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Daily Snaps Creative Journal Challenge

This year we’re calling 1134 Press’ annual creative journal challenge Daily Snaps.

Remember December by taking a photo a day this month to collage in your journals.

The objective of this challenge is to capture the essence of what makes up the Winter season. Be spontaneous as you carry your camera with you this month. But if you find yourself in a creative rut, use this idea list to help capture the magic of December!

 

Winter Night

Is the moon exceptionally bright? Did you or a neighbor outdo themselves with light decorations? Or maybe you’re spending a cozy night with your pets, a glass of wine, and good television. Take a picture that captures what a winter night looks like for you.


The Bakery

The holidays are known for their decadent sweets. Take a picture of elaborately decorated sweets or those that remind you that the holidays are upon us!

 

Texture and Textile

Celebrate the cozy textures of the season. Take an up-close picture of your favorite sweater, blanket, or scarf. Show off its details!

 

Family Portrait

Gather your closest friends or family—have them sit for you for a family portrait.

 

Labor of Love

Take a picture of your favorite hobby or craft. Bonus points if it’s one that you only do during the Winter.

 

Winter Sky

Look up! And take a photo of the sky.

 

Self-Love

You’re beautiful. Capture it in a photo.

 

Warmth

A fire, a cup of tea, your child’s smile- capture whatever makes you feel warm.

 

New Addition

We acquire many artifacts during the holiday season, be it gifts (for ourselves and from others) or decorations, or a pair of lined boots. Take a photo of an object that has recently come into your life.

 

Photo by Mel Poole on Unsplash

Candid

Take a candid photo of a person or animal that captures them in their natural state.

 

Any Given Morning

Although December is marked with extraordinary events, it’s important to cherish the simple ones too. Take a photo during your morning routine.

 

Find Balance

Winter is a season of giving food, gifts, time, and love. Finding the balance between giving and preserving can be tricky during this time. Capture an image that represents balance or symmetry.

 

Creating Fantasy

Decorations are a sure sign that the holidays have arrived. Curating your holiday decorations brings the holiday fantasy to life. Let’s create another fantasy with objects in your house. Stage found objects and capture the story through a photo.

 

In the Eye of the Beholder

Capture a beautiful scene behind a picture frame. Take an empty picture frame out with you on a walk or around the house. Hold the frame out in front and take a photo with the frame and the objects behind it.

 

Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

Home

Give thanks to shelter and comfort! Capture an image of your house or your favorite place in your home.

 

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

Capture the smell of the season through images of raw spices, candles, flora, or a scene that invokes winter scents.

 

Winter Flora

Take a photo of nature in the form of a garden, a single leaf, or a floral arrangement.

 

Holiday Kitsch

Snowflakes, Santa, ginger breadmen—Holiday motifs surround us! Capture some of your favorite symbols of the season.

I hope you'll join me this month! I'm sharing my process of working through these prompts on various platforms (Youtube, Instagram, TikTok)! And please join our community on Facebook to share your creations with us too!

Filling Our Journals

For this week’s post, I wanted to focus on one of the main elements of junk journaling: filling our journals with interesting and decorated pages! Rather than write a thesis here about decorating journal pages, I curated a few videos from the channel that I think are good inspiration. 

Decorating a Junk Journal Page

I think this is a hot topic within the community. If you’re looking for inspiration for decorating some of your junk journal pages, check out the video below. I also believe that a great way to generate ideas is through conversation with others. Feel free to share your ideas in the comments section of the video and in our Facebook group—you just might find some new inspiration in the replies! 

Junk Journaling with Paper Scraps

I know this is one of Bree’s favorite elements of junk journaling. Paper scraps really can form some interesting and impressive art pages. I’ve seen quite a few stellar examples of collage share among the community. Find inspiration for your own journal in the video below, abd create your own art with your own unique voice. 

Pocket Pages for Junk Journals

Looking to get a bit more functional? Add pocket pages to your journal. I think the pocket pages are great. Not only do they add dimension to the journal pages, but they also add can an equal amount of functionality and whimsy. It’s so fun to find a little something squirreled away within the interior of the journal. Check out this video for more about pocket pages!

And look out for a new video uploading 03/06/22 at the channel!

-G.J. Sieck

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