101+CreativeJournaling

Prompts

InspirationforJournalingandanIntroductiontoArtJournaling

ByKristalNorton

101+CreativeJournalingPromptsInspirationforJournalingandanIntroductiontoArtJournaling

ByKristalNorton

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TableofContentsIntroduction

UsingthisBook

TheMagicofArtJournaling

JournalingPromptsHopes,Dreams,&GoalsLife’sMomentsBeingYouPersonalGrowthStoryTellingFinishtheSentence

ArtPrompts

BonusMaterial

AbouttheAuthor

ThankYou

IntroductionJournalingisanamazingtooltohelpyouworkthroughemotions,todocumentthespecialmomentsinlife,andtoexpressyourself.Butwhetheryouarenewtojournaling,orhavebeenatitforyears,I’msureyou’vehaddayswhereyousimplydon’tknowwhattowriteabout.I’vecomeacrossthisproblemonetoomanytimesmyself…soI’vebrainstormed,researched,andcompiled101ofmymostfavorite,inspiringpromptstorefertowhenI’mstuck.SometimesIanswerapromptdirectly,andothertimesjustreadingthemsparkssomethingelseinsideofme.Theyhavehelpedmetogettoknowmyselfbetter,getthinking,andhaveinspiredme.So,I’msharingmypersonallistofpromptswithyouinhopesthattheywillserveyouaswellastheyhavebeenservingme.Butthesepromptsarenotonlygreatfortraditionaljournaling;they’reinspiringforartjournalingaswell.Asanavidartjournaler,Ihavefoundthesepromptstobeagreatstartingpointformanyofmymostfavoriteartjournalpages.Throughoutthisbook,Ishareimagesofmyartjournalpagesinspiredbytheprompts,inhopesthattheyshowyouhoweachpromptcanbeusedandinterpretedinmanyways.Asabonus,Ihaveforyouanexclusiveprivatevideoofmechoosingarandompromptfromthebookandcreatinganartjournalpagefromstarttofinish.Ihopeitgivesyouabetterideaofhowapromptcaninspireawholeartjournalpageinsteadofjustgivingyouastartingpointfortraditionaljournaling.(AlinktotheprivatevideoisincludedintheBonussection.)Ifartjournalinghasyouintrigued,I’vealsoincluded20ofmyfavoriteartpromptstohelpgetyouloosenedup.Theyaresoquickandeasythatevenabeginnerwouldenjoy.Ihopetheyinspireyoutostartacreativejournalifyou’venevertrieditbefore.Ifyoudoartjournal,maytheybeaninspirationforyouwhenyou’refeelingstuck.Mayyouneverbeatalossforinspirationagain!

UsingThisBookWhenatalossforwords,youcansimplyflipthroughthebookuntiloneoftheprompts“speaks”toyou.Insteadofgoingthroughthebookfrombeginningtoend,useitasareferencetofindapromptthatinspiresyouinthemoment.Ifyou’dratherbesurprisedandareupforachallenge,youcanchooseapromptrandomly.Ihaveprovided(intheBonussection)alinktodownloadaPDFversionofallthepromptsinthisbook.Simplyprintitout,cutthepromptsoutintoindividualstrips,andthenkeeptheminaprettycontaineronyourdesk.Thatway,theywillberightatyourfingertipswhenyouneedthemmost,andyoucanpluckonefromthecontainerforaninstantchallenge.

TheMagicofArtJournalingWhilejournalingalonecanhelpfreeyourselfofmentalburdensandallowyoutoliveyourlifeinawareness;whenpairedwithcreativity…itcreatesevenmoremagic.Butdon’tbescaredoffbythewords“creativity”or“art”.Anyonecanartjournal,evenifyoucan’tdrawastickfigure!Artjournalingissimplytheactofcombiningimagerywithwordsinordertoexpressyourself.Eventheword“imagery”canbetakenloosely.Juststartwithwhateveryoufeelcomfortablewith,whetheritbescribbles,doodling,photos,ormagazineclippings.Therearenorulesinartjournaling;it’sallaboutexperimenting,playing,anddiscoveringyourtrueself.Whenyoustarttoexpressyourselfvisuallyalongwithyourwords,yourcreativespiritbeginstosoarfree.(Andyes,evenyoutoohaveacreativespirit!)Youreleaseandexpressmoreofyouremotions,andyoudigdeeperintowhoyouareasaperson.Thesimpleactofaddingcolor,scribbles,orimagerytoyourjournalwillcauseyoutospillopenmoreandcreatewithsuchfreedomthatitallowsyoutofindtheclarityandselfawarenessyoudidn’tevenknowyouweresearchingfor.Tolearnmoreaboutcreativejournaling,visitmywebsiteforafreeArtJournaling101e-Course.Thisisn’tyouraverageartjournalingcoursewhereIastheartisttrytoteachyouhowtousepaintandothermediumslikeIdo…ohno.

