ART JOURNALS, SKETCHBOOKS & PLANNERS - How I fill my journals & flip through my mixed media journals 

Leave me a comment! Xx Thanks for all your comments last week I loved reading them! I could have waffled on much longer than this video but I will save my other thoughts for another day! Much love & virtual hugs & hope you have a lovely weekend. Thanks for watching & being here & keeping me company. See you soon! Xx

You have made realize I am a journalist. I have many unfinished journals but felt guilty that they are just sitting. Some I have thrown away.😢 Now I know that it’s alright to pick up and add to work. I am an active 87 years old and am inspired to jump in again. You have really gave me emotional strength to work on many journals. 😊Thank you. Dottie

I feel like I've discovered a new friend, mentor, teacher, and guide for living well: morning walks, coffee, smoothies & tea! And it always makes me happy to see your smile and wave. I feel you have a bit of mischief in you and we are all sharing in the fun of discovery! You have such a wonderful style❣

‘its like finishing a book... feels like losing a friend’ ..... kindred spirit here Wendy

I love how real and genuine you are, you don't seem like you're trying to be anyone else. It's so refreshing to find a youtube channel like yours, when we're left trying to find community and connection via our screens in these strange times - Thank you

"I'm multiple journal kinda girl"! What a wonderfull statement!

Your style makes me less afraid to try to art journal

Constantly working on self discovery and haven’t decided yet how to collect all the areas of my life. Love paper and notebooks of all kinds!

Multiple books here. - Bullet journal style work journal - planner to keep track of our activities - writing journals for various subjects (camping trips, relationship work, random projects) I have been very drawn to some high quality notebooks recently, but I couldn't figure out why (other than just to have, which was a fine reason when I was young and didn't value savings and uncluttered space as much). As I considered art journaling, I have come to remember how much I enjoy creating and realize that I rarely make things simply for me. So, I will start art journaling too. Gathering ideas and materials, evaluating what materials I already have... Etc. Thank you for being here to share your process with us!

it's so affirming to know of someone else who loves loves loves journals and uses different ones for different things! I was beginning to think I had a problem! I tend to start journals and don't always get very far in the particular category, then I'll just grab that journal and do something else completely. I'll tear out the pages and put them in another, etc etc. I need to go through my Journals, pick out some favorites and settle in. I love to know that you have unfinished ones that you have had for ages. this video is very healing for me!

I only just found your beautiful youtube channel this week ... and I absolutely adore it!! Thank you so much for opening up and sharing parts of your life and art with us. I have so many journals that I work in that I have lost count!! :D

I just started a journal yesterday. Not sure what it will become yet but I'm excited to find out 🙂

What kind of books do you like to read? I wish we lived closer! I feel like you would be an awesome best friend! Love all of your videos and your calmness! Much needed!

I just found your youtube channel and really enjoyed it. Watched three of them today! You are a wonderful artist and so inspiring, encouraging me to journal. I have painted and done photography for years, off and on. But having lost a son I have had a feeling of wanting to do art and journaling for healing. Being a Christian I would have to ask the Lord where He wants me in this process! I am definitely not a gypsy, but love your personality and art!

Oh, my! I have different journals for different things. At the moment, I have 2 dragabouts (6x8.5ish), a 9x12 sketchbook, a bullet journal, and various bits and bobs of paper that I tend to stick in everywhere with little notes and doodles on it. Oh, and I have a wee little 2x2 zig zag (hahnemule) that I'm doing a special project in. Also a perpetual wc journal I occasionally pull out. I have a Happy Planner this year because we are planning to get new work and move back to our home state, at the moment, it's virtually empty. Anyway... Love your vids! Don't be afraid to show old things.... it reminds you of how far you've come, where you were and where you're heading. Have a great week!

Hi Wendy. Trills here. Have been binging on your videos since you popped into view a couple of days ago. I am in NZ, and took up Art Journalling 5yrs ago at age 68yrs after a crafty life with textiles. I can't count how many journals I have, some bought, many hand made, some from junk, some altered books. I'm having great fun and learning heaps from all the awesome gals on Utube, and YES!! It is great therapy for me as I have lived with mental health issues for many years. Thankyou for sharing and God bless, love Trills.xx

Your growth is wonderful. I found your channel yesterday and you had 46.2, I instantly told my best friends and sister in law to check you out! an hour later you had 46.3 and now I am sat at my art table you have 46.6, it so nice to see and encourages me! Your videos last night were so helpful as I could not sleep and you are so relaxing and such a talented artist!

