I'm not one for just sitting down and writing in a journal although over the years I've had intentions to start one. The word "creative" in the title caught my eye because I thought maybe that would help inspire me to both create and write. This book is full of ideas, techniques, tips and advice for not only journals, but also weekly planners. I loved the sections on bookbinding and building your own books. The author definitely shows preference for doing all handwriting and pen designs by hand, which is a throwback to old-school scrapbooking. Using that technique for doing your own weekly planner seems pretty tedious, but I would apply her ideas to other types of journals and books. The mixed media art techniques brought another level or creativity that looks fun to experiment with. Overall, the explanations are easy to understand, and there is a wide variety of techniques explained and demonstrated with clear photos.

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This was such a great book to get a beginner started with journaling. After a brief overview of suggested supplies, the author gives many great ideas for bullet journaling. The pictures were high quality and the instructions were clear and helpful. The next section covered junk journaling, which I love because often you can reuse and recycle materials with this style. I would have loved even more ideas in this section. The final two sections cover mixed media and travel journaling. As I have never done travel journaling, but would really like to start, I liked that part the most. Again, I would have love even more ideas. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in creative journaling. The experienced crafter may not be interested however.

I've been looking for a journaling guide for a long time, and this was perfect. Since I studied art in the past, I'm very inclined to use creativity in my days. This book had not only layouts with steps to recreate them but also some ideas for include collage and scrapbooking in your journal,
It also works as a guide for materials and techniques for you to try.
If you are starting in the world of journaling, this is the perfect book to start.

I will not be leaving a review on this book.

Unfortunately, due to technical errors with downloading this book, I could not read it and therefore I am not in a position to provide feedback on this book at this time.
I look forward to reading or listening to a copy in the near future in order to provide a proper review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review as it is a book that I believe I would have enjoyed, I appreciate the opportunity to have received a copy.

Creative journaling is for anyone who is a beginner in journaling or someone who has been doing it for years. This book is jam-packed with everything a person needs to know about making their journals more appealing and fancy. This book will give you the proper idea from how to make a planner from scratch to how to use washi tapes.
I highly recommend this book to all.
Thank you, NetGalley for the ebook.

Amazing book! I do journaling with the children at my library, but I am always on the look out for more ideas. This was a great idea book!

I'm just starting a career as an illustrator (at the age of fifty-four!) and am turning what was just a hobby into something more. Having lots to learn, I have been seeking out the needed information in books. What is good about Creative Journaling is that it holds information for readers on several levels, whether you are doing your journaling for others to see or just to more fully express yourself. I have been journaling ever since I was a child and somewhere along the line discovered I was doodling in my diary margins.

With this book, you can throw the gate open to your creativity and express yourself in the written word, as well as drawings or ... the sky is the limit. Look to this book not merely for its information but its inspiration because ultimately, you have a story to tell and nobody can tell it as uniquely as you.

However, I read this in ebook format and I would recommend you get it in paper format so you are not dealing with downloading or tech issues because it's a "keeper" you will definitely want to refer to several times.

I am grateful to Netgalley,(and the publisher) for the opportunity to read this book for free in exchange for my honest review.

I hope it was helpful.

Sincerely, Laura-Lee

"Creative Journaling" is a gorgeous book. One of the things I love about dot journaling is how versatile it is, and how open to newbies. I like that artistic talent in the traditional sense isn't a requirement, only that you try stuff and see what works best for you.

I really wanted to read this book but it has been deleted by accident from my amazon account. Thank you for the opportunity!

The 'Creative Journaling' book offers a wealth of information from creative lettering to washi tape borders, layouts to habit trackers, and so much more. The photos are breathtakingly beautiful and there is a full and in-depth resources sections to further inspire you. This is such an inspiring book which is full of creative ideas for making your journal process more creative, more inspiring and more visual!

I unfortunately was unable to read this book before it was archived. But I look forward to grabbing a copy.

This is a really fun book full of ideas to help make journaling a great means of expression. It helps the reader to take their journals to a new level and is good for all ages.

I received an ARC from Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point via NetGalley this review is my personal opinion.

What a beautiful book!. Renee Day did a lovely work with this book. We first found tips and recommendations about the type of materials we can use and how to use them properly. With different type of journaling and each project with a step by step, each one with photos to follow the instructions this book is a great choice for anyone who wants to try on journaling and wants to learn more on how to do it.

A fantastic resource for those of us interested in the creative writing arts. With practice and the right tools, the ideas and prompts in Renee Day's book will keep grownups and creative teens busy and excited to make our own journals into unique pieces of art! #netgalley

I have just started on my journalling journey and found this book excellent to get me started. I loved it and how it progressed from beginner to more advanced levels slowly and effectively.

Such a great reference book. I really liked the how-to's in this.. I'm sure I'll be using this as a reference for a long time.

Many thanks to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I was very curious when I got this book. This book is very inspiring. It gives you many tips and tricks to make creative journals, but you can also use it for other art projects. They explain a wide variety of art techniques and it's easy to understand. I would definitely recommend this book to people who want to make their journals more creative or people who want to make art projects in general, as an inspiration.

As someone who has recently started looking at art journaling I found this book to be a great inspiration. Packed with ideas for those just starting out, easily explained, and I can see many possibilities expanding on the ideas here... which as a creative inspration book means it did the job.

This title offers lots of ways of expressing oneself.  After an introductions and chapters on materials and techniques, a umber of projects are detailed.  There are sections on Dot Grid Journaling, Junk Jornaling, Mixed Media Journaling and Travel Journaling.  The book ends with a section on DIY Accessoreis and Papers.  There are 52 projects in all.


The author presents a helpful list of materials to have on hand and suggestions for creative lettering for one's journal pages. There are then colorful example of borders for one's journal.  I had never heard of washi tape but see now how it can help to make beautiful, quick journal pages. 


My own journal up until now has been quite utilitarian.  If yours is as well, perhaps you would like to experiment with adding an artistic statement to your writings, lists, and more.  The ideas in this book will definitely yield unique and colorful results.


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

From the publisher:  "Spark your creativity and keep yourself organized with the beautiful pages and easy-to-follow instructions of Creative Journaling."  I am trying to get back into journaling and I was excited to receive an advanced copy of this book.  I was blown away (and a bit intimidated) by the number and variety of techniques and ideas in this book.  There is something to fit everyone's taste and ability and the instructions are clear and easy to follow.  A great purchase for anyone who is new to journaling, as well as experts.