Creating A Doodle Number Journal

Welcome to Wednesday and our newest MidWeek Muse video where I’m indulging my love of creating journals from the ground up, coloring and embellishing numbers (who knew, but I confess to really enjoying it!), and glitter.

Let me introduce you to my Doodle Numbers Journal, a project that began with the idea of making a larger format journal, and quickly turned into something of an obsession, with a multitude of them scattered about my studio along with bottles of Stickles and our 8″ chipboard numbers (more about those numbers in a moment).

This project didn’t start with the idea that I was going to give in and indulge my love of all things sparkly, it just kind of happened as part of the creative process. Here’s the thing about glitter however: it’s optional. If you don’t love it, then leave it out and I promise your version will be just as wonderful.

The project really began with the idea of using large sheets of watercolor paper to create a journal. I used Strathmore’s 300 series 140# watercolor paper that measures 18″ x 24″ and is bound into a spiral pad. The beauty of those large sheets is they can be cut to create a wide range of larger format journals. I explain that in the video and show you how I set up the one that became my Doodle Number Journal, plus several others that I created along the way. You could leave the paper uncut and make a journal with pages measuring 18″ tall by 12″ wide, if you want. Think of how incredibly cool that would be!