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<td align="left" valign="top" width="400"><span id="resulttxt" class="mt-translation-content"><strong>Quirky Dutch Summer<br />
</strong>Do you have no idea what &#8216;Quirky Dutch Summer&#8217; is all about? Read <a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/quirky-dutch-summer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">this post</a> first. There is a Facebook group for sharing your QDS work <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/821488647930143/?fref=ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br />
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<p>Today I want to talk about art journaling. This way of creating-in-a-book has taken a fight over the last years. More and more people started drawing, pasting, painting, splashing and make collages in journals&#8230;. mumerous art journal groups can be found on Facebook, stores sell all kinds of &#8217;empty books&#8217; and bullet journals &#8211; often with fitting sticker-sheets and &#8216;how to&#8217; worksbooks to get you started and there are a lot of &#8216;handlettering&#8217; books  for sale.</p>
<h2><strong>QDS #7. Art JOURNALING<br />
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<p>First of all, yet again the (a) definition of art journaling because some of you might wonder: what is an art journal?</p>
<p><em> &#8220;An art journal, or artist’s journal, is a book kept by an artist as a visual, and sometimes verbal, record of her thoughts and ideas. Art journals generally combine visual journaling and writing, to create finished pages. Every imaginable style, media and technique is used by art journalists. When it comes to the types of work represented in artist journals, there really aren’t any rules, and each book is as unique as the artist who created it.&#8221;</em> (Source: <a href="https://mixedmedia.club/">Mixed Media Club</a> &#8211; Lisa Vollrath)</p>
<p>&#8220;Drawing, pasting, painting, splashing&#8230;&#8221; in my introduction I am talking about <strong>ART</strong> journaling. The &#8216;art&#8217; part is something that most of us know how to handle. We cut, tear and glue. We stamp and stencil. We use collage, paint and ink spray. We splash and splatter&#8230; but then what? &#8220;Oh&#8230; there has to be some text on the page as well&#8230; uuhrrrmm&#8230;.&#8221; and then we block. Most people go look for a quote. Or a word. We take our handlettering book (or look online) and draw the letters as nice as we can. Or we cut out a nice phrase from a magazine and glue it onto our art journal page. Done! And yes, you can even leave your page without texts, why not? After all, it is YOUR journal. You can do (or leave out) whatever you want on those pages. That&#8217;s exactly what makes art journaling so attractive and anyone can do it.</p>
<p>But what if&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8230;  what if you want to take your pages a bit further. What if you want your journal to be &#8216;more realistic, more personal, more YOU&#8217; &#8211; how can you accomplish that?</p>
<p><strong>Your own style<br />
</strong></p>
<p>I will now show you four pages made by well known art journalers. (I will not put the artist names with the photos, so you can play a little &#8216;quiz&#8217; if you like&#8230; do you know the names of the artists?)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26275" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26283" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland.jpg" alt="" width="706" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland.jpg 706w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland-300x212.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26278" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley.jpg" alt="" width="422" height="640" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley.jpg 422w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley-198x300.jpg 198w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26279" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley.jpg" alt="" width="890" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley.jpg 890w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a></p>
<p>Above pages have something in common: none of the pages includes text (except some random letters, a stand-alone word or scribbling that looks like text but isn&#8217;t &#8211; or is unreadable&#8230;)</p>
<p>Above pages have something else in common: the art journalers who created the pieces (respectively: <a href="https://www.willowing.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tamara &#8220;Willowing&#8221; Laporte</a>, <a href="https://www.bloknote.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marieke Blokland</a>, <a href="http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyan Reaveley</a> &amp; <a href="https://dinawakley.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dina Wakley</a>) all have developed their own style. A style of creating that is so recognizable that their art hardly needs to be signed. The art IS their signature! (Did you recognize the styles and were you able to put the right name on it? That proves my contention then.)</p>
<p>One doesn&#8217;t develop a style overnight. It&#8217;s something that takes time, that has to grow on you. So where do you start?</p>
<p>Especially when you are a beginner at art journaling, you can quickly get overwhelmed by all the examples you see on the internet. There are so many possibilities, so many techniques, so many materials that you can use&#8230; what will fit YOU? It is best when you just start using materials or a technique you are drawn to. Play with it. The most important thing is that you have fun. When you create in your journal on a regular base, you will notice a certain preference for materials and ways of creating&#8230; your own style starts to show and develop there but hey, even if you just started your art journal journey, as a beginner you can add your personality and your own story to the pages right now. Your style may not be clear to you yet but there is a way to make your pages more personal.</p>
<p><strong>Journaling</strong></p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t have a clear &#8216;art-signature&#8217; yet and still want to see your personality reflect in your journal, the easiest way to do that and make your pages personal is: WRITE! I can hear you moaning now: &#8220;write&#8230; You call that easy?&#8221; Don&#8217;t get scared&#8230; you don&#8217;t have to fill your pages with writing (although you can of course.) A short sentence, something you over heard, a (chat)conversation or a list&#8230; there are so many possibilities to give your pages that personal touch with adding only a few words&#8230; that is, when the words come from YOU! I&#8217;ll show you some examples of that and then put you to work, ok?!</p>
<p><strong>Julie Ann Shahin</strong> (she does not blog anymore but is in Tangie Baxter&#8217;s Design Team. You can see some of her art <a href="https://shoptangiebaxter.com/blogs/news/flashback-friday-art-journaling-101-visual-journaling-focus?_pos=1&amp;_sid=ee892e0c5&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HERE</a> )</p>
<p>It might well be that Julie Ann created this spread (a spread is a &#8216;double page&#8217;) on Mother&#8217;s day &#8211; there&#8217;s a hand lettered quote on the left side but the note to her mum, that she wrote on the right page, is what makes this page personal!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26289" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="232" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03.jpg 345w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03-300x202.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.teeshamoore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Teesha Moore</a> is a famous (and one of the most copied) art journaler, her style is unmistakable. Do her admirers also read the text that she writes on her collages? The stories she adds are often about simple, daily things. Those are the sort of stories that you type in that box when you login to social media and Facebook asks you: &#8220;What are you doing?&#8221; Instead of typing on your timeline, you can also write it on an art journal page. It does make your page personal and extra special!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-26290 alignnone" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="707" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore.jpg 600w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore-255x300.jpg 255w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/34264323@N04/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fidgetrainbowtree</a> (Polly-Lee Harvey) often uses &#8216;printables&#8217; or &#8216;collage sheets.&#8217; A collage sheet is a collection of images arranged on a single sheet, intended for printing. You can purchase those digital sheets online (pay for it or get them for free) and use the images on your pages. The image of the lady with the pink cheeks may well come from such a sheet, but I want to point out the text on this page: just random thoughts jotted down on the page &#8211; however, those are HER words and it makes the page hers, and hers only.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26291" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b.jpg" alt="" width="1023" height="1024" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b.jpg 1023w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b-768x769.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px" /></a></p>
<p>(<span style="color: #008000;"><strong><em>By the way: </em></strong><em>nice collage sheets can be bought &#8211; amongst other sites and shops &#8211; here: </em></span><span style="color: #008000;"><a style="color: #008000;" href="https://www.mischiefcircus.com/shop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mischief Circus</a> but you can also find a whole lot of copyright-free images that you can use for free when you google <a style="color: #008000;" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=free+collage+sheets&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=hp&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjNi_-rl7njAhXEblAKHd_nBgMQsAR6BAgHEAE&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=916" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">free collage sheets</a></span>)</p>
