This chapter talks about bringing the people you know into your journaling. Everything from inspiration to artwork is talked about. This makes total sense to me. Your life is not complete without the people who pass through it. They give it interest and energy, How could your journal be complete without them? There are lots […]

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This chapter is titled, “Nothing Happens In My Life”. If you don’t read any other part of the book you should read this chapter. It tells you to stop and really look at your life. It shows you how all your “nothings” are “somethings”. That cup of coffee you are drinking while you read this… […]

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Time for another chapter in the Visual Chronicles book. This time it tackles the question, What is ephemera??? I love the line, “Ladies, look in your purse.” LOL, no telling what is lurking in there under the wallet and tic-tacs. The book gives us several suggestions of things to save and shows some samples of […]

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I got a little sidetracked from my copy of Visual Chronicles. I’m back on track now and this weeks lesson is all about drawing. Pretty much the book says, ’so what if you can’t draw… do something else!’ That’s a good lesson. Don’t waste time fretting about what you can do, just go around that […]

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The lesson in this chapter is how to get in touch with the artist inside you. No longer will you be able to say that you simply aren’t artistic. I like their tactic of telling people that if you can sign your name, you can be artistic. It really is that simple and I wish […]

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I’ve just finished reading the second section in the book. It deals with creating colored backgrounds, adding lettering to your pages and coloring photos. There is also some inspiration for keeping a feeling flowing within your page.
This entire book is designed to help you get over your fears of starting your own artist journal and […]

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