JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 1 My first true junk journal! I really don't like the term "junk journal" but I'm sticking with it for this project because everybody recognises what a junk journal is. I would much rather call it an album made from recycled materials but it doesn't…
INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE SPINE EMBELLISHMENT AND COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT Now that I had finally sorted out all the problems with binding the mini-books, I was able to concentrate on the final stage of the project: the spine embellishment. Tassel I found this fancy ball of yarn in my stash, and was…
INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - PROGRESS ON SEVERAL FRONTS I've had another couple of very fruitful sessions in the studio working on my Infusions Mini-Album. Cover Sometimes it's hard to find patterned paper which is large enough for book covers. For most crafters, the largest size available is 12 x 12 in, which is usually…
INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT UFO There are too many UFOs in my studio. UnFinished Objects. Every now and then I have a blitz and finish some of them, only to find they have been replaced by more. Does anyone else have aliens in their studio? Infusions Back in 2017…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 9 - COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT The final stage in constructing the book was to glue the end-papers inside the cover boards, sandwiching the reinforcing roofing felt and covering the insertion of the ribbon ties. The completed book With all its embellishments, the spine embellishment and the ribbon closure,…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 8 - COMPLETING THE COVER AND MAKING THE SPINE EMBELLISHMENT I was a bit concerned about glueing the end-papers onto the cover and expecting the fairly thin paper to bear the weight of the whole binding. I therefore decided to add some hidden reinforcement between the end-paper and the…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 7 - COMPLETING THE COVER EMBELLISHMENT Another session of complete fun in the studio, as I completed the embellishment of the front cover of my book. Working on the title panel The printed title needed a nice frame to set it off from the background of the cover. Punched…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 6 - BEGINNING THE COVER EMBELLISHMENT Today I had the most fun in my studio that you could imagine. This is Shoshi in her element... After the main construction of the book, this is where the real fun begins! The spine If I had thought about it in advance,…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 4 - END PAPERS, COVER BOARDS AND TITLES End papers These are the papers which line the inside of the cover and back the first and last pages of the book. The pages of this book are 12 x 12 inches and I needed large enough paper. My hubby…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 3 - EMBELLISHING THE FORE-EDGES The addition of the hinges does add some thickness to the bound edges of the pages. The stack of fore-edges is therefore slightly thinner than the binding. This doesn't matter, but having this bit of leeway, I decided to go a bit bonkers and…
