30 Creative Journaling Ideas for When You Feel Uninspired

HAY! How art you? Creative journaling is a great outlet for expressing your ideas and letting your creativity run wild. Despite knowing that we can create anything and everything under the sun in our creative journal, there are still times when we stare at the blank pages and feel uninspired and unsure of what to create. In this article, I have a list of 30 creative journaling ideas for those moments, and they are grouped in a few categories. Let’s jump right into it!

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Creative Journaling Ideas involving Words

Write a poem
Your favourite word
Dialogue from your favourite movie
Your current favourite quote
Lyrics from your favourite song

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Reflective or Imaginative Entries

A dream you had
Your ideal home or bedroom
Vision board for the next year
Mood board for the month
Rewrite the ending of a story

Creative Journaling Ideas: Fan Art

A poster for your favourite band or singer
Favourite scene from a movie
A Spotify cover art for your favourite song
Portrait of your favourite celebrity
Design a book cover

Creative Journaling Ideas: Materials & Media

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Newspapers
Magazines
Kraft paper
Washi tapes
Unwanted receipts
Product packagings
Stationery swatches
Paint like gouache, watercolour or acrylic
Coloured pencils
Oil pastels

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