{"id":407,"date":"2014-08-14T13:21:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T13:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulajeffery.com\/fadville\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2014-08-14T13:21:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T13:21:24","slug":"an-art-journal-from-manilla-folders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/paulajeffery.com\/fadville\/?page_id=407","title":{"rendered":"An art journal from manilla folders"},"content":{"rendered":"

I made this art journal\/planner using a tutorial from the lovely Minerva Levinston<\/a>, which in turn is based on the art journal from recycled greetings cards which I blogged about here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minerva’s post is very comprehensive so I won’t repeat it here but there were a few differences with my version. \u00a0First off – measurements. \u00a0 Here in the UK we can’t easily get hold of ‘legal’ sized manilla folders, but foolscap works just as well. \u00a0If you follow Minerva’s instructions just reduce the ‘flap’ measurement to 3.5 inches instead of 4 inches. \u00a0(Luckily I’m so ancient I still work in feet and inches so American\/Imperial measurements work fine for me). \u00a0\"manillafolders\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I had to settle for buff coloured folders, I couldn’t find the nice cream ones that Minerva uses anywhere but as I guess they’ll get covered with collage and paint I wasn’t too worried…<\/p>\n

I messed up a bit with the covers. \u00a0I’m always a little confused over ‘chipboard’ – in the UK chipboard is a type of reconstituted wood<\/a>. \u00a0I realise it’s cardboard in the USA but I’m never sure what kind of weight. \u00a0I used a couple of cereal boxes and they were too flimsy. \u00a0I added another sheet of cardboard, glued and taped them together. \u00a0I used waste cardboard for the spine and covered it with washi tape to pretty it up. \u00a0 Then\u00a0I\u00a0reinforced the front of the covers with fibre glass tape (aka knows as drywall tape or plasterboard joint tape)<\/p>\n

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Gesso’d over the tape.<\/p>\n

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Added a layer of crinkled tissue paper to add more texture.<\/p>\n

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I cut some cardboard hearts and glued two or three together to give some depth, glued them to the front cover, covered with another layer of crinkled tissue paper, plain and patterned and sprayed with inks.<\/p>\n

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I finished it off with a layer of acrylic gel medium and some gold rub n’buff. \u00a0Mine’s not as beautiful and neat as Minerva’s but I like it.<\/p>\n

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I made this art journal\/planner using a tutorial from the lovely Minerva Levinston, which in turn is based on the art journal from recycled greetings cards which I blogged about here. Minerva’s post is very comprehensive so I won’t repeat it here but there were a few differences with my \u2026<\/p>\n

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