Art journaling: Working through a creative block

[@created2bless322]

Thank you 😊

[@DeniseBrooks1955]

Wonderful!

[@beccitroncone8083]

Loved this double page spread... thank you for sharing

[@janinedorrell2152]

Thanks so very much Niamh for all your inspiration. I’ve especially enjoyed participating in your classes. Looking forward to many more. Happy New Year to you and your family. 💜🎉

[@Annetmoestuinintwente]

Happy New Year for you too.

[@teresawheelerwheeler4106]

Thank you for offering such wonderful inspiration! I love your videos and look forward to seeing more in the year to come.

[@kellyvelasco7698]

I think you are amazing. You inspire me all the time. You show real emotions, which I appreciate. Not everyday is great and that's ok. I'm excited for what 2021 holds.

[@foxyangel7416]

Wow love art work thanks sharing..happy new years to u...

[@nevilgrubb]

Love this

[@toniscott1029]

Thank you for helping me through this year by sharing your wonderful art! ❤😘

[@jooleezsmith5743]

You give so much to your community. I have learnt so much this year and particularly the past couple of days through mixed media art. So a huge thank you Niamh. Happy 2021 may it be an creative adventure.

[@joancross5361]

❤️ thank you!

[@sherylcarmanstickyliability]

Crazy happy page. Lovely way to end this dreadful year. Thank you so much for all your wonderful, inspiring tutorials. Can’t wait to see what you produce next year. X

[@judithgillam5074]

Thank YOU Niamh !!! I have LOVED every one of your videos , and i hope that 2021 is a mew start for us all ! Love and very best wishes to you and your family . xooo

[@jayjones9589]

It was fun and inspiring watching all your videos this year! Thank you so much for your continuance to inspire. :)

[@raeannoh]

I would never think of putting this much on a page. It looks great.

[@mariondijkink9037]

Dear Niamh, thank you so much for this year. You inspire me. It's has been lots of fun. I wish you and your family a good and healthy 2021.😘

[@susangrover2375]

Hi Niamh... this is the best New Years fireworks I have seen. Thank you for everything this year, your inspiration has been soooo appreciated

[@SAVED55S]

"HAPPY NEW YEAR" Niamh :) Thankyou so much for yr time, inspiration & friendship. I came upon you about a year ago & haven't left since. It's been a fun ride. You have taught me so much & I'm leaving 2020 just that little bit richer with splashes of colour raining down on me with thoughts of what to do in my journals. Yr encouragement is priceless. I pray all good things for you & yr family in 2021 & always my friend. Again - THANKYOU. God bless xxx

[@NiamhBaly]

You too my friend. Have a great year xxx

[@SAVED55S]

@@NiamhBaly thankyou xxx

[@kiandra323]

That B/W paper is awesome, I love that you promote art to be fun and a place to get your feelings down.

[@jokennedy2943]

Have enjoyed your videos, keep up the good work!

[@robinmay289]

Thank you for all your wonderful inspiration. Wishing you and yours a very happy, healthy and safe 2021 from Canada !

[@kathyshort5180]

I love this page! So inspiring

[@pinkyharris3560]

Watching you has definitely been a highlight of this year!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talents!!!

[@trntrry43]

You never cease to amaze me! I always stop to soon🤣 I keep adding and it comes together. Thank you for sharing your gift and I hope you have a glorious New Year🎉

[@bl0tt44]

ace! made me giggle, thank you x

[@zoewalker1024]

I am so very pleased I attended one of your live classes Niamh, it’s given me a brand new colourful world, I hope to do another class in February at Bevs, love your work

[@NiamhBaly]

Yay- can’t wait to see you again:) xxx

[@GidgetTrish]

I have thoroughly enjoyed your videos this year. Thank you for all your hard work. It is very appreciated. Happy New Year! 🥳🥂

[@clairehampton986]

The phrase that comes to mind looking at this piece is NO FEAR. It's bold and bright and wonderful.

[@WhiskeyBlack777]

What a wonderfully weird double layout to end 2020! LOVE IT! And you just inspired me to keep pushing through my blocks I've been having. To stop worrying so much & to just go with the flow. Thank you. I hope you have a wonder-filled 2021!

[@nonidavis932]

LOVE THIS PAGE!!!! Happy new year 🎊🎆🎈Thank you for all your wonderful work! I’m new to your channel, and look forward to seeing you pop up with something AWESOME! Thank you 😊 I hope I can take some of your classes in the coming new year. 💜💜

[@beckykilgore8322]

I'm so glad I found you this year and look forward to more fun next year!! Happy New Year to you and your family!!!

[@christierinehart3289]

I've really enjoyed watching your videos. I'll continue to be here as long as you keep sharing your talents with us. I was a little scared when I saw your hand drawn face from a previous page. I thought you had cut it from another journal! I'm relieved it's a scanned copy!

[@ChelleBeeby]

💜💜💜tfs💜💜💜 Happy Happy New Year Niamh, and loved every second of the classes, I seriously would not have gotten through 2020 without you!

