Black and Gold Journal

by Jennie Boxall

Black and White Journal

Ingredients

20’s Plate 3 029

Mini alphabet stamps

A6 Black chipboard book blanks

Gold inkpad

Black Utee

Various papers

Gold braid

Bind-it-all

Wires

Thick card cut to A6

Melt Pot

Method

Stamp two of the gold shoes on to the front of the book cover in gold ink.
Melt the Black Utee I the melt pot or melt on a craft sheet if you do not have a melt pot.
Ink up on of the Twenties stamps with gold ink, and set aside.
Pour the utee onto the front of the cover and stamp the stamp into it, pressing hard but not too hard. Leave the stamp in to cool.
Gently pull the stamp out. Be careful if you use clear stamps and they are not marvellous for this technique. This process does not harm natural rubber.
Stamp a shoe on each corner of the book insides and on the back cover in gold ink.
Glue the papers to the inside of the book covers.
On a piece of spare black card, use the alphabet stamps to stamp the words Journal, and edge with gold pen. Fix with foam pads.
Bind it all together. I used silver wires and then coloured them with a gold Krylon Leafing pen.