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  • curious0927 Feb 12, 2012 @ 10:45 am | delete
    These are a lot more fun than writing everything down! Your work is addicting! And of course Blessed!
  • damoiselle Nov 29, 2011 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    My mom and sister have just recently gotten me into art journals, and now I am DEVOURING information on the subject, so thanks for this! Nice and straightforward and no scary stuff about niches and gouache and the officially approved brand and color of pens :D
  • 23squidoo Oct 6, 2011 @ 7:52 pm | delete
    I'm just captivated by your work! Angel Blessed!
  • DiMcDonald Jun 23, 2011 @ 7:38 pm | delete
    excellent lens, really enjoyed reading and looking at your journal. I also love Teeshas stuff.
  • annika Mar 22, 2011 @ 8:59 am | delete
    I love Teesha Moore's art, she is BRILL.
    Please make ore tutorials.
  • crosscreations Mar 5, 2011 @ 7:13 am | delete
    I so enjoy your creativity, Bev. Your journal pages and ideas always inspire me. Angel blessed.
  • CafeLove Dec 19, 2010 @ 3:48 am | delete
    I will try this sometime! I've been keeping journals all of my life but never found the time to sit and collage or even paint and draw on my journaling pages. I'm guessing you love this a lot. I have a lot of magazines laying around, as well as art pencils, watercolors, etc... I'm gonna try it. Lovely how-to, very easy to follow instructions.
  • WildFacesGallery Nov 15, 2010 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    This is so fabulous. You are truly the art journal queen. :)
  • Enigmaa8 Nov 12, 2010 @ 6:16 am | delete
    Love journal's but just don't seem to have the time or maybe its the patience I don't have. I have bought supplies to make a journal over a year ago and yet to get started :( you have given me so many creative ideas. I especially like the fabric journals, so colourful, thanks!
  • KarenTBTEN Oct 16, 2010 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    what a fun step by step tutorial. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • Tipi Sep 11, 2010 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    Your lenses are so creative and fun to visit. Really love this talent of yours.
  • WeddingZazzle Sep 8, 2010 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    Fun idea, great instructions. Thumbs up.
  • BigGirlBlue Sep 7, 2010 @ 12:11 am | delete
    I love these types of creative journals. I think everyone should decorate their own instead of buying the patterned ones. (lensrolled to my journaling prompts page)
  • artyfax Aug 31, 2010 @ 5:43 pm | delete
    what a wonderful lens, Such an inspiration to a raw beginner. And fabulous content. I have been toying with journaling for some time, I must really get down and try this out to stop me getting stuck in an artistic rut. Thanks, John
  • Sandra Rose Jul 10, 2010 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    I love the idea of an art journal. Starting with a backwash on pages makes them so inviting!
  • clemency May 14, 2010 @ 6:44 am | delete
    Fantastic lens. I'd forgotten how lovely and relaxing journalling can be. Thanks for the reminder.
  • Qualitee Jan 30, 2010 @ 6:33 pm | delete
    Inspired, as always by your lenses. I decided to follow this lens and the kids and I would make our very first journal. We each made our own and for first timers we are pleasantly surprised with our results. Thank you.......... We did not know we were so creative!

    Also, a few days ago when I decided we would make an art journal I was considering going to an art shop for supplies. Thinking of the cost involved I decided to put the supplies in my vortex ..............http://www.squidoo.com/the-vortex I went to the grocery store last night and they had acrylic paints and pencils at half price!

    You are an inspiration Bev and I truly appreciate you.
  • theraggededge Jan 30, 2010 @ 6:04 pm | delete
    Aw... I can't wait to see your pages! And you can use anything you can get your hands on. Highlighters with those chiselled tips are great for creating 'calligraphy' - then you outline the letters with a darker pen and add shadow to them.

    Thanks for great comments.... maybe I can add one of your journal pages to this lens? Please?
  • SoyCandleLover-Maker Jan 27, 2010 @ 11:09 am | delete
    I love this. Although I can appreciate regular scrapbook pages, this is something I could really get into. Thanks for sharing your process with us. :D
  • Nikki Mar 25, 2012 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    This is amazing, so creative! I am about to embark on my journey as a first time journal maker and this has provided lots of ideas to get started! May I ask one question? Do you bind your finished pages together into a book, or maybe put them in a plastic sleeve inside a binder? I am not sure if I could start making individual pages right now (I really wanna!) or wait until I can bind a book together - thanks!
  • theraggededge Mar 26, 2012 @ 10:13 am | delete
    Hi Nikki, thanks so much for stopping by.

    To answer your questions I use various ways of keeping my journal pages... I often journal into a blank book, such as a watercolor pad or similar. Moleskines are good. Another is to use simple rings and a hole punch. I also make my own journals using the Teesha Moore technique shown in the video above. You can also take an actual printed book like an old hardback novel and alter it. Lastly, I create fabric journals by making a quilted cover and sewing pages into it. HTH. x
  • GroovyFinds Jan 16, 2010 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    This is just cool!
  • SpellOutloud Jan 16, 2010 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    Love this! I'm lensrolling it w/ my altered composition book lens.
  • Kylyssa Jan 16, 2010 @ 11:47 am | delete
    This is so cool! I love making collages, painting, coloring, using pastels but never thought of combining them with journaling. This could make a great personalized gift, too if the pages were combined with personal messages or poems for or about the recipient.
  • theraggededge Jan 16, 2010 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    Absolutely! They work well as framed pieces...well the better ones do. Some get consigned to the bottom of a drawer.
  • LeanneChesser Jan 16, 2010 @ 11:36 am | delete
    Beautiful. I love your art journal pages! I'm working on a journal lens as well & I'll feature this lens there (as well as your Zentangle lens).
  • theraggededge Jan 16, 2010 @ 12:11 pm | delete
    Thank you! Make sure to let me have the link.

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