Thursday already! Time does seem to fly. Time for creative spaces!
This week, mine is inspired from reading 1000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sokol It is one of the books for July over on Woollywotnots Craft Book Club . The online book club is newly launched with a forum to chat about books and any other crafty thoughts and life in general. I’d love you to join up. It’s free. The more the merrier! 
Span’s Stitchin is reading another of the July books called Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts! Lacy Crochet and chats about it on her blog.
My creative space
I’ve been chatting about 1000 Artist Journal Pages on the forum. Here’s my first try yesterday at a diary page, inspired by the work of Lydai Velarde.
I drew it all out first in black pen. I’ve never produced a diary page in picture form before and it was really good fun and inspiring.
Black & white Art Journal Page
Then I coloured it all in
Coloured Journal Page
You can see larger pictures of this page on my flickr.
I was also inspired by Tom Judd’s drawings at 50up. He fills a page everyday with his drawings, doodles and text with the date in big letters.
I enjoyed making the page. I noticed afterwards that as my day progresses and into the evening, it is more spaced out, reflecting the change of pace and relaxation It is quite busy during the working day!
Another thing I love about art journalling is having an excuse to use lovely pens. I think having good quality art materials is really important. I’ve wasted money in the past buying cheap pens and they run out before you’ve used them very much. Quality rather than quantity is important when it comes to art materials in my view. Here are my recommendations for art journalling pens (all found in my creative space today):
Faber Castell PITT Artists’ pens come in a whole host of colours and size of nibs. I love outlining, doodling and drawing in the sanguine, sepia and black superfine tips 0.4mm and I have a box of 48 Pitt Artists’ Brush Pens for colouring. Anything Faber Castell is just brilliant!
Faber Castell Pitt Artists' Brush Pens
Pitt Artists' Pens
Sakura Gelly roll pens are so lovely to work with and so funky in metallic and glitter in beautiful shades. There are a whole host of pens for scrapbooking and journalling. There’s a brilliant souffle white pen that is great for drawing on black.
Sakura Gelly Roll Pens
Sakura also make fantastic micron pens which are brilliant for art journals.
Micron Pens
Sharpie permanent markers come in a range of fab, bright colours. I use them for all sorts of things, they are great for labelling.
Sharpie fine point
and last but by no means least, the Triplus fineliner assorted colour pens by Staedtler
Staedtler Triplus fineliners 0.3mm
If you like this post, you may enjoy this tutorial on how to make Artist Trading Cards (ATCS)
Pop over to Kootoyoo’s blog for more creative spaces and hope to see you over on Woollywotnots’ book club forum for crafty people!
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What a great idea to make a journal with drawings! I might do that for a vacation dairy.
I love all your pens!
Thank you! Your creative space is amazing!
wow! you have such an amazing collection of pens.
i remember having those gel pens when i was young. i had a multi coloured one. i treasured it so much and did not have the heart to use it. silly, i know
and am loving your diary page!
Thanks for popping by my blog and leaving such a lovely comment. Lovely to hear you like my first attempt at the diary page!
My sister and I always laugh about how we never used to use our most special treasured gifts because they were too good! Funny isn’t it! 
I’m afraid now, I’m quite the opposite and experiment with everything.
oooh I LOVE your journal page it is wonderful!!!! I love all your pens too, I have my Sharpies and I love them but I am always looking at others too
Thanks for popping by, so pleased you like my first attempt! I’m definitely no expert. I love experimenting with new pens
you can never have too many pens! love the collection and the photos and that amazing busy journal page
Thanks! I agree, you can never have enough pens!
Oh dear, I think I’m going to faint with envy… all those gorgeous pens, all those colours… all that therapy gone to waste…!
Just love your space – so much fun. Your journal page was great – wonderful idea. K
p.s. I do love your pen collection!
LOL! You’re such a scream with your comments! Thanks for popping by. We’re clearly two of a kind when it comes to pens!
A lady after my own heart!
Ah! There’s so much art journal love this week – and those pens – wow. I’m hankering after some of those fine tipped Pitt Pens. Yum.
Thanks for stopping by earlier – hope we can share more of our art journal pages soon x
Hi Clair, for sure! that would be great!
I’ve enjoyed reading through your blog 
Oh my, I have Faber Castel pen envie!
Now I’m excited about getting that Artist Journal Pages book! I’m going to head over to Border’s after work and pick it up. I’ll be posting to the book club forum soon.
I love your journal page, it looks like it was so much fun to create. I’ve heard good things about those Pitt pens but never tried them. I do have the gelly roll pens and adore them.
Oh, now you’ve made me want to go buy dozens of new pens! I have been wanting to give art journaling a try. I’m a terrible diary-keeper, always fail after a few days, but I think if I could get in the habit, I’d find it expanding my creativity a lot!
i love pitt artist pens – they are so smooth to write and draw with
i adore sakura gel pens too – other gel pens just do not compare – souffle are my favourites!
i also have a sharpie addiction!
can you tell i love pens!
Ahhh you’re definitely an expert!
Thanks for popping by and leaving a comment. It is lovely to hear of all these pen addictions! 
am very jealous of your pen collection! it makes me want to go out and buy some. your journal page looks great too ~ a fun project. thanks for your comment
Thank you for popping by. Lovely to receive your comment.
Oh yes … what everyone else said. I can’t draw at all & I really want your pen collection…just amazing.
Hi Kirsty, me neither, but it is fun trying!
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thank you SO much for your nice comment about my journal pages. We all inspire each other don’t we?
Lydia
Hi Lydia, its great to see you popping over to my blog. Thanks for leaving a comment.
Your journal pages are so super. I love your drawings and they are funny to read.
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