I especially enjoyed your journal review. You gave all the important information about paper, colour, binding etc that is hard to come by. Thank you for that. And for being so highly organised in presenting it. I hope you are feeling better.

I'm so happy I found you ! I'm a book, paper,journaler and love making hand bound journals. I haven't done art journaling as far as using my paints, drawing etc for a while. Actually since my husband passed away. He was my biggest cheerleader and loved seeing what I'd been playing with. I think it's passed time I picked it up again . Thank you for sharing your journals and what you do with them. So inspiring !!!

I have many journals too.. some of which you inspired :) 1. My “anger journal” my therapist had me start to process emotions. Now it’s just my emotional journal. It’s basically just stickers, some I’ve made, pink pen and marker. 2. My sketch book, where I do the drawing lessons that you showed us in a video. With the straight lines, swirls, s’s, etc. you inspired this journal. 3. I’m going to start an art journal with mixed media. I got a sketch book for free at a yard sale. But it’s very thin paper so I’m going to try to glue two pages together and see how that holds up. Also inspired by you! 4. My “Luna’s lessons” journal where it’s basically an art journal but it has lessons in it. I’m currently learning about the elements. But I plan on learning about the zodiac signs, moon phases, etc. I do other crafts as well but those are my journals for now. You have also inspired me to start using mixed media in my journals and art in general.

I have so many different journals for all different things. sketch books and sketch journals, art journals, altered book journals, lots for planning various things and taking notes, I also like having different sketch books for different things like one for practicing poses, one for textures. Like you they take me a long time to fill and a lot of them only have a few pages done. I want to do a video like this one day where I show everyone what I use them for. I also prefer the softer books and a5 is my favourite size. I make a lot of my journals myself that is also very fun, my sketch journals are made with various pages like tea dyed paper, recycled paper bags and packing paper they are very fun and inspiring to work in :). using happy mail from friends in journals is also inspiring and uplifting too.

You are my favorite channel to listen to every day. You would be so proud to see my new art journaling corner. It's the only thing getting my thought. Thanks so much for inspiring me. Blessed be

I always love your videos. Whether they are about life, travel your art, your feelings and journey. Thank you for sharing. Your content is always applicable to our journeys as well. Thank you❤

Love your journal stash! I, too, have quite a basket full of them, spanning years, and, embarrassing as it is to see some of my early work, I enjoy celebrating my growth and reminding myself how long it takes to incubate dreams in my journals but how rich and artistic the “process” is! Blessings from Cedar Hill Cottage

I came across this video early this morning as the sun was rising and felt inspired to let RU-vid do its thing and it played 4 in a row. I too am a bit of a gypsy. I use the moleskine sketchbooks almost exclusively. If I sample other papers they usually get added to my moleskine with matte medium or washi or stitches, usually by hand but an occasional spin on the sewing machine is fun also. I hope to see more of these treasures soon. Stay well and don’t let all the work part get you down. It is more important to feed the creative side then to let yourself get bogged down in the minuscule aspects of running a business. Everything gets done one way or another. I find packaging the items for posting is most satisfying at the end of the day when my creative fire begins to smolder. I also find the packaging easier to do when I create on the envelopes or boxes. A little drawing or phrase of endearment is fun to do to help speed that process up. Best of luck to you,,,

I have been obsessed with stationary and journals my whole life :) I started buying hardbound jornals a couple of years ago but I am ready to switch back to the more flexible covers. I haven't actually collaged on mine, but I like that idea. I have been writing in about different ones , too. Thanks for all your creative ideas!

I m not an artist but i have plenty of journals AND supplies i hope this helps me to motivate myself and draw more, thank you!

My Favourite journal is the moleskin albeit I am now discovering making my own journals which are the ones I absolutely adore made with watercolour paper of my choice cardboard lying around and I hand bookbind them myself which I also enjoy kind of makes it my own especially the front cover artwork most recent one was made with canvas and painted on in my favourite colours. Thank You for sharing it was very helpful also.

