HOBONICHI TECHO 5 YEAR JOURNAL- CATCHUP!

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[@cynthiacarter4649]

Hello James. I’ve been watching you for a while now and just wanted to say thank you. You keep me in a good, positive place with your sensible approach to creating art. I've done so much art with you and no longer fret that I have 3 or 4 journals on the go! I used to hide my scrapbook journal - but no more! I’m so happy you reposted/uploaded your older stuff here. I watched your ‘Week in the (work) life’ from 2018 just now & - again! - you made me feel I'm not alone/that’s what I think, especially about listening not always watching and paying it back. Hi to Steve - thanks for the voiceovers. Hugs & kisses to both XXX

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

[@MayCR07]

I literally paused the video to write this comment because I couldnt AGREE more when you said "for as small as it is, it is something to keep up with"! I had a 5-year journal that I started in 2013, and in the beginning, I was excited about writing in it because I imagine myself flipping through it and reminiscing about things that happened on that day, years in the past. That magic lasted for about two years, and I was already playing catchup after year 1. It became a "chore" to me because there are days where I didn't feel like journaling, but I felt bad for neglecting this 5-year journal because I'm supposed to write in it daily. After missing many days and not caring anymore, I soon abandoned it but still kept the book. I know it's okay to not feel pressure to do anything, and it was nice to hear another person having similar thoughts as me!

[@olivemaycards]

I abandoned mine after 3.5 years but then about a year later I decided to start again, so I have a 6 year diary with a gap in the middle. (Mine was undated). I was still journaling in other ways but I got really sick of that book and that chore.

[@MayCR07]

@@olivemaycards Mine was also undated, but it was the kind of journal that you can buy from B&N. If it is the hobonichi, maybe I'll be more incline to go back

[@everythingmarmie8471]

Your voice is so soothing and calm.. I agree that journaling is a personal commitment. Your drawing and watercolour skills are amazing 💕🥰🙏

[@StampinRN]

You are ridiculously talented and I absolutely loved watching your creative, artistic process!! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Thank you so much!

[@amandatucker8352]

I would so love one for Christmas 🥰. I think it is a great idea because I’m still a newlywed and what a great way to save our memories. I love your grinch too. 🥰 That has been my favorite movie since I was little.

[@NancyLiliG]

I'm DIY-ing a 5-year journal and getting ready to start it January 1, 2021! It was the radical changes in 2020 that inspired me. This year felt like five years in one, haha, and I can't wait to see where I am at the end of the journey. Seeing yours is so nice! It's beautiful!

[@LilacJream]

I just love your journaling. It's always so fun and whimsical. That Grinch illustration is fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

[@EllieBloo]

I love your journaling and drawings. You have given me great ideas for my 5 year which I’ll receive tomorrow.

[@melissahao]

Wow so much talent!!! Hugely impressed.

[@MelanieSullivan]

JAMES! The thumbnail for this video is spectacular! 😍 Now to watch the video. Thanks for sharing your journals with us.

[@SaraLea]

Agree! Drool-worthy.

[@love2planlori89]

Such an amazing video! Thank you for sharing. I am starting my 5 year in January and I am really looking forward to it. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@mrs.raincloud5802]

I love when you show your 5year Hobonichi! I am so excited to start mine in January :)

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

I watched and enjoyed the Christmas party, - Merry Mixed Media -replay.... =) and I wanted to respond one thing that you and Steve were asking about.... “Does that actually work .... maybe Snow people out there, can tell us”... I know that someone already answered.... but I love making snow sculptures... so the answer is.... Yes, it works like that.... you roll and “pack” the snow.... to make your big balls.... HOwever, it has to be “Packing snow”, for it to work.... the “Fluffy snow” you can’t do it with.... the more wet snow, on “warmer” days.... works... that being said, it doesn’t work as well as it did in my younger days, even when I DO get enough of the right kind of snow..... Anyway... I Love all the art work in this video. =) And I pretty much agree with you, on everything you talked about.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I love it! It's so cartoon-like, I imagine it's very satisfying to do hahah :D

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

Yes.... =) I have some old videos of me making some, somewhere on my channel... I might even have made a playlist, not sure....

[@ninagreen9016]

Watching you do your thing is always such a pleasure. Thank you for being so generous. You are amazing. And the fact that you teach and still share instructional videos is a gift that never stops giving. May you be blessed and successful in all your endeavors. ❤️

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Thank you so much 😊

[@miss_d10r_310]

Wow your art is amazing! 😍

[@ariedebrenart8345]

I just started an art journal today. My plan is to do it for a month and see how I like it. Then I'll decide if I want to make it a regular part of my routine. Idk if I'd be able to keep a 5 year journal. That's a big commitment like you said. You seem to be doing well with it though ☺️

[@ronasemler2202]

Wowww I love your style🤩

[@Sendie64]

I love that you use different colours everyday. I had a 5 year diary before and I always used the same pen to write. Then the pen died, I couldn’t find another one in time, I switched pen, I gave up 😂 Oh, and I’m living for your “feeling grinchy” illustration!!

