After making a filler for my journal using an envelope the other week I found another idea that I just had to try using a couple of medium size envelopes, some pretty paper and embellishments. Check out the video below to see what I came up with.
Continue readingIn my continuing quest to work with new ideas and paper crafting techniques I have taken an envelope and created a 6 pockets filler perfect for your journal. I used a medium size envelope in my video, but any size envelope will work depending on what you want as a finished project.
Continue readingThis is the 7th and final part of this junk journal journey, I have filled it with memories of a great holiday and added a few extra bits & pieces. Check out the video below.
Continue readingThis is the 6th part of creating this Junk Journal. As you will see from the video I am working on creating the front cover with a super shaker panel and adding a simple but effective closure. The journal is now finished and ready for me to use, come back next week for a flip thru and how I journaled and tucked away lots of memories from our recent holiday.
Continue readingThis is the 5th part of creating this Junk Journal. As you will see from the video I am working on creating tags, clusters and a notebook which continues the theme of NO SEWING!
Continue readingThis is the next step in the Ocean/Beach themed junk journal I am currently working on. This is the 4th journal I have made and, like the others, I am experimenting with different ideas and techniques from those I have done before. I wanted this journal to be a NO SEW one so in the accompanying video I work thru decorating the various pages and pockets and adding flaps, pockets and belly bands to hold all my goodies!
Continue readingThis is the 3rd part of creating this Junk Journal. As you will see from the video I am working out how to create pages and pockets to attach to the NO SEW hinges from part 2 (see link below)
Continue readingThis is the next step in the Ocean/Beach themed junk journal I am currently working on. This is the 4th journal I have made and, like the others, I am experimenting with different ideas and techniques from those I have done before. I wanted this journal to be a NO SEW one so in the accompanying video I work thru creating the hinges and attaching them to the cover I made before.
Continue readingSo thrilled with the result after finishing my green foliage themed journal I wanted to start another straight away – and I wanted to try some new ideas and techniques. This time I am making a ‘NO SEW’ journal and starting with the cover before moving onto hinges and signatures (pages).
It is my plan to finish this one a lot quicker than I did my last journal (that took about 18 months with all the stops and starts with moving from one country to another!) So please plan to follow my journey with this series of posts and accompanying videos. 🙂
Continue readingI really enjoyed working on this journal, I set out to experiment and I did…………. from working out how to create different types of signatures (pages) Pockets, Master Board, Tags, Journaling spots, cover and sewing technique. I loved every minute of its creation and I loved that I shared it all thru my blog and videos.
I am starting to think of the next journal I want to make and deciding what format I want to use, I plan to share its creation with you once I get going………. So watch this space 🙂
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