Freestyle Doodling - Art Therapy

The kids and I need ways to help release our stress every day, so we have found that doing a little something creative each day really makes a difference!  Today is was all about doodles.

This post also contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.  Various companies provided me with some product to create this project.  The opinions I share are solely my own.

Here is the video of the kids and I making our doodles.

Doing doodles or little bits of art is much easier if you have a small space to work in.  So we took a sheet of paper and folded into quarters to make 4 panels.  Each panel we did a different doodle.  Since the space was nice and small we could be creative with the space we had and then make go on and crate something different in the next panel.  

 I love how creative each of the kids were in their doodles.  They had so much fun we even flipped it out and did the other side!  We used the Tombow brush pens in a variety of colors.  They are water based and blend nicely, plus have the dual tip pens really helped so now we had two different sized nibs to art with.  One side is a brush and the other a detail point.  To keep the markers easy for all of use to use (so did we did not have a marker hog), and so they did not roll away, we stored the pens my Deflecto marker storage.  It holds 20 pens and made it really easy to see the colors sticking out from the top.

We switched between laying the storage container on its side or having it upright, really it worked both ways!!  I have used this marker storage a couple of times with my kids and it makes things so easy to help them share, no more hogging the markers on their side of the table, lol.

So what fun doodles do you like to do?


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Tombow Dual Brush Pen - Primary Shop at: O	Arteza Giant Craft Mat Shop at: O	Deflecto Marker Storage Shop at: SB | AZ

"Good Times" Junk Journal

I love to make junk journals.  It is a different way to play with your paper craft items, and create create without any restrictions.  You can make them any theme, color, size, and length your want!!

This book is really quite easy to assemble using craft supplies you might already have.

1. Start with a 12x12 over sized kraft envelope cut up into strips of 4x12 inches and fold in half to make the pages of the book.  
2. Take sections of plain chipboard (or you could use cereal box cardboard) and cut 2 sections that are 4x6 inches and 1 that is 1.5x4 inches for the spine.  
3. Bind it all together with washi tape.  
4. Use a twine binding system to hold the pages in place.  

Check out the video below to see how the book is assembled.

I used the theme of fun, drinks, flamingos, and inspiring quotes with bright spring colors in this junk journal.  Here is the front cover.

It really was fun to put together with all these bright fun colors.  Each page has something fun and inspiring on it to make you smile.

Here is video tutorial on how I put it all together using my Xyron Mega Runner and 3" Sticker Maker to hold all the papers in place.

I love the look of the Deep Red Stamps in this book.  I got one stamp call Butterfly Flourish and love how well it worked with the book.  Here are 2 pages where I used the stamp.   I made the pages almost identical and one is the the front of the book and one in the back, but changed with the colors just a bit to make them a little different, like books ends within the book.

I also used the Penny Farthing stamp but not as a penny farthing.  The front wheel looked like part of the lemon or lime slice, so I used it with that in mind.  The first time was on the front cover (pictures at the top of the post) and also on this page with a masking techniques you can see in the video.

I am just in love with the fun pineapples - they are just too fun!!

There are also some hidden pockets in the book where I places some fun colored sheets or flamingos!!

I love the last page of the book and the quote it gives, just take a look!

What would you put in your junk journal?

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Post-It Notes Shop at: AZ	Swingline Paper Trimmer / Cutter, Guillotine Shop at: AZ	Xyron Tape Runner Refil Shop at: AZ	Xyron Mega Runner Refil Shop at: SB | AZ
Prima Pearl Swirl Shop at: AZ	Fiskars Scissors Shop at: AZ | LFL (UK)	Rinea Foilled Paper Shop at: O	CCB Mini Clothespins Shop at: AZ
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