Traveler's Notebook Quotes

Traveler's Notebook pages:

 4 1/4"wide  x 8 1/8" tall. 

A Traveler's Notebook (the way I understand

it) was designed to be a portable journal

to take along when you travel. I've

succumbed to temptation, after resisting

for almost a year of looking at examples

of lovely collage and journaling.  Here's

proof that you don't have to be an artist

to make pretty pages. The flowers are 

cut out from scrapbook paper!...ok, I did

actually draw the bird,(above) but it didn't turn out

that great. I do however, love the quotes.

The Traveler's Notebook has elastic bands

to hold several smaller booklets within the cover.

There are also a lot of tutorials online on how

to make your own cover and booklets.  This 

spread features designs cut from a birthday

card that I received.  The card was too pretty

 to just throw away!

More flowers from scrapbook paper, with a

few doodled flowers thrown in.  If you search

'Snarky Quotes' on Pinterest, you will see

some really funny ones!

I'm still drawing and writing in my Hobonichi

every day, but the TN gives me a place to 

collage, draw, and save quotes in a bit

larger format.

If you are a fan of the Funny Papers,

 I highly recommend the book

'Cartoon County.' (quote above) It is 

written by Cullen Murphy,

the son of a cartoonist, and relates about

the life of a cartoonist and his family.

 Very enjoyable, and also raises 

concerns about cartoon strips

possibly disappearing, along with physical

 'hold-in-your-hand' newspapers.

Above, I tried my hand at making some stickers.

(Top and bottom borders) I used acrylic and

watercolors on a sheet of old labels, then when 

dry, I stamped some random designs. 

I need new ink pads, however, so I was pressing

pretty hard, and also ended up drawing/darkening

some of the images.  I discovered that the 

clear acrylic stamps that I have get distorted 

if I press too hard, unlike the wood-mounted

stamps. I am just not much of a stamper.

It was a fun experiment though...I think this 

would make a very cool sheet of

 round or oval stickers.

Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth's

Tea Party, at which I almost always 

have coffee instead...but E is very 

understanding, and any beverage-

related post makes you welcome to 

join the party.  Stop by for a visit at

Altered Book Lover.