Iunderstandthatartjournalingisapersonalexperience,whereeachpersondevelopstheirownstyleandpreferences.Withinthefreee-course,Itouchuponsuppliesandtechniquesyoumaywanttotry,butwefocusmoreonfindingtimetojournal,overcomingfears,findingyourstyle,andmorethroughvideos,articles,andimages.Comeonoverandexperiencetheworldofartjournaling.Youcanregisterforthefreeclasshere:http://kristalnorton.com/art-journaling-101/

JournalingPrompts

Hopes,Dreams,&Goals

Whatissomethingyouwanttolearnhowtodo?

Whatissomethingyouwishyoucouldknowabout?

What’syourwildestdream?

Whatissomethingthatyouarealwayswishingfor?

Whatwouldyoudoifmoneywerenoobject?

Whatissomethingyouwishyoucoulddo?

Whatissomethingyouwanttodobetterthanyoudonow?

Whatwouldyourperfectdaylooklike?

Whatdidyoudothisweekthatbroughtyouclosertoyourgoals?

List25funthingsyou’dliketodothissummer.

Whatwouldyoudoifyouknowyoucouldn’tfail?

Writeoutabucketlist,i.e.,thingsyouwanttodooraccomplishbeforeyoupass.Whatplacedoyouwishyoucouldvisitrightnow?

(Wanttoseethisimagelarger?ClickHERE.)

Life’sMoments

Tellaboutsomethingthatisbeautifultoyou.

Ifyoucouldreliveonemomentfromyesterdaywhatwoulditbe?Describeitindetail.

Whatisthebestthingthateverhappenedtoyou?

Tellaboutsomethingthatmadeyouwanttodobetter.

Howdidyouwearyourhairasachild?Didyoulikeitorhateit?Isthereaspecificmemorythatcomestomind?

Tellaboutsomethingthatmadeyoufeelthankful.

Describeachildhoodmemorythatyouwouldlovetorelive.

Writeaboutamemoryinvolvingfood,e.g.,didyourgrandmothermakeaspecialtreatonholidays?

Tellaboutsomethingthattaughtyouanimportantlesson.

Whatisthebestadviceyou’veeverreceived?

Whatwasyourfavoritetoyasachild?Describethetoy,orwriteaboutamemoryinvolvingit.

Describeanaccomplishmentthatyouaremostproudof.

Whatisthebiggestmistakeyoumadethisweek?

Journalaboutanimaginaryfriendyouhadasachild.Whatdidyoudotogether?Howdidpeoplereact?Ifyou’veneverhadone…makeoneupnow.

Whatissomethingyouwishyoucoulddoover?

Whatisyourveryfirstmemory?

Whatwasyourfavoritebandgrowingup?Doyourememberanyofyourfavoritesonglyrics?

What’sthestupidestthingyou’veeverdone?

Asachild,whowasyourfavoriterelativeandwhy?

(Wanttoseethisimagelarger?ClickHERE.)

BeingYou

Whatissomethingthatyoucouldteachsomeoneelsehowtodo?

Areyousuperstitious?Whatareyousuperstitiousabout?

Whatissomethingwonderfulthatmakesyoudifferentfromeveryoneelse?

Whatisyourfavoritethingtowear?Why?

Whatissomethingthatyouknowistrue?

Whatscaresyou?

Whataresomesonglyricsthatmeansomethingtoyou?

Whatarethefreedomsthatyouappreciateandwhy?

Listafewprofessionsthatyouwantedtobewhenyouwereyoung.Whatregretsorthankfulnessdoyoufeelaboutnotpursuingeachoftheseprofessions?

Whatisthemostimportantthingyoudoeveryday?

Whatissomethingyoufeelreallyproudof?

Howdoyouindulgeyourself?Doyouneedtoindulgeyourselfmoreoften?

Whatholdsyouback?

Whatissomethingthatmakesyoureallyhappy?

Whatisyourfavoritetreat?

Whatthingsdoyouappreciatetoday?

Whowouldyoutrustyourdeepestsecretsto?Ifnoone,thenwhy?

Whatmakesyoufeelvulnerable?

