I'll be working in my smash book because it is fun and I'm kinda proud of myself for buying and using one of these things. I usually would turn up my nose so this is good for me.
Think carefully about your choice of journal. Is your journal overwhelmingly beautiful? Are you afraid to make a mark that will mar its beauty? I have a composition book that is already decorated and filled with writing. At some point, I could gesso and stick a bunch of those pages together and use it for a journal.
I had a bunch of leftover scrapbook papers. I trimmed them down and bound them. They could be spiral bound or you could just use rings.
The important thing is having a place where you will fee completely free. Non-precious. Not product oriented. Did you glue down a bunch of magazine images in your book? Yes. Just do it. Just.Do.It.
Have a great weekend.
