Finishing with the Cover

Sometimes I like to leave decorating a cover until the journal is all filled. Started with this in January 2012

It was a journal for workshop experiments 

Creative Jumpstart Tags 2012

21 Secrets class with Cathy Bluteau

and calendar journaling as I finished with Kate Crane's format

and later started my own current practice

Now it's full

I began the cover decoration by scraping modelling paste through a stencil

and also just scraped onto the cover and then stamped into with a wooden block stamp. Click on any photo to see it larger.

Then added more texture with dictionary paper, torn sheet music, paper serviette, and drywall joint tape

Left to dry completely and then it was time to add paint

and tissue tape

and more paint

have to show you a close-up of the delicious texture

and still adding...pieces of paper serviette and more paint

metallic rub-on paints for extra depth

and painted bondaweb (see Kim Thittichai's youtube technique HERE) for crunchy gorgeousness - the bondaweb parts are the orange sparkle below right, and the purple sparkle to the left and below the gold dots

and here it is finished

front cover

back cover

detail

detail

And now it's time to find a new journal...