Turn Simple Journaling into Creative Magic
Build a sketchbook practice that celebrates your story, inspires creativity, and supports self-discovery.
Discover how a simple sketchbook can become a powerful tool for self-expression, reflection, and growth. In this 2-hour online course, I'll guide you step by step to create pages that reflect your life and deepen your connection to yourself.
Through personal storytelling, approachable exercises, and practical tools, you'll learn how to pair words and images to capture everyday moments and process life's ups and downs.
No art background required. This course lays the foundation for a sustainable, lifelong creative habit—one page at a time.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
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Playful, unconventional tips that make drawing fun
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Creative lettering techniques to personalize your pages
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Simple page layouts for both left- and right-brained thinkers
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Color and page décor ideas that make your journal pages vibrant + full of life
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Ways to celebrate daily moments while honoring more difficult ones
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How to tap into your identity + emotions to uncover the prompts already living inside you
We'll draw and write together using prompts to generate ideas and explore techniques that quiet judgment + free your hand.
BONUS: You'll get downloadable guides for page layouts, patterns, borders, and journal prompts to keep you creating.
What's Included:
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Live demos of my favorite materials, tools, and techniques
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Guided exercises with dedicated time to create
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You'll complete your first illustrated journal page using an easy-to-reuse structure you can return to again and again
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Downloadable guides: page layouts, boxes, borders, patterns, and journal prompts
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Two-camera view so you can see my hands in real time as I create
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12 months of access to watch and re-watch on your own schedule
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This Course Is For You If...
You're in a season of transition—navigating empty nesting, divorce, career shifts, retirement, or simply figuring out what's next.
You're creative and curious, but you might not think of yourself as an artist. You're looking for:
A creative outlet that's just for you
A practice that honors both celebration and reflection
A way to process emotions and reconnect to what matters most
Structure without pressure or perfectionism
Playfulness and joy in your creative practice
A creative ritual that's entirely yours—no explaining, no sharing required
You don't need to know how to draw. You just need to be willing to show up, be curious, and let yourself play.
My Approach: Playfulness Unlocks Creativity
I believe playfulness is the key to unlocking creativity. When you remove pressure and ease perfectionism, the process becomes joyful and sustainable.
You already have creativity inside you—it just got shut down somewhere along the way. This practice will coax it back out.
There are no mistakes here. Every "wrong" line is an opportunity to make something unexpected and uniquely yours.
Whether you're celebrating wins, processing grief, or simply documenting the ordinary magic of your daily life, this practice will meet you where you are.
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING...
LAURA
"Taking Anne’s visual journaling classes was life changing for me! Anne taught me the tools and skills needed to make visual journaling a daily practice in my life, allowing me to set up each day with the right intentions to live my best life!”
JACKIE
“Anne’s online class was inspiring and fun. She showed us examples from her sketchbook and demonstrated techniques. I’ve continued to sketch daily after class. I can’t wait to take another!”
KAREN
"I took Anne's class at the end of April and have kept at it ever since. Tho' my job is to be creative, I find working in my journal every day something I am the total boss of. Also, I find myself becoming more creative at work."
B.Z.
“Anne will help you learn to master the creation of a book that is all about you!"
CAROL
"Anne is a great teacher - learning made fun and she has the most amazing collection of markers!"
MEG
“I've admired Annes work for years and recently took 2 of her online workshops. I was thrilled to finally see this amazing artist in action and get to learn from her. I'm so appreciative of her online offerings”.
V. T.
"This workshop was informative, inspiring and fun. You don't have to be an artist to do it. I would recommend it to all of my friends and family."
HOW IT WORKS
This is a 2-hour online course you can take from anywhere—your living room, your kitchen table, a cozy cabin, wherever you feel inspired.
I use two cameras so you can watch my hands in real time as I create. It's even easier to follow than if you took a workshop with me in person!
The course is 100% online and yours to keep for 12 months. Watch it as many times as you want, on your own schedule.
