i admit when i first started art journaling i created self imposed rules. I always tend to do that because i am a rule follower in life. it's my comfort zone. Tell me what it should look like & i will get the job done. But the thing with scrapbooking that i totally love, is that i am free from all those rules. I discovered a while ago that i actually like breaking & bending some of those rules. That they don't have to define me as a scrapbooker. I am the only one who can tell me what i want or expect on my pages. If it doesn't fit someone else conventions as what a page should look like, so be it. I don't do it for them, i do it for me. In other words, i stop seeking approval from everyone else and started seeking it from just myself.
Fast forward a bit to me jumping into art journaling a couple years ago. Love the idea, love the concepts but it scared me. it's just me & a blank page. Freaked me out. Where are my rules? Again i was so consumed with rules & what it's supposed to look like that i was afraid to start. I dabbled here and there but those thoughts flooded my brain. What's it supposed to look like? How come when i art journal it doesn't look like [insert great art journalers here]? Stop it Ronda! There are no rules. This is just for you. Guess what? I found who i was an art journaler. I found my voice. So i am telling you shut out those voices of self doubt. Forget the rules. and just find what works for you. Make yourself happy. Find your voice.
