Get Messy | an art journal challenge no. 001

After so many weeks of watching and admiring all the amazing art journal pages of these incredibly creative ladies from afar, I finally emailed Lauren and Caylee about taking the plunge.

Here’s a secret: I’ve never art journaled before, which made this a little scary, yet rather exciting at the same time.

But I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge. I think Thursdays just might be my favorite day of the week now with all this creating.

Let God: 

I was inspired by the handwritten lettering that I saw on Pinterest and wanted to replicate it in my art journal pages. I wrote out the letters with a pencil and cut them out, splattered some mist, added washi tape and twine, and boom – done.

Embrace Change: 

To me, butterflies symbolize change as they morph from caterpillar to butterfly. So I pulled out some Mister Huey’s and butterfly masks to capture the reminder I had for myself to embrace all the unexpected situations of life. I also happen to love how the colored mists combined into such a pretty shade – totally unplanned.

I’m excited for next Thursday already!

Get Messy is an art journal challenge where a gang of crafty vixens are sharing art journal pages we have created to practise our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire. We share our pages without restraint every week, and once a month we create around a prompt. Go check out these crazy talented ladies who are creating pages who each have a unique perspective and style. We will be sharing our work around social media so follow the hashtag #getmessyartjournal.