Junk Journal / Art Journal – Papercraft Crystal

16 ways to bind a mini album or junk journal

A quick review of sixteen ways to build a mini-book or bind a junk journal. Mini-books are a fun way to show off your paper crafting skills. I love to use these as mega-cards and mini-scrapbooks. Junk journals are a great way to use leftovers from other paper crafts, junk mail, and old magazines. AContinue reading “16 ways to bind a mini album or junk journal”

Let’s make ephemera!

I made this group of ephemera as part of the challenge of #dephemerember2023, hosted by @49dragonflies and @luiseheinzl. Short process video: https://youtu.be/L_EUl5I5rQg The prompts are: 11. Halloween meets Christmas 12. Kintsugi houses 13. Magical creatures 14. Mushroom robots HALLOWEEN MEETS CHRISTMAS AND KINTSUGI HOUSES I removed the tabs since I’m not building the 3-D versionContinue reading “Let’s make ephemera!”

Fun bubble technique

This is a project following the prompts for #dephemerember2023 hosted by @49dragonflies and @luiseheinzl. 6. Selfie in a bubble 7. Clocks and wings Bubble: Combine water-based colorant (watercolor, dye reinker, a little acrylic paint, coffee, whatever you’re going to use) with water and a few drops of dish detergent and water. Use a straw to blowContinue reading “Fun bubble technique”

Masterboard Ephemera

This is a project following the prompts for #dephemerember2023 hosted by @49dragonflies and @luiseheinzl. 4. Butterfly and 3 torn things 5. Salvaged birds I started with a letter-size master board. For the master board just start gluing stuff down. Don’t worry too much about how it looks. If you have some blank spots, add moreContinue reading “Masterboard Ephemera”

Tim Holtz Stamp Collector

Last page of my all Tim Holtz art journal, using Stamp Collector and Correspondence. Thank you for joining me for this series! I printed the Great Wave onto copy paper to use as a base, covered the wave with a mix of used postage stamps and stamped & fussy-cut stamps, and used vellum for theContinue reading “Tim Holtz Stamp Collector”

#Dephemerember Fabric Bowl

#Dephemerember preparations – making the fabric bowl for junk journal scraps Short process video: https://youtu.be/zBr6HubSMpM @49dragonflies fabric bowl video with link to free Ephy download: https://youtu.be/SUBdt-giJbY?si=4DID0tLfQMBbHWzc Barbara built her bowl with fabric layers and PVA glue over an existing bowl as the base. There’s a lot of drying time and not much rigidity in theContinue reading “#Dephemerember Fabric Bowl”

Tim Holtz Retro Type and Vintage Phone

Art journal page using Tim Holtz Sizzix dies Retro Type and Vintage Phone. I cut the dies using shades of dark, shiny cardstock, then layered them over collage paper adhered to a brown inky background left from the coffee spread. I put a halo of white tissue under each die so it would stand outContinue reading “Tim Holtz Retro Type and Vintage Phone”

Tim Holtz Flower Garden and Mini Bouquet

Art journal page using Tim Holtz Flower Garden and Mini Bouquet in an ethereal garden scene. I started by stamping and die cutting all the pieces, then loosely watercoloring using Distress ink and shimmer watercolor. I layered the Ideology cardstock base page with colored tissue, then vellum, then the flowers and a swallow from TimContinue reading “Tim Holtz Flower Garden and Mini Bouquet”

Channeling my inner Picasso

Channeling my inner Picasso (and fondly remembering punch art) for the next page in my all Tim Holtz art journal project, using Sizzix Thinlits Abstract Elements and Sizzix Bigz Steampunk Parts. Short process video: https://youtu.be/Wv3Mqo8OP8o Supplies: Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Abstract Elements 666280, $18.95 https://amzn.to/3PLDhqd Sizzix Bigz Tim Holtz Steampunk Parts 664185, $16.22 https://amzn.to/3rPKLAy (AsContinue reading “Channeling my inner Picasso”

My working life in coffee cups

This is the next page in my all Tim Holtz art journal. I feel like I don’t journal or scrapbook my working life in any proportion to the amount of time I spend at work, but this page covers my working life in coffee cups. The left side features an impressionist take on the JazzContinue reading “My working life in coffee cups”