There are so many wonderful artists on Instagram. I love the fabric journals by Sophie De Cort. After seeing some of her photos, I decided I simply had to try my hand at one of these. First, a few photos of her work: Amazing, isn’t it. I’ll get there one day. Recently I got some …
What’s a gluebook, anyway?
I make a lot of collage art and put them in things like gluebook. But what is a gluebook exactly? There isn’t a definitive answer, but it’s not a difficult idea to wrap your head around. A gluebook is a “book” where you glue things (like a collage) in. The following are some examples: A …
Jumping into the digital ephemera arena
I enjoy making vintage junk journals. Every time I make one, I try to think of creative ways to embellish the pages. I don’t like to write or “journal” in my books, I prefer to add collages or do artwork to fill the pages. In turn they become tomes of paper treasures that I have …
Global Priority Mail journal
Recently I put together a postal-themed journal for a postal-friend of mine who has sent me some wonderful no-longer-in-use forms and papers from the USPS. I constructed the cover using a flat Global Priority Mail envelope that I cut down for the front and back. I used another envelope to cut the length of the …
The Process of making a journal cover
I’m not sure if I’ve shared much about the process of making journal covers. I do them all pretty much the same way, so I thought I should write a bit about it. I start with cutting down some heavy weight card stock to the size I want. I don’t have specific measurements but it’s …
