Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Mini Art Journal

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is all about art journaling!  I made a small journal decorated with scribbly art.

If you've checked out any of my blog posts, this first step will not surprise you!  I painted and scribbled on paper.  It's very therapeutic and it serves as my own patterned paper to use on more projects.

I tore my scribbly paper into scraps and glued them to some small pieces of chipboard.  I blended the edges with white paint.  I also added some stamping (polka dots) with Tim Holtz's Mixed Media 2 stamp set.

Next I tore some scraps from Amy Tangerine's Paper Play, Volume 1 and Dina Wakley's Collage Sparks books.  I glued the scraps on top of my pages.

I added more paint and some stamping from Seth Apter's ESA35 stamp set.  I scribbled with Dina Wakley's Scribble Sticks and Distress Crayons.  I used watercolors and blended the Distress Crayon colors with water.  I punched holes in some paper for more visual interested and I drew some striped paper with the Scribble Sticks.

Once the pages were done (I totally redid one of them between here and the end result), I used my Cinch machine to bind them together.

Now this little journal is ready for me to add more as I find relevant memories and moments to preserve!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Dina Wakley Paint
• Distress Crayons: Set 1 and Set 7
• Watercolors
• Dina Wakley Round Paintbrushes
• Dina Wakley White Media Gloss Spray
• Tim Holtz Mixed Media 2 Stamp
• Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks: Set 5
• Seth Apter Stamp Set: ESA35
• Dina Wakley Ledger Paper, Set 1
• Amy Tangerine: Paper Play, Volume 1
• Dina Wakley Collage Sparks: 1 and 3
• Carta Bella Big Black Polka Dot Washi Tape
• 1/2" Circle Punch
• Tim Holtz Label Stickers, Thoughts

We're excited to see your art journaling projects!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.