<p>The next spread is created by an art journaler I admire: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaCheney.artist" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lisa Cheney</a>. (I link her name to her Facebook profile. You can find her blog <a href="http://lisacheneyjorgensen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> but the last blogpost is from 2016.) Lisa always uses texts on her pages, sometimes it doesn&#8217;t seem much but when you look closely you find short sentences and texts all over the page, sometimes partly hidden under a layer of paint. These sentences may not sound disturbing at first but in combination with the images her pages always bring across an emotion that the viewer &#8216;feels&#8217; right away. Lisa&#8217;s way of art journaling leans towards &#8216;raw&#8217; or &#8216;extreme&#8217; journaling &#8211; a term used for &#8220;naked, real, strong emotions in a journal.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26292" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="552" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen-300x184.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen-768x471.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p>An &#8216;extreme journaler&#8217; is <a href="http://www.julianacolesart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Juliana Coles</a>. (You find more about extreme journaling <a href="https://www.meandpete.com/id14.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.) The portrait fills most of the page but the text, however, tells the story with makes the face and the look in those eyes touch deeply. In just sixteen words, Juliana throws her impotence on the page&#8230; pure and raw as it is.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26293" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles.jpg" alt="" width="911" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles.jpg 911w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles-300x165.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles-768x422.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px" /></a></p>
<p>Above examples show rather short texts but when you are a (diary) writer like <a href="https://www.judywise.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judy Wise</a> your page will be full of writing. When there&#8217;s so much text on a page it starts to look like a pattern, a background to the images. This art journal spread is created in 2008. It was around that time that I discovered Judy&#8217;s blog online and started my own &#8220;Chronicles&#8221; art journal series. Nowadays Judy creates abstract paintings on canvas and she has not posted an art journal page for years&#8230; I wonder if she still works in journals as well.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26294" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008.jpg" alt="" width="792" height="524" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008.jpg 792w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008-300x198.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008-768x508.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Now it&#8217;s your turn to write!<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t chicken out now&#8230; I am not going to throw you in the deep end without giving you some tips and trics. Here are some distinct examples on how to use your own words in your art journal and tell your own story on the page.</p>
<p><strong>1. One sentence that says it all<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Sometimes, one sentence (or a short chat-conversation) is enough to &#8216;tell the story&#8217;. Use the text from a little note, a sentence from a conversation you had, the word your beloved (or kids) uses all the time &#8211; I&#8217;m sure words like that will bring the story behind it back to you when you read it years later.</p>
<p>My (<a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marit</a>) Chronicles pages show sometimes a lot and sometimes a bit less text. This particular spread was made in 2013 and I show it because of one sentence on it&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26296" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12.jpg" alt="" width="852" height="687" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12.jpg 852w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12-300x242.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12-768x619.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;Well ma&#8217;m, you are certainly not a crybaby&#8221; &#8211; that was what the dentist said to me when I refused to have anesthetic when he had to drill a tooth. Although I tell a bit more about my dentist visit on the page, it&#8217;s that one sentence that is enough to remember the occasion and him saying it.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26297" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="323" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12-300x108.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12-768x276.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>2. Automatic or intuitive writing</strong></p>
<p>I am what you could call a &#8220;voluminous writer&#8221; and it&#8217;s not unusual for me to write a full page &#8211; hence the next image. This way of writing is called automatic, or intuitive writing. You find a lot about this technique online, for example <a href="https://www.intuitivejournal.com/what-is-automatic-writing/">HERE</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26295" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1.jpg" alt="" width="501" height="687" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1.jpg 501w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1-219x300.jpg 219w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>3. Make a list<br />
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<p>It&#8217;s always fun to have a list on your art journal page, and making a list is pretty personal (depending on the topic you choose of course) and it is easy to do. Years later, you can see what you listed about a certain topic. In 2015 I wrote a <a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/quirky-dutch-summer-9-2/#nederlandsqds9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quirky post</a> about lists. You can find a list of topics to choose from in that post as well. The example I show you here was made in 2011 and how fun it is to look back to what I had on my &#8216;wish-list&#8217; back then!</p>
<p>&#8211; Move back to Zeeland (<em>check!</em>)<br />
&#8211; Live near the sea (<em>check!</em>)<br />
&#8211; Have my own studio (<em>check! I call it &#8216;atelier&#8217; now</em>)<br />
&#8211; My family and loved ones to be healthy and happy (<em>check!</em>)<br />
&#8211; Loose 3 kilo&#8217;s (6.6. lbs) (<em>oops&#8230; I&#8217;ve grown &#8211; it is &#8220;loose 9 kilo&#8217;s &#8211;  19 lbs&#8221; now&#8230;</em>)<br />
&#8211; Meet some of my foreign blogfriends (<em>I didn&#8217;t met foreign blogfriends yet but I did meet some Dutch blogfriends in real live who have become dear friends!</em>)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26298" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist.jpg" alt="" width="429" height="687" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist.jpg 429w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist-187x300.jpg 187w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>4. Writing in response to a question or theme</strong></p>
<p>Next is an old art journal spread (from 2009) I made with a &#8216;challenge&#8217; &#8230; the question that had to be the kick start of your page was &#8220;what is your favorite car?&#8221; Nothing came to mind at first and I almost skipped the challenge, but then I thought a bit more out of the box and created a spread about my favorite way of &#8216;transport&#8217; : walking! See? You can convert a question into something that fits YOU, that you feel comfortable talking/writing about. Just try to create a page with the question: &#8220;what is your favorite piece of clothing?&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26299" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="535" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology.jpg 800w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology-768x514.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>5. Take a walk<br />
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<p>This topic isn&#8217;t emotional, it isn&#8217;t &#8216;extreme&#8217; and still very personal: write about a walk. Again, think out of the box. You can write about the route you take in the shop when you go shopping for weekly groceries or something (<em>&#8220;I grab a shopping cart and head through the gates into the Walmart. First I go to the vegetable section &#8217;cause I have guests coming for diner and want to cook something fresh. I am in doubt if I shall make a salad, like planned, or purchase the green beans instead, because those look really good&#8230;&#8221;. et cetera)  </em>or even a &#8216;walk&#8217; through your own house (<em>&#8220;at 7 a.m. I am wide awake and I have to pee&#8230; I tiptoe around the bed  &#8211; my beloved is still sleeping like a baby &#8211; to the bathroom. There&#8217;s a toilet but I decide to take the other loo in the hallway so I won&#8217;t wake him up when I flush. I decide to not go back to bed but make coffee instead&#8230;&#8221; et. cetera.</em>) A stroll along the sea-side, a hike in the woods, a walk through your town or your visit to a big city on holidays&#8230; there&#8217;s something to write about it all and use it in your art journal! You can decorate your page with maps or images from the places you went, but you can also decide to picture the &#8216;mood&#8217; of the walk (lots of greens for a walk in the woods.)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26300" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi.jpg" alt="" width="796" height="680" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi.jpg 796w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi-300x256.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi-768x656.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Create an art journal page using your own words/texts</strong></p>
