It’s a new season of Get Messy. With this new season, Caylee and Lauren launched a brand new website and a new thing called Get Messy Bootcamp. Bootcamp is essentially a way for you to jumpstart your creativity. The prompts/ideas shared during bootcamp are super simple and are really there to help you get creating in your journals. For the first prompt, Caylee asked us to introduce ourselves to our…
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sigh of spring: march 2019 printable | journal with me ✩ 18
Read moreI am SO excited to finally be able to share my brand new journaling printable for March! I actually made this printable back in January, intending for it to be February’s printable, but something about it just screamed March. It was the mixture of the soft pastel greens and purples, with pops of yellow, that sort of whispers that spring is just around the corner. This is so far my…
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i’ve been zined!
Read moreY’all I’ve been zined! I can’t even begin to explain how honored I am to have been zined by the lovely ladies of Get Messy’s Zine Squad! For those of you who don’t know, The Zine Squad creates little zines for their chosen Get Messian, often inspired by that’s Messian’s artistic style. I laughed out loud when I saw the theme of my zine: dreamy softness zine! If you know…
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yes, girl: february 2019 printable | journal with me ✩ 17
Read moreI am so excited to finally be able to share my brand new journaling printable for February! I was on a roll in January and have already created and designed March and April’s printables too. So naturally, I’m itching to share them with you all. But first, February. This month’s printable is called Yes, Girl. I went with a fresh, fun pink, gold, black and white color scheme for this…
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affirmations + reflection | journal with me ✩ 16
Read moreFor this new spread in my unraveling journal, I’ve decided to jot down my affirmations for the year–or at least a few things I’d like to take action on this year. I feel like these particular affirmations really compliment by word–and supporting words–for the year. I really wanted to get them into this journal in a very bold way so that they always stand out whenever I flip open my journal. If…
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bloom: my one little word | journal with me ✩ 15
Read moreI’m beginning my unraveling journal with documenting the word BLOOM, my one little word for the year. I really wanted my word to be front and center, so that I’m reminded of it every time I open up this journal. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I want BLOOM to be my guide this year. I also wanted to get down a few things I wrote in my copy…
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my unraveling journal
Read moreI know what you may be thinking, “what is an unraveling journal?” Short answer: My unraveling journal is going to be my personal creative place where I document my journey of self discovery through writing, photos, and art. Long answer: Some years ago–I think is was 2015–I purchased an ecourse from the lovely Susannah Conway called Unraveling: Ways of Seeing Yourself. She no longer offers it for sale, but I’ve…
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the shabby journal collection + a giveaway
Read moreI finally have my new collection of fabric journals complete! I’ve been working on these beauties since the summer, and along with some handmade vintage-style paperclips and new sticker sheets, they will be up in my shop tomorrow around 5pm EST. This new collection is The Shabby Journal collection. This particular journal launch consists of seven handmade fabric journals, an assortment of handmade vintage-style paperclips, and seven 4×6 sheets of…
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my b6 slim traveler’s notebook setup
Read moreI’m really excited to share with you all my new B6 Slim traveler’s notebook! This notebook is super special to me because I handmade it myself. It took me about five days to make. I hand-stitched the entire thing, which is why it took me so long to complete. But I rather like the way it came out. It does have a few imperfections, but those little imperfections is what…
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how to begin art journaling
Read moreI began art journaling back in 2012, right around the same time I began scrapbooking. I started out collaging in an old spiral planner I had and experimenting in a thin Moleskin I had. Eventually I found the Ning Art Journaling community and a few art journalers that I liked (unfortunately, none of them have their blogs still up except Natty Malik), but I pretty much just dove right in…
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september 2018 bullet journal setup
Read moreHey everyone! I’m back with my September 2018 bullet journal setup. For this setup, I basically kept to the same format as my August setup. I really like the monthly intro spread where I jot a few thoughts and some monthly goals before my month on two page calendar spread. So I kept with it for September! I did a mermaid/moon/stars theme this month and used mostly goodies from Lace…
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favorite shop spotlight: lace & whimsy
Read moreIt is no surprise that Lace & Whimsy is one of my favorite sticker shops around. The little online shop is run by Kathy D. Clark and it offers up a mixture of lovely stationery items like stickers, die cuts, and other paper accessories, along with prints of Kathy’s own illustrations and her original enamel pins. The Lace & Whimsy style is magical. It combines Kathy’s own delicate and fun…