[@NiamhBaly]

That’s so sweet- thank you chelle xxx

[@jolienkrispijn]

A great page again! Thank you for all the fun you brought us here, on facebook and in your classes. Have a wonderful 2021, lots of love!

[@robinsutton4952]

New year, I’m going to try and make art somewhat like yours. More color, more doodles, more abandonment. You’re my after work go to artist. Thank you. May this new year bring art into more lives.

[@cloverrabbit5622]

I love the boldness of this page. And I love that you are not afraid to add more and more things to your pages.

[@margaretotvos152]

I have enjoyed learning from you these past few months. Now I am ready to barge right in to 2021 with you. I love your style and your honest chatter. 💖 Happy New Year! 🥂🍾

[@mixedmedialife7916]

Because of ur inspo, I'm challenging myself to do 100 art journal pages in 2021 (I know u did it in 3 mos last spring!). But I'm counting the one I did today 🤣🤣🤣 Happy New Year Niamh and arty friends everywhere 🎉🎊🎈🥂

[@WhiskeyBlack777]

I'm hardcore pushing myself to do a page a day. I found a great challenge for the whole year of 2021 so I'm hoping I can stick to it & hoping the prompts/themes (Jan 1st is "Dreams") will help to keep some of my blocks at bay!

[@mixedmedialife7916]

@@WhiskeyBlack777 Ohhh that is hardcore. I'm impressed. I wonder if I could... nah. But maybe?! Can you tell me the details of that challenge you found? Sounds like there are monthly theme prompts which would be helpful.

[@NiamhBaly]

Good luck to both of you with your challenges- it’s tough but so rewarding. If your on Instagram- tag me in some of your pages, I’d love to see them. Or join my fb group mixed media creative queens and feel free to share there too xxx

[@karenbrown5174]

I really love this spread. I love the busy background and the figures you chose to add. Thank you for all the inspiration you share with us. Wishing you and your family good health for the new year.

[@pinkyharris3560]

BTW I LOVE the weird face!!!!!

[@betzie2]

“Get your play on!” So fun to watch this! Wowser!!! A great New Years Eve party! This IS what it’s all about! 😘😘😘😘😘🎉🍾👏👏👏👏

[@trisha4797]

It’s been a pleasure watching you and learning from you this past year. Looking forward to 2021.

[@pollysime6967]

Love it!! I love when you do all the mark making!! I’m so glad I found you in this really weird year! I’ve learned so much from your videos and all the artists you have turned me onto and this whole new world of mixed media art journaling really helped me get through this year! I have purchased the secrets of art journaling class for me to do next! Happy New Year and look forward to seeing more videos in 2021! 💕

[@lisamorgan6433]

🥇 yayy I'm so glad you posted this I've felt the same

[@PaulWalesArt]

Niamh, I’m anxious to see what the word for 2021 will be! Thanks for the reminder to just play.

[@lindseywarren44]

You, my dear, and other enormously talented artists have helped me more than I can express, Niamh. Truly. Thank you so much. I deeply appreciate you, darling girl! Happy New Year! Love & Bless xo

[@saraherickson971]

gorgeous page and excellent advice! thanks for the inspiration!!

[@debbiesjournals4550]

Love the background and the finished spread!

[@suefalls1600]

Weird and wonderful pages! Just love it! I say good riddance to 2020! 💖💖💖💖

[@dannilockley3648]

Thanks for sharing Niamh - what a great page. I haven't tried collage yet (only in my backgrounds), but you are changing my perspective and I think I will give it a go. Happy New Year :-)

[@jeannemaxon9342]

Where did you get the letters and quotes? And trying to remember, sometimes it’s just about FUN! 😍

[@NiamhBaly]

The letter stickers are from an art by Marlene sticker quote set, but you could print out I’m your own on a computer

[@jeannemaxon9342]

@@NiamhBaly thanks!

[@Sandra-xm2si]

Was wondering what is the make of the pad of letters you used in this spread? Didn't see it in the description. Thanks.

[@NiamhBaly]

It is an art by Marlene sticker quote book

[@karivillebrun2096]

Recently it has been really hard to get the soft gel medium from prima that I am accustomed to collage, so there was a great deal during Christmas at my online scrapbook store and I purchased several bottles of Dina Wakely soft gel medium matte. Wondering, I cannot remember in the past if you had any experience with the two different gel mediums and if so do you have any tips in using the Dina’s gel ? Like I said I am so use to prima’s product it’s the only one I ever used and I notice one big difference in the two products consistency. The prima soft gel medium is so much thinner than the Dina’s soft gel medium, will this give me problems with wrinkling my collage papers. Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you for all you hard work, dedication and inspiration. It is because you and many of your you tube colleagues that I have been able to get through this crazy year. I really don’t know what I would have done without people like you and this great community we all belong too. Thank you once again, please I wish you and your family nothing short of having the best health, happiness and prosperity in 2021. Take care and stay safe

[@NiamhBaly]

I haven’t really used any others than the Dina wakley one. It is very soft, stays movable for about 10 min so if you do have bubbles you can lift it and re press it down. Sorry not to be of more help!