I’m still finishing off some journals and for this particular journal cover I decided to try something totally out of of my realm of comfort – working with only one color.
Letting go of old ways of doing things and allowing the process to guide you isn’t always easy and working with a simple design and only one color really challenged me to stay focused and allow the color and design to share equal space. It was very tempting to add other elements and colors as I normally would, but I resisted the temptation and I simply love the results!
I used machine embroidered fabric paper for the cover because it’s strong yet flexible, and then painted it with a burgundy red and added some gold highlights. I can’t wait to do some more!
I’m sure you’re all feeling Christmas just rushing toward you – where on earth has the year gone? For me it’s time to think of Christmas gifts so I can get them in mail and send them home to Australia and I’ve been making some journals because they make lovely gifts and never go out of style.
I like to use fabric paper for my journal covers because it always has lovely texture and color and makes a strong usable cover, and this month we’ve been making fabric paper over at the Free Lunch Cafe so I used a piece of the fabric paper I made as a sample for this class. The fabric paper itself is kind of ordinary but is a great piece to demonstrate just how you can make something beautiful and extraordinary out of something fairly plain and ordinary.
Please enjoy this short video on the making of “The Fairy Tale Journal”.
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