Collage Sketchbook

I was planning a visit to Phipps Conservatory with my friend, and wanted to make a special sketchbook filled with painted pages for each of us with splashes of green paint. 

I've been enjoying videos by artist Rebecca Chapman like this one about making collage papers to use in her vacation sketchbook.  She reasons that having painted papers helps to circumvent fear of the blank page and help her make more art.

Above is a video describing how I made the collage papers, with a flip through of each book. 

I hope you try this technique!