The Travel Journal

In addition to my Art on the Go kit, i wanted to bring along supplies to build an Art Journal on the Go.  Last year i did a little art journal mini album for our stay in Doha using a small moleskin journal.  i really love that little journal and wanted to do something similar but different.  So this time around i am thinking i will create more of a travel art journal plus a "project life" style album using a Simple Stories Snap album.  The latter will be completed when i get home after sorting through tons of vacation photos and collecting daily ephemera.  I plan to use the art journal pages in that album as well but needed a way to keep it organized on this trip so i made it into a little ring binder.  The pages are 4 x 6 and could easily be cut down to 3 x 4.  I really like this idea of combining these two pieces. 

So let's take a look at the supplies found in this little kit.  All of this kit plus the kit before pack down into two little travel totes.  These totes i picked up years (1998 ish?) ago through Creative Memories.  They are similar to this one i found on their site only less decorative, a simple black bag. 

1. Tags, chipboard cover, & watercolor paper.  I like the idea of tags as a way to create on the go.  The chipboard album is a Maya Road album that i pulled apart for the two pages as my cover.  Like i said, the watercolor paper is cut to 4x6 and could be cut down further to 3x4. 
2. Stencils & small tags.  Lots of TCW stencils in 6x6, including my new ones.  I love the 6x6 as a travel size.  I love smaller tags too. Easy way to add that little something to a larger tag or art journal page.
3. Instax Camera.  I love this Fuji camera with the vertical photos.  I usually save it for special occasions as the film isn't cheap and roughly works out to about a $1 a print.  However i think it adds something special to my albums.  I brought along extra film so i can take a few shots daily. 
4. AC/Dear Lizzy Stamp & embellishments.  The stamp is a date stamps + words.  I love these little stamps and packed multiple.  The baggy is full of little embellishments including wood, buttons, and flair...most of them travel themed.
5. Small white coin envelopes.  simple way to store little ephemeral bits & pieces plus fun to decorate.
6. AC/Amy Tangerine Stamp & Glitz roller stamps.  i love this interchangeable date stamp from Amy Tan.  It's great to keep track of the days.  The glitz rollers have been my favorite for a while so i was happy they brought them back.  I have a number one & a camera one in my stash. 
7. 7 gypsies label stickers, AC/Amy Tangerine Transparent Stickers, Map punched shapes, & baggie.  The label stickers are oldies but goodies.  in fact i am thinking of purchasing some more.  I thought the vellum stickers were an easy travel alphabet to carry with me.  The star burst punched shapes i cut out of an old atlas.  I love this shape & idea of using maps in my art journal.  The plastic baggy is to collect ephemera along the way.
8. Ranger black ink, thin acrylic blocks, & Cocoa Daisy stamps.  I love archival ink.  it's waterproof and i can get a really clean image.  I really like the thin Tim Holtz acrylic blocks, easy to grab, easy to take traveling.  The Cocoa Daisy stamps are travel related, a giant world map, travel words, and a camera stamp.  
9. iPhone 4s.  It's an easy way for me to document moments using the camera & instagram.  i also have apps like Postagram that allows me to create postcards for mailing. 
10. adhesive & matte medium.  I love this adhesive from 3M.  i brought along some replacement cartridges as well.  The little squeeze tube of matte medium is so useful to have on a trip.  I also have a collage gluestick that isn't pictured. 
11. Canon 60D camera and lens. Not Pictured.  The camera is a must as well as my favorite 24-70mm lens.  I wouldn't go anywhere without it. I had to use it to photograph this pic!