Daily routine/ how to begin

In this blog entry, I'm going to take you through some basic page prep process for those who want to art journal on a daily basis. Some of you will prefer setting one day per week to work on their journal; others will prefer spending 10 minutes every day. There is no right or wrong, try both and see which one fits better to your lifestyle and daily routine. Here is a sample weekly plan for those who need a helping hand.

Friday

Painter: Prep a page. Cover the seam with masking tape to prevent leakage. Gesso over the masking tape.

Writer: Set a timer and write in your art journal. Circle words that jump out at you.

Collage: go through magazines and rip out images that interest you.

Scrapbook: Grab a photo and glue it into your book. Divide your page in half. Write everything that the photo makes you think about in one half.

Doodler: set a timer. Fill your page with one shape. Fill the shape with more shapes

Saturday

Painter: use one of the background techniques on your page. Try a few.

Writer: write a story or poem using the words you circled

Collage: cut out images from he pages selected

Scrapbook: Circle the words that interest you in what you wrote yesterday. Play with lettering styles on the other half of your page (draw, stamp ...)

Doodler: Draw another shape.

Sunday

Painter: Add pattern, stamps, collage, or drawing

Writer: look at your story or poem and start rewriting it with your own words. Try different styles.

Collage: Glue down your images randomly.

Scrapbook: add images; alter the background by painting over, adding textures. Play with it

Doodler: add colours

Monday

Painter: Apply gesso or paint on a stencil and apply on your painted page.

Writer: Make a list.

Collage: use paints, pencils and markers, go bold.

Scrapbook: find a detail and write about it.

Doodler: find something else to doodle with, maybe use the other hand, put your pencil on a stick and doodle, stray away for the road!

Tuesday

Painter: add collage, images or textures.

Writer: add drawings, or paint.

Collage: add text, use your own handwriting or collage words from articles.

Scrapbook: design a frame

Doodler: add words

Wednesday

Painter: add text

Writer: doodle

Collage; add colored papers pick a color. Start cutting squares from patterned paper or magazines that are in that color.

Scrapbook: Fill the frames with photos.

Doodler: use a printed page and doodle over it.

Thursday

Everybody, prep a new page, you now have completed your first piece! Congratulations