<p>That shouldn&#8217;t be too difficult now&#8230; you can use the examples from this Quirky post to get you started but you can also go your own way&#8230; it&#8217;s totally up to you but remember: NO QUOTES, NO LYRICS, NO POEMS (apart from when you have written it yourself of course.)</p>
<p><strong>Good luck and have fun!</strong></p>
<p><em>Did you create something inspired by this blogpost?<br />
Use the InLinkz list at the end of this post to leave a link to your artwork/blogpost.<br />
You can also post your work in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/821488647930143/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quirky Facebook group</a>.</em><br />
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<p id="nederlandsqds201907">Nederlands</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top" width="400"><span id="resulttxt" class="mt-translation-content"><strong>Quirky Dutch Summer<br />
</strong></span>Heb je geen idee waar ‘Quirky Dutch Summer’ (Grillige, Hollandse zomer) over gaat? Lees dan eerst <a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/quirky-dutch-summer/#nederlandsqdspageinfo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">deze post</a>. Quirky Dutch Summer heeft ook een eigen Facebook groep, die vind je <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/821488647930143/?fref=ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hier</a>.<br />
QDS 2019 duurt van 10 juni tot 12 augustus. Gedurende deze zomer zal er elke maandag een inspirerende, &#8216;Quirky post&#8217; worden gepubliceerd op mijn blog.</td>
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<p>Ik wil het vandaag eens hebben over art journaling. Deze vorm van creëren heeft de afgelopen jaren een vlucht genomen en steeds meer mensen tekenen, plakken, schilderen, spetteren en maken collages in boekjes&#8230;. op Facebook zijn talloze art journal groepen te vinden, óók Nederlandse groepen. Grote stapels &#8216;bullet journals&#8217; liggen in de winkels, vaak met pakketjes &#8216;stickers&#8217; of &#8216;how to&#8230;&#8217; werkboeken ernaast en je struikelt zowat over de &#8216;handlettering&#8217; boeken&#8230; (hoewel ik de indruk heb dat die hype over zijn hoogtepunt heen is.)</p>
<h2><strong>QDS #7. Art JOURNALING<br />
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<p>Allereerst nog maar eens de (een) definitie van art journaling, want wat is dat nou eigenlijk?</p>
<p><em> &#8220;Een art journal is een visueel dagboek, een plek waar je kunt spelen, experimenteren, verbeelden, herinneren, nieuwe technieken proberen en je dagelijks leven documenteren met meer dan woorden alleen. Je schrijft nog steeds, maar je maakt ook schetsen, voegt foto`s toe of maakt complete collages. Met recepten, krantenknipsels, recensies van concerten, lijstjes van televisieprogramma`s &#8230; eigenlijk alles wat `zichtbaar` is. Zo wordt je dagboek nóg persoonlijker! (Bron: Handlettering journal doe je zo! van Karin Luttenberg)&#8221;  </em></p>
<p>&#8220;Tekenen, plakken, schilderen, spetteren&#8230;&#8221; In mijn inleidend stukje heb ik het over <strong><em>ART</em></strong> journaling. En dat &#8216;art&#8217; gedeelte; daar weten de meesten wel raad mee. We knippen, scheuren, stempelen en sjabloneren wat af met z&#8217;n allen. Maar dan? Oh ja, je wilt ook nog tekst op de pagina&#8230; uuuhhhmmmm&#8230;. de meest mensen grijpen dan naar een woord. Of een quote. Het liefst in het Engels want dat bekt toch beter en is &#8216;internationaler&#8217;&#8230; het &#8216;handletter&#8217; boek erbij, het gekozen citaat in een mooie letter schrijven, of een quote uit een tijdschrift knippen &amp; opplakken en je pagina is af. Je kunt het tekstgedeelte ook helemaal weglaten, waarom niet? Het is tenslotte JOUW journal, je mag er in doen (en laten) wat je zelf wilt. En dat is precies wat art journaling zo aantrekkelijk maakt want IEDEREEN kan het!</p>
<p>Maar stel&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8230; stel je wil een stapje verder. Je wilt je journal wat persoonlijker, wat &#8216;echter&#8217;, wat meer &#8216;jouw verhaal&#8217; maken &#8211; hoe doe je dat dan?</p>
<p><strong>Een eigen stijl<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Ik laat hieronder vier afbeeldingen van werk van bekende art journalers zien. (De namen noem ik later &#8211; de art journalers onder ons kunnen dan leuk een quizje doen: weet je welke art journaler wat gemaakt heeft?)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26275" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-01-tamara-la-porte-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26283" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland.jpg" alt="" width="706" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland.jpg 706w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-02-mariekeblokland-300x212.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26278" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley.jpg" alt="" width="422" height="640" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley.jpg 422w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-03-dyanreaveley-198x300.jpg 198w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26279" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley.jpg" alt="" width="890" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley.jpg 890w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-04-dinawakley-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></a></p>
<p>Bovenstaande pagina&#8217;s hebben iets gemeen: geen van de werken bevat tekst (behalve hier en daar wat losse letters, een losstaand woordje of een &#8216;kriebel&#8217; die op tekst lijkt maar het misschien niet eens is&#8230;)</p>
<p>Bovenstaande pagina&#8217;s hebben nog iets gemeen: de art journalers die de werken hebben gemaakt (respectievelijk: <a href="https://www.willowing.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tamara &#8220;Willowing&#8221; Laporte</a>, <a href="https://www.bloknote.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marieke Blokland</a>, <a href="http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyan Reaveley</a> &amp; <a href="https://dinawakley.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dina Wakley</a>) hebben allemaal een eigen stijl ontwikkeld die zó herkenbaar is dat hun werk amper nog een handtekening nodig heeft. Het werk IS hun handtekening! (Herkende je de stijlen? Dat bewijst dan mijn stelling.)</p>
<p>Je eigen stijl ontwikkelen, dat doe je niet zomaar. Dat moet groeien. En waar begin je dan?</p>
<p>Zeker als beginnende art journaler kun je snel overdonderd raken door alle voorbeelden die op het internet te vinden zijn. Er zijn zoveel mogelijkheden, zoveel technieken, zoveel materialen om mee aan de slag te gaan&#8230; waar moet je beginnen? Wat past er nou het meest bij jou? Het beste is om maar gewoon te beginnen en alle technieken en materialen die jou leuk lijken uit te proberen&#8230;. er komt dan vanzelf wel bovendrijven op welke manier jij het liefst werkt &#8211; en van daaruit ontstaat je eigen stijl. Maar ondanks dat je misschien nog in de beginfase van je art journal reis bent, wil je natuurlijk toch je pagina&#8217;s iets &#8216;persoonlijks&#8217; meegeven. Je eigen stijl is nog niet duidelijk, dus hoe doe je dat dan?</p>
<p><strong>Journaling</strong></p>
<p>Als je nog niet zo&#8217;n duidelijke eigen &#8216;beeld-signatuur&#8217; hebt is de simpelste manier om je eigen verhaal op de pagina te krijgen en het geheel iets persoonlijks mee te geven: SCHRIJVEN! Nu hoor ik de meeste mensen al kreunen: &#8220;schrijven&#8230; noem jij dat simpel?&#8221; Maar bedenk dan wel, je hoeft geen hele lappen tekst te gaan schrijven (het kán natuurlijk wel.) Een kort zinnetje, een (chat)gesprekje dat je voerde, een lijstje&#8230; er zijn zoveel mogelijkheden om met een paar EIGEN woorden of zinnen je pagina een persoonlijke &#8216;touch&#8217; te geven. Ik laat wat voorbeelden zien en zet jullie dan aan het werk, ok?!</p>
<p><strong>Julie Ann Shahin</strong> (haar blog is uit de lucht maar ze zit in het design team van Tangie Baxter en je kunt <a href="https://shoptangiebaxter.com/blogs/news/flashback-friday-art-journaling-101-visual-journaling-focus?_pos=1&amp;_sid=ee892e0c5&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HIER</a> wat meer van haar werk zien)</p>
<p>Het zou goed kunnen dat deze spread (= een dubbele pagina) voor/op moederdag is gemaakt. Op de linker pagina een &#8216;handlettering&#8217; citaat. Rechts een briefje aan haar moeder, en juist dat maakt deze pagina persoonlijk!</p>
<p>(vertaling: &#8220;<em>Dank je wel mam, voor alle liefde die je me gaf. Het is de reden dat ik de moeder en vrouw ben geworden die ik nu ben. Naarmate ik ouder word waardeer ik steeds meer wat je ons allemaal hebt gegeven. Ik hou van je mama.&#8221;</em>)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26289" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="232" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03.jpg 345w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-05-julieannshahin03-300x202.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.teeshamoore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Teesha Moore</a> is één van de meest bekende, en veel gekopieerde, art journalers. Haar stijl is onmiskenbaar, maar lezen mensen ook de teksten die ze bij haar collages schrijft? Het zijn vaak simpele, dagelijkse dingetjes die ze beschrijft &#8211; het soort berichtjes dat anderen op Facebook zetten &#8211; en kijk, ook met dat soort &#8216;berichtjes&#8217; maak je je pagina persoonlijk!</p>
<p>(vertaling: &#8220;<em>Waar ik ook kijk, het lijkt erop alsof overal om me heen de zin &#8216;verspil geen tijd&#8217; opdoemt. Ik hoorde het zelfs verschillende beroemdheden in een recente talkshow zeggen: Brad Pitt, Jim Carry, Tom Cruise, Will Smith. En allemaal met zo&#8217;n passie en overtuiging&#8230; het zet me aan het denken op welke manier ik zelf tijd verspil. Ik moet meer alert zijn!&#8221;)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-26290 alignnone" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="707" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore.jpg 600w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-06-TeeshaMoore-255x300.jpg 255w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/34264323@N04/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fidgetrainbowtree</a> (Polly-Lee Harvey) gebruikt vaak &#8216;printables&#8217; of &#8216;collage sheets&#8217; &#8211; dat zijn plaatjes die je (gratis of betaald) op het internet kunt verkrijgen. Uitgeprint kun je die afbeeldingen dan gebruiken in je journal. De afbeelding van de dame met de roze wangetjes is er zo een, maar het ging me hier om de tekst: gewoon een dagelijkse overpeinzing op de pagina verwerkt.</p>
