Magazine Journaling

Hello September. I'm a few days late kicking off the month, but we just had hurricane Hermine blow through Florida. Now that it's gone, I can officially get back to blogging and making a mess in my craft room. 

Magazine journaling is my current focus. The idea comes from a video I saw on Dede Willingham's YouTube channel. Basically, you take any magazine you have (preferably one with thick paper stock) and paint over the pages with acrylic paints. You can paint over everything on the page or leave select images.  Once you are done with the first layer of paint, you can add more layers of paint, texture, collage, or handwriting. Now you have journal. Brilliant!

This is a fantastic way to use up all those Stampington & Company magazines I have stacked in my creative space. You know the ones: Where Women Create; Willow And Sage; Somerset Studio; etc. They have some of the most beautiful images and I just can't throw them away. If anything, this project gives me a good excuse to hoard my favorite magazines.

The prepping of the pages does take time. I am no where near finished, but slopping paint down haphazardly gives me great joy. Plus, it costs me nothing to make since I already have all the materials. I'll work on it on and off this year and, if all goes well, I'll have a fun journal to use in 2017.  

All About My Journals

In the world of YouTube, a tag video is a video made to answer a certain set of questions. The questions are determined by another YouTuber and they proceed to "tag" others in an effort to get to know them better.

I have always enjoyed tag videos. Especially ones about reading and writing. Recently, I came across a tag entitled "All About My Journals" on one of my favorite YouTube channels. It seemed like the perfect fit for me so I gave it a try. Below is the result of my first tag response video. 

Credit: The original tag was created by Journal Tree. I learned about the tag from Burgess Taylor. 

How I Use The Midori Passport Size Traveler's Notebook

Last month I attended a Traveler's Notebook meetup and one of the popular discussion topics was how to use the smaller Midori Passport size notebook system. At the time, I did not own the Passport version, but I had been thinking about how I could best make use of it as it's the perfect size for carrying in my purse. 

This weekend, I finally narrowed it down and setup what I'm calling my Small Business Notebook system. I use it to contain my business cards, business receipts, meeting notes, and mileage. I like the way it all fits together neatly. 

My system contains the following pieces:

• Midori Passport Starter Kit (which comes with camel leather cover and 1 blank notebook)
• Midori Insert 006 Free Diary Monthly
• Midori Insert 004 Clear Zipper Pouch
• Micron black pen
• Decorative charm purchased at The Paper Seahorse 

Of course I personalized everything by decorating the covers of the inserts. For more information on how I decorate my inserts, click here.  For more details on my overall system, check out the video below. 

All items were purchased with my own money. This is not a sponsored video. Please be advised that some of the links provided are affiliate links and I do receive a small commission if you make a purchase using those links.  This does not cost you any extra when you make a purchase. Thank you for your support.