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Handmade papers with painted circles

I am here to bug you while you try to work in your journal

It's working, isn't it?

Old newspapers downloaded from Etsy, stamped paper, material

Just mark making in ink, charcoal

Collage on the back inside cover of Dylusions journal

Quotes from an Art Linkletter book about kids

There is an Etsy shop called My Porch Prints. They have dozens of downloads that you print out at home, for very reasonable prices. I have used them before when I was making junk journals last year, and decided to take another look this past week. Yeah, that was a mistake. 4 downloads later..... But I really like the look of old newsprint, and when you print the files out at home on thin copy paper, they make excellent collage fodder. I have also purchased botanical prints and grunge numbers. Lots of different fonts were used. Some of that batch are on the back inside cover of the journal.

I wonder if, after I am long gone, anyone will look at these journals and track the progress of the pandemic by date? I date every entry, but not always recording my thoughts, fears, and feelings. Perhaps we all should. Enjoy yourselves!
Linda