<p>(vertaling:<em> &#8220;Dit is niet de beste pagina die ik ooit maakte, ik ben er een beetje uit maar goed, het is mijn eigen journal en ik kan doen wat ik wil. Volgende week begeef ik me weer in het werkende leven &#8211; eeeeeek &#8211; ik ben opgetogen maar ook vreselijk nerveus. Terug naar het klaslokaal. Terug naar kinderen die vechten, gillen, zuchten en steunen, lachen en grapjes maken. Ik kan niet wachten.&#8221;</em>)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26291" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b.jpg" alt="" width="1023" height="1024" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b.jpg 1023w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-07-polly4149422697_8a03b986e5_b-768x769.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px" /></a></p>
<p>(<span style="color: #008000;"><strong><em>Even tussendoor</em></strong></span> <span style="color: #008000;"><em>Leuke collage sheets kopen doe je bv hier:</em> <a style="color: #008000;" href="https://www.mischiefcircus.com/shop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mischief Circus </a> maar je vindt ook een heleboel copyright-vrije afbeeldingen gratis en voor niks als je even googled op <a style="color: #008000;" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=free+collage+sheets&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=hp&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjNi_-rl7njAhXEblAKHd_nBgMQsAR6BAgHEAE&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=916" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">free collage sheets</a></span>)</p>
<p>De volgende spread is van een art journaler die ik bewonder <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaCheney.artist" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lisa Cheney</a>.  (Haar naam linkt naar haar Facebook profiel. Haar blog vind je <a href="http://lisacheneyjorgensen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hier</a> maar dat houdt ze al een tijd niet meer bij.) Ze gebruikt soms veel, soms wat minder tekst op haar art journal pagina&#8217;s, maar als je beter kijkt vind je overal korte tekstjes en zinnetjes en schrijfsels (waar ze dan soms weer overheen heeft geschilderd.) De zinnetjes zijn niet altijd heftig of zo, maar brengen in combinatie met de afbeeldingen toch een emotie over die de kijker vaak zó oppikt. Het werk van Lisa komt in de buurt van wat je &#8216;Raw journaling&#8217;  (ook wel &#8216;Extreme journaling&#8217;) zou kunnen noemen &#8211; &#8216;puur art journalen&#8217;, een term die gebruikt wordt voor &#8220;naakte, echte, heftige emoties verwerkt in een journal&#8221;</p>
<p>(vertaling van zomaar een paar zinnen die nogal prominent op de pagina te zien zijn: <em>&#8220;Blijf in het nu.&#8221; &#8220;Is deze plaats mijn thuis?&#8221; &#8220;Stop met naar het verleden te kijken voor antwoorden.&#8221;</em>)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26292" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="552" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen-300x184.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-08-lisa-cheney-jorgensen-768x471.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p>Een echte &#8220;Extreme journaler&#8221; is <a href="http://www.julianacolesart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Juliana Coles</a> (je vindt meer over extreme journaling <a href="https://www.meandpete.com/id14.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hier</a>) Het portret is beeldbepalend op deze pagina maar de tekst, hoe kort ook, vertelt het verhaal waardoor het schilderij nog heftiger binnenkomt. In zestien woorden knalt Juliana haar onmacht op de pagina&#8230; puur en rauw.</p>
<p>(vertaling:<em> &#8220;Ik zit hier met dit verdriet. Het lot naast me terwijl ik dit schrijf. Mijn vader is stervende.&#8221;</em>)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26293" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles.jpg" alt="" width="911" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles.jpg 911w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles-300x165.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-09-julianacoles-768x422.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px" /></a></p>
<p>Bovenstaande voorbeelden laten relatief korte teksten zien maar als je een &#8216;dagboekschrijver&#8217; bent, zoals <a href="https://www.judywise.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judy Wise</a>, dan loopt de pagina al snel vol met tekst. De tekst gaat (ook) als beeld werken, het wordt bijna onleesbaar en fungeert dan als &#8216;achtergrond dessin.&#8217; Deze pagina is uit 2008. Ik ontdekte Judy&#8217;s blog rond die tijd en ben na het zien van haar werk mijn &#8220;Chronicles&#8221; art journals gestart. Judy werkt momenteel abstract op canvas, en heeft al jaren geen art journal pagina&#8217;s meer gepost. Ik vraag me af of ze nog steeds in haar journals werkt&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26294" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008.jpg" alt="" width="792" height="524" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008.jpg 792w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008-300x198.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-10-Judywise2008-768x508.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Schrijven, en nou jij!</strong></p>
<p>Niet schrikken&#8230; ik gooi je niet zomaar in het diepe! Ik ga je nog wat duidelijke voorbeelden laten zien van hoe je met een &#8216;eigen schrijfsel&#8217; je pagina van een eigen verhaal kunt voorzien.</p>
<p><strong>1. Een zin die alles zegt</strong></p>
<p>Soms volstaat een zin of een kort (sms/chat) gesprekje. Gebruik de tekst op je pagina en vaak komt bij het terugzien van de woorden, zelfs járen later, het hele verhaal weer terug.</p>
<p>Mijn (<a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marit</a>) eigen Chronicles pagina&#8217;s bevatten soms veel, soms weinig tekst. Deze spread komt uit 2013 en ik laat &#8216;m zien vanwege één zin&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26296" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12.jpg" alt="" width="852" height="687" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12.jpg 852w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12-300x242.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12-2013-week12-768x619.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;Nou, u bent ook geen watje&#8221; &#8211; dat was wat de tandarts tegen me zei toen ik een verdoving niet nodig vond voor het uitboren van een kies&#8230;. hoewel ik op de pagina (zie bovenstaande afbeelding) iets meer vertel over dat tandartsbezoek, volstaat eigenlijk deze zin. Had ik dit op een verder lege pagina gezet, dan had ik nu nóg geweten welk verhaal erbij hoort.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26297" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="323" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12-300x108.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-12b2013-week12-768x276.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p>(<span style="color: #008000;"><strong><em>Even tussendoor</em></strong> <em>Na tien jaar &#8216;Chronicles&#8217; art journals bijhouden heb ik het plan opgevat nu eindelijk eens een online workshop te gaan wijden aan &#8216;het bijhouden van een week-art journal.&#8217; Ik zit nog in de brainstorm fase (hoe zet ik het op? Wordt het een jaar-lange workshop? Alleen in het Nederlands, anders is het werk eraan helemaal niet meer te overzien!)  Zou daar interesse voor zijn? Het schrijven/filmen/uitwerken van zo&#8217;n uitgebreide workshop zal ook tijd kosten dus als ik dit plannetje al tot een workshop uit ga werken, dan zal het op z&#8217;n vroegst begin 2021 zijn voordat-ie van start gaat, maar dan weet je maar vast dat ik met het idee rondloop&#8230;  en mocht je wensen/ideeën hebben van wat je allemaal in zo&#8217;n workshop zou willen leren, laat het me dan weten!</em></span>)</p>
<p><strong>2. Automatisch of intuïtief schrijven</strong></p>
<p>Ik behoor tot de &#8216;veelschrijvers&#8217;, niet al mijn pagina&#8217;s lopen vol met tekst maar ik kan me wel eens verliezen&#8230; getuige de volgende pagina. Deze vorm van veel-schrijven heet automatisch, of intuïtief schrijven. Je vind <a href="https://thelittleblacktypewriter.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/met-deze-oefening-start-je-jouw-schrijfmotor-en-ga-je-intuitief-schrijven/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HIER</a> een duidelijke uitleg (met oefeningen) over deze schrijfvorm.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26295" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1.jpg" alt="" width="501" height="687" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1.jpg 501w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-11-Misc2-03-anthology-1-219x300.jpg 219w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>3. Maak een lijstje</strong></p>
<p>Altijd leuk, een persoonlijk lijstje in je art journal. In 2015 wijdde ik een <a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/quirky-dutch-summer-9-2/#nederlandsqds9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quirky post</a> aan dit fenomeen. Je vind in die blogpost ook een aantal onderwerpen die je zou kunnen gebruiken om een lijstje te maken.  Mijn voorbeeld komt uit 2011, en hoe leuk is het om terug te lezen wat ik toen op mijn wensenlijstje had staan!</p>
<p>&#8211; Terug naar Zeeland verhuizen (<em>check!</em>)<br />
&#8211; Dicht bij de zee wonen (<em>check!</em>)<br />
&#8211; Een eigen studio (werkkamer/atelier) (<em>check!</em>)<br />
&#8211; Mijn familie en geliefden gezond en gelukkig (<em>check!</em>)<br />
&#8211; Drie kilo afvallen (<em>oeps&#8230; dat is nu opgelopen naar &#8220;9 kilo afvallen&#8230;&#8221;</em>)<br />
&#8211; Een aantal buitenlandse blogvrienden ontmoeten (<em>geen buitenlandse blogvrienden ontmoet, maar wél zijn een aantal Nederlandse online contacten uitgegroeid tot dikke vrienden &#8216;in &#8216;t echte leven!&#8217;</em>)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26298" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist.jpg" alt="" width="429" height="687" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist.jpg 429w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-13-28lists-wishlist-187x300.jpg 187w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>4. Schrijven n.a.v. een vraag of thema</strong></p>