Makealistof10peopleyouarethankfulforbeinginyourlife.

Writeoutyourfavoritequote.

Whatisyourbiggestfear?

Listorjournalaboutallthethingsyouloveinlife.

(Wanttoseethisimagelarger?ClickHERE.)

PersonalGrowth

Whatissomethingyouhavelearnedaboutfriendship?

Writealettertoyouryoungerself.Whatwouldyoulikehim/hertoknowtoprepareforhis/herfuture?

Writealetterthatyoucouldhavereceivedfromyourselftenyearsfromnow.Whatwouldyourfutureselfhavetotellyou?

Whatissomethingyouhavelearnedinabook?

Whatcharactertraitsdoyouneedtoworkon?

Ifyoucouldchangeonethingaboutyourlifetomakeitbetter,whatwoulditbe?

Whatissomethingyouhavelearnedaboutbeingkind?

Whatareyourbiggestvalues?Howcanyouportraythemmoreinyourdailylife?

Wasthereaspecificeventinyourlifethatinspiredyoutobeabetterperson?

Whatissomethingyouhavelearnedabouttellingthetruth?

Writeyourobituaryasifyoudiedyesterday.Howwoulditlooktwentyyearsfromnow?

Whatissomethingyouhavelearnedaboutfamily?

Writeaboutfivedifferentwaysyoucanbecomeabetterperson.

Tellastoryaboutwhenyouwereabeginner(atanything).Howfarhaveyoucomesincethen?Whathaveyoualwaysbeencuriousabout?

(Wanttoseethisimagelarger?ClickHERE.)

Storytelling

Whatwouldyouchangeifyouwereinchargeoftheworld?

Doyoubelievethereislifeonotherplanets?Why?

Whatotherpointintimedoyouthinkyouwouldfarewellin?Howwouldyourlifebedifferent?

Whatdoestheword‘miracle’meantoyou?

Closeyoureyesandimaginethekindofworldyouwouldliketosee.Whatisitlike?

Ifyoucouldbeanyoneelse(fictionalornon)foraday,whowoulditbeandwhy?

Makealistof25wordsorphrasesthatcometomindwhenyouthinkofHalloween(orotherholiday)

Whatwouldyoudoifyoufoundyourselfsuddenlyrich?

Ifyouhadasuperpower,whatwoulditbe?Listtengoodthingsandtenbadthingsyouwoulddowithit.

Ripoutanimagefromamagazineandglueitintoyourjournal.Then,makeupastoryaboutthepersonorobjectsinthephoto.

IfyoucouldbecomeamemberofanyTVfamily,whichwoulditbeandwhy?

Doyouownanobjectofgreatvaluetoyoueventhoughitisn’tworthalotofmoney?Writeaboutwhatitisandwhyit’simportanttoyou.

Whatwouldyoudoifyoucouldliveadaywithoutconsequences?Ifyoucouldmakeitrainanythingbesideswater,whatwoulditbe?(E.g.gummybears,leaves,beer)Whatwouldbetheeffect?

(Wanttoseethisimagelarger?ClickHERE.)

FinishtheSentence

Lifeis…

OnethingIwanttoaccomplishthismonthis…

NobodyknowsthatI…

Myfavoriteplacetogois…

WhenI’mhappy…

Thesmellofcakemakesmethinkof…

Ifeel___yearsoldinsidebecause…

IfIhadnoworkorotherobligationstomorrow,Iwould…

Iusedtothink…

Beforemytimeends…

IwishIwas…

Irememberwhen…

3amfeelslike…

ThegreatestgiftI’veeverbeengiven…

Iwonder…

Iamproudofmyselffor…

Iamgratefulfor…Ibelieve…

(Wanttoseethisimagelarger?ClickHERE.)

ArtPromptsDoodlea“list”oftwentyormorethingsthatdescribeyou.Forexample,ifyoulovephotography,youcoulddoodleacamera.Ifyouhavecurlyhair,youcoulddoodlesomecurls.

Findpapersaroundthehousetocollageinyourjournal,suchasgifttissuepaper,phonebookpages,receipts,etc.

Cutoutanimage(orpartialimage)fromamagazine,glueintoyourjournalthendoodlearoundittomakeanewimage.Forexample,perhapsyoufindanimageofatoaster…youcouldthendoodlearoundit,usingthetoasterasaheadforarobot.

Squirtsomeacrylicpaintontoyourpage.Moveitaroundwithanoldcreditcardorkeycard.Scrapethepaintupanddown,andthenscrapesidetoside,lettingthecolorsmixslightly.

