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[QUOTE=nightcreeper58]When I play Dust Elemental, can I return creatures to my hand that are in my graveyard?

Also, can I use otherworldly Journey on creatures that are in my graveyard.[/QUOTE]

No on both counts.

When an effect says "creature" but not "creature card," it means a card or token on the battlefield that's a creature.

109.2. If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes a card type or subtype, but doesn’t include the word “card,” “spell,” “source,” or “scheme,” it means a permanent of that card type or subtype on the battlefield.

Effects that work on cards in graveyards will use both the word "card" and the word "graveyard."