Hello there gorgeous people! I am sooooooo excited to share today’s project with you – I’m going decorate a Travelers Notebook insert cover and add a little extra strength to the cover so it holds up over time. This is what I’ll be showing you how to make – a Travelers Notebook cover with a galaxy feather design – using yummy products from the Lulu Art store of course.
Now I know not everyone likes to watch video’s on how to step-by-step pages so I have both a video and written instructions on how to make this yourself!
Step 1
Add fabric bookbinding tape to the spine to add strength, then tear vintage papers into pieces and glue onto the journal cover using Matt Medium – be generous, as this will add strength to the fragile vintage papers.
Step 2
Once dry, add words to the spine with Archival inks and a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil – Traveler. Using the foam mini ink applicator gently add ink to the edges to enhance the vintage look.
Step 3
Using the same Archival inks add some random stamping to the background to add a little pattern.
Step 4
Use the Vintage Pastel Watercolour set from Prima to add some sheer and soft colour to the background and you can even disguise some of the text as there are 2 colours in the set almost the exact shades of vintage paper – swoon!
Step 5
Add Prima’s Art Alchemy paints in Blackberry, Rich Turquoise, Pink Blush, Wild Fuschia, Pure Sunshine, Crocus Fields and Frozen Berries through the feather stencil – blend the colours a little and add in a semi ‘banded’ pattern – I created my colour bands horizontally going up the design with my palest or brightest colours in the middle and the darkest colours at the top and bottom.
Step 6
Partially cover the painted design using Paynes Grey so that there are flecks of colour peeking through the darker paint.
Step 7
Finish your Journal cover with a hint of lightness by adding splashes of white Sharpie paint marker to mimic stars in the night sky and adding a hint of metallic shimmer by outlining your design in gold acrylic paint.
Add a word of your choice either in coordinating colours (use the same paints to colour it) or a contrasting colour for pop.
SUPPLIES
From Lulu Art of course!
- Vintage Book Paper Sheets
- Prima Watercolor – Vintage Pastels
- Prima Travelers Journal or another travel journal with mixed media paper
- Jane Davenport Travel Watercolour Brush
- Tim Holtz Layering Stencil – Traveler
- Archival ink pads: Pale Ochre and Tree Branch
- Finnabair Metallique Art Alchemy Paints: Blackberry, Rich Turquoise, Pink Blush, Wild Fuschia, Pure Sunshine, Crocus Fields and Frozen Berries
- Fineline Applicator
- Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint – Paynes Grey and Iridescent Bright Gold
- Liquitex Matt Gel (or Golden Regular matt Gel)
- Royal Taklon Flat Brushes
- Stamperia Stencil: Feather could also use TCW: Four Feathers
and
- American Crafts Thickers: Wander
- Fabric Book Binding Tape
- 49 & Market Stamps: Captured Adventures
I hope you have enjoyed this simple idea combining loads of my favourite supplies and one or 2 new ones!
Kate