Handmade Journal with butterfly cover - tutorial
Hi all Debbie here…. You know its funny thinking I'm doing summer craft stuff this time of the year…. Its late autumn going into winter here in New Zealand. Here is what we will be decorating the cover of this time around…. A Hand-bound, handmade paper Journal Cover. For this project you will need: Three sheets of handmade gold flecked papers (i did gold, red and white) texture/embossing folder butterfly dies and die cut machine two sheets of thick handmade paper - for cover up to 10 sheets of plain handmade white-ish papers for the inside of the book glue glitter glue gel matt medium (or white glue) and a brush Ink pads and sponge background stamp string and beads with a needle (optional) 1. bind your two thick sheets of hand made paper and the inside sheets into a book form… I used the Japanese four hole binding method. See how here: http://www.designsponge.com/2013/03/bookbinding-101-japanese-four-hold-binding.html I then finished off the binding with...