When school ended I asked my youngest for all of her school papers. She was very nervous – what would a parent want to do with all that work? Art. She had lots of papers, so I am set for quite a while. I thought all the different inks, papers, and handwriting would make a great first layer. Her homework and any paper within reach was fair game. I started stitching the pages together. Guerrilla stitching. Nothing careful, nothing orderly. Just sewing.
After making a giant random page of her handwriting, homework, and worksheets I went for my stencils. Pan Pastels are new to me so I didn’t know what to expect. Creamy goodness. Vibrant colors. Here is one of the quilted papers.
You can see how I used this in a journal page here.
Now you have shell of the book. Decorative tapes and papers can make the inside look more polished.
Next I cut a 2″ wide strip of paper. The scraps of beautiful papers work wonderfully here. Score it and fold it in half.
Put glue all over the back of it and attach to the sewn notebook paper.
Now the flimsy notebook paper is reinforced. It is ready to be put into Zutter’s Bind It All. Follow the directions that came with your Zutter for how to punch it and bind it.
Punch all of pages. Just about anything can be punched!
The last page is how the pages will be attached to the cover. I use a pocket created out of a manilla folder. You can cover it with paint and inks or leave blank for journaling.
