Journal With Me: Complicated

I'm back with my mini journal today. I like the way these pages are evolving. No preplanning for the most part. 

Sometimes I'll stamp or scribble ahead of myself in my journal. Just a little bit of this or that and it gives me a jumping off point on a later page. I don't know that there is any less time involved working smaller. But that's not the point. 

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I've been sinking into a schedule of watercoloring, art journaling, cards. There are days when I can't stand to be away from my watercolors for a another  minute. Even f it's only 10 minutes, I have to see the colors spreading and mingling together. It's like an addiction. Today, as soon as this post is written, I'll be recording a swatch video and talking about what I've been up to. 

I've got a bucket full of sumac flowers that could be turned into dye and some Passionfruit tea (the heartburn that stuff gave me, oy). My brain is whirring. That seems to be reflected in this journal page. 

I used a lot of different media on this spread. I go through the book and put smears of whatever media I'm using here and there. Like a trail of birdseed. 

Those stickers from I-Don't-Know-Where have been hanging around for a while. They got spritzed with color at some point. I have no problem trimming away the words to fit my needs. 


Do you write in your journals? Some pages just call out for some text, no matter how cryptic. It doesn't always make sense to me. And it's just now while writing this and looking at it that the text is ringing true. Intuitive art journaling works that way. 

It's not easy to let yourself go. 

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Most of the supplies I used here can be found at Joggles.com

Itty Bitty Stencils
Distress Oxide Inks 
Faber-Castell Gelatos 
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Unmounted Rubber Stamps 

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PS: Tim Holtz will have all 60 colors from the Distress line out in Oxides by the end of the year. Plan accordingly. I'm still waiting for the Mustard Seed. The Lemonade that is just released is a pale substitute :( Yellow is hard. 

Comments

[Sue]

Love your little book! I have a couple small ones I should get going like this inside. I won't feel too overwhelmed with a small one. Thank you for sharing!
I do love the Oxide inks!
hugs

[Sharon Field]

Diana, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video and all the techniques and things that you used. You make things look so easy and your end result is always amazing. I needed something like this because I am a bit stressed today. Got to have a scope down my throat tomorrow morning and although I have had this done before I am still nervous. Your video took my mind off of it and I thank you for that. :))

[Diana Trout]

I’m glad the video took your mind off of your worries. Ugh. I don’t blame you for feeling stressed. I hope all goes well today. Thanks for always taking the time to comment. It means a lot to me.

[Diana Trout]

Thanks Sue. I hope you’ll join me this year in your little book!

[Cathy S.]

I love making glue and paint journals also. I do not journal in these art journals. I use a separate notebook for journaling words or thoughts.

[Diana Trout]

These glue books and junk journal are kind of new to me. They remind me of my Rescue books. What do you use them for or is the book the “art.” I like that idea

[Mirna]

Love this! Thank you for sharing your process with us!