Art Journal Every Day

Art Journal Every Day: An Art Journal Walk Through

ArtJournalEveryDayLogo-150If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here.  All of the previous posts can be found archived here.  There is a flickr group for sharing right here.  Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day!  No need to finish anything or even like it.  If you've done some art journaling this week and you've blogged about it, or put it on flickr, please leave a link in the linky list at the end of this post.  Thanks!

Today I'm sharing a video — a walk through of one of my art journals.  It's something I've been meaning to do for a while and I thought you might enjoy.  Watch the video and let me know what you think!

If you can't see the video, click here.

Here are links to some of the things I mentioned or showed in the video:

Also: Judy Wise

Online classes of mine you might be interested in: Getting Started with Deli Paper, Getting Started with Tranfers, Getting Started with Lettering, Getting Started with Neocolor II, 30 Days in Your Journal

Here is this week's linky list:

Thanks for stopping by!

P.S. A little birdie told me that you can order my new stencils online here.

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter, printmaker, and collage artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Her artwork investigates the interplay of identity and perception, inviting viewers to take a longer look. Julie works in layers, both physically and metaphorically, exploring what is visible and what is concealed. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops and her online classroom at MyArtPractice.com. Julie's achievements include high-profile clients, multiple publications - including her book, “Carve Stamp Play” - and exhibits in New York City and throughout Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University.

170 thoughts on “Art Journal Every Day: An Art Journal Walk Through

  • Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!!! Very inspiring too ♥

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  • Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!!! Very inspiring too ♥

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  • Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!!! Very inspiring too ♥

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  • Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!!! Very inspiring too ♥

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  • Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!!! Very inspiring too ♥

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  • Trying to post a comment. Sorry if there are multiples. I really enjoyed watching your creative process. Thanks for sharing!

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  • Trying to post a comment. Sorry if there are multiples. I really enjoyed watching your creative process. Thanks for sharing!

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  • Trying to post a comment. Sorry if there are multiples. I really enjoyed watching your creative process. Thanks for sharing!

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  • Trying to post a comment. Sorry if there are multiples. I really enjoyed watching your creative process. Thanks for sharing!

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  • Trying to post a comment. Sorry if there are multiples. I really enjoyed watching your creative process. Thanks for sharing!

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  • Thank you for let us watch your journal! It’s very inspirational for me. I love your stencils and your ideas for using them.

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  • Thank you for let us watch your journal! It’s very inspirational for me. I love your stencils and your ideas for using them.

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  • Thank you for let us watch your journal! It’s very inspirational for me. I love your stencils and your ideas for using them.

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  • Thank you for let us watch your journal! It’s very inspirational for me. I love your stencils and your ideas for using them.

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  • Thank you for let us watch your journal! It’s very inspirational for me. I love your stencils and your ideas for using them.

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  • Delightful way to start my morning…walking through the art garden of Mrs. Balzer. The folks who make deli paper must love you! It is fun to use.

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  • Delightful way to start my morning…walking through the art garden of Mrs. Balzer. The folks who make deli paper must love you! It is fun to use.

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  • Delightful way to start my morning…walking through the art garden of Mrs. Balzer. The folks who make deli paper must love you! It is fun to use.

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  • Delightful way to start my morning…walking through the art garden of Mrs. Balzer. The folks who make deli paper must love you! It is fun to use.

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  • Delightful way to start my morning…walking through the art garden of Mrs. Balzer. The folks who make deli paper must love you! It is fun to use.

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  • Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journal with us. I just got your “all about faces” DVD. Can’t wait to get started.

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  • Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journal with us. I just got your “all about faces” DVD. Can’t wait to get started.

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  • Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journal with us. I just got your “all about faces” DVD. Can’t wait to get started.

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  • Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journal with us. I just got your “all about faces” DVD. Can’t wait to get started.

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  • Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journal with us. I just got your “all about faces” DVD. Can’t wait to get started.

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  • Love your journal. Great techniques! Thanks for sharing!

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  • Love your journal. Great techniques! Thanks for sharing!

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  • Love your journal. Great techniques! Thanks for sharing!

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  • Love your journal. Great techniques! Thanks for sharing!

