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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:

Hi! I’m Amy from Mindful Art Studio. Thanks so much for joining me today for the Creative Art
Journaling Collage workshop!

I am so excited to be offering you these techniques on collaging in your art journal. I love to
make my art journal an “anything goes” kind of space. It takes my best work, my most messy
scribbles, and everything in between. I’m excited to share with you about how I work so you can
use some ideas for your own art journaling practice.

This workshop is about creating a space where our inner critic can relax, and be assured that it’s
okay to play and experiment. That’s what teaching art journaling is about for me - helping you
find a prescription for paying attention to and experimenting with what you create.

I want to invite you to begin creating in a new context - one that is warm, playful, and
welcoming of all experiments, whether you like them or not. I’m a big fan of giving folks ways
to create that are highly creative and original. Templates are a great starting place, but I believe
we all have highly original, creative images that want to emerge. I love helping people to coax
out their unique creations and expressions. Thanks for allowing me to come along on your
journey.

Let’s get creating!

Creatively Yours,
Amy

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 More arting, less
“perfecting.”

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 MATERIALS:

• Acrylic paint
• Brush, water, and paint rag
• Watercolor art journal
• Paint pen or gel pen
• Non-acidic glue such as PVA
• Cut out bits of your art for collage

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Okay, so let’s get started! You might have noticed that I used some pre-prepped
backgrounds for my art journal spreads. That’s because I approach art journaling in
layers. Creating backgrounds is a great way to make sure you never have to face a
blank page. Here’s a couple of ways I make fun backgrounds.

BACKGROUND IDEAS

X-Ray Patterned Background

1. Paint words or a patterns on the page.

2. Let it dry.
3. Use a thin layer of high flow paint in a lighter color to cover the pattern or writing.

*This is also useful for altering pages that have a pattern and don’t quite feel like they
are working. Again - this is part of working in stages!

Magic Writing

1. Using a white gel pen or paint pen, write what you are feeling on a blank white page
with a gel pen or paint pen.
2. Once the writing is dry, brush over it with watered down acrylic or high flow acrylic
paint, and watch the words appear!
3. Options: Brush over the whole page, or create dots, lines, or other patterns in paint
so that some words show and others don’t.

Not sure what kinds of patterns you’d like to make? My Pattern Play retreat can help
you dig into a treasure trove of original marks and patterns.

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COLLAGE IDEAS

Hole Punch Your Art

My hole punch is one of my best friends in my studio. I love the way that punching
holes in my work offers me so many opportunities to be creative. Often I create
something that has potential, but isn’t quite right. Punching out 2 -inch circles from it is
a great way to use bits of my art for collage in my journal.

Make Your Tiny Art Piece Stand Out - Create a Pop Up

Take a small strip of watercolor

paper or card stock and make 2
accordion folds in it. Glue one
side to your art piece, and one
side to the page so that the art
pops up when you open the
page.

Make windows in your journal

pages
I LOVE doing this. I’m fascinated
by the way windows in art
journals make each journal like
an interactive art piece.

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Tear your art
You don’t need to be formal, or geometric about your art - you can bring a more earthy
feel to your pieces by tearing bits of them and collaging them together.

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I hope you enjoyed your collage workshop! You can this all a step further with the

Creative Art Journaling Collage Bundle.

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Copyright © 2019 by Amy Maricle. All rights reserved.

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The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. The

techniques contained in this book art art for pleasure, not art therapy. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other

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