I discovered that using cardboard chunks as pages in my new journal has opened up a freedom in creativity that I hadn’t realized I was stifling.
I think perhaps it is due to the fact that if I totally stink it or wreck the page in some way…I can easily be trashed without ripping out pages. 
Take this page for example. Is it my best most fantastic work? Nope. but I worked in a very intuitive way. Just letting it flow onto the page. Whatever struck my mood at the time. Refreshing my mind. 
Brrr…it’s a chilly one here in MN!
Good thing I have a big mug of tea!
Since I recently finished a journal I decided it was time to start a loose leaf journal. This is something I’ve wanted to do for some time but it always got put on the back burner.
I bought this small 3 -ring binder at Target from the clearance rack sometime last year. I loved the orange and polka dots.
I had added some old tip-ins…extras from long ago swaps. And there it sat…unloved…unused…until yesterday.
I grabbed a chunk of cereal box and created the first page of my polka dot journal.
I just love the words of wisdom from Yogi tea!
I’m off to run errands in the cold. I’ll be bringing a big travel mug of tea to help keep me warm. When I return I’ll be visiting the T stands for Tuesday blogs hosted by Elizabeth.
What are you doing today?
December complete!
This challenge hosted by Kate has been a good one for me. I was able to stay on track and have ended up with a great keepsake from 2014.
From the start, I had the idea in my head of what I wanted the end product to look like.
After taking this photo I decided that perhaps gluing the pages together would give it more visual appeal. 
And I was right… In addition, it provided stability to the binding.
I’m in love with how this looks. I don’t want to come off as patting myself on the back but I have to admit that I’m so happy that my vision of this project actually came to fruition. 
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