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  • Love your journal. Great techniques! Thanks for sharing!

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  • Julie, So enjoyed the walk through. Been following you for a few years now and finally have a couple pages done in my journal for 2013. Must now try to create daily in it. Thank you for all your sharing.

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  • Julie, So enjoyed the walk through. Been following you for a few years now and finally have a couple pages done in my journal for 2013. Must now try to create daily in it. Thank you for all your sharing.

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  • Julie, So enjoyed the walk through. Been following you for a few years now and finally have a couple pages done in my journal for 2013. Must now try to create daily in it. Thank you for all your sharing.

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  • Julie, So enjoyed the walk through. Been following you for a few years now and finally have a couple pages done in my journal for 2013. Must now try to create daily in it. Thank you for all your sharing.

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  • Julie, So enjoyed the walk through. Been following you for a few years now and finally have a couple pages done in my journal for 2013. Must now try to create daily in it. Thank you for all your sharing.

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  • Thank you for sharing this; I look forward to having the time to look at it…

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  • Thank you for sharing this; I look forward to having the time to look at it…

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  • Thank you for sharing this; I look forward to having the time to look at it…

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  • Thank you for sharing this; I look forward to having the time to look at it…

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  • Thank you for sharing this; I look forward to having the time to look at it…

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  • What an awesome way to start the day… having a nice cup of tea and getting a peek through your pages… thanks for sharing this!

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  • What an awesome way to start the day… having a nice cup of tea and getting a peek through your pages… thanks for sharing this!

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  • What an awesome way to start the day… having a nice cup of tea and getting a peek through your pages… thanks for sharing this!

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  • What an awesome way to start the day… having a nice cup of tea and getting a peek through your pages… thanks for sharing this!

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  • What an awesome way to start the day… having a nice cup of tea and getting a peek through your pages… thanks for sharing this!

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  • I just found the same deli paper at my local Sam’s Club … of course I got it! I noticed that the paper has white on white striations though … is that the same as yours? I thought it would be a semi-transparent white all the way across. I hope that makes sense? And yep, I will be taking your deli paper class!

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  • I just found the same deli paper at my local Sam’s Club … of course I got it! I noticed that the paper has white on white striations though … is that the same as yours? I thought it would be a semi-transparent white all the way across. I hope that makes sense? And yep, I will be taking your deli paper class!

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  • I just found the same deli paper at my local Sam’s Club … of course I got it! I noticed that the paper has white on white striations though … is that the same as yours? I thought it would be a semi-transparent white all the way across. I hope that makes sense? And yep, I will be taking your deli paper class!

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  • I just found the same deli paper at my local Sam’s Club … of course I got it! I noticed that the paper has white on white striations though … is that the same as yours? I thought it would be a semi-transparent white all the way across. I hope that makes sense? And yep, I will be taking your deli paper class!

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  • I just found the same deli paper at my local Sam’s Club … of course I got it! I noticed that the paper has white on white striations though … is that the same as yours? I thought it would be a semi-transparent white all the way across. I hope that makes sense? And yep, I will be taking your deli paper class!

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  • Interesting and Useful!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  • Interesting and Useful!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  • Interesting and Useful!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  • Interesting and Useful!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  • Interesting and Useful!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  • I wanted to add that I am 31 for 31 in 2013! Thanks for the continued inspiration.
    Also, thanks for the link to your new stencils. I’ve been stalking…

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  • I wanted to add that I am 31 for 31 in 2013! Thanks for the continued inspiration.
    Also, thanks for the link to your new stencils. I’ve been stalking…

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  • I wanted to add that I am 31 for 31 in 2013! Thanks for the continued inspiration.
    Also, thanks for the link to your new stencils. I’ve been stalking…

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  • I wanted to add that I am 31 for 31 in 2013! Thanks for the continued inspiration.
    Also, thanks for the link to your new stencils. I’ve been stalking…

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  • I wanted to add that I am 31 for 31 in 2013! Thanks for the continued inspiration.
    Also, thanks for the link to your new stencils. I’ve been stalking…

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  • Love your journal…especially that you actually journal in your art journal. Also the music great thank you.

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  • Love your journal…especially that you actually journal in your art journal. Also the music great thank you.

