
Weather Emoji Layout
Washi-Tape Stencil Layout
DIY Punch Stencil Layout
New Month Cover Page
New Season Cover Page
Monthly Habit Tracker
Monthly Calendar Full-Bleed Layout
Vertical Calendar Tracker
Year-at-a-Glance Layout
Celebration Banner Reminder Layout
Autumn Bucket List
Gratitude Log
Honeycomb Stencil Savings Tracker
Mood Tracker
Q and A Layout
Reusable Meal Plan Layout
U.S. Map Tracker
Travel Bucket List
Washi Swatch Layout
Weight and Measurements Tracker
 
JUNK JOURNALING
Junk Journaling Tips and Tricks
Word Search Journal Cover
Removing Pages from the Spine
Prepping the Signature
Wax Thread Signature
Stapled Signature
3 Ways to Add
Journal Signatures to a Book
Semi-Altered Book Journal
 
MIXED-MEDIA JOURNALING
Mixed-Media Journaling Tips and Tricks
Mixed-Media Layers Guide
Hot Glue Layout
Minimal Texture Layout
Multiple Stencil Layout
Tissue Paper Layout
Stitched Galaxy Layout
Tape Roll Layout
Die-Cut Bird Layout
Newspaper Clippings Cover-Up Layout
 
TRAVEL JOURNALING
Travel Journaling Tips and Tricks
DIY Cover with Pockets
Faux Leather Page
Side Pocket with Inserts
Top Open Pocket
Triangle Pocket
Signature and Clasp
 
DIY ACCESSORIES AND PAPERS
FYI Page Tabs
Wannabe Washi Tape
Ribbon Flag Paper Clip
Ribbon Bow Paper Clip
Yarn Tassel Paper Clip
Coffee-Stained Paper
Stained Paper Towel Paper
Shaving Cream Paper
 
RESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR