Journaling on the go...

Hey there everyone!  I had to go on the road for work last week, so I made up an art journaling travel kit, and did my Book of Days page in my hotel room.  It worked out great!  I was inspired by this video from Gina Armfield, so I decided to make something similar, only with supplies to fit my own style of journaling.  Here's what I came up with...

 There are three pouches: one for pens and markers, one for paper, and one for everything else...

 

I bought two of the same type of papaya art pouches that Gina uses.  They are GORGEOUS and made of a really nice oil-cloth material that is super sturdy. (I can't link you to papaya art right now - there site seems to be down)

 

Here's a peek of what's inside...

  

and here's a more detailed look at the contents of each pouch...

 

 The little one is jammed with all sorts of pens and markers.  I also put in a small ruler, mini staples a tiny tin of alphas and a pencil. I wouldn't need this many pens, but I'm a bit obsessed - ha.  My essential journaling pens include

Manga Set of Pitt Pens,
Sharpie Poster Paint Pens in black and white
Uniball Signo in White
and my favorite journaling pen - the Pilot Permaball

The rest are just miscellaneous markers that I threw in there.

 The next pouch is filled with papers...

The papers fall into four categories...

Backgrounds (Bits of Scrapbook papers)
Text/Ledger (dictionary paper, vintage ledger, old forms, etc.)
Specialty (tissue paper, wallpaper, transparencies, napkins, etc), and
Images (magazine images, postcards, greeting cards, vintage photos, etc.)

I also have some rub-ons and mini alphas in this pouch.


The third and final pouch has all of the other stuff...

This includes...

Acrylic paint

credit card (for spreading paint)

mini mister

foam brush

paintbrush

waterbrush

10 of my favorite neocolor II crayons

china marker

small scissors

popsicle stick (for applying rub-ons)

a variety of decorative tape (washi, fabric, paper, gaffer)

an eraser and pencil sharpener

baby wipes

paper towels

waxed paper (for layering under your page for protection)

an acrylic block and small acrylic alphabet set

tiny rubber alphabet stamp set

black stazon (permanent) ink

small stencil

adhesive: scrapbook tape, tape runner, gluestick and wet glue

small containers - one of gesso and one of gel medium

Look how nicely they fit in my small overnight suitcase...

I also brought a rolled-up craft sheet (to protect the hotel room table) and 3 magazines.  Two for images, and an extra old one for gluing on.

It worked GREAT and was really a nice way to relax in the evening!

Here's the page I created in the hotel room...

The layers include:

gesso

acrylic paint

collage papers

rub-ons

ledger paper bits

more acrylic paint

cat image, title (Late Night Thoughts), and the quote, which was cut from a greeting card.