I always have an art journaling "go bag". Today it was pocket sized water colors, small spray bottle, refillable water brush and a watercolor journal. We were driving to check out a camping site. I was inspired to just play with color. It felt so good! These will be used in collage and making tags for current journal projects. Have you had a play with watercolors lately? So fun!

I love how a journal cover tells me what fabric and trims it wants. I love how each journal has its own personality. Today I upcycled thrifted clothes into book binding and loved the process! Flip-thrus coming soon!

A bit of gluing, layering with vintage bits and some distress inks and paint water....and I now have PLENTY of ephemera bases, tuck spots, tags. Journaling cards, belly bands...for the THIRSTY journals recently created! Aren't these just delicious!! 💚🎨✂️📝✨️🙌

I admire these vintage books and handle them until I can't help myself; breaking them down to create real, vintage ephemera and pages in 'junk journals'. Currently, I am mass creating ephemera and signatures (booklets made of various papers) to insert in vintage themed journals. I love seasonal projects, but always return to the "neutral" of vintage papers. When ai mass make, it stashes as bases to layer the themes onto with tags, journal toppers, and bits & bobs that give a journal personality. ✂️🎨📝💜✨️

This week, I am putting finishing touches on Holiday themed pocket journals for gifts. Im making ephemera to tuck into pockets, adding journaling cards, decorating the pockets a bit and creating a 'book plate' for each journal cover. I am excited to share virtual tour of the journals soon! What is on your art table? Share pics (the messier the better!) In the comments! 🎨✂️📝✨️✨️✨️ My favorite ephemera was going through a massive pile of old holiday cards and giving the images a new life as tuck spots, clusters, flip outs, pockets and d bookmarks! 💚✨️❤️