Hello everyone. How are you getting on with your journals? I hope you have been crafting along and have been looking forward to this next installment. As there is quite a lot to cover, I will share the spine and how to insert your pages tomorrow, in an extra post for you. I would have liked to fit it all in today, but I didn’t want to bamboozle you will too much in this post.
To keep the basic pages simple, these are created in exactly the same way as the last 4 (See Part 1, March 8th). The only difference being is I added some embellishment to them using dies, cut into the card with coloured card behind. It’s your journal so it’s all down to personal preference, you don’t have to do this. For these pages I have used Tim Holtz Mixed Media 5 from Sizzix and placed Tim Holtz Distress Collection Core’dinations behind. If you do choose to add this detail, you can use any dies you like as long as they are left in the card. I will mention again, when placing your dies, remember that the side opening need to be facing the side when secured together.
You will need:
- Matt Black Cardstock
- 120-150gsm Smooth Paper
- Wonder tape, Red Liner tape or similar
- Tacky Glue
- Narrow Ribbon 1cm
I know a lot of people like ATC’s and this is a great way of storing and displaying them, but these handy pocket cases can be used for anything you like.
Step 1: Take your card measuring 20.5 x 7.5 cm, score at 10 cm then at 10.5 cm (see photo). Take a second piece 7.5 cm x 5.5 cm, score at 2 cm and 2.5 cm as shown, fold the score lines as pictured.
Step 2: Place a strip of tape down the centre of one side of the larger piece and secure your ribbon to it. With tacky glue, attach the smaller piece to the top of the ribbon side, covering the ribbon and creating a flap, as shown. * Top tip: leave sufficient ribbon to reach right around the cover and tie a bow, you can trim any excess later.
Step 3: On the underside of the front flap, add tape then ribbon. You can cover this with a piece of card measuring 7.5 x 2.8 cm. Set aside. If you are repeating this for the additional pages you will need to make another 3.
Step 4: Take a piece of smooth paper 18 x 14.5 cm, score the longer side t .5 cm and fold.
Step 5: Secure thin tape to the flap and fold together. See photo.
Step 6: Fold the open ends together, use a circle punch to create the finger tab in the centre of each. Add tape as shown and fold to create 6 pockets.
Step 7: Take 2 pocket sections, add tape to the centre of one as pictured and secure them together, making sure they are level.
Step 8: Repeat with the next pocket.
Step 9: Add tape as shown to both sides, don’t remove the covering yet.
Step 10: Remove the tape backing from 1, line up with the top of your case and secure. Top tip: don’t line up with the base of the case or the pockets will not expand.
Step 11: Repeat for the other side. You will need another 3 to complete the remaining pages or 6 if you want twins on the page.
For these pages you can either add 2 side by side. Here I have added a Tim Holtz Die cut ‘Stitched pockets’ from Sizzix. It’s a wonderful holder for things you want to have on view, such as tickets, small photos, notes etc.
Flap Pages:
You will need:
- Black Cardstock
- 5 mm x 1 mm Magnets (4 for each complete page)
- Corner rounder
- Tacky Glue
this is gorgeous, great idea for your dies and how professional this looks
A great tutorial. Brings back a lot of memories for me and reminds me of things I’d forgotten, so thank you for that. Loving this journal so far. Hugs, Helen
Brilliant blog and great demo 🙂
Amazing as ever. Looks wonderful but am going to need to go over it a few times for it all to sink in. Thank you for taking the time to go into so much detail and providing all the photos as well.
Great step by step, have been looking forward to this installment.
Alot to take in, hopefully I get time to fit all these different page styles in. This is really coming together now, looking forward to the next installment 😊