<p>Een oude art journal spread (uit 2009) die ik maakte voor een &#8216;challenge&#8217;&#8230; de vraag waar je mee aan de slag moest was &#8220;wat is je favoriete auto?&#8221; Daar kon ik in eerste instantie niet zo veel mee, maar even doordenkend kwam ik tot een pagina over mijn favoriete manier van verplaatsen: lopen! Zo kun je elke vraag omzetten tot iets waar JIJ iets mee kan&#8230; probeer maar eens een pagina te maken met de vraag: &#8220;Wat is jouw favoriete kledingstuk?&#8221;</p>
<p>(vertaling: <em>&#8220;Mijn auto zit altijd net zonder benzine als ik er bijna ben. De bus is altijd overvol of te laat. Of allebei. Mijn fiets staat nogal eens met een lekke band. De spoorwegen veranderen het rooster altijd net op het moment dat ik met de trein wil gaan reizen. Over het algemeen vertrouw ik mijn voeten nog het meest!&#8221;</em>)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26299" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="535" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology.jpg 800w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-14-Misc1-02-anthology-768x514.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>5. Wandeling</strong></p>
<p>Niet te emotioneel, niet te heftig en tóch persoonlijk: beschrijf een wandeling. Of je nu door de supermarkt loopt (<em>&#8220;ik pak een karretje want heb nogal wat boodschappen te doen. Na het poortje kom ik eerst bij de groenten. Die paar kroppen sla die er nog liggen zien er maar verlept uit, in plaats daarvan neem ik sperziebonen mee. Een mens moet flexibel zijn. etc. etc.&#8221;</em>) of door je eigen huis (&#8220;<em>ik ben om half 7 al klaarwakker en moet nodig plassen. Ik sluip om het bed heen &#8211; manlief ligt nog in diepe slaap &#8211; naar de deur van de badkamer. Daar is een toilet, maar ik loop door naar de andere wc in de gang &#8211; jawel, we hebben twee wc&#8217;s &#8211; zodat hij niet wakker zal worden als ik doortrek. Ik besluit niet terug in bed te kruipen en ga naar de keuken om koffie te zetten&#8230; etc. etc.</em>)  Een wandeling langs het strand, door het bos, door je eigen dorp of stad of een bezoek aan een vreemde (vakantie) plek &#8211; er valt overal over te schrijven. Je kunt overwegen om op je pagina ook een plattegrond of afbeeldingen van de plek te verwerken, maar een pagina in &#8216;de sfeer van de wandeling&#8217; kan natuurlijk ook (een wandeling in het bos = groen, of &#8216;vandaag = rood&#8217;)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26300" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi.jpg" alt="" width="796" height="680" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi.jpg 796w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi-300x256.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QDS7-15-ZZII-DeHerfstZalVanMijZi-768x656.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Maak een art journal pagina met een eigen tekst</strong></p>
<p>Dat moet nu wel lukken, toch? Je kunt de voorbeelden uit deze Quirky post als &#8216;start&#8217; gebruikt of alle tips links laten liggen en helemaal op je eigen manier losgaan&#8230; het is helemaal aan jou maar gebruik nu eens GEEN CITAAT, GEEN SONGTEKST, GEEN GEDICHT (of je moet &#8216;t zelf geschreven hebben natuurlijk.)</p>
<p><strong>Veel succes en plezier!</strong></p>
<p><em>Heb je, geinspireerd door deze blogpost, iets gemaakt dat je wilt laten zien? </em><br />
<em>Gebruik dan de InLinkz lijst hieronder om een link naar je werk / blogpost achter te laten. </em><br />
<em>Je kunt je werk natuurlijk ook in de <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/821488647930143/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quirky Facebook groep</a> laten zien.</em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Week after week I create a page in my  &#8220;Chronicles&#8221; art journal. It&#8217;s the perfect place to play in, reflect on the past week and wind down&#8230; I have been keeping (just writing) dairies since I was 10 years old, but the daily writing somehow stopped when I gave birth to my son (1992.) I [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Week after week I create a page in my  &#8220;Chronicles&#8221; art journal. It&#8217;s the perfect place to play in, reflect on the past week and wind down&#8230;</p>
<p>I have been keeping (just writing) dairies since I was 10 years old, but the daily writing somehow stopped when I gave birth to my son (1992.) I wrote every now and then but not on a regular base anymore, and ultimately the writing stopped completely. However, after a few years I began to miss &#8216;documenting my life&#8217; but I could not find a proper way that worked for me until I discovered the art journals of <a href="http://judywise.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Judy Wise</a>. The way Judy combined art with her daily stories spoke to me right away and I started my own &#8216;weekly art journal&#8217; in April 2010. I simply called it &#8216;weekly art journal&#8217; back then, but I changed the name to &#8220;Chronicles&#8221; in 2011 after I saw <a href="http://inspirationeverywhere.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Michelle</a> calling her personal journals that way. I liked that title instantly and I still do.</p>
<p>My way of working on the spreads changed over the years though. In the beginning I started by preparing the spread on Monday (creating the background and add the first images and text) and added some more to the page every day. After a few Months I found out that this way of working in the journal did not work for me. The spreads looked disjointed by the end of the week. Also, unexpected events could happen during the week and when it did, there was no room left on the pages to write about it because of what I added already. Another &#8216;problem&#8217; I bumped on to was that the &#8216;feel&#8217; of a week could change when the days went by. For instance, I would start with creating a bright, green or yellow background on a sunny Monday and then it would rain from Tuesday &#8217;til Sunday&#8230; things like that changed my mood and by the end of the week the spread had the wrong &#8216;feel&#8217;. In the beginning I also felt the &#8216;obligation&#8217; to journal about the things that happened on the dates&#8230; I did not ever skip a date (even when nothing mentionable happened.)</p>
<p>So, what&#8217;s different now?<br />
I create my weekly page in one session at the end of the week (or later.) I have a piece of paper in my journal, on which I jot down the daily events so I won&#8217;t forget what I did on that date. When I start the new page, I read my notes and decide what I want to focus on. I also choose if I want to write a lot or keep it without (much) text. Sometimes the week can be described with a quote that &#8216;sums it all up&#8217;.</p>
<p>It all depends on the mood of the week ánd on my mood at the moment I start creating. I don&#8217;t limit myself anymore and I practice techniques, use pictures that I like (that don&#8217;t necessarily have something to do with the events of that week) and write as much or as little as I feel like. I pick colors depending on my mood or the weather. I use all kinds of techniques. The Chronicles art journal taught me to relax, loosen up, enjoy the process and play. Looking back on my <a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/art-journals/?wppa-occur=1&amp;wppa-cover=0&amp;wppa-album=1" target="_blank">Chronicles journals</a> it is a mixed bag of pages and I like it that way!</p>
<p>Here are the latest pages</p>
<p><strong>The Chronicles of Marit &#8211; Week 16</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-chronicles-week16.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18062" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-chronicles-week16.jpg" alt="2015-chronicles-week16" width="800" height="594" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-chronicles-week16.jpg 800w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-chronicles-week16-300x223.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>The Chronicles of Marit &#8211; Week 17</strong></p>
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<p>Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it that you still come over to read my blog in these busy and speedy &#8216;Facebook era&#8217;&#8230; I wish you a relaxed weekend.</p>
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		<title>Luctor et Emergo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 08:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Slowly trying to get back on my feet&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Slowly trying to get back on my feet&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Guest at Daisy Yellow: Daily Paper Prompt #61</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You know I am all into art journaling&#8230; and if you are too, I’m sure you have been to Tammy Garcia&#8217;s weblog Daisy Yellow before. Tammy invited me to write a guest post for her DPP (daily paper prompt) series and because I am not only into art journaling, but also into music ánd a [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know I am all into art journaling&#8230; and if you are too, I’m sure you have been to Tammy Garcia&#8217;s weblog <a href="http://daisyyellowart.com/" target="_blank">Daisy Yellow</a> before. Tammy invited me to write a guest post for her DPP (daily paper prompt) series and because I am not only into art journaling, but also into music ánd a fan of Tammy &#8211; I came up with a wonderful prompt! Well, at least I find it a wonderful prompt!</p>
<p>Hop on over to the<a href="http://daisyyellowart.com/icad/daily-paper-prompt-61-create-to-the-rhythm-of-the-music.html" target="_blank"> Daily Paper Prompt Posts at Daisy Yellow</a> to see my guest prompt and join the daily fun &#8211; Oh, and when you visit Daily Yellow, I advise you look a bit further than just the prompt I came up with and take a look at all the colourful gorgeousness and major inspiration Daily Yellow brings!</p>
<p>The Daily Paper Prompt I came up with is about getting inspired by the rhythm of music. I took photos during my creating process that make a little tutorial. Are you in for that? Come on in then&#8230;</p>