LOVE all your journals so much!!! Repeating watching many times. Thank you so much💞💓

Just found your channel this week so catching up on past videos. I love your variety of journals. Beautiful drawings so glad I found you❣️

I like doing a Bullet Journal with everything in that book. I have hit a bump in the road and took a step back in my BUJO's. I also started a 10 year journal and it is very structured but it's a place to write about this decade which started with the virus and i am making entires about what life is like in lock down. New to your channel and loving the videos i have picked to watch they are speaking to me. I am all about art, crystals, Tarot cards and spitritual things which helps me in my persuit of art.

Really love your Journals Wendy!!!they're so beautiful, creative and meaningful!❤

You have a gift for art. I love it. Absolutely beautiful. And I love your spirit.I also love journals and notebooks and have too many of them.

I am really impressed by these journals, the images are incredible. really beautiful colours, textures, patterns. lovely mixture of images/writing and type. inspiring. must take hours.

Wow! Your videos are so neat. Fellow artist, here. I also write, compose, do uplifting musical videos and recordings, Etc. I used to do live performances for the elderly before the pandemic. I did fifteen thousand of those. Now I am doing daily recordings to uplift elders and others with music and inspiring words. It's very neat to see someone sharing their outlook and talents, the way you do. I really appreciate what you are offering to the world. I am finding so many neat, interesting, and inspiring people online, now. Online is what we have now, isn't it ?! Liked and shared! :-) Hope you have a wonderful day...

I get soooo inspired. I have never thought of journaling with art. Hopefully I will be able to prioritise days to spend with this combination ❤️

I think I can recognize myself in what you call " a multiple journal kind of girl" and yes that would be ideal to just have one or two journals BUT through the years I learned and accepted that this is just an utopia for me unreachable unrealizable although as you said it makes me also overwhelmed and I urgently need to declutter my studio which got out of hand by the years and no I will not put this on my goals for the new year , too much pressure . I love notebooks with thin paper to work on even with paint even if they are not meant to be but I love how the paper turns out wrinkled and I love the sound it makes when you turn the pages but I also love the Global Art Materials hand.book, thicker paper off white, I use different sketchbook brands and sizes and it is lovely to find out what each one has to offer , it triggers the exploring and creativity . Some I use for journaling, some for collages some for 'esthetic" paintings or academic Fine Art drawings some for messing around , it all depends in what mood I am and I always have a kind of "portable desk" (these are just one or two shopping bags who 'travel' with me between my art studio and my house even it is just from the back of my garden to my house but I can't leave them behind , you never know hahahaha . Loved to hear you talking about yours as it is nice to find like minded people .

Love love love love love the red ink on bad journal entries

You my beautiful lady 🌸are amazing a real gypsy at heart ❤️ your journal’s speak and inspire us all, I’m so happy when I listen to you 🐝thank you 🙏

Just beautiful work........I enjoyed seeing your journals so much. Just gorgeous and so creative. Thanks for sharing this with us. Lot's of love from Texas.❤️

LONG time journaler and book-making, so much of what you were speaking on resonated with me. I also keep several types of journals and books and I loved what you said about finishing a journal, that you are not worried about the time frame and getting it done. It's not a race its the journey. Thanks for sharing you are super creative!

i'm thinking of starting a new all in one journal with planning, gratefulness, collages, thoughts and sketches! anyways loved this video

I have 5 art journals unfinished right now, 2 of them are binded by me (made them from junk mail and the covers are from pizzabox), my first aj was an old book and it’s still not finished, then I have one a big notebook that I’m making for my husband and one that is actually a sketchbook. Mostly I love using the ones that I made myself. And I prefer hard covers, but I have to give a chance for those soft covers that you use. 😊

I have always been a blank paper girl, usually A5 size but no preference as to hardback or soft. I am not keen on spiral bound books. I have been bought one from Paperchase so I will give it a go. In the past I have always been more of a writer/diary style with the odd drawing & lots of colour. No I have found you I am going to try Art Journaling. I have been collaging and I absolutely love it.

I have many journals too !! And my favorite place is my craft room ! Some us just love lots of journals! And depending on my mood ill write or work in one of them. Its nice because id get sick of working in the same one. I also have journals that ive had for several years

I love the idea of writing down the horrible things that have happened and then ruining it with ink etc and then ripping it up and turning it into something beautiful. I have a lot of things like that to process right now.

