I try to present all sorts of different art forms on this blog; cardmaking, lettering, drawing, watercolors, crafts and more, as well as organizing all your pretty, crafty stuff. Here is a not-so-new form…
This page was created using Gesso and Altenew Watercolor Palette
Many of you may be aware of the journaling topic and many of you may not. There are SO MANY different ways a journal can be used. One of the many appeals of a journal is that you can make it fit into your life any way you want! Search the internet for countless ways to use one and to discover how a journal will fit your needs; as a planner, list-maker, birthday and event reminder, an art journal, scrapbook, photo book, poem book, Christmas list, to-do list, book and wine diary, personal diary and SO much more! I’m not a diary-keeper, but I have been keeping “list” notebooks and planners for years; long before it became a “thing.” However, with a journal, you can keep all your pages in one book!
I will be demonstrating my pages with Catherine Pooler’s NEW Canvo Bullet Journal. It has thick, dot-grid, numbered pages, a pretty cover and durable spiral binding. It can be acquired ala cart or with additional accessories including “journal stamps” and mini inks!
Today, I will show you my intro pages; the cover page (above), the index, and the “key” page. But, be sure to stay tuned for the next post, which will have a weekly layout and list-type pages, and I assure you, they won’t be as boring as they sound 🙂
This page was created using Sakura Fine Liners, a Tombow Brush Pen and Tombow Dual Brush Markers
Remember, YOU can put whatever is in YOUR brain onto your journal pages. This is merely how I keep MY brain-on-paper and have been doing so for a long time.
This page was hand-drawn using Kelly Creates Jewel Brush Markers, a Sakura Fineliner, and Tombow Dual Brush Pens; and then stamped with Catherine Pooler’s Everyday Mod stamp set and Inks.
A journal benefits me because my little brain is always full of to-do’s, thoughts and ideas, that in order to clear it out, I write it all down. That way, in a slow or uninspired moment, I can check my notes and pick right back up.
Next post: Weekly layout and list-making 🙂
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WOW!! Your images are beautiful and I love the fonts that you’ve made. Wishing that I had just a tiny bit of your creative skills! 🙂
Thank you so much, Amy <3 You are so nice 🙂