After falling in love with Isabelle Boinot's Japan blogs I just had to order a copy of her Japan sketchbook journal 'Sumimasen'. Sumimasen includes illustrated sketches, photographs & souvenirs from her trip to Japan. Ironically Isabelle was on another trip to Japan when I contacted her about purchasing this book, she was kind enough to send me a copy from my fave travel destination.
Restaurant sketches from Okariba, Kyoto
Lovely Japan handkerchiefs
Isabelle fills pages with kawaii Japan illustrations, paper souvenir cut-offs, maps, ticket stubs & stamps
Yummy Japan treats & trinkets
Stamps collected from Ikebukuro's Sunshine City in Tokyo
There is something interesting about seeing similar, but different consecutive photographs together on a page
Pretty Japan paper bags
Isabelle sent me a Japan 'Parco' postcard with a thank you message in my package!
I also bought a copy of Isabelle's latest sketchbook journal creation; 'Prego' which covers her trip to Venice Italy, which I will post about on the weekend!
Love this! I'm going to Japan with my two besties in January and this is such a good find - thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous travel journal! I love the pages with collections of photos. The sketches are lovely as well!
ReplyDeleteLooks like we both share a love for illustrated journals too! You're so lucky to own this journal! It looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteHi Lauren & Cookie Cutter - You can buy copies of Isabelle's journals from her website by emailing her :) Link in post.
ReplyDeleteHi Marisa, Thanks for reading and commenting, you mention so many wonderful things on your blog- both seem to share a love for illustration :)