<p><b>DPP #61 &#8211; Create to the Rhythm of the music</b></p>
<p>First, I taped a big piece of blank paper onto cardboard and placed it on my easel.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/01-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14350" alt="01-sept2013-create-to-the-m" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/01-sept2013-create-to-the-m-214x300.jpg" width="214" height="300" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/01-sept2013-create-to-the-m-214x300.jpg 214w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/01-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px" /></a></p>
<p>I then put some paint on my palet. At this point, I did not know what music would be my inspiration, so I choose random colours that spoke to me at that moment.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/02-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14351" alt="02-sept2013-create-to-the-m" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/02-sept2013-create-to-the-m-300x214.jpg" width="300" height="214" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/02-sept2013-create-to-the-m-300x214.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/02-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg 700w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>I decided to work with a palet-knife but you can choose whatever material or tool you like:<br />
brush and paint, pencils, crayons, pens and so on&#8230;</p>
<p>Now that my materials were in place, I was ready to go so I turned on the radio.<br />
I had no idea what music would be on. The radio played a song I never heard before<br />
and I just went with it. I started to smear paint on the paper to the rhythm of the song.</p>
<p>This is the image I ended up with&#8230; created to the tune with paint and a palet knife.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/03-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14352" alt="03-sept2013-create-to-the-m" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/03-sept2013-create-to-the-m-212x300.jpg" width="212" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>The fun thing about this way of creating is, that the song does not need to have lyrics.<br />
You can even put on a cd with classical music &#8211; or hiphop, or house music&#8230; anything goes.</p>
<p>After I&#8217;d created this background, I got curious to what the song had been all about&#8230; so I looked on the internet and found the playlist of the radio station. The song was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a5WyAjL1MM" target="_blank">Waves by Mr. Probz</a>, a Dutch rapper/artist I did not know. I had not thought he was a rapper, as the song does not sound like &#8216;rap&#8217; to me &#8211; I kinda like it even!</p>
<p>I also found the lyrics of the song <a href="http://www.songteksten.nl/songteksten/364049/mr--probz/waves.htm" target="_blank">here</a> and was surprised when I read those&#8230; I had used just the right &#8216;watery&#8217; colours! Then, I saw an image of a lighthouse and a boat (sail) popping out to me from the background, so I scribbled with a crayon and did some machine stitching to bring those shapes out.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/04-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14356" alt="04-sept2013-create-to-the-m" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/04-sept2013-create-to-the-m-230x300.jpg" width="230" height="300" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/04-sept2013-create-to-the-m-230x300.jpg 230w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/04-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px" /></a></p>
<p>The lighthouse deserved more attention, so I cut out the shape from old dictionary pages, sprayed a bit of ink on it and glued it onto the page. I added a moon (0r is it a sun?) and I journaled part of the lyrics on top of it.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the final piece.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/05-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14357" alt="05-sept2013-create-to-the-m" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/05-sept2013-create-to-the-m-231x300.jpg" width="231" height="300" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/05-sept2013-create-to-the-m-231x300.jpg 231w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/05-sept2013-create-to-the-m.jpg 618w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px" /></a></p>
<p>Now it is your turn. Go grab your materials and turn on the radio&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;but before you do, one last request</p>
<p><strong>I NEED YOUR HELP!!!</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/time-line-cover-issue-4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14693" alt="time line cover-issue 4" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/time-line-cover-issue-4.jpg" width="851" height="315" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/time-line-cover-issue-4.jpg 851w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/time-line-cover-issue-4-300x111.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px" /></a></p>
<p>If you follow me, then you know I am the founder of <a href="http://www.featuringmagazine.com/" target="_blank">FEATURING magazine</a>.</p>
<p>FEATURING released four issues but we notice that still a lot of people haven&#8217;t heard of this magazine&#8230; and in order to keep this awesome art publication alive and going, we have to spread the word and get more brand awareness so we can reach more customers. The release of the next issue depends on that.</p>
<p>Therefore, we&#8217;ve partnered with Thunderclap to promote the magazine and I ask all my <strong>friends and fans to help promote the magazine.</strong></p>
<p>Thunderclap is an app that updates the Facebook status, Tumblr or Twitter feed from every person who clicks the link on the FEATURING thunderclap page. Thunderclap allows a single message to be mass-shared, flash mob-style. It only happens once and won’t spam your friends, but the end result is that if we reach the goal of 500 supporters, massive amounts of people are reached and the name of FEATURING magazine will be heard. We have only two weeks left to reach our goal of 500 people that click the link and support FEATURING…</p>
<p>Are you a friend and fan of me and FEATURING? Then please<a href=" http://thndr.it/15OjQip" target="_blank"> visit the FEATURING Thunderclap page</a> and donate a tweet or Facebook status update to help us promote the magazine.</p>
<p>Thanx!!!!</p>
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		<title>Haiku, Virginia and Summercamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Book title haiku for Haiku My Heart Friday De vrouw in het riet De ruiter op de wolken Brandende liefde The Woman in the Reeds The Horse rider on the Clouds Burning Love  .. Art journal: Schrijven Over Schrijvers (&#8220;Writing over/about Writers&#8221;) Virginia Wood Link love Tammy Garcia at &#8220;Daisy Yellow&#8221; is on a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Book title haiku for<a href="http://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2013/05/haiku-my-heart-luminous.html" target="_blank"><strong> Haiku My Heart Friday</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/25-haikuboeken.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13580" alt="25-haikuboeken" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/25-haikuboeken.jpg" width="900" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/25-haikuboeken.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/25-haikuboeken-300x166.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
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<td style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="250">De vrouw in het riet</p>
<p>De ruiter op de wolken</p>
<p>Brandende liefde</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="250">The Woman in the Reeds</p>
<p>The Horse rider on the Clouds</p>
<p>Burning Love</td>
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<pre> ..</pre>
<p>Art journal: Schrijven Over Schrijvers (&#8220;Writing over/about Writers&#8221;)</p>
<p><strong>Virginia Wood</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/04-SoS-virginia-woolf1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13606" alt="04-SoS-virginia-woolf" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/04-SoS-virginia-woolf1.jpg" width="764" height="900" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/04-SoS-virginia-woolf1.jpg 764w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/04-SoS-virginia-woolf1-254x300.jpg 254w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Link love</strong><br />
<a href="http://daisyyellowart.com/vividlife/share-the-link-love-a-mission.html" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12621" alt="link-love-icon250" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/link-love-icon250.jpg" width="250" height="250" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/link-love-icon250.jpg 250w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/link-love-icon250-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://daisyyellowart.com/" target="_blank">Tammy Garcia at &#8220;Daisy Yellow&#8221;</a> is on a mission to share the love for bloggers. I think it is such a great idea to share links to fellow bloggers and/or blogposts that got our attention or had us in awe and aah. We all love it when visitors find our blog, read our posts and leave a comment isn&#8217;t it &#8211; so why not pay it forward?</p>
<p>Here are the links I want to share this Friday. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Catherine at <a href="http://photocatseyes.net/5843/travel-means-learning/" target="_blank">PHOTOCAT&#8217;S EYES</a> &#8211; a blogpost stuffed with beautiful black and white photos and a provoking text.</p>
<p>Nigel at <a href="http://freebird795.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Freebird&#8217;s Flights of Fancy</a> &#8211; I visit Nigel less than I should&#8230; that&#8217;s why I pay him some link love today.</p>
<p>John at <a href="http://artjuvenation.blogspot.nl/2013/05/flight-to-paris.html" target="_blank">Artjuvenation</a> &#8211; this collage is stunning.</p>