[@username00009]

I'm tempted to assign a specific pen to each year, but I don't see that going well!

[@smplans]

Love! Bought one to start this year!

[@aliceadler4569]

Hope you & Steve are getting ready for nice holiday time together ‼️‼️‼️♥️♥️♥️🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁🎁. Cannot wait to see what you got for each other (after Christmas, of course!!!).

[@claratse3792]

every year i consider getting the 5-year techo, and this year i finally did! really wished i did get a 2020-2025 one, just cause this year was insane! But! i ordered one for 2021~ Thanks for your video!

[@Fenger53]

Thanks for sharing James ! Love your style you are very talented.

[@andreamunozrooney9395]

I got this year for my 50's bday this journal, you kind of inspired me. I also got the hobonichi cousin avec for this year planner, I graduated from the weeks. I am a little scared because is a big commitment. But I really got inspired by you. I am not very crafty, but I have been exploring watercolor and I really got inspired by your video of the whole year. Thank you for sharing.

[@olivemaycards]

I keep getting tempted to do another 5 year journal even though my first one got to be a huge chore! Or rather, I got really sick of the book, didn’t like the format any more, it was too big etc etc. I think if I got the hobonichi it would seem too small very quickly, and I am not good at editing what I want to say! But still, tempted. Especially thinking about how 2021-2025 might play out... Love your paintings. Looking forward to checking out more of your videos :)

[@SaraLea]

You talking about falling behind when you slow down makes sense to me! I have ADHD, and that’s always how my brain has worked! The less I HAVE to do, the more I slack off.

[@kerrysiano6666]

Hi James! I find your videos delightful! I love your art and enjoy your open and honest chatting. I recently purchased the techno planner for 2021 and am curious what pens you like to use in your planners. I am especially interested in the black one you used for drawing and the one that change colors.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I'm really enjoying the Uni StyleFit with the ball point black refill and the mechanical pencil refill, plus a red gel pen refill. That would be a pretty basic setup I enjoy, otherwise I have a bunch of others and use a lot of Muji gel pens as well :)

[@kerrysiano6666]

@@JamesLukeBurkeCreative Thanks for replying. I love that I can pick my favorite colors and have a pencil all in one!

[@papermademedoit]

I’ve been in the habit of writing only a short blurb in mine about the happenings of the day, & while that has been a good reminder if I find myself falling behind in other types of journaling, I also have been thinking I need to stretch myself & try documenting a deeper level of content here...that was reinforced recently when I shared an old entry with a friend & we laughed so hard about how my boys will be so enthused to read that I cooked squash for supper one night after I’m gone 😂😂😂 Thought it was ironic that you mentioned that very thing in this video. Love your pages & creativity 😉😉😉

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I laughed out loud reading that! hahaha - I totally get it!

[@SashaFitzgerald]

This was lovely to watch and listen to, thanks for sharing! 💜😊

[@geslinam9703]

I am on my 3rd Hobonichi Weeks...but this year I bought the A6 as well....still haven’t decided how I will use it. I thought about getting the 5 year - but looking at yours, I’m glad I didn’t. I don’t like the setup at all. I thought it was a fresh single page for each day.

[@tracyleecornish5398]

Thank You for sharing James, I Like how you use different coloured ink for each of your notes in your journal I am preparing mine for 2021 appreciate the tips. I have been inspired by your Christmas Elf which I must finish and I really enjoyed doing your Merry Mixed Media and just wanted to Thank You . TLC

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wonderwonder30]

If you keep the book under a stack of other books that will help with the bulk and buckling of your pages. It won’t screw up the binding either.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I do actually keep it under a few other journals off to the side of my desk :) It's not a heavy stack, but I keep my pages pretty under control so I don't need to pack them seriously just yet :D

[@saltwater44]

Here I thought I failed since I have 3 weeks to catch up after taking a break from everything 🤦Thank you!!! Your artwork is gorgeous, thank you for sharing this wirh us ❤

[@pameehanson1764]

I’m on my 3rd year of the A6 Hobo. Then I got the brilliant idea to do a 10 year, and writing about virus is the beginning and where will we be in 10 years😱. This is writing but hobo has some pictures and sketches. Thanks for sharing

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

That is awesome!