I have a journal obsession. And most have different types of papers. I like the Carson and Stonehenge mixed media journals. I also have watercolor journals, journals for pastels, charcoal, pen and ink. It's a terrible habit and the majority of them are untouched. However, my favorite journal is a hardcover Academia variety, that I've had for so long, that the cover had to be re-taped to the spine🤣😂🤣. It's maybe a quarter full (100 pgs) with drawings and my writing. I would take it with me everywhere. It's been well loved. I have been wanting to create an art journal for a long time, but didn't know how to get started. So thank you for sharing your tips and ideas. You are an inspiration. 💜💯

Inspiring to see your development as an artist through your journals. Thank you for sharing your process and your many journals!

I like your smile. You are so alive 🤗

I like spiralbound journals the most, and with thick paper (160 gsm). For about a year I have been bullet journaling and appreciate the flexibility of it.

Absolutely loved your journals!❤

I’ve made a few journal type things by folding paper and stitching it. I’ve got quite a few different shapes and sizes. Some have been properly bound but the more recent ones I haven’t put a cover on. They tend to be discreet projects each one and they’re more like small exercise books in a way. Not intentional just random.

You are tempting me into having a go ...especially loved the glimpse into Your older Journals and noticing the progress PLEEEEEEEEEASE let us in for more of a look they are gorgeous !! Blessed Be Grizi xx

I have at least 6 journals, none are done, and that's fine with me. Thank you for the incredible inspiration. So many wonderful ideas for journaling, I'm so grateful to have found you.

I too love the Strathmore Mixed media paper!

I just found your channel and I'm so thankful. I never thought of working in multiple journals at a time. Thanks for that thought. I too hardly ever finish a book, and never correlated that with keeping several journals. I love your creative process and you're speaking to my creative heart right now! Thanks for sharing!

I am also a multiple journal kinda girl. I have planners and art journals and sketchbooks and junk journals (my personal favorite). I do write in my junk journals, but I "art" in them too. I art in everything but I'm newish to it so I'm not very good. Yet. 😊

Your work is incredible. Just love your work.

After watching your last video I wanted to get a new sketchbook for art journalling. But then I decided to make one using an old hardback book from a second hand shop I work in (to save it being thrown out). It might be a while before I do anything else with it but it's a start!

A lovely video to watch. You have a very comforting voice .....I could listen to you all day!!❤❤❤

It’s good to know that you use lots of different books and have different categories and dibble and dabble in them over a long period of time! I have felt like I was spreading myself too thin and not “finishing” anything 😂 but I feel assured now that it’s okay 👌 to jump from book to book! Love your work, you are so inspiring to me right now!

You are so beautiful to watch! Everything you love I too love. I’ve downloaded all the beautiful artistic music from your vlogs. So refreshing. Thank you for inspiring me.

I have my Morning Pages journal and my Goals and Gratitude Journal to help me focus on what I want to achieve and remind myself of the little things to be thankful for. I also have 2 art sketch books which I use for water colours and doodles but I really want to create a more multi-media approach to my journaling. I find your art journals beautiful and inspiring!! x

I’m no different to this, I actually thought there was something wrong with my practice, because to me it makes sense, but explaining to other people what my journals and books are about is hard, but you’ve made me feel at ease with it after watching this, thank you 🙏🏻😊

I'm also a multiple journal kind of girl! I have a lightweight paperback, bound lined journal that I use mostly as a planner but sometimes other stuff creeps in, a little random collage. I have a larger, hardbound journal for deep, reflective writing, though lately I haven't felt motivated to use it as much. I have a bendy, fat, exploding art journal, by WritersBlok I think, that I used in an art therapy group and which continues to have collages and scribbles and a few dreadful paintings reflecting my emotional state at various times. I have a small red hardbound book someone gave me once that I use only for visioning, that is, ideas for projects, how I want to change my work, basically my vision for the life I am trying to create and what's supposed to be in it. It's funny in a way to have so many different places for journaling--plus I do some blogging, which can be like another journal. But somehow it makes sense to me, and different journals pull on me at different times, so I guess it works. It makes me think of Doris Lessing's novel The Golden Notebook; do you know it? I read it maybe thirty years ago, so I could be remembering it wrong but I think the main character wrote about different parts of her life in different journals until she eventually brought all the pieces together in the golden notebook. For her that represented a kind of integration. However, she was a writer, not a painter or artist, so she didn't have that issue of lines vs. no lines, paper that can take water, etc. At any rate, I enjoyed this video, as I do all your videos, and the glimpse into your thinking and processes. Thank you so much for sharing.