<p><a href="http://lisahoffman.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Hoffman</a> &#8211; just because Lisa is Lisa.</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>Roxanne Evans Stout at <a href="http://rivergardenstudio.typepad.com/artimpressions/" target="_blank">River Garden Studio</a> &#8211; her blogpost filled with Spring photos and flowers brought some happiness into the grey and rainy Dutch day. I hope the sun will find us in the Netherlands too, eventually<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>Last &#8211; but not least&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Do you see that logo with the happy jumping girl in my side menu?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13592" alt="eng-vierkant-200" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/eng-vierkant-200.jpg" width="200" height="200" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/eng-vierkant-200.jpg 200w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/eng-vierkant-200-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></p>
<p>Due to popular demand, the ONLINE Summer camp will open its doors for the second time.<br />
It&#8217;s fun and it&#8217;s cheap. Click on the logo to find out all about Summer Camp or sign in <a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/shop" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
to join the creative happy online campers this Summer!</p>
<p>Thanks for your visit again dear ones, it always makes me happy to see you stop by!<br />
I wish you all a SUNNY weekend&#8230;</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #003300;"><em>I don&#8217;t like posts with a lot of text myself, but this is one.<br />
There is something I want to explain about my new journal, and I can&#8217;t<br />
do that in a few sentences &#8211; so if you don&#8217;t have the time, you might<br />
consider to come back later. After all, it&#8217;s (almost) weekend and most<br />
of you have some extra time &#8211; and the subject is important to all of us. </em></span></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking about it for a while now&#8230; what do I want to show on my blog<br />
(make &#8216;public&#8217;) and what do I want to keep to myself. I know some people share<br />
their deepest thoughts on their blogs, but not me. Since I work with computers<br />
ánd have a computer expert on my side, I know the dangers of the Internet.</p>
<p>You say you know that too, and I believe you. I believe everyone knows it,<br />
but we easily forget. We type in our emotions, we type in our e-mail address,<br />
we have all sorts of accounts (yahoo, flickr, google, facebook) and share our<br />
information in groups that aren&#8217;t &#8216;safe&#8217;. Even a &#8216;private&#8217; group isn&#8217;t really<br />
private if it is hosted by a big company like Ning. (That&#8217;s why I teach my online<br />
workshops on my own site, with my own server.) You never know what those<br />
big companies do exactly with their databases full of personal information;<br />
YOUR information! We mingle in social networks and in the heat of the<br />
moment share things that we might regret later&#8230;</p>
<p>What you put on the Net, will be there forever. For everyone to see.<br />
Friends and enemies, bosses and colleagues, your children, grandchildren<br />
and great-grandchildren and who knowes else&#8230;<br />
so I&#8217;m careful with what I share.<br />
Very careful.</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>But here&#8217;s a dilemma.<br />
A dilemma most scrapbookers, art journalers and artists will recognize,<br />
&#8217;cause most of the time, we create from our emotions. If we don&#8217;t do that,<br />
the artwork we make would be &#8216;just a trick&#8217;. We want to let those emotions<br />
out, pour it on paper. Get rid of it in our heads and throw it out in the open.<br />
Creating helps us deal with emotions, the good and the bad ones.<br />
Creating can be very therapeutic, most of us have experienced that<br />
some way or another.</p>
<p>Since I started my &#8216;Chronicles&#8217; last year, I&#8217;ve been trying to find a way to share<br />
the personal stuff without being too personal. I became addicted to my weekly<br />
pages, but some weeks weren&#8217;t all that nice. I don&#8217;t care that you know that I<br />
was sad, or angry &#8211; but I don&#8217;t want you to know all the details or name names<br />
of people that had to do with it, you know. I did find ways to still put it on the<br />
page, and make it invisible for others. I hid journaling under layers.<br />
I used symbolic pics that have a special meaning to me that no-one else knows<br />
etcetera. But still&#8230; some pages remained unmade because it was too private.</p>
<p>In the past Months, I discovered that my journaling became less and less<br />
personal. I became a bit lazy. Instead of seeking for &#8216;solutions&#8217; to pour my<br />
emotions on a page without anyone seeing it, I just stopped doing that.<br />
And it didn&#8217;t feel right.</p>
<p>I am a soul searcher: I think about things a lot, I analyse my inner self,<br />
my dreams, my thoughts my emotions &#8211; and since I am creative, I want to do<br />
something creative with that soul searching journey!<br />
And that&#8217;s why I altered the book with &#8216;recipy cards&#8217; (see <a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/?p=828" target="_blank">former post</a>.)</p>
<p>(Yeay, here&#8217;s a photo! Finally!)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-honest-cover.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-876" title="01-honest-cover" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-honest-cover.jpg" alt="" width="822" height="950" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-honest-cover.jpg 822w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-honest-cover-259x300.jpg 259w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px" /></a></p>
<p>This will be my &#8216;honest journal&#8217;.<br />
Since I am a &#8216;writer&#8217; and find the words best in my mother language, this will<br />
be a Dutch journal. The title says: &#8220;To be honest&#8230;&#8221; (The phrase you use when<br />
you don&#8217;t want to deny something anymore and are going to tell the truth)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-honest-cover-detail.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-877" title="02-honest-cover-detail" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-honest-cover-detail.jpg" alt="" width="950" height="713" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-honest-cover-detail.jpg 950w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-honest-cover-detail-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></a></p>
<p>I embossed the paint strokes with clear embossing powder,<br />
the shiny surface makes a nice contrast with the matte cardboard.</p>
<p>Yesterday, I visited Michelle&#8217;s blog and * oh coincidence * she talked<br />
about a site she discovered which is called &#8220;<a href="http://www.souljournaling.com/about.php" target="_blank">Soul Journaling</a>.&#8221; It sounded<br />
like something that could complement my ideas about my &#8216;honest&#8217; journal,<br />
so I hopped over to check it out. It&#8217;s creator is <a href="http://www.souljournaling.com/abouttheartist.php" target="_blank">Sarah Whitmire</a>, and there are<br />
<a href="http://www.souljournaling.com/prompts.php" target="_blank">22 prompts for free</a> (followed by advanced technique workshops you can<br />
purchase if you want to.)</p>
<p>Now my new journal is not to be used for &#8216;prompts&#8217; &#8211; it has to be completely<br />
MINE in exact the way I want it to be, but I found some of the prompts<br />
(or &#8216;pieces&#8217; from it) very inspiring. I was especially inspired by this prompt,<br />
where you &#8216;armour your soul&#8217; to shield it against outside criticism and your<br />
inner critic. I didn&#8217;t follow the exact prompt, but used the &#8216;armour&#8217; idea.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-honest-armour.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-878" title="03-honest-armour" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-honest-armour.jpg" alt="" width="796" height="950" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-honest-armour.jpg 796w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-honest-armour-251x300.jpg 251w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px" /></a></p>
<p>The background is dictionary paper, with the words I wanted to write about<br />
printed on it (highlighted with a square). I composed my journaling around<br />
those words to emphasize the things I have to shield my inner self against.<br />
(For non-Dutchies, the journaling say things like &#8220;I shield myself against<br />
shame&#8221; and &#8220;I am way to critical of myself&#8221;)</p>
<p>And now what is the purpose of this &#8216;honest art journal&#8217;.<br />
Simple. This is my inner search journal. I won&#8217;t censor myself in this journal.<br />
I either show the pages in public &#8211; if I feel it won&#8217;t do anybody harm and when<br />
I have no trouble sharing the emotions &#8211; or I keep the page to myself.<br />
So you will see some art pages from this journal, and some you won&#8217;t.<br />
This is the main deal I made with myself: no censoring!<br />
This journal has to be about soul searching in the most honest way;<br />
the good, the bad and the ugly.</p>
<p>How do you deal with this topic?<br />
Do you pour your inner self onto the pages?<br />
And when you do, do you hide it under layers?<br />
Do you keep it to yourself?<br />
Do you publish it on your blog for everyone to see?<br />
How do your friends/partner/kids feel about it when you tell about them<br />
and put it on the Internet?</p>
<p>I suppose I gave you something to keep your mind busy this weekend.<br />
Don&#8217;t forget &#8211; not everything has to be &#8216;deep&#8217; and &#8216;meaningful&#8217;.<br />
I might just go and throw paint on a page without thinking!<br />
Be a little child again, go with the flow and enjoy the creative process,<br />
the paint, the smell and the colours!</p>
<p>Before I go, here are pics of the goodies I received in the mail last week.<br />
