I started this art journal in January 2016 and found some things that helped me continue to art journal. This is a flip through of the pages and some thoughts of how I will continue art journaling in the future.
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@debbiecorke75215 жыл бұрын
Fabulous
@LovelyMalia5 жыл бұрын
Love it! 😍😍 Love the transition of your style and the great colors
@iHanna3 жыл бұрын
I SO agree with you that an Art Journal is aaall about the process, about enjoying the journey and not worrying about what others will think or what the end result will be! So true!
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
Thank so Much, very sweet!
@iHanna3 жыл бұрын
And fun that I saw you in Barb's stream just after leaving you a comment!
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
@@iHanna LOL yes that was funny, I am at Barb's Live every week, very nice to see you there!
@janetseager4069 Жыл бұрын
Its beautiful. Yesterday you unravelled the mystery of glue books, and today I have a much better understanding of art journals. Thank you once again
@aworkinprogress24 жыл бұрын
I have been working on trying to learn and understand collage for a few years now. As much as I love collage, I just haven't been able to create the types of collages that I like. A year ago I put together 4 Real Simple magazines into one huge collage/glue book/art journal and I have been having so much trouble making much of it "work" for me. A couple weeks ago I decided to just play with glue books using old regular journals and, much like you in this flip, I decided to just play and not be all that concerned with how the pages turned out. Strangely enough, as I was playing in the first one, I started making collages, and enjoying how things were going together, fitting with everything else. I was also working on my first "junk journal" made completely out of the card stock junk mail I have been saving for years. Over the last 5 years since I first started with art journaling, I have tried different things but I am not fond of using people or sentiments or any kind of writing in my art journals. This glue book I have started and almost completed has brought back so much joy that I have been missing this horrible 2020 summer, and I have started adding lace, trims, and other things I never used before because I just did not know how. How much easier it became when I allowed myself to just play and not care about rules or how things turned out. This glue book is turning out really special and I think artistic without my even really trying. Maybe that is finally the secret I have been looking for for all these years in collage. Just play.
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it is something so simple but it takes forever to figure it out. So glad you could figure it out!
@favoritemommy745 жыл бұрын
Loved the backgrounds. Your backgrounds are always pretty.
@WasteSomeTimeWithMaggie5 жыл бұрын
Love your journal and style tfs Karla
@GigiStarling3 жыл бұрын
Love your style! I love how art journaling is about the process! That's my favorite thing about it!
@plan4life4 жыл бұрын
Really love this. The pages don’t make any sense and yet they seem so coordinated and balanced. You should be absolutely proud of your first art journal. This is absolutely inspiring me to create one myself.
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@celestialsense77285 жыл бұрын
Your art journal looks awesome. Thank you for sharing your lovely creation with us.
@jannball48875 жыл бұрын
Yes, just doing something you enjoy! No pressure on an outcome. So freeing.
@dustfairies-safyagajjan38985 жыл бұрын
Hi Karla! Love this... Thank you so much for sharing my dear friend ❤🤗
@blackestcat11114 жыл бұрын
Your little art journal is so beautiful- I love it!!!💜👍
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@lalagamma44525 жыл бұрын
What an adorable little chubby chunky monkey! Great little book! Inspirational work even back then. 💛🍄🧡
@patriciaatkinson24355 жыл бұрын
Your journals are always so much fun. How clever to find so many tiny images.
@lisamorales39144 жыл бұрын
Enjoy the process not the result. Love that! Cheers!
@lindalavid4 жыл бұрын
It's a beauty!!!!
@DreamyBohemian3 жыл бұрын
Love that you pushed through and made breakthroughs! This gives me hope for myself. I love what you did with this.
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@danielerichard36194 жыл бұрын
Watching your video for the first time. Your art journal is absolutely AWESOM. Incredible. I love it so much. Bravo. I also love what you do today . Good job. You have so many journals, lot of work in front of you. Take your time, you're not going anywhere. Lol. TFS. Xox :-) :-) :-)
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Very Sweet, Thanks so much!
@LeighPogue5 жыл бұрын
Love love it. I’m trying to work in several right this minute. Just had to stop and take a look at your creation. Glad I did. Thanks for the inspiration
@beckyb40745 жыл бұрын
Hello Karla, I don't think I've ever seen any of your art journals that I didn't like. But I do understand what you're saying about "styles" changing, everything is supposed to change, so that means - you are doing good. You sure have inspired me, and I truly appreciate it. I've already fell in love with your next video and I haven't even watched it yet, but I love the thumbnail picture. Hope you are doing well. Take care and God bless. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas
@bg77894 жыл бұрын
I really like your journal it is wonderful.
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@kreativbienchen78283 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing your art journal. I like your style to make collages.....
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@katpaints5 жыл бұрын
Yay!!! When you said that you didn't know how many pages it was, I started counting. Two signatures had 14 'pages'... 7 sheets of paper - if that is consistent, I think that comes to 216 sides! That is quite a book, Karla! I am making a junk journal - 5 signatures with about 11 pages each. It will NOT (I don't think) take 3 years! But we will see. I do need to think of it as process and not finish, though. I tend to rush things and then wish I had done this or that in the process. I am not wanting to make a stack of them to sell - I am making one to enjoy! So good to see you!
@Kagedfish5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kathleen! Yes eight signatures, 7 pieces of paper in each signature, I get 224 pages if you count them like book pages. It did end up bigger than I had intended!
