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Mini Hybrid Journal ~ Step 9 Making a Beaded Charm, Flip Thru & Gift Bag Reveal

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Well, I have come to the end of this journal – I have absolutely adored every stage of the journey – exploring ideas and creating lots of things that are new to me. I hope you have enjoyed following along with me – if you have perhaps you will put a comment to this post and let me know your thoughts 🙂 I can share with you now that my friend was delighted with the journal when I gifted it to her – in the customized and coordinated giftbag and tag I share in the video.

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Mini Hybrid Journal ~ Step 8 Shaker Front Cover and Elegant Closure

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I thought long and hard about how I wanted the cover of this journal to look, as it is quite small I thought too much of the cover would be a little overwhelming so chose to go with a shaker card for the wow factor and a simple elegant closure, both of which I share in today’s video. If you are not into journal making you could still use this technique to create a greeting card with a shaker front.

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Mini Hybrid Journal ~ Step 6 Single String Medori Style Centre

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Now the folios have been constructed and decorated it is time to return to the cover to continue the construction ready to add a signature and the folios. In this post and video I am working thru the assembly of a single string medori style centre ready for the final assembly and adding a policy closure to folio #2……….. excited that this is now taking shape 🙂

By the way – this is my 2000th post here on my blog – it has taken me just over 13 years to get to this point!!!!!

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Mini Hybrid Journal Part 4 ~ Construction of Mini Folio # 2

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Hello, wonderful readers! This is the 4th video in the series and today I am taking the next step in creating the Mini Hybrid Journal by constructing the second of the 2 folios that will make up the ‘hybrid’ part of the journal. I have put a link to the first folio below as well as a downloadable recipe containing all the measurements and scoring for each piece of the folio.

What is a Hybrid Journal – that basically means it has a couple of folios and then some regular pages in the middle. I am also making my first Medori-style feature to hold those middle pages together! There will be a total of 9 posts and videos – I hope that you will follow along with me as I work my way thru!

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Mini Hybrid Journal ~ Construction of Mini Folio # 1

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Hello, wonderful readers! This is the 2nd video in the series and today I am taking the next step in creating the Mini Hybrid Journal by constructing the first of the 2 folios that will make up the ‘hybrid’ part of the journal. The first one is the more straight forward of the two folios and there is a downloadable ‘recipe’ as well as a video to follow.

What is a Hybrid Journal – that basically means it has a couple of folios and then some regular pages in the middle. I am also making my first Medori-style feature to hold those middle pages together! There will be a total of 9 posts and videos – I hope that you will follow along with me as I work my way thru!

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Mini Hybrid Journal ~ # 1 The Cover

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Hello, wonderful readers! Today I am embarking on a project that will be a gift for a very dear friend who is celebrating a milestone birthday. By the time you read this I will already have given it to her so there’s no problem with spoiling the surprise.

I am creating a Hybrid Journal – that basically means it has a couple of folios and then some regular pages in the middle. I am also making my first Medori-style feature to hold those middle pages together! There will be a total of 9 posts and videos – I hope that you will follow along with me as I work my way thru!

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