Journal Craft Inspirations

A beautiful page using collage and acrylics, in Moleskine Sketchbook

“I really really enjoyed making this spread.  Lots of layering and ripping and painting.  It reads “one of my favourite places is the land of dreams”.   The sketch I did of the sleeping girl (possibly me?) was one I drew years ago, so I just copied it.”Mixed media and collage in Moleskine Sketchbook 

From the Art Journal of Pippa Joyce (Click on the image to view original)  Or view Pippa’s blog

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A great way to add colour to your pages is to use soft pastels. Because they are applied dry they don’t buckle the paper and you can easly write over the top.

Standard stick pastels can be used by directly applying to the page, or alternatively scrubbing the stick on a spare piece of paper to create pastel ‘dust’ and applying the colour with a cotton wool ball.
The new PanPastel that come in a plastic container are ideal, as they produce very little dust and give a smooth even coverage.

After you have applied the chalk, you need to rub the surface thoroughly with clean cotton wool or a tissue, to ensure that no residue rubs off onto the opposite page. Alternatively you can use a spray fixative.

Tip – when applying pastels it is a good idea to slip in a sheet of scrap paper below the page you are working on to prevent the dust from spreading to other pages in your journal.

This page is from the journal of Gill McCowen – Moleskine Sketchbook and Soft Pastels
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Paula creates stunning pages using a variety of media and lots of colour.

“Cheap acrylics, stamped letters, journaling with sakura glaze pens…photo from ad. in Moleskine sketchbook”

From the Art Jounal of Paula Bogdan

(Click on the image to view original) or link to Paula’s blog

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Even time spent waiting can be put to good use…

“If I were to write my own Proustian novel it would have to be about waiting.  How much of our lives do we spend watching it pass by?”

From the Visual journal of Nick Clapson (Click on the image to view original)

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Someday your children will appreciate you for this…

“I had as much fun drawing this as Alex and Olivia had navigating the tubular maze. You may or may not like McDonald’s food but you have to give them credit for these places. They allow a tired parent like me to just sit and relax every now and then.” Moleskine sketchbook

From the visual Journal of Gabi Campanario (Click on the image to view original)

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