You can take this course with 20 minutes or two hours in front of you—your daily journal will become a place of joy and grounding.
You'll get instant access after you enroll—no waiting.
What Materials Do You Need?
You can use whatever you have on hand—markers, pens, colored pencils, and a simple sketchbook. I'll demo my favorite tools during the course, but you don't need to buy anything fancy.
This practice is much more accessible than most journaling courses. No special inks or paints are needed.
You don't need to be an accomplished artist, though artists of all levels are welcome.
What a wonderful class yesterday by Anne Leuck. Timeographical Activation is just the technique I’ve been looking for without even knowing it to chronicle our rolling adventures. Decorating a date banner every day gives my brain a chance to settle on how the rest of my day design should unfold on the page. I now have a new bed time art routine!” - Liz
Why Start Now?
If you've been thinking about starting a creative practice—or reviving one you've let go—this is your moment.
Life doesn't slow down. Transitions don't wait. But you can create a daily practice that grounds you, celebrates you, and helps you process everything you're moving through.
I'll teach you how to create a page a day with as little as 10 minutes—and if you don't have that, no worries. Life gets in the way. I have a foolproof solution to keep you on track.
This isn't about perfection. It's about showing up for yourself—one page at a time.
About Anne Leuck
I'm a visual artist, illustrator, and journaling guide who has kept a daily sketchbook practice since 2001. My work blends words and images into an accessible practice for self-discovery, healing, and personal growth.
I've kept a daily sketchbook through divorce, moves, career shifts, health challenges, vacations, terrible dates, beautiful ordinary moments with friends and family—and everything in between. I have over 60 volumes of my life, and they're some of my most treasured possessions.
I lead visual journaling workshops online and in person, helping people turn simple drawings and reflections into illustrated notebooks, personal diaries, and creative records of their lives.
I've taught at retreats across the U.S. and Europe, sharing how sketchbook journaling can help people navigate transitions, celebrate wins, process grief, and reconnect to what matters most.
My students range from lawyers to teachers to former FBI agents—all kinds of people who never thought of themselves as artists, but who needed a creative outlet. I've been teaching since 2015, and my approach is supportive, inclusive, and designed to help anyone discover their creative voice, build confidence, and reconnect to their own stories.
Alongside my teaching, I maintain a vibrant studio practice as a painter. My work has been licensed for stationery and home décor, and it's been featured in books, films, television, and magazines. My artwork is held in private and public collections worldwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
I can't draw. Is this course still for me?
YES. I created this course specifically for people who don't think of themselves as artists. You'll learn to decorate your words, use color and pattern, and develop your own intuitive style. Drawing is optional—and when you're ready, I'll show you playful, unconventional tips that make it fun.
How long will I have access to the Course?
The Workshop is accessible for 12 months. Watch it as many times as you want, whenever you want.
I have never done journaling, and I can’t even draw a stick person…is the Workshop accessible to me?
Yes, I created this Workshop for YOU…I’ve had everyone from lawyers and teachers to even an ex FBI agent take my workshop! My method is based on your own intuitive style, you can start by decorating your words! You will watch and be amazed day after day, page after page as you see your own personal style evolve. If you are not comfortable with markers, you can use colored pencil; you get to make your own rules!
Can I take this course on my phone or tablet?
Yes! The course works on any device with an internet connection.
Can I order + access from outside the U.S.?
Absolutely. I have students from all over the world.
What if I miss a day (or three)?
Life happens! It's not realistic to think you can do this every single day. I've got a foolproof solution to keep you on track—I'll share it in the course.
What happens after I enroll?
You'll receive an email with instructions to create your account and access the course immediately.
Ready to Build Your Daily Practice?
Join me for Sketchbook Journaling 101 and discover how a simple sketchbook can become a powerful tool for self-expression, reflection, and growth.
One page at a time. No art background required.
Questions? Email me at anne@anneleuck.com
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