 Hey guys, all right, so We are I'm gonna show you how I do these so I've discovered over the last Couple of years, especially that last year or so that I like journaling But I like sketchbook journaling and writing journaling or travel journaling. I'm not one for really just making junk journals it's not my thing and Mix media art journaling is okay And I do do it occasionally, but it's not like my favorite thing so I'm in the process of purging some Stuff because I'm just keeping what I love anyway one of the things I like doing is this kind of travel journaling I obviously did this on our last trip to Hawaii and What I do instead of bringing a big bag of arts and sketch art books Blah arts and craft supplies or sketchbook supplies. I will bring Smaller amounts of things to keep me busy on the plane whether it's my crochet bag or I do have a DIY coloring book They're in a mini little mini bag That does have a little sketchbook in it, but I do something like that rather than bringing glue sticks and Staplers and like all the stuff anyway what I do do when we go traveling or visiting is Focus on enjoying the moment and spending time with family taking lots of pictures with my camera Collecting bits and pieces like I did here on our trip to Hawaii starting with this which was on a cup of coffee and Not doing anything with it except shoving it in a bag until I get home Which is what I did here and then when I got home I created this journal and scrapbook about the trip Which I just love I'm going to do another one about our trip to Virginia and now the biggest tip I can give you is If you feel like you might want it to use in your book then bring it home fit in your suitcase But when you do get home Don't put said bag in a quote-unquote safe place because I did that the trip We went on to Virginia, which is what I'm going to work on today was done in July and August and Yeah So I have misplaced the bag until a couple of weeks ago because I forgot the safe place I put it in so there you have it anyway Once you do get home and you have a minute to think and to breathe Start sorting through your stuff and the first thing I do is sort through all the receipts and things by day and I get them collected by day and then I go through all of the Which I've done already books and magazines and pamphlets I brought home and I pull out the stuff that's interesting to me or relevant to the trip that I want to use and Might I have these in a pile right next to me and it's possible I pull out a few of them to use as just background pages, but otherwise they're just over there Okay, now I have all of that stuff sorted over that way Let's see. Well, let me do that sort of Over that way. I did we did go to a number of places including Washington, DC Jamestown Yorktown We went all over we went to Maryland because I have a niece that lives in that moved to Maryland right before we went on our trip And I also spent some time printing photos from the trip that I want to use in the journal, so I'm going to show you how I create the journal put the pages together I am going to speed forward through the process the one thing different I'm going to do from the Hawaii journal to this one is I am going to stop and Periodically do a few little watercolor sketches to use on the pages in the book if You're on patreon or you want to be to support the free content here on YouTube They are going to get a longer more talkie video. So just FYI you They have their own private YouTube channel with so many videos on there that you guys will never see on here And yeah, anyway even some old crazy island Videos where I used to teach just my videos. Anyway, all right. I Think that's it for the minute Let's get started Okay, you guys when I create journals anymore. This is how I do it and I love this It's a great Way to memorialize an event like it like a vacation. It also is fun and for me I don't have to worry about being Perfect, you know, I don't care about that if it's imperfect It's cool with me and by the way this paper that I added to the cover. This is some of my homemade paper Which I will be keeping in my stock and that's not something that's going to be purged But I will as I said be purging other things that I've discovered. I just don't care for And there's lavender falling off of the paper, but that's okay Anyway Get some of it off. It's loose There we go Anyway, I hope this gives you some ideas of what you can do. Don't Drag a bunch of supplies with you when you go on a trip take a couple of small things with you to If you're like me quell your anxiety keep you occupied keep you from being bored Something to do on the plane. I don't sleep well on planes if at all and when I try I usually get sick So I usually bring my crocheting with me or my homemade coloring book I will link the video for the coloring book down below. There is a video on my channel So think about just doing something this way collect a bunch of items bring them home whether it's a sticker or a postcard or a free pamphlet at the visitor center or Those tickets to that ride that you bought don't let the husband throw them away Stick them in your pocket bring them home put them in your journal when you get home along with the pictures That you took and then a little bit of writing you don't have to go into great DSL You could do more than I did but you know, whatever makes you happy. Anyway, this is what I do I hope it gives you some ideas. Don't forget to check the video description for relevant links And if you have questions comments or concerns leave them down below if you want to send me happy mail or join my patreon that's down there and If you're already in patreon and you're watching the extended version a little bit extended version of this Thank you very much. I do appreciate and love you all very very much Anyway, if you are a patron and you have questions about this, you know, we have the Facebook messenger chat and also you can leave something out patreon. I will get back to you ASAP I promise you all know that and if you're not in patreon and you want that access well I mean, you know, they have their private YouTube channel. They have ready access to me all the things So anyway, that's it for today go out Take a trip a big one a small one create a journal from it above all do something nice for yourself because you deserve it And I'll see you later. 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