Creative Concertina Sketchbooks 5

 Your Travel Sketchbook 

 
Capture your journey with collage, colour and playful marks
No perfection required.
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A creative course to help you record your travels in a concertina sketchbook, filled with personal memories, texture and joy.

Welcome! Please watch the
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This course is for the curious traveller who wants to sketch with freedom.

 

Whether you’re off to France, down the coast or simply exploring your own hometown, this course shows you how to create vibrant sketchbook pages that reflect your view of the world. From scribbled lines to collected textures and street corners filled with memory.

What you’ll learn: 

  • How to prep your pages before you go, no blank page fear.
  • What to look for when you’re out and about.
  • How to sketch and collage on location (even with noise, people and distractions).
  • The power of quick, loose marks to capture atmosphere.
  • How to work from hotel rooms and tiny tables with limited space.
  • How to turn your travel sketchbook into a personal, visual diary.

Is this for you?

◈ You’re unsure what to sketch when you travel.

◈ You freeze in front of a blank page.

◈ You want more than just drawing - you want mood, memory, story.

◈ You’re nervous about sketching in public.

◈ You want a course that fits around your trip, not the other way round.

 If you're nodding along... then yes. This course is for you.
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Check out our growing sketchbook community


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I'm so excited about this course. It was Karen's travel sketchbook that first drew me to her way of working. I want to create that kind of freedom in my book

 

 


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I take my book on holiday with me every year but never manage to do much in it. Learning about preparing my pages first has been the boost I needed.

 


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My travel journal looks amazing! It really takes me back to the streets with all the sounds and smells and textures. I know, feel confident to work on my book, even the busiest town square!

 

Course content

 Lesson 1

Before You Go - prepping pages and choosing materials.

Lesson 2

On Location - working outdoors, fast and free.

Lesson 3

What to Look For - shape, light, atmosphere.

Lesson 4

Drawing Essentials - capturing with character.

Lesson 5

Why Concertina? - using the format to tell a flowing story.

Lesson 6

Work With Confidence - even in busy squares or quiet cafés.

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When you enrol, you’ll also get access to a private Kajabi Community group where you can share your work, connect with other students, and ask questions, directly to Karen. It's a supportive, creative space to keep you inspired.

A few things to note:

  • This is not a realistic drawing or watercolour course.
  • We’ll work with collage, texture, mixed media and expressive lines.
  • You don’t need fancy materials, use what you’ve got.
  • Many videos are recorded on location, as travel really happens - a bit messy, sometimes noisy, but always full of life.

Who is Karen Stamper?

Karen is a UK based artist and teacher who helps people break free from creative blocks and fall in love with their sketchbooks. She loves collecting inspiration from her travels in her concertina sketchbooks.

She has taught thousands of students through in-person workshops, art holidays and online classes to play with collage, and enjoy the process even if they don’t feel “good at art”.

Her approach is simple: no pressure, no perfection, just joyful, expressive sketchbooks.

Start today and get lifetime access.

 

 

Your next trip might be closer than you think.

Join the Course Now and be sketchbook ready wherever you go.

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Get a sneak peek of the course here🔽

 

Want to start with Course 1?


If you haven’t taken Creative Concertina Sketchbooks 1 (Buildings), we recommend starting there, but this course also works well on its own.

Let's go to Course 1!

Frequently Asked Questions

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