LOVE, HOPE, DREAMS ART JOURNAL SPREAD/A CHERRY ON TOP

Hello, friends. Happy Friday! Nicole here with a fun, whimsical art journal spread. I really need to play in my art journal more often because it makes me so happy...my mood instantly changes when I play with pretty stamps, stencils, and lots of color.

Before I begin, I always decide on a color theme...I chose to work with orange, reds, and greens for the base. The patterned paper pads make the process so much easier! I simple colored the pages using acrylic markers and then tore the paper and glued them to the pages.

Sometimes, I fussy cut images from the paper to glue down as well to tie both sides of the journal spread together.

I glued a variety of cute die cut elements at the bottom to create a fun, whimsical cluster of elements across the bottom of the page. Next, I glued the glitter drops down to add some shimmer.

This page has a nice collage feel to it. I just glued down everything that I wanted, randomly all over the place. It's not organized by any means, but it's totally fun!

One of my favorite things about playing in my journal is that it is very freeing to not think or worry about anything at all...just add color and glue down the things that make you smile...it's that simple. JUST HAVE FUN.

I hope you found this spread fun, and delightful to look at! I enjoyed playing, and I encourage you to try something different if you haven't given art journaling a try, yet. Start out small and work your way up to the larger size. I'm still working with a 4x4 size and it works for me. Click here, to see the full tutorial! Thanks for watching.

Nicole