Here's a peek inside the journals. These are the journals we made today. We use the darker by file folder, and then we had two signatures inside of it. Because we use watercolor paper, we can watercolor we can use marker. We could collage onto this if we wanted. Here's one I made earlier, I use just a plain file folder.

And I had the signature inside just the one signature. Here's the original journal we made using the mixed media paper creates a much larger journal with our two signatures and are thinner elastic. Now other things you can do for your journal, to fill it. Here's a journal I made same technique. Instead of a file folder I use just a 12 by 12 paper. I cut down to size.

I used a duct tape spine to elastics and two signatures. And here because I had the paperwork that I wanted to add after I had made my journal, I just stapled it in or clipped it in video with the clipping it in is that I can take it out as I want and refer to it or add it to another piece I can scan it in. So I like that ability to move around what's inside of it. On the actual paper, I've written notes, things I've included templates, different pumpkins, color swatches, geometric shapes. I continued to add this throughout my journal, again, but the easily to remove tags. What I like about this journal is that it's expanding as I want to use it.

So if I wanted to Take this signature out and paint or cut on it or collage it, I can do that. And then I can add it back to my journal at any time. If I want to add an additional signature, I can do that. It's very forgiving. And it's really just for me, from my reference. If I want to show somebody that's my choice as well, but it's really just a personal tool becomes.

Here's another one that I had when I use the watercolor paper and I used pattern duct tape for the few signatures. And this one I colored directly in with watercolors. These are to create a project where I had and I jotted my down ideas down in watercolor. And then I tested out different colors of acrylic paint that I wanted to use on the pieces. I like this color scheme. Here's one where I changed the color scheme around a bit it was a little too green for me.

Here I wanted more of a teal. Here's one that is ongoing that I'm working on. I have the shape, I'm adding colors. I have one more to do and I'm not really sure which color to go with. So I put it down in my book, and then I refer back to it as I need and when I have an idea I can add to it. Lastly, this is my practice journal.

This is where I have ideas for basic geometric shapes. These are backgrounds for different paintings. I want to use the shape of a circle, I really like the round shape, but I don't always want to just have a single circle. I have different things I can do with it. I can use make brushstrokes and multiple circles, I can do repeated tiny circles. I can do a take on a polka dot, I can do intertwined.

And I like that idea. And here's the same thing I did with lines. I use two colors. First I put down my bold color, and then I use my black color to really emphasize the pattern that I'm going for I will continue to add to this as I want to practice my prints. And here are a bunch of journals. They're easy enough to make they use everyday materials.

And you can make a journal for each theme that you're working on.