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  • Love your journal…especially that you actually journal in your art journal. Also the music great thank you.

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  • Love your journal…especially that you actually journal in your art journal. Also the music great thank you.

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  • Love your journal…especially that you actually journal in your art journal. Also the music great thank you.

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  • Love love love the walk through!! More, please! 🙂 Thanks for being willing to share it with us!

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  • Love love love the walk through!! More, please! 🙂 Thanks for being willing to share it with us!

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  • Love love love the walk through!! More, please! 🙂 Thanks for being willing to share it with us!

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  • Love love love the walk through!! More, please! 🙂 Thanks for being willing to share it with us!

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  • Love love love the walk through!! More, please! 🙂 Thanks for being willing to share it with us!

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  • I LOVE your journal Julie! Your video is super inspiring and fun! Thanks for sharing! I’m off to look at your new stencils…

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  • I LOVE your journal Julie! Your video is super inspiring and fun! Thanks for sharing! I’m off to look at your new stencils…

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  • I LOVE your journal Julie! Your video is super inspiring and fun! Thanks for sharing! I’m off to look at your new stencils…

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  • I LOVE your journal Julie! Your video is super inspiring and fun! Thanks for sharing! I’m off to look at your new stencils…

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  • I LOVE your journal Julie! Your video is super inspiring and fun! Thanks for sharing! I’m off to look at your new stencils…

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  • Its watercolor paper and its in a book that gets closed.

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  • Its watercolor paper and its in a book that gets closed.

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  • Its watercolor paper and its in a book that gets closed.

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  • Its watercolor paper and its in a book that gets closed.

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  • Its watercolor paper and its in a book that gets closed.

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  • Yes, I really enjoyed your walk through video. All pages in your journal are beautiful! thanks for sharing!

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  • Yes, I really enjoyed your walk through video. All pages in your journal are beautiful! thanks for sharing!

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  • Yes, I really enjoyed your walk through video. All pages in your journal are beautiful! thanks for sharing!

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  • Yes, I really enjoyed your walk through video. All pages in your journal are beautiful! thanks for sharing!

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  • Yes, I really enjoyed your walk through video. All pages in your journal are beautiful! thanks for sharing!

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  • Thank you for the video, very much enjoyed it and think I picked up a few tips too. Thanks 🙂

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  • Thank you for the video, very much enjoyed it and think I picked up a few tips too. Thanks 🙂

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  • Thank you for the video, very much enjoyed it and think I picked up a few tips too. Thanks 🙂

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  • Thank you for the video, very much enjoyed it and think I picked up a few tips too. Thanks 🙂

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  • Thank you for the video, very much enjoyed it and think I picked up a few tips too. Thanks 🙂

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  • LOVEd the journal walk through! you are making me think that I need to get back to more painting…

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  • LOVEd the journal walk through! you are making me think that I need to get back to more painting…

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  • LOVEd the journal walk through! you are making me think that I need to get back to more painting…

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  • LOVEd the journal walk through! you are making me think that I need to get back to more painting…

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  • LOVEd the journal walk through! you are making me think that I need to get back to more painting…

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  • What a wonderful thing to watch on a rainy dark evening here in Sydney. I really like all your different styles & exploration, very inspiring like everything you do!
    P.S. – Just ordered a heap of your stencils from an Oz supplier. Can’t wait to get them!

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  • What a wonderful thing to watch on a rainy dark evening here in Sydney. I really like all your different styles & exploration, very inspiring like everything you do!
    P.S. – Just ordered a heap of your stencils from an Oz supplier. Can’t wait to get them!

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  • What a wonderful thing to watch on a rainy dark evening here in Sydney. I really like all your different styles & exploration, very inspiring like everything you do!
    P.S. – Just ordered a heap of your stencils from an Oz supplier. Can’t wait to get them!

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  • What a wonderful thing to watch on a rainy dark evening here in Sydney. I really like all your different styles & exploration, very inspiring like everything you do!
    P.S. – Just ordered a heap of your stencils from an Oz supplier. Can’t wait to get them!

