un-YOU-sual Challenge – July Art Muse week #4

July 28, 2022July 14, 2025

The last variation of “u” into “you” word prompts is this week’s Art Muse! Lisa explains a few options to tackle this week’s prompt in our weekly chat thread HERE. This is Lisa’s inspiration for us.

Remember, you can make one page per week, you can make more. Just in case you don’t know where to find these cool art journal challenges here are the links to all 4 weeks this month: WEEK 1: YOU-nique , WEEK 2: be-YOU-tiful , WEEK 3: YOU-nicorn , and WEEK 4: un-YOU-sual.

Here are some entries for July’s Monthly Muse.

Esther

I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.

My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.

Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks

And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.

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