@katpaints5 жыл бұрын
@@Kagedfish LOL! Bad math on my part! Your thin papers do keep it lighter! LOL! I think it was a journal of no regrets - whatever happened was fine! I was having some insights while watching it... but didn't take notes! I'll have to watch it again when this anti-migraine pill wears off! I am good for nothing right now! LOL!
@jackiecopeland18354 жыл бұрын
A fabulous journal. The images are so interesting. Thank you.
@TheYellowsun765 жыл бұрын
So happy for you. It feels so nice to work all the way through.
@sunflower28504 жыл бұрын
GORGEOUS ART JOURNAL KARLA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. HUGS.
@Vickilanegan4 жыл бұрын
Love love love how it turned out! Glad you were able to finish it! TFS! 😊❤️
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! yes I am also glad I finished it!
@jtravisintampabay5 жыл бұрын
What a cute little fat book! Thanks for sharing!
@fayecook91715 жыл бұрын
I love your art journal style and so loved seeing this journal
@allthumbs37923 жыл бұрын
Love this big bold wide book! You find really interesting illustrations and clippings. So creative and unique to you!
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@NadEllis3 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful piece of art
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@blackitten23 жыл бұрын
Your art journal is fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing. I'm working in a few journals right now.
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@danaruEverwander3 жыл бұрын
wow that is so Gorgeous ! i love it!
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@RiverCitiCreative4 жыл бұрын
Your art journal is so nice. I like it. It Speaks, great artistry.
@gailierunning-lynx60865 жыл бұрын
A TRUE work of ART!! Love it Karla!! I can't believe tho that you were stressing so much!! You are the QUEEN of this kind of Art Journaling!! It is totally your own style!! It must feel so good tho to know you have had breakthroughs!! See?? Always growing too!! Work it Girlfriend!! Again ~ it's truly a beautiful piece!! xoxo!!
@katrinaharris9313 жыл бұрын
I find I go through phases of telling myself it’s about the process... and in those moments I throughly enjoy my art but then the little voices creep back and I start comparing myself.... it’s so frustrating. I’m still working hard at silencing that critique and allowing the process to shine through !
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
It can be very tough! Thanks
@purrfectlypatti98365 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring Karla! TFS
@daffodilsandtulips5 жыл бұрын
looks great . and well done you for finishing it , its a good feeling =]
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes it feels good to finish it!
@patriciastreufert96365 жыл бұрын
I miss you and your live videos. I pray that all is well with you.
@Kagedfish5 жыл бұрын
All is well, thanks. I have really been relaxing with old projects and finishing things up. I will be back with videos this month, I am working out an idea. Sorry I have been away so long!
@beckyb40745 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but I forgot to ask, do you date your art journals, glue books and the like, just so you can see the differences in what you have made in the different time frames of your life? Thanks for everything you do. Take care. Becky B
@Kagedfish5 жыл бұрын
No I haven't but I really should!! I did put the dates in for this one and hopefully I will continue in the future. I usually make videos showing the beginning of a project and then a show and tell video when it is finished so I have some idea of the dates.
@beckyb40745 жыл бұрын
@@Kagedfish that's good that you have videos of them to refer back to. I have been thoroughly enjoying your channel. Take care and God bless. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas
@dr.amyanna92355 жыл бұрын
I don’t see anything wrong with this? It’s so gorgeous! You say this is a Art Journal? I thought it was a collage journal? Can you explain in a video? I guess I’m trying to learn to make a collage journal? I made myself a journal out of watercolor paper. I watched Denise Lushs tutorial. How do you start with all that white staring at me? Why can’t I find Stabilio pencils? Black and white? Where are the white and black POSCA markers? Fort Knox? Anyway this journal you have is fantastic! I wish I could do that well.....😬😁👍👏👏👏🌹💯‼️
@Kagedfish5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! in my world a collage journal is just gluing bits of paper or images together. an art journal is when you add paint. I am working on a simple art journal for beginners series, hope to get it out this month. Stabilio All pencils can be found at Blicks, or online only, they don't carry them at Michaels, Joanne's or Hobby Lobby. and I think the same for the Posca Pens, I was given Posca pens, haven't found any to buy myself either! keep trying to art journal, you will get that moment of "hey I like this!" if you keep at it!
@laurak51963 жыл бұрын
This is so gorgeous!! I'm so very inspired to do more collage in my art journals now. The pages seem pretty thick - what were your substrates? Just whatever paper you had? Scrapbook paper, stuff like that? This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing 💙😀
@Kagedfish3 жыл бұрын
I used junk papers, just anything I had on hand, there was one page of yellow pages that was so thin it crinkled with the paint. It was a learning project and all the "mistakes" made it special for me. Thanks so much!
@carolynboykin-fyelifeinreview5 жыл бұрын
THIS IS AWESOME!! I LOVE THIS JOURNAL. It’s not even mind and I just enjoyed your flip through. I have to make one like it. Thank you for sharing it. I an so inspired. Question, you said it’s about a 3 inches spine, what size are the pages, please? I’m going to make one.
@Kagedfish5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! Pages are 5 and a half inches by 3 and a half inches. You might not want to make the spine that wide though!
@monicaparras29034 жыл бұрын
Me encantó. Cuanto mide?
@Kagedfish4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It is 4 inches by 6 inches with a 3 inch spine.