This list does not include everything, and not everything on this list is absolutely necessary! Take this list as inspiration – use your favorite materials, and try some new ones!

• Visual journal bases – 4” x 5” tag board, 4” x 6” blank index cards, or something similar like cardstock

• Gesso

• Acrylic paint

• Watercolor paint

• Paintbrushes – various sizes

• Pencils – regular and colored

• Pens – archival acid free – gel pens, colored ink pens…

• Markers – archival acid free

• Paper – old, new, with colors and patterns – save junk mail envelopes, they have great patterns on the inside

• Magazines for cutting out images

• Scissors and craft knife – (small craft scissors are great for complex edges)

• Fabric – scraps from old projects or old clothes

• Sewing needles and thread – Sewing machine (optional)

• Glue sticks and liquid glue – archival acid free – Mod Podge is also a great supply to have for gluing and finishing.

• Ink stamps