Paper, Mixed Media, Art Journaling Craftalong 2023

My junk mail has vanished for the most part. But we have an election in March so that should up the ante. I rarely get unusual stuff like that.

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Wow, @geekgirl ! What are you using to sort/store all the blanks? I think if things are readied, then you are more apt to do somethingā€¦I really want to do more journaling and play pieces next yearā€¦

andā€¦you get the best junk mail!

One of my long term goals for 2024 is to finally make a junk journalā€¦

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The blanks are in my old prisma colored pencil box.

It was a nice tin but I didnā€™t like having to lift all the trays out trying to find the color I wanted so my pencils are in a special colored pencil bag.

I used card board to make compartments


The pieces in progress are in a $3 plastic tote from target

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And this is the bag my colored pencils are in

It has 4 zippered divided sections


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I am preparing the craftalong thread for 2024 and have some questions.

How often do you want to do art journal zooms?
  • Monthly
  • Every other month
  • Once a quarter
  • No preference
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What times work best for zoom (All times listed in Eastern Time)
  • Saturday afternoons, starting sometime around 2,3, or 4pm
  • Sunday afternoons, starting sometime around 2,3, or 4pm
  • Sunday Evenings, starting around 6 or 7 pm
  • Monday Evenings, starting around 6 or 7 pm
  • Tuesday Evenings, starting around 6 or 7 pm
  • Wednesday Evenings, starting around 6 or 7 pm
  • Thursday Evenings, starting around 6 or 7 pm
  • Friday Evenings, starting around 6 or 7 pm
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(this question doesnā€™t show who voted so you can be honest)

Do you want monthly prompts?
  • I like and want to do monthly prompts
  • I donā€™t care about monthly prompts
  • I like seeing the prompts but I donā€™t usually do them
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Thatā€™s a very nice case, where did you find it? Itā€™s cool that your colors came in a tin, mine are in hard cardboard.
I forget which color exactly, but there is a Prismacolor in light blue that is no longer produced. I have mine marked with washi tape.

I got it on amazon. there are all kinds and it was hard choosing

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097CBYRXN?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_C9GA8CG4883BP8WN5PCH&peakEvent=4&dealEvent=1

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yā€™all have seen the cats in cardigans Iā€™ve used in collage,

well there is another book called Chonky Cats.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1915459214/ref=sw_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

I have enough stuff. I do not need to buy pics of Chonky Cats.

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Omg thatā€™s awesome lol.

Greatā€¦it is in my cartā€¦my sister has a chonky cat (28 pounds)ā€¦I have an idea to make her a folding book of her cat as well as other chonky cats!

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Alisa Burke end-of-year sale on classes. Most are 50% offā€¦just saying.

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This one was fighting with me from the outset. I couldnā€™t get anything to work, so I just added to it. ā€œJust keep paintingā€

I kept putting it down and coming back to it to see if I had a new wave of inspiration.

I think Iā€™ll try another tutorial for the next one so I donā€™t have to over think!! I know there are plenty on this thread and the previous yearā€™s ones but if anyone has a recommendation that would be great.

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Who all is doing this tomorrow?

Also, an FYI, one email said that if you attended last year you already were set up for The LifeAlchemy Academyā„¢ on Mighty Network but I was not. I had to create an account.

I like your composition. you left like a more empty area in the middle to rest the eyes and have a lot of activity going on in opposite corners.

This is a pretty quick video. She has a lot of good videos that donā€™t need a ton of special supplies

so does Susanne Rose Art

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Thanks. I intended to leave more white space, but yā€™know things kept happening!!

Iā€™ll take a look at those links too!

I didnā€™t get an email and I was there last year

Here is the link
It starts at 10:30 AM Central Time

This is fabulous Ren!!

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Iā€™m in but Iā€™ll skip parts and hope to rewatch next week. I donā€™t like that we had to join yet another hosting site but it is what it is.

Thanks, itā€™s very easy to be over-critical to oneself.

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