Chooseacolor,thenfillyourpagewithanythingandeverythingthatisthatcolor.Youcantrytofindmagazineimagesorwrappingpaperinyourchosencolor,orlookaroundatotherthingsinyourhomesuchasyarn,string,thingsinyourjunkdrawer,fabricscraps,gifttags,stickers,etc.

Ifyouareacoffeeorteadrinker,trysplashingafewdropsontoyourjournalpage.Whendry,imaginewhatthesesplotcheslooklike,kindoflikelookingupattheclouds,andthensketchinsomedetails.

Dipastringoryarnintopaint.Placeitinyourjournal,andthenshutthebookleavingtheendhangingout.Whilethebookisstillclosed,pullthestringout.

Experimentwithstampingpatternsusingpaintanditemsfoundaroundyourhomeoryardsuchasleaves,potatoes,toiletpapertube,etc.

Paintyourpagewithwatercolor.Whilethepaintisstillwet,sprinklewithtablesaltandwatchthemagichappenasitdries!(Whencompletelydry,youcanbrushawaythesalt.)

Createareallyuglydrawing.

Gluedownapagefromanoldbookintoyourjournal.Highlightorcirclewordsthatcalltoyou,orhighlightwordstocreateanewsentence.Paintorcolorwithamarkeraroundyourwordstoblockouttherest.

Usingletterscutoutfromamagazine,spelloutyourfavoritequote.

Putyourjournalorpieceofpapersomewhereoutsidesothatashadowcastsonit(suchasashadowofaflower).Sketchtheshadow.

Fliptothesecondemptypageinyourartjournal.Drawoneormoredoors,andthenuseanexactoknifetocutonesidesothatyoucanopenthedoor(s).Gluetheopposingpagestogether(justdon’tgluethedoor(s)shut!),thenwritedownsecretsorhiddensurpriseswithinthedoors.

Fillthepagewithcircles.

Grabapackofcrayonsorotherartsuppliesfromyourchild’sstashandplaylikeyouwerefiveagain.

Tearoutsectionsofcolorandtexturefromamagazineorscrapsofart.“Sculpt”themintoasceneonyourpage.

Usingoneormorewritingutensilsofyourchoice(E.g.pencil,pen,markers,crayons),drawparallellineswitheachlinebeingdifferent.Youcandrawthicklines,thinlines,curlylines,jaggedlines,etc.Keepgoinguntilyoufillthepage.

Filltheentirepagewithmindlessdoodles.

Chooseonewordthatdescribeswhatyouarefeelingtoday.Writethatwordagainandagainalloveryourpageuntilitiscompletelyfilledup.Becreative!Usedifferentcolors,fonts,styles,orperhapsevenuselettersfoundinamagazine.

(Wanttoseethisimagelarger?ClickHERE.)

BonusMaterialAsagiftfordownloadingmybook,Ihaveforyouabonusvideoofmecreatinganartjournalpagefromstarttofinish.Ihopeitgivesyouanideaofhowapromptcaninspireawholeartjournalpageinsteadofjustgivingyouastartingpointfortraditionaljournaling.

IalsoofferaPDFversionofallthepromptsinthisbooksothatyoucanprint,cutout,andputtheminajarforeasyaccesswhenyou’refeelingstuck.

Accessyourbonusmaterialhere:http://kristalnorton.com/101-creative-journaling-prompts-bonus-material/

AbouttheAuthorKristalNortonisawife,mother,creativeexplorerandamixedmediaartistonamissiontohelpothersunearththeircreativespirit.

Inherroleasacreativityguide,Kristalseekstoinspire,motivateandinstilljoywhilebreathingnewlifeintothosehibernatingpassions.Asanartist,shehasdabbledincountlessmediums,butalwaysfallsbacktoacrylics,watercolor,andfabric.Herlovefortextureisevidentinallofherworkfromherpaintingsandartjournalpages,toherprimitivedolls.

Herarthasbeenfeaturedinartgalleries,magazines,ontelevision,podcastradio,andinstoresaroundtheUS.Herprimitivepatternline,Rags-n-Tags,hasover80publisheddesignsandhasreachedthousandsofcreativehandsallaroundtheworld.

LearnmoreaboutKristalandheradventuresinartjournalingandcreativecoaching,assheshareshermusingsoncultivatingtheauthenticselfviainspirationaleBooks,videosandarticlesonherwebsiteandblogatKristalNorton.com.

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