Scrapbook & Junk Journal Workshop in Lisbon | Creative Memory Making

Scrapbook workshop in Lisbon exploring creative practice as hybrid between diary, art book, and memory box through collecting fragments of everyday life (images, words, textures, objects) and turning them into visual pages that tell stories. Unlike traditional diaries writing in full sentences, you compose with layers, collage, handwriting, drawings, colors, and found materials creating expressive pages using recycled paper, magazines, fabric, ephemera, and decorative elements.

This weekly creative ritual offers more than traditional arts and crafts class, functioning as moment to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and translate thoughts, memories, and feelings into visual form through guided exploration of collage, layering, handwriting, drawing, and mixed media techniques. Whether you want to document memories, process emotions, or simply enjoy making something tactile and beautiful, this session offers safe and inspiring space to experiment with beginner friendly instruction in small intimate groups (maximum 4 participants).

What You’ll Explore in This Scrapbook Workshop

This creative journaling class covers diverse mixed media techniques:

📔 Collage techniques using recycled paper, magazines, and found materials

📔 Layering methods creating visual depth and textural interest

📔 Handwriting integration incorporating personal text and expressive lettering

📔 Drawing elements adding illustrations and sketches to pages

📔 Mixed media approaches combining diverse materials and techniques

📔 Recycled paper, fabric, and ephemera incorporation for sustainable creativity

📔 Decorative elements adding visual interest and personal meaning

📔 Visual storytelling through composition rather than full sentence writing

What’s Included in Your Workshop

This scrapbook session provides complete materials and supportive environment:

📔 All essential materials provided (recycled paper, magazines, ephemera, decorative elements)

📔 Short grounding exercise or creative prompt beginning each session

📔 Introduction of theme or intention for the session

📔 Guided exploration of materials and techniques

📔 Free creation time with individual support

📔 Optional sharing and reflection space

📔 2 hour weekly sessions (attend weekly or as standalone)

📔 Small groups (maximum 4 participants) for calm intimate atmosphere

📔 Beginner friendly instruction with no previous experience required

Workshop Format and Creative Structure

This scrapbook journaling session follows ritual based supportive progression:

Grounding Exercise: Begin each session with short centering practice or creative prompt helping transition from external demands into creative space, establishing present moment awareness and intention for visual journaling exploration.

Theme Introduction: Receive session theme or intention providing loose structure without prescriptive requirements, offering starting point for personal exploration while maintaining freedom for individual interpretation and aesthetic choices.

Materials Exploration: Discover recycled papers, magazines, fabric scraps, ephemera, and decorative elements through guided introduction understanding how diverse materials combine creating layered visual pages telling stories through composition rather than conventional writing.

Collage Techniques: Learn collecting and arranging image fragments, words, and textures building visual narratives, understanding how juxtaposition and layering create meaning beyond individual elements through deliberate or intuitive composition approaches.

Handwriting Integration: Incorporate personal text, expressive lettering, and handwritten elements adding intimacy and individual voice to pages, discovering how handwriting quality becomes aesthetic element rather than requiring perfect penmanship or calligraphic skill.

Drawing and Mixed Media: Add illustrations, sketches, colors, and varied techniques creating visual interest and personal expression, exploring how different media (pencil, pen, paint, markers) contribute to page’s overall character and emotional resonance.

Free Creation Time: Work independently with individual support available, following your own intuition and aesthetic preferences while translating thoughts, memories, and feelings into visual form through tactile analog creative process.

Optional Sharing Reflection: Choose to share created pages and insights with small group if comfortable, or maintain privacy while still benefiting from supportive collective creative atmosphere and witnessing others’ diverse approaches.

Perfect for Creative Self Care Seekers

This scrapbook workshop welcomes:

📔 People seeking regular creative self care practice through weekly ritual

📔 Those interested in journaling, mindfulness, or reflective visual expression

📔 Creatives feeling blocked or disconnected from their process wanting gentle reentry

📔 Anyone enjoying tactile analog forms of expression in digital overstimulated world

📔 Individuals wanting to explore emotions through art without pressure or judgment

📔 Beginners with no previous scrapbooking, journaling, or artistic experience

Why Choose This Scrapbook & Junk Journal Workshop

Hybrid Creative Practice: Explore scrapbooking and junk journaling as unique combination of diary, art book, and memory box transcending conventional journaling through visual composition, layering, and found materials creating expressive pages telling stories beyond written words.

Weekly Creative Ritual: More than isolated craft class, establish regular practice functioning as moment to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and translate thoughts, memories, and feelings into visual form through consistent supportive creative space.

Visual Storytelling Freedom: Compose with layers, collage, handwriting, drawings, colors, and found materials rather than traditional full sentence diary writing, freeing expression from verbal articulation requirements while maintaining personal narrative and emotional depth.

Small Intimate Groups: Maximum 4 participants ensuring calm atmosphere with adequate individual support and comfortable sharing space if desired, creating safe environment for vulnerable creative exploration without overwhelming group dynamics.

Flexible Attendance: Attend weekly for ongoing practice or as standalone session accommodating varied schedules and commitment levels, with each 2 hour session providing complete experience while building cumulative skills through regular participation.

Materials Provided: All essential supplies included (recycled paper, magazines, ephemera, decorative elements) while participants encouraged to bring personal photos, letters, or meaningful objects adding individual significance without requiring extensive material preparation.

Beginner Friendly Approach: No previous scrapbooking, journaling, or artistic experience required with guided step by step instruction while encouraging following your own intuition and aesthetic preferences, balancing structure with creative freedom.

Emotional Processing Space: Safe inspiring environment for documenting memories, processing emotions, or simply enjoying tactile beautiful making without pressure or judgment, suitable for those exploring feelings through art beyond conventional verbal therapy.

Creative Unblocking Support: Especially helpful for creatives feeling disconnected from their process, providing gentle reentry through accessible tactile methods, structured yet flexible format, and supportive atmosphere reducing perfectionism and performance anxiety.

Analog Tactile Expression: Embrace tangible hands on creativity as antidote to digital overstimulation, working with physical materials, handwriting, and found objects creating permanent artifacts embodying personal memories and emotional experiences in irreplaceable handmade form.

Join this scrapbook and junk journal workshop in Lisbon and establish creative self care ritual. Explore collage, layering, and mixed media techniques creating visual pages telling your stories in small supportive group with weekly or standalone attendance options!