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Post by meridon on Dec 9, 2017 16:36:10 GMT
I've really gotten into using travelers' notebook inserts over the last year. I'm not a big planner girl and I really don't use them for that. Are there any other peas who are using this format? I'm using them to journal and do little mini albums kind of like a smash book. I also have one for my reading list for this year. If there are other peas who are into this, I'd love to talk supplies and who you follow on Instagram and YouTube!
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Post by freeatlast on Dec 9, 2017 18:33:43 GMT
I've given up all other scrapbooking formats for travelers' notebooks. Like you, I don't use them for planning. Currently I'm using a Cocoa Daisy Dori standard size book for daily memory keeping (one page a day) and Yellow Paper House grid insert for the others. I'm pretty bad at finishing a monthly book but I plan to do better in 2018. I also want to start a separate notebook for reading in 2018. And a separate one for 2018 goals (with categories for health/wellness, financial, home improvement, etc.) Oh, I also have a notebook for gardening - recording what worked, what didn't and what I want to try for the next year.
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Post by katlady on Dec 9, 2017 19:14:24 GMT
I use the MIdori TN as my trip/art journal. I don't use it for planning anymore. I did use it for planning the first year I got it, but now I prefer to just use it as a journal. All my supplies are the Midori brand accessories. I follow a bunch of people on YouTube and Instagram, but they don't use kits or anything in theirs. Most do their own drawings. I am not at the point they are in terms of drawing, but I like looking at what they do for inspiration.
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Post by sean&marysmommy on Dec 9, 2017 19:19:23 GMT
Me! I use mine for both journaling and planning. I pretty much only follow TN folks on IG...lol. And some bullet journal keepers, because I bullet journal as a planner in my TN. I'm getting a mini photo printer for Christmas, so I'm hoping to more scrapping/memory keeping in mine in 2018. I haven't done any "real" scrapbook pages for a few years now.
I'd love to check out everyone's IG, if you're comfortable sharing? I'm @thedivinefemme on there.
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Post by meridon on Dec 9, 2017 20:05:42 GMT
I'm hoping Santa brings me a Sprocket and an Instax for Christmas, so I'm wanting to do more scrapping in mine. For now, I've done a "30 Days of Thankful" project and my reading list and I'm working on my Advent project. And I did one for a house show concert I went to where I wrote down the set list and then journaled and wrote out the lyrics to the songs. Those are just in the Recollections brand TNs that I picked up at Michael's. They're a Narrow size. I also have a TN I use for faith stuff--one insert for sermon notes, one as a prayer journal and one for Bible study. It's just a Molly & Rex TN with the inserts that came with it that I got from Michaels about a year ago. It's roughly an A5 size. I also use sketchbooks I get at Michael's that are also that same size for art journaling, so I have another one that fits those. I haven't committed to a size yet because I wanted to try out a couple before I invested in a Chic Sparrow or a Midori. (or both!) I'm finding that I like different sizes for different things. I like the ease of being able to pick up inserts locally and not have to have something made or wait for it to ship from an Etsy seller. That said, I have been studying on calendar inserts on Etsy this morning to see if I want to try using a TN for my lesson planning (I'm a teacher). It's such a rabbit hole to get sucked down!  |
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Post by ellewood on Dec 9, 2017 20:36:15 GMT
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Post by meridon on Dec 9, 2017 21:15:37 GMT
Thanks for the YT suggestions and I'll check out your channel. I'm obsessed with Ali Brown and LittleRavenInk and my style is very similar to theirs in that I like to "break the page" by putting paint or watercolor or sprays on to start and then I have lots and lots of writing. Ali Brown and Little Raven Ink I use mostly mixed media products in my inserts and not as many scrapbook supplies, but I should work on that to use up some stash. My TNs are definitely mostly journaling and my scrapping has been separate up to this point, but I've been doing PL since 2009 and I'm looking to switch it up, so I might try doing a quarterly system and aim for 4 inserts per year. We'll see! |
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Post by christinebk on Dec 9, 2017 21:45:17 GMT
Yes, yes and yes to TNs!  Love the standard TN size the best for documenting. |
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 9, 2017 23:26:35 GMT
Where do you get your notebooks? I'd like to give it a try, but don't want to do a big investment if I don't end up liking the format.