[@loki666100]

I brought my best friend and my sister a leuchtturm 1917 5 year journal. They are both 50 next year and I thought it would be good to write about the first 5 years of being 50. It’s undated so they can miss some days. I do have to hobonichi 5 year A6 and am doing the first 5 years of being 50, I am a year behind because I will be 51 in January. I do lots of journaling and, like you I do fall behind, I am behind in my A6, about a month behind but that is fine. I don’t stress it and I will fall behind next year but, once again, I really don’t mind. 😁👍

[@laurabarnes5283]

I am giving myself the 5 year Techo for Christmas! So excited to start it! I notice you use a variety of pens and I struggle with smearing..haven't found a pen and Tomoe river paper combo that I love yet. I'd love to see a pen test video, pretty please! :)

[@geslinam9703]

I think the Zebra Sarasa line has a quick dry gel pen that is made for people who are left handed or have problems with smearing. I have never used it myself - I use several types of gel pens (fine tip) on Tomoe River and haven’t had much of a problem. It could be that thicker tipped pens, like 0.5 and up, smear more, as they put out more ink and it takes longer to dry.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I enjoy the Uni StyleFit with ball point black refill. The ballpoint one is super fine and also nice to draw and paint with because it's waterproof. If I had one I think I would use that, gel pens tend to ghost worse and smudge easier.

[@art.daze.with.ms.b]

Hi James! I sooooo enjoy your videos and have found inspiration - thank you!!! In several videos you mention your Instagram and Facebook and Etsy accounts....I can't seem to find them under your name. I'd love to follow you on the other social media formats...how can I find you? Thank you again. Your sharing is so appreciated! Melle from Florida! *Updated - oh my...silly me....I found it! All listed right below your videos - thank yoU!

[@username00009]

I'm waiting for two planners to be delivered (Hobonichi Weeks for my purse + Anna Vance for use at home), but I couldn't resist ordering the 5-year after watching your video. Question -- will any of the Hobonichi A6 covers fit the 5-year? The selection is so limited on the 5-year covers so I'm hoping the original A6 covers will fit.

[@lapoguido8672]

I bought two five years journals in 2013, one with prompts, the other blank. They became a chore very quickly, especially when I had to pack them for a trip (bulky!), and I ended up growing more and more frustrated with myself for not being able to keep up. Then I realized that I can actually just write in them whenever I want. Every page has enough space to write about five years, but it doesn't have to be consecutive, I just pick it up whenever I feel like it, write something up, then read what I wrote in the past. The prompted one, which I didn't initially like that much, became really interesting to read! It'll probably take me 15 years to completely finish it, but I won't stress over missed days and I will have five very different answers to the same prompts, sometimes hilariously so...

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I considered a prompted one as well - but I know if I got tired of it I would give up. For long projects I need to feel like my options are always open to keep myself motivated to continue.

[@katrinawhite4548]

I love watching your videos so so much!! I’ve kinda been on a binge watching them lately lol. Where do you get your inspiration from? Your work is amaze balls!!! 😜😄👍👍

[@gatubelasify]

8.12.22 y sigo amando tus videos JLB♡

[@AlexRodriguez-qb7uo]

I've always wanted to get into writing in a journal but the idea never sticks to me unlike drawing, drawing I do almost every day. But I so wanna try it this upcoming year

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I'm much more of a drawer than a writer. Sometimes I will just draw, but it has been nice to go back and read specific moments and memories, so I try to always get some words in there (even if it's just a sentence or a quote) :D

[@sarahsantana4439]

I see you write on the first 2 spaces most of the time. Probably you are caught up during weekly routine and saturdays on sundays you have the time. Fill the empty spaces with drawings. I also liked to know that you pray !!! I pray too.

[@colorfullownsome3931]

What multi color pen are you using?

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I have a few different ones - the Uni StyleFit and the ?Zebra Sarasa multi? I think. They come empty and you choose which inks to use - one of mine also has a mechanical pencil refill :)

[@colorfullownsome3931]

@@JamesLukeBurkeCreative Thanks for reply I've seen both but not pretty cute like yous. Maybe different regions get differently 🤔

[@kimberlyduncan1053]

1st comment! Thanks for the video

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

You win! haha

[@kimberlyduncan1053]

@@JamesLukeBurkeCreative I've never been able to say that after many years of watching videos!

[@krakentowa8727]

Hahahaha, 2 weeks behind........horrifically I’m about 10 months behind! Too many other journals.

[@jboyd8224]

Can someone tell me what brand of watercolor he's using?

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

There are so many different brands - Daniel Smith, Gekkoso, Designs By RachelBeth, Hydracolour, Aloha Watercolors, Lost Girl Watercolors :)

[@jboyd8224]

@@JamesLukeBurkeCreative thank you!

[@ManuPlansAndWrites]

Oh God, I am months behind!!

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

You can do it! hahaha