
The Creative happiness blog

Introducing the Junk Journal Joy Club — And a Free Taster Course to Get You Started!
Welcome to the Junk Journal Joy Club!
This is my brand-new creative space where journaling gets messy, magical, and oh-so-joyful. Whether you’re completely new to junk journaling or a seasoned creative looking for fresh inspiration, this club was made with you in mind.

Why I’m Teaching at the Adventurous Artist Summit (And Why You Should Totally Join Me!)
I’ll be teaching a session all about using up your scraps and creating magical fodder for your journals. Whether you’re new to art journalling or a longtime creative explorer, I promise it’ll be fun, freeing, and full of ideas to spark your next masterpiece.

The Art of Pressing Flowers: Creating Botanical Masterpieces in Your Journal

Making Clusters and Cleaning Up My Desk

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

December Daily

My End-of-Year Journaling Ritual

A Travel Journaling Kit – DIY December
Are you using the winter holidays to get away? If so, take a small travel journaling kit with you and create on the go. I love documenting my travels while I'm still on the road. It makes it easy to remember and note down all the wonderful moments.

A Mini Journal – DIY December
I love using old plastic boxes and paper scraps to make journals like these. These are perfect for using as mini scrapbooks or vacation diaries and make great gifts too!
In this blogpost I will share a video tutorial of this project as well as some images of a couple of books I made and a few 'finished' scrapbook pages.

A DIY Journal Cover
This week I have a short and sweet episode for you. This is a super simple project and can become a very fun gift DIY to do for teachers, neighbors and stationery addicts on your Christmas list this year.
I LOVE buying notebooks. A new notebook is like a breath of fresh air for me. It makes me feel better and if I'm having an off day or am feeling no motivation, a new notebook is a quick fix.

A DIY Watercolor Journal
This week I'm taking a bit of a break from the craft studio renovations and focusing instead on getting some relaxing creative time. What better way than to create a watercolor journal and then start some experimentation in it? My studio is a mess so this art form doesn't require....

A Travel Journal Part 5
Here is the final episode in the mini class series I did on a travel journal. In this episode I show you my finished journal and the little travel kit I am taking with me to Azerbaijan.
I really like the way this little book turned out and I'm ready to add travel memorabilia to it.