Hello from Maryland, USA. I just found you last week and I'm enjoying the videos. I've been using planners for a couple of years but with marginal success. I tend to give up half way through the year. I got a new planner from The Dragontree Co that I'm going to try for 2021. Also for 2021 I'm going to start a Reading Journal to track the books I read and an Art Journal. I do quilting and card making and you've inspired me to start an Art Journal.

You inspire me greatly...love who you are. 😘

How lovely! I do adore tiny journals and ones with pockets! 🥰

Hello! it's the first time I've seen a video of you, you gave me so much peace! I speak Spanish and hearing your accent was a pleasure for my ears. Your art is beautiful and you have a very very beautiful energy.

I enjoy journaling but haven’t done it regularly. I love your ideas. Thanks for sharing all your art and ideas. You are a beautiful inspiration for me.💜🌞

A really cool channel. I made my own journals! I practically enjoy more doing them than filling them

I’m so bad at journals. I do try and can’t manage more than a week or two. I would like to try art journaling but I’m happiest just playing in altered books and now making junk journals, which of course are anything but junk! I’m enjoying watching your videos very much. Be well! 😊🌷

I’ve got the exact same brown Paper chase book not written anything in it now feel inspired,, thank you,!,,, x🦋😘😘😘

Hello! I found this video yesterday, so glad that i did. For many, many, many years i had always used one sketchbook which I always felt pressured to complete before justifying the purchase of a new one. But this could be frustrating as the sketchbook often did not lend itself to something i wanted to draw or express. The past two years has seen me purchase several sketchbooks of different sizes and paper, it felt sensible to have different sketchbooks for different uses. But i felt guilty as it meant at least four unfinished sketchbooks. Now 'I've seen this video i feel justified in having different books for different types of work - I'm not being wasteful it actually makes sense - thank you!!! I have subscribed xx

I'm a multiple kind of girl as well..Its been awhile since I have been working in my art journal ,and need to get back into it. I have been really enjoying making junk journals.Hope you have a blessed Saturday. Xx

This video is fab! I found your other journaling video and it's really lifted me out of a dark hole! Your books are beautiful! I'm so inspired by the layering over time "old friends" - love it!! I've started keeping sketchbooks again and I have written journals too, sometimes I combine them. Looking back at old sketchbooks is interesting seeing the threads over time.... I'm going to do some cutting and pasting and collaging I reckon. Thank you so much!

Love your styles ❤ Your a fabulous Artist Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to help Work through new and great ideas to work on Love love love it !!!!!

Have one sketchbook from 2006 I found. It had birds I had drawn just started addi g flowers.A more expressive journal would be good to leave my grandchildren so they get to know who I am. But I find that not so easy. Thanks for sharing & helpful tips!

Just found your channel! Love your style! I have a B6 TN that I usually put a Tomoe River insert in and I journal and draw and paint in that but I recently worked in an A6 moleskin type and i loved that. It took paint much better than Tomeo river. But how can I resist writing on a Tomoe River page, and the sound of them turning! I also have a huge collaging journal that I made from Fabrianio Artistico paper after watching some tutorials from Teesha Moore. And some travel junk journals from last year's trip to New york. Oh and a glue book, and some passport size for when I go out with my small handbag. I've got to the stage where I can't leave the house without my journal. Im excited to watch your video on how to refresh your drawing skills - I'm not very good at drawing yet. X

Hi, very pleased to come across your channel.. you have inspired me to create a journal...I do have a few but mostly filled with quotes and Spiritual snippets of wisdom cut out from magazines... As a fellow artist it has never occured to me to combine my sketchbooks and artwork with my texts!! 🙄🤷‍♀️. ...thank you so much ...super excited to get started ...❤ debs in Spain

I just discovered you! You're absolutely wonderful. Your art, space and just listening to you talk about the process vs. the product is so inspiring ❤

Thank you so much for this! It's inspiring to get a peek at your art journals and sketchbooks. I love the green painting propped up in front of you and hope a print of it is for sale in your shop. As a beginner at drawing, to get over the fear of messing up a pristine white page I got out a big fat notebook full of scribbled minutes of meetings from my former working life, and on top of the illegible notes I draw balls, ellipses, shapes, nasty ugly birds :))) mad weird cartoons or whatever... with a big old black flair felt pen and absolutely no regrets

I'm so glad I found you.