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  • What a wonderful thing to watch on a rainy dark evening here in Sydney. I really like all your different styles & exploration, very inspiring like everything you do!
    P.S. – Just ordered a heap of your stencils from an Oz supplier. Can’t wait to get them!

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  • this was so so very cool!!!!! Loved hearing about what was going on and why did you certain things on certain pages, and what you loved and didn’t love!!!!
    Ques: The pocket in the back (the clear one), is that something that came in the journal, or something you added in?

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  • this was so so very cool!!!!! Loved hearing about what was going on and why did you certain things on certain pages, and what you loved and didn’t love!!!!
    Ques: The pocket in the back (the clear one), is that something that came in the journal, or something you added in?

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  • this was so so very cool!!!!! Loved hearing about what was going on and why did you certain things on certain pages, and what you loved and didn’t love!!!!
    Ques: The pocket in the back (the clear one), is that something that came in the journal, or something you added in?

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  • this was so so very cool!!!!! Loved hearing about what was going on and why did you certain things on certain pages, and what you loved and didn’t love!!!!
    Ques: The pocket in the back (the clear one), is that something that came in the journal, or something you added in?

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  • this was so so very cool!!!!! Loved hearing about what was going on and why did you certain things on certain pages, and what you loved and didn’t love!!!!
    Ques: The pocket in the back (the clear one), is that something that came in the journal, or something you added in?

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  • Those all the designs are truly very creatively designed, each having it’s own state of beautification.

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  • Those all the designs are truly very creatively designed, each having it’s own state of beautification.

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  • Those all the designs are truly very creatively designed, each having it’s own state of beautification.

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  • Those all the designs are truly very creatively designed, each having it’s own state of beautification.

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  • Those all the designs are truly very creatively designed, each having it’s own state of beautification.

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  • Love the richness and variety of your journal, Julie! Thanks for sharing….

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  • Love the richness and variety of your journal, Julie! Thanks for sharing….

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  • Love the richness and variety of your journal, Julie! Thanks for sharing….

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  • Love the richness and variety of your journal, Julie! Thanks for sharing….

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  • Love the richness and variety of your journal, Julie! Thanks for sharing….

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  • i love your beautiful pages!
    thanks for sharing!
    Sandra

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  • i love your beautiful pages!
    thanks for sharing!
    Sandra

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  • i love your beautiful pages!
    thanks for sharing!
    Sandra

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  • i love your beautiful pages!
    thanks for sharing!
    Sandra

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  • i love your beautiful pages!
    thanks for sharing!
    Sandra

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  • sooooooooooooooooo Question
    on art journal pages do you paint first and then write? or do you write first and paint over? or a little of both??? love the art joournal demo….i want you to know that because of your emails I am doing more and more art and trying new things and have branched out to other web sites…but yours was the first! Thank you for your art and your web site!
    Betty in michigan

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  • sooooooooooooooooo Question
    on art journal pages do you paint first and then write? or do you write first and paint over? or a little of both??? love the art joournal demo….i want you to know that because of your emails I am doing more and more art and trying new things and have branched out to other web sites…but yours was the first! Thank you for your art and your web site!
    Betty in michigan

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  • sooooooooooooooooo Question
    on art journal pages do you paint first and then write? or do you write first and paint over? or a little of both??? love the art joournal demo….i want you to know that because of your emails I am doing more and more art and trying new things and have branched out to other web sites…but yours was the first! Thank you for your art and your web site!
    Betty in michigan

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  • sooooooooooooooooo Question
    on art journal pages do you paint first and then write? or do you write first and paint over? or a little of both??? love the art joournal demo….i want you to know that because of your emails I am doing more and more art and trying new things and have branched out to other web sites…but yours was the first! Thank you for your art and your web site!
    Betty in michigan

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  • sooooooooooooooooo Question
    on art journal pages do you paint first and then write? or do you write first and paint over? or a little of both??? love the art joournal demo….i want you to know that because of your emails I am doing more and more art and trying new things and have branched out to other web sites…but yours was the first! Thank you for your art and your web site!
    Betty in michigan

