Links

Google or YouTube: “Art Journaling, Smash Books, Make your own Journal, Lettering techniques”

 

Online Communities, Blogs and Magazines:

 

Online crafting community. Huge, many ideas, all things crafty! www.craftster.org

Art Journaling Craftalong at Craftster.org: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=430511.0#axzz2qBoalpWZ

Online free art magazine: http://www.arttradermag.com/

Great magazine and community http://www.clothpaperscissors.com

Coffee Rings! http://www.oliverjeffers.com/projects/a-world-with-coffee You will need to click on the pictures to see additional coffee rings.

Tutorials, Ideas, Resources

Getting Started!: http://artjournalist.com/category/getting-started/

Art Journaling Defined: http://debbiehodge.com/2010/03/defining-art-journaling/

Art Journaling Instructions: http://www.artistsjournals.com/instruction.htm

Recycling Grocery Bags to Make a Pretty Book: http://www2.fiskars.com/Crafting/Projects/Mixed-Media/Upcycling/Recycling-Grocery-Bags-to-Make-a-Pretty-Book#.UrubNLTWsSN

Jennibellie: turorials on making books, lettering and recycling into crafts: http://www.youtube.com/user/jennibellie?feature=watch

How to make an art journal from 100% recycled items: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec04rVh0ndU

Birgit's Daily Bytes: How to make your own Alcohol Inks, Shimmer Mists, Mod Podge and more: http://birgitkerr.blogspot.ca/2012/03/how-to-make-your-own-alcohol-inks.html

Easy lettering techniques: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th_2HvOnoO4

Techniques and tutorials: http://www.createmixedmedia.com/make/journaling

Techniques and classes http://www.everythingaltered.com/

Techniques and ideas http://www.lilblueboo.com/2009/07/making-composition-book-art-journal.html

Techniques http://www.lilblueboo.com/2009/05/journaling-part-iv-accidental-pages.html

Making a homemade Gelli plate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6BQo63zsvA&noredirect=1 
or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9taUh073vQ&list=WL8BE7A96B511B64C9

More techniques - Gelli printing: http://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com/

Zentangles

http://zentangle.blogspot.com/

http://tanglepatterns.com/

Prompts

50 Art Journal Prompts: http://www.blacksburgbelle.com/2010/10/50-art-journal-prompts/

50 Smash Book Prompts: http://www.thesmashbook.com/2012/08/50-art-journal-prompts.html

Daisy Yellow Kick-Start Prompts: http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/category/kick-start-prompts