I won them at the &#8220;One World One Heart&#8221; &#8211; event.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://halleshobbies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Halle</a>:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-gift-halle.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-879" title="04-gift-halle" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-gift-halle.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="656" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-gift-halle.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-gift-halle-300x218.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p>A package of beautiful, handmade photo postcards with envelopes.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://pringlehill-terri.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Terri</a>:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05-gift-terri.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-880" title="05-gift-terri" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05-gift-terri.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="672" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05-gift-terri.jpg 900w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05-gift-terri-300x224.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p>
<p>An &#8220;original Terri&#8221; postcard and bookmark (and really, her work is even more<br />
breathtaking when you hold it in your hands), printed postcards with prints of<br />
her artwork, sheets of deli paper tied with recycled Sari silk ribbon and a white<br />
poster paint sharpie (extra fine tip).</p>
<p>Thank you, thank you, thank you for staying with me through this long post!<br />
Enjoy your weekend!!!</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my Friday post, I told you about the stamps I bought. Although I don&#8217;t stamp very often, I do like to buy them and little by little, my amount of stamps grew from &#8216;a few&#8217; to &#8216;a lot&#8217;. Among them, there are quite some &#8216;clear&#8217; and unmounted stamps and it became time to store [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my Friday post, I told you about the stamps I bought.<br />
Although I don&#8217;t stamp very often, I do like to buy them<br />
and little by little, my amount of stamps grew from &#8216;a few&#8217; to &#8216;a lot&#8217;.<br />
Among them, there are quite some &#8216;clear&#8217; and unmounted stamps<br />
and it became time to store them properly. But how?</p>
<p>I asked around and looked for store solutions,<br />
but nothing seemed very fitting to me.<br />
In DVD-boxes?<br />
Those are too small, and I don&#8217;t have room to store a whole row of boxes.<br />
Special boxes to store stamps?<br />
They look like DVD-boxes &#8211; same problem.</p>
<p>BUT&#8230; when I saw some store systems, an idea came to mind.<br />
Using those knowledge, I made my own system,<br />
and it works very well! YEAY!!!</p>
<p>So here it is. My own stamp-store-system&#8230;</p>
<p>(You can click on the images to enlarge, for a better view.)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-829" title="01" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-300x204.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="204" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-300x204.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>I bought two large binders.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-830" title="02" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>Using cardboard and duct tape, I made &#8216;folding sides&#8217;<br />
An elastic band keeps the binder neatly together.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-831" title="03" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-300x250.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="250" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-300x250.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>The bottom and the side are protected by the cardboard sides.<br />
When the clear stamps don&#8217;t stick too well and come off,<br />
they will be kept from falling out of the binder.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-832" title="04" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-300x209.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="209" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-300x209.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>The side folds over the bottom.<br />
To look at my stamps, I spread out the side&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-833" title="05" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05-300x244.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="244" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05-300x244.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/05.jpg 490w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>Then I spread out the bottom&#8230; and tadaaa!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/06.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-834" title="06" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/06-300x210.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="210" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/06-300x210.jpg 300w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/06.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; now I can flip through my stamps!<br />
On the left, the stamped images in a plastic pocket.<br />
On the right, the stamps sticking to a thick transparency.</p>
<p>Last Sunday, I went to the scrapbook store in Heesch to shop<br />
and meet <a href="http://jenneke-justwhoiam.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jenneke</a>, <a href="http://jeanetk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jeanet</a> and <a href="http://petracoolen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Petra</a>! It was such a great day!<br />
We talked, we laughed and we did some major shopping.<br />
I hadn&#8217;t met Jeanet before, and it was really cool to finally meet her!<br />
Thanks girls for a wonderful day!!</p>
<p>We only thought about taking a few pictures after Petra was gone<br />
(she left earlier) and I&#8217;m sorry I didn&#8217;t think about it before&#8230;<br />
Next time, you will be in the picture too Petra!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/07-jenneke-jeanet-marit.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-835" title="07-jenneke-jeanet-marit" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/07-jenneke-jeanet-marit.jpg" alt="" width="667" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/07-jenneke-jeanet-marit.jpg 667w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/07-jenneke-jeanet-marit-300x224.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px" /></a></p>
<p>Jeanet, me and Jenneke. Photo taken with Jenneke&#8217;s cell phone.</p>
<p>Last week, I took notes of the things that I wanted to memorize on<br />
my &#8216;chronicles&#8217; page of the week.<br />
Because I knew I was going to shop on Sunday, I didn&#8217;t start working<br />
on the page until yesterday, and combined my notes with new goodies.</p>
<p><strong>Week 7</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/08-week07.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-836" title="08-week07" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/08-week07.jpg" alt="" width="950" height="798" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/08-week07.jpg 950w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/08-week07-300x252.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></a></p>
<p>I wrote some very personal and private journaling on the page.<br />
After that, I covered it with gesso and mist. (You can still see<br />
some text shimmering on the right, under the note card.)<br />
I just had to jot it down and now it is there, and I know what it says&#8230;<br />
(I will spend a post on this subject soon!)</p>
<p>New &#8216;goodies&#8217; on this page:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bright and colourful paper, pieces used for the border.</li>
<li>Tattered Angels glimmer mist &#8211; &#8216;harvest orange&#8217;</li>
<li>Journaling (lines) stamps &#8211; and yes Jeanet, I wrote &#8216;straight&#8217;!!!<br />
(*teehee* when Jeanet saw me putting these stamps into my chart,<br />
she cried out &#8216;Oh no Marit, are you going to write in straight lines?&#8217;</li>
<li>Coloured pearl pen (the blue circles and dots)</li>
<li>Kraft journaling card</li>
<li>Teeny alphabet stickers (name of the Month)</li>
<li>The fat lady on the bicycle is one of my new stamps from<br />
VivaLasVegaStamps.</li>
</ul>
<p>This is becoming a long post&#8230; are you still with me?<br />
Then let me show you the project I&#8217;m working on right now.</p>
<p>This is a book I bought a few years ago. It holds blank recipe cards but I<br />
didn&#8217;t buy it to take cooking notes&#8230; I&#8217;m planning something more fun!</p>
<p>(Sorry to all the ladies who like baking and cooking&#8230; I&#8217;m a lousy cook<br />
and I don&#8217;t like cooking either&#8230; so yes, I can think of something more fun<br />
to do with a book like this. In fact, EVERYTHING is more fun then recipes!)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/09-kookboek-cover.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-837" title="09-kookboek-cover" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/09-kookboek-cover.jpg" alt="" width="438" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/09-kookboek-cover.jpg 438w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/09-kookboek-cover-262x300.jpg 262w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px" /></a></p>
<p>First, I have to fill up the hole that is in the cover (it&#8217;s in the shape<br />
of a spoon, you can still see it.) It needs yet another layer of gesso!</p>
<p>And this is how the pages look.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/10kookboek-open.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-838" title="10kookboek-open" src="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/10kookboek-open.jpg" alt="" width="734" height="500" srcset="https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/10kookboek-open.jpg 734w, https://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/10kookboek-open-300x204.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve only just begun with altering this book, I will have to cover up<br />
the tab-pages (they show pics of food now) and the recipe card-pages<br />
inside, but I&#8217;m not there yet.<br />
I hope to tell ánd show you what this is all about next time.</p>
<p>Enjoy your week and see you on Friday!</p>
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