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11 Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Try in Your Art Journal

August 18, 2023 by Heather Holbrook

11 Techniques to Try in Your Art Journal

If you find you’re in a creative rut doing the same things over and over again remember there are so many different products and techniques you can try out to add something new to your art journal.

Step out of your comfort zone and try adding watercolors to your backgrounds, add images with stamping and rub-ons, try mixed media products like art crayons and pastes and add extra interest with layers of washi tape or handmade pockets. The team over at The Cherry on Top has gathered together 11 ideas you might not have tried on your designs. You can also apply these ideas on greeting cards, scrapbook layouts and traveler’s notebooks pages too. 

11 Techniques to Try in Your Art Journal

Be sure not to miss out on a delightful journey through a plethora of creative techniques – a total of 11 unique approaches that promise to spark your imagination and ignite your artistic flair. To witness these techniques come to life, head over to

Check out all 11 different techniques and find photos of each idea over on The Cherry On Top blog. 

-Heather

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FREE Salt Waves Font

FREE Salt Waves Font

With Summer coming up soon this beautiful hand written font will be ideal for Summertime scrapbook layouts for trips to the beach to type out journaling and create pretty titles. You can also use it on handmade cards, home decor items or even business items like menus, tags and labels. This FREE downloadable font also has 2 styles and many alternatives in a soft and feminine feel perfect for warm sunny days.

Click here to visit Font Bundles to grab this download for yourself.

-Heather

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