Not all National Scrapbook Day challenges require participants to make a scrapbook layout. Some allow cards, traveler's notebooks, mini albums, journal pages, or even general crafts. The Hidden Journaling challenge at A Cherry on Top was open to any creation, as long as it featured hidden journaling. Most of us tend to create scrapbook layouts about happy subjects, so this is a chance to explore more difficult topics in our artwork.
This is my finished piece:
Making this project was cathartic and a surprisingly powerful tool for exploring my feelings. I love challenges that push me way outside my comfort zone. I'm glad to have made something so different and so unique for National Scrapbook Day.
I started by writing my journaling on a piece of white cardstock, using a black Flair pen and messy cursive (affiliate link here and below). Then I used my fingers to cover most of the writing with acrylic paint in shades of blue and grey. I used black stencil butter and a drafting stencil (inherited from my dad) to further cover my writing. When that was dry, I added marks with purple and blue Stabilo Woody pencils.
I tore the paper into pieces. I glued the base to purple cardstock, then added smaller bits on top to make an arrangement that felt right. Finally, I added word label stickers.
- I'm fine, thank you.
- I'll be okay.
- This is real life.
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