This is my hand bound journal made from an old book cover with signatures of watercolor paper backgrounds and cardstock. Each of the 9 signatures is different adding to the very eclectic look of this blank journal. The inside is lined with some store bought handmade paper…if that makes any sense. :)
Category : Creativity
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So this is a VERY long time in coming. I had said a few days to my Yahoo group ABC altered book club.
First I made beads according to this tutorial.
1)Put dried bead on dowel. pencil, skewer, whatever it will fit snuggly.
2)Roll bead on a clear embossing ink pad such as Versamark.
3)Dip inked bead in UTEE.
4)Heat with heat gun.
5)Repeat steps 2 and 3.
6)Roll/dip in embossing powdwers, glitters, and PearlEx mixture.
7)Heat again…repeat if desired.
I generally work on one half of the bead at a time…let it cool then turn around and do the other side. I have 4-5 beads going at a time.
Finally had a chance to work on my postage people book again. I only have 3 blank pages left and the covers. Here are the latest spreads.
In my spare time, which has been sorely lacking lately, I’ve started on yet another new project.
I nabbed this book off the free shelf at our local library, read it then decided to alter it. I first went about ripping pages out randomly. Then started painting…
These are just a few examples of the stuff I’ve done on the pages.
When I began I was thinking this would be an Art Journal very similar in fashion to Ingrid Dijkers style. I’m not entirely clear anymore what this book will become…if anything more than an experiment, but that’s ok too.
These are really getting addictive!
I do wish I had saved the George Washington in bed for the cover. It would have wrapped very nicely around the book. Oh well…with any luck, I’ll dig something else up that I like just as much.
I’ve been working on lots of projects…scrapbooking-altered style, my anniversary squares for ABC_altered book club, a framed memory box and lastly my COFFEE themed altered book. I’m not thrilled with my pages so far but I’m diving in anyway.
