Do you love or collect paper? For someone who is not a scrapbooker, there is a large amount of scrapbook paper in my possession. I love the stuff! The patterns, colors, texture all sing to my color loving heart! So what to do with this paper abundance?
Since scrapbooking is out of the question for me, journals seem a likely solution to the paper problem. I found lots of inspiration on YouTube when I typed in journals. One in particular that appealed to the paper hoarder in me used a Composition notebook, the kind you find at the Dollar store. YouTube has many videos on this subject to stir your creative imagination just type in Composition notebook journals and see what comes up!
Now, all of you journal ladies stop cringing at the thought of using scrap paper, it was just a jumping off point.....
Paint over the paper, add stamps, rub ons, stickers, collage and other stuff to round out each page. Add as much or as little as you like.
The most time consuming process was the page prep: gluing the lined paper together (for sturdier pages) and cutting the patterned papers down to fit the notebook pages and gluing them on the lined paper. Then the pages needed a bit of reinforcement: I used masking tape to reinforce the seam area of the pages.
Then came the fun part! I LOVED picking out each paper and finding another piece to work together and then the painting and decorating was an absolute blast! I could hardly wait to get home each day to play in my book!
Be Creative,
Suzy
24 comments:
Suzy, I'm smiling big as I read your post. You make me want to play! Thank you! Just what I needed. Your journal is so happy!
Hi Suzy. Thank you so much for sharing this idea, I love it. I think I'm going to try this. I'm curious though. You said that you used masking tape to make the pages sturdier at the binding. Did you put the tape at the binding first and then glue the papers in or was it vice versa? Also I'm guessing that you painted the masking tape. Did the tape receive the paint well? Was it acrylic paints? Sorry to ask so many questions, I just want to have an idea before I start one. Thanks. Linda E.
Linda, thanks for stopping by and I'm so happy you want to make a journal! I glued the paper on the page first,and then reinforced with tape down both sides of the seam. No problem with acrylic paints and tape. Also I don't think I mentioned this but I removed some pages from the composition book to allow for the thickness of heavier paper. Hope this helps! Have fun and be sure to post some photos, would love to see your journal.
Valerie, so happy you stopped by. Thank you for your sweet comments and I love that you are inspired to play! Yippee!! Have fun!
Thanks for your response Suzy. I appreciate it. I'm going to give this idea a try. Will let you know when I post it. Linda E.
I love looking at the journals you create and it was wonderful to see how you made this. My daughter has just celebrated her 21st and I made her an album of photos. I wish I'd had thought about your blog and maybe created a book with words in also. Thanks for sharing your colourful world.
Ali x
Thank you Ali for your kind words! Congratulations on your daughter's 21st birthday! So many occasions for journals, I'm sure your DD would love to have a journal with both photos and words...why not start one today? Have fun!
Now you know you can always pass along your extra scrapbook papers to your scrapbooking sister ;)
These are great pages!!! Love all the bright colors. It is so you :)
Anne, be careful what you wish for...when you come for a visit I'll load you up with paper.
Suzy, this is brill! I do not scrap book, but I love scrap book paper, lol. I'm a bit of a paper hoarder, now I can justify my addiction! Thanks!
Head Krazy YOU are SO funny! Made me LOL to read there is potentially another paper hoarder among us. :-)
so cheerful and full of colors! i love to paint scrapbook paper and it is good for gelli printing too! happy PPF!
Love your pages, makes a very cool journal! HPPF!
Great pages, I love your paper experiments, Happy PPF :)
Wow what a lot of work, but it looks fun! Not sure I'd be up for all that gluing...but they are beautiful!!
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What a wonderful book! Thank you for sharing, I am off to visit you tube now:) HPPF
I love using scrap paper in my backgrounds especially in journals, what a marvelous book....Happy PPF
I love those cheap composition books! And I think what you've done with it is great.
Awesome, Suzy!
Super-inspiring!! :)
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
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terrific make. Happy PPF, Annette x
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So happy to see this post and your art! Joanne Sharpe's classes started me on using these. I even used a light coat of gesso on one yukky page. Happy PPF
Fantastic journal Suzy, love all that color and there is so much to look at. I adore masking tape and use it for all kinds of things....it works wonders. Happy PPF. xox
This is wonderful, and what a tempting idea! Valerie
what a terrific way to use all those papers!! I too have tons of pretty papers although I don't scrapbook, and have used them as bases in some of my journals. Love your book!
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