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He who looks outside, dreams. He who looks inside, awakens. Carl Jung

Friday, January 22, 2016

Art Journal Pockets


This image is from a book I'm altering, but the technique can be used with any journal. Who doesn't like little secret places and stashes - a treasure chest contained within your pages, at your fingertips whenever your younger you needs to be nurtured (and the older I get, the more I have that need:).
For sturdiness, glue together several pages behind your selected page to fold. Then glue down your page, except for the area to fold. Crease your page into the fold and glue the side and bottom edges, leaving an opening and creating your pocket. 
I used mod podge to glue and added gesso to the top page for more support and prep for the paints and stamps I added. However, I have also used double sided tape and stained the page with stamp ink or a hot tea bag to add color and journaled on top of the pocket. Inside the above pictured pockets, I cut out some cardstock and used those to write on. Like any journal, the possibilities are endless and the result reflects you:)
How are you "being you"?

Feels good to be back
Enjoy. ..and celebrate your journey!

3 comments:

  1. oh your journal is so pretty, i just love it! have you gotten a lot of snow? i think we've gotten around 10 inches maybe and it's still supposed to snow all night!

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  2. Hi Tanya ...sorry I didn't see this sooner. Thanks for coming by!
    We got about 18 inches I think & then the wind hit so snow drifts were deeper. So pretty but about back to normal now:)

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