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  • I LOVED this video and would love to see more. I’ve always kept my journal separate from my art journal but I’m thinking I should combine the two by adding more words into my art journal. Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  • I LOVED this video and would love to see more. I’ve always kept my journal separate from my art journal but I’m thinking I should combine the two by adding more words into my art journal. Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  • I LOVED this video and would love to see more. I’ve always kept my journal separate from my art journal but I’m thinking I should combine the two by adding more words into my art journal. Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  • I LOVED this video and would love to see more. I’ve always kept my journal separate from my art journal but I’m thinking I should combine the two by adding more words into my art journal. Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  • I LOVED this video and would love to see more. I’ve always kept my journal separate from my art journal but I’m thinking I should combine the two by adding more words into my art journal. Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  • I loved the video and seeing your art journaling!
    I am wondering,what (if any) prep work went into using this brand of journal?
    did you have to pre-tear out some pages to accommodate for the future volume of the pages after being used? did pages “need” to be glued together and or gessoed?
    how many actual pages were in your finished journal?
    also did you use masking tape between the pages in this journal to keep stuff from seeping through?
    Thanks so much!
    I know that was a LOT of questions but I really LOVE the way your journal turned out and it would be great to find a book that doesn’t require (so much) prepping
    Thank you for sharing !!!

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  • I loved the video and seeing your art journaling!
    I am wondering,what (if any) prep work went into using this brand of journal?
    did you have to pre-tear out some pages to accommodate for the future volume of the pages after being used? did pages “need” to be glued together and or gessoed?
    how many actual pages were in your finished journal?
    also did you use masking tape between the pages in this journal to keep stuff from seeping through?
    Thanks so much!
    I know that was a LOT of questions but I really LOVE the way your journal turned out and it would be great to find a book that doesn’t require (so much) prepping
    Thank you for sharing !!!

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  • I loved the video and seeing your art journaling!
    I am wondering,what (if any) prep work went into using this brand of journal?
    did you have to pre-tear out some pages to accommodate for the future volume of the pages after being used? did pages “need” to be glued together and or gessoed?
    how many actual pages were in your finished journal?
    also did you use masking tape between the pages in this journal to keep stuff from seeping through?
    Thanks so much!
    I know that was a LOT of questions but I really LOVE the way your journal turned out and it would be great to find a book that doesn’t require (so much) prepping
    Thank you for sharing !!!

    Reply
  • I loved the video and seeing your art journaling!
    I am wondering,what (if any) prep work went into using this brand of journal?
    did you have to pre-tear out some pages to accommodate for the future volume of the pages after being used? did pages “need” to be glued together and or gessoed?
    how many actual pages were in your finished journal?
    also did you use masking tape between the pages in this journal to keep stuff from seeping through?
    Thanks so much!
    I know that was a LOT of questions but I really LOVE the way your journal turned out and it would be great to find a book that doesn’t require (so much) prepping
    Thank you for sharing !!!

    Reply
  • I loved the video and seeing your art journaling!
    I am wondering,what (if any) prep work went into using this brand of journal?
    did you have to pre-tear out some pages to accommodate for the future volume of the pages after being used? did pages “need” to be glued together and or gessoed?
    how many actual pages were in your finished journal?
    also did you use masking tape between the pages in this journal to keep stuff from seeping through?
    Thanks so much!
    I know that was a LOT of questions but I really LOVE the way your journal turned out and it would be great to find a book that doesn’t require (so much) prepping
    Thank you for sharing !!!

    Reply
  • What I love about this journal is that theres no prep work involved.  I do tape the seam to avoid leakage, but you dont have to if youre using acrylic and not spray inks or watercolor.

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  • What I love about this journal is that theres no prep work involved.  I do tape the seam to avoid leakage, but you dont have to if youre using acrylic and not spray inks or watercolor.

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  • What I love about this journal is that theres no prep work involved.  I do tape the seam to avoid leakage, but you dont have to if youre using acrylic and not spray inks or watercolor.

    Reply
  • What I love about this journal is that theres no prep work involved.  I do tape the seam to avoid leakage, but you dont have to if youre using acrylic and not spray inks or watercolor.

    Reply
  • What I love about this journal is that theres no prep work involved.  I do tape the seam to avoid leakage, but you dont have to if youre using acrylic and not spray inks or watercolor.

    Reply

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