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Post by ellewood on Dec 10, 2017 0:20:06 GMT
Where do you get your notebooks? I'd like to give it a try, but don't want to do a big investment if I don't end up liking the format. Thy are SO easy to make! Dearly dee has a tutorial. Basically fold paper, add a patterned paper cover, and staple or sew the spine. |
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Post by meridon on Dec 10, 2017 0:36:02 GMT
I get mine at Michael's for now...but yes, they are easy to make if you would like to try making them yourself. I just like the convenience of buying premade ones.
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 10, 2017 16:06:51 GMT
Thank you for your responses! I may do both! Michaels isn't too close to my home and the tutorial doesn't sound too bad. I'll try making one for now and buy one at M's when I'm in the area.
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Post by tsabhira on Dec 11, 2017 16:01:54 GMT
Me me me! I think I've said before that TNs saved scrapbooking for me. Working in the smaller format is so much better for my space and time, and I don't use photos if I don't have time to print them. (That always held me up in full scrapbooking because who does a 12x12 with no photo?)
My favorites on YouTube are My Little Journal and Dearly Dee. I've learned so much from them.
I used to try to hybrid scrap with to-do lists in there too as a sort of mini-planner, but I just had to go back to digital for tasks and calendars, digital just works better for me. But that gave me even more freedom in journaling/scrapping, so I like it.
I also used to buy cheap TNs from Aliexpress, but lately I've just been making my own to better control the thickness and color of the paper. In January, I'm going to switch up to the "standard" size as my current ones are smaller than that and I want a tad more space!
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Post by mimimeg on Dec 11, 2017 22:01:26 GMT
I'm kind of new around here, but this thread caught my eye. I *love* this format, but I use May Books with the grid pages instead of a traditional traveler's notebook. It's basically the same size. But I don't do planning in it. It's more of a journal, a place to collect quotes I love, lists of all kinds...and a place to use all that washi tape that I've been collecting. LOL I haven't found anyone on YouTube who does it like a journal and misc list keeper like me, so would love to find some.
Meg
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Post by twillerbee on Dec 11, 2017 22:54:29 GMT
I am new to travelers notebooks and enjoying it. Guilty of buy 4 travelers notebooks in less than 2 months. Now I hope I can use them.
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Post by freeatlast on Dec 12, 2017 1:17:43 GMT
I'm kind of new around here, but this thread caught my eye. I *love* this format, but I use May Books with the grid pages instead of a traditional traveler's notebook. It's basically the same size. But I don't do planning in it. It's more of a journal, a place to collect quotes I love, lists of all kinds...and a place to use all that washi tape that I've been collecting. LOL I haven't found anyone on YouTube who does it like a journal and misc list keeper like me, so would love to find some. Meg I just took a look at May Books and they look really interesting. I like that they are stitched. Can you tell me a little about the paper they use? Color? Any bleed through? Can you use watercolors on it? |
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Post by mimimeg on Dec 12, 2017 1:54:29 GMT
I think the May Books paper is thicker than traditional traveler's notebooks, but I'm sure there is a little bleed through. I just tried my red Sharpie highlighter, which is very vivid, and it did show through a little on the back side where I ended the highlighting. Hope that makes sense. I also used a Project Life marker, which did not show through. I also like that there are more pages than a traveler's notebook, but they are more expensive. I always wait for a sale, and sometimes I luck into a sale with free shipping.
I was so inspired when I watched the Simple Stories video on Facebook, where Layle Konkar showed her traveler's notebooks with all their wonderful decorations.
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Post by meridon on Dec 12, 2017 2:30:09 GMT
If you want inspiration, check out Ali Brown and Little Raven Ink on YouTube. I linked to the above. Adele AKA Inkie Quill does some travelers' notebook stuff as well that I really like.
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