Thank you I started art journals years ago . you have given me incentive to pic them up and finish them :)

I'll keep it simple..... Thaaankyou very muchly Wendy XXX

Exactly what I needed. I always try to explain to my friends why I NEED different journals, but they don't get it.

I enjoyed this video of your journals & other books. I really love taking mailing paper or brown wrapping paper & creating handmade journals. I’ve also used watercolor paper cut to small sizes to make minibooks. I fill them with arty papers I’ve made or mini studies, & then ephemera added. It’s such fun, isn’t it, to have s journal in process at all times. It’s kept me feeling optimistic & happy during these strained times. Thank you, Wendy, for this channel, I’m so glad I found it! Cheers from Texas!

I used to have a moleskin sketchbook/ journal all in one. But this year I decided to separate the two as I like to share my artwork but am more personal with my journaling and planning. I love altered books always wanted to do one. This upcoming year I plan on incorporating more collage into my planner/ journaling. I love notebooks and sketchbook but I’m trying to limited them to one of each so I don’t end up with a large amount of half filled books and also reduce the amount of things I’m bring into my space. I recently found you on here and Instagram and love what your doing, your videos are calming to watch and I enjoy your personality as well.

I’ve just found you on RU-vid and love listening to you and you describing your work and life. I’m new to mixed media and journaling so very new. But love hearing what’s around. Keep up the videos. Love them. Thanks. Trish

Delightful drawings! I tend to collage with magazine images in my journal-diaries more than anything else. Thanks for inspiring me to draw more!

Thanks for sharing. I recently started drawing again. It helps me with stress. I've been carrying around a pocket size and standard size traveler's notebook by Recollections to see if I like that style of journal without the crazy price. I use the pockect at work to get little doodles and drawings on paper. It gives me quick satisfaction to work in those. I feel better just having it with me.

I also loved the favorite quotes beginning idea!

I have soooo many journals and I am usually trying out new ones. I like medium and large sketchbooks for glue booking. I have lined diary journals if I want to just write. I have Dylusions journals for art journaling. And I have notebooks that are a mix of things... where I doodle, use text, add scraps, etc. The more the merrier! Bring them on!

You are such an amazing and creative artist! And your hair is beautiful 😁

I loved this, gave me lots of inspiration and seeing your journals makes me want to get creative even though it’s 1am! I just have 1 journal and 1 sketchbook (as well as a planner) that I like to not give myself too many boundaries in, I like to write or draw whatever comes to mind without any judgement otherwise I find myself never picking them up. I also like to use a sketchbook with cheap paper in so that I don’t feel to precious about what I’m creating which works well with my art style, quite quick and loose and expressive. However also have books with better quality paper when I want to use inks or water colours. Thankyou for inspiring me to keep a journal!

I bullet journal in a Pierre Cardin bendi journal and this is the second time I am purchasing the same one. Mainly since it is the only dot journal I could find locally and I don't like to order online since the shipping almost doubles the price, but I also like to see and feel the paper I am buying, if you know what I mean. I started an art journal recently, and it is a hard cover one. The paper is nice but I also don't like the hardcover. Anyway I take both with me to work and back every day. I cant function without my bullet journal a single day, all is organised and scheduled in it. And I love to do reflections in the art journal, and to sketch ideas on my lunch break. I only eat once a day due to a prediabetes healing protocol, so I need something to fill my break hour and to distract me from thinking of food.

Loving your videos. Thank you.😊

I have three journals but I only use one medium so I think that it’s easier for me to keep things minimal because of that. I’m a watercolor illustrator and a journaler. So I have a journal that I write in and plan on. This is an a5 hobonichi. Then I have my illustrated journal were I write and draw my life. Then I have a stillman and birn journal I use to teach my online classes or work out illustrations that I turn into stickers.

I've never seen anyone using old books to do artwork in before, fascinating and lovely drawings!

You inspire me! Love your videos ❤️☺️