My junk journal using thatsjustpenny digikits is now finished

I used mainly the STEAMPUNK MUSIC OF TIME ZINE JOURNAL with some extras from VINTAGE STEAMPUNK BEAUTIES

and you can see lots of videos on how I put it together on my YouTube channel including making the journal and binding it.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvmT3Rw3e-8r4iaoYYd8MIA

The binding is a simple
3 hole binding.
The string comes up each outside hole and both ends go down into the centre hole where the ends are tied over at the back to form a lock

Steampunk Junk Journal

old Readers'Digest book for the cover

some of the kit materials

With my artist's hat on I am in the middle of creating a junk journal from thatsjustpenny, a digikit site which has some really well integrated themed kits.

 I am very excited to be on the Design Team, showing how the kits can be used.

the cover is removed, retaining the
end papers, and cut in half

I am working on the  STEAMPUNK MUSIC OF TIME ZINE JOURNAL DIGI KIT, with some elements added from a forthcoming VINTAGE STEAMPUNK DIGI KIT, and some copyright free DOVER Publications images and my own poetry and art work. My aim for a long time has been to combine words and images in a coherent way and this journal will have lots of room for input.

There are a few photographs in this post , but to see the journal as it is constructed from first to last go to my YouTube channel for step by step instructions. There are 4 videos so far, with more to come:
Junk Journal using the Steampunk Music of Time digikit, using a re-purposed book.

Video 1 -  https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=nVP4oGzxA4s
Video 2 - https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=hBEB92JkxsI
Video 3 - https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=vHAyFDhXmLY
Video 4 - https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=aW70s5ORH5o

One of the digikit papers used as the endpaper

The front and back covers will have the TIME collage, as you can see in the photograph.
I am planning to show how the pages can be put together, using collage combined with elements like tags and labels

painted pages with the first collage piece attached

Although the journal consists of dingle pages they are orked on as double page spreads. the collage overlaps help to reinforce the spine where the holes will be punched for the binding.

envelope and journalling tag to attach to a journal page

a folded zine

The kit includes envelope templates which can be applied to the pages and can hold tags or labels.













There are single page zine templates which can be folded into little books which willbe inserted in tucks and envelopes. This means that the journal can be filled with whatever you wanted to insert.

I am thinking of poetry, quotes, sketchesm decorative labels and assorted tags.

ATCsforall.com - decorated hands

This was such a good idea; just to draw round your own hand on thick card, cut it out, and decorate the end result,

Mine were - In the style of Klimt, medieval manuscripts and William Morris. All great favourites.

ATCsforall.com Tip in pages - to be added to recipients' USK sketch books

Tip in pages - to add to a

Sennelier USK Urban Sketch Book with Accordian-style Pages

Unfortunately I cannot get hold of the nominated sketch book, or any concertina sketchbook with
6"  x 4" pages so I am going to make my own as the idea is to have a stand-up display and I have received some lovely cards as my returns.

The brief was to produce sets of 4 cards on a theme of your choice which are swapped out in your group. As they are almost 6" x 4" there is a bit more space so you can really go for it!
 - Under the Sea; Faces; Egypt; In the style of Klimt, landscapes, English beauty spots, Cley Windmill, Durdle Door, fountains Abbey and Glastonbury ...Tor

ATCsforall.com - a learning swap; Paint/Draw Like a Woman

This was fun and a great learning experience - copying a style really makes you look very hard. These paintings are also on ATC cards 3.5" x 2.5" so it was an even greater challenge.

Rules...

1. Select only from the list on this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._women_artists. Stick to those women who were painters/drawers/printmakers/illustrators for the purposes of this swap.

2. Do NOT select artists whose work you have painted/drawn before (e.g. NO Frida Kahlo, folks, unless you've never heard of her). We are going to try to learn about NEW to us artists with this swap

- Paintings in the style of...Natalia Goncharova - copy of self portrait; Jenny Saville, Gwen John - Chloë Boughton-Leigh; Winifred Nights, section of The Deluge

Icad 34 - 41

ICAD 25 to 32...

I stayed on prompt with symbols but I have gone rogue now! Back to words and images - and watercolours of one of my granddaughters. I like this challenge because it is small scale so it is achievable; I enjoy trying out different ideas and techniques in a relatively quick way.

I also love seeing all the other cards; the range is extraordinary and the ideas and techniques are inspiring.