WELCOME TO SLOPPY COPY WHERE MESSY IDEAS BECOME MAGIC

Slow down. Feel deeply. Make a mess. Our handcrafted prompts help you uncover the stories hidden in your art journal.

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Welcome to Sloppy Copy

Our prompts are crafted for anyone drawn to the tactile magic of paper — to play with torn pages, personal relics, and forgotten scraps.

The Expedition Edition offers travel‑inspired prompts for adventurers who want to document their journeys with mixed media art — whether solo or with family or friends.

The Character Junk Journal invites introspection, guiding you to explore yourself — or bring a new character to life — through words and images.

Whether you’re capturing memories, inventing characters, or discovering new parts of yourself, Sloppy Copy offers a safe, inspiring space to begin your visual journaling exploration.

Here, your mess is magic, and every page is alive.

Explore Our Featured Journal Prompts

Travel inspired creative journal prompts for visual journaling

Expedition Edition

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Character driven junk journal prompts for storytelling

Character Junk Journal

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Creative Freedom

Find an abandoned journal, planner, or notebook. Use what you find, and trust what finds you to create your visual story.

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Texture and Collage

Layer torn pages, textures, and fragments of life to
weave stories that feel tactile and deeply personal.

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Inner Story

Celebrate the joy of capturing messy thoughts, emotions, and moments that make us human.

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WHAT MAKES SLOPPY COPY SPECIAL

For the Joy of the Analog
Discover what can’t be expressed by words alone

Poetry of Imperfection
Celebrate self-expression with torn edges, forgotten materials, and textured layers

Handmade With Intention
Crafted with care to help you uncover stories within you

Solo or Community Gathering
Designed for solo reflection or shared moments with friends, family, or fellow travelers you meet along the way

Meet The Founder

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Sloppy Copy was born when Antricia Tran realized creativity feels most alive in messy, textured, imperfect moments. After years of journaling starts and stops, collecting scraps, and wrestling with perfectionism, she longed for real storytelling.

So she created questions and prompts to get out of her head.

With a deep love for narrative and visual expression, Antricia designed Story Prompt Cards and the Character Junk Journal — safe spaces to explore identity, build characters, and uncover the stories beneath the surface. Sloppy Copy is her tribute to honesty and creativity: tactile, soulful, and made for those who find magic in the mess.

Join Us Today!

FREE WORKSHOP:

Join our 90-minute Character Junk Journal Workshop in Columbus, Ohio an immersive dive into your first prompt and the magic of messy storytelling.

Stay tuned for location and date coming soon!