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JJJ: Gel Printed Mini Journal

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Group:J is for Junk Journal
Swap Coordinator:smmarrty (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Crafts 
Number of people in swap:10
Location:Regional - USA only
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.97
Last day to signup/drop:September 22, 2018
Date items must be sent by:October 20, 2018
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Do you watch the Gelli Arts tutorials on YouTube?

Recently Birgit Koopsen demonstrated how to use your gel printed papers to make a journal. She uses card stock and prints on one side only. She folds the prints with the art on the inside and tapes the pages together to create journals with 20 or more pages.

Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33iQ-IqyGrk

Make a small (5" by 7" or smaller - you can cut 8.5" by 11" paper in half or use 4" by 6" index cards) journal with at least 12 - 15 gel prints. Use your stencils, foam stamps and other favorite gel printing techniques (I love to use thread and yarn, bubble wrap, and ripped strips of paper).

You can bind the journal in the style that Birgit Koopsen demonstrates or another method that you prefer. Take a favorite print to use as the cover (watch the video to see how to do this.)

One journal with 12 - 15 pages, a printed cover and your choice of binding. Cover the spine with duct tape or sports tape or gel-printed fabric.

Sound fun? Due to the cost of postage this is USA only, but feel free to copy for international swappers. Or ask a group member to swap privately.

Discussion

smmarrty 09/22/2018 #

So you can make the journal in a different way from the video - if you have another favorite or traditional way of making a small journal. You can sew it or pamphlet-stitch it or other.

I think the video and the journals featured in it are fun and almost pocket-sized so easy to carry around with you.

January 09/25/2018 #

Thanks for posting that we can make it in a slightly different way...my papers are printed on both sides so I am not going to adhere them together - no blanks and I don't want to cover up any painty goodness :) Almost done with mine...so much fun.

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