Stitchels Journal

by Jennie Boxall

Ingredients:

A6 Book Blanks Chipboard

Thick card A6 x 4

Thinner card

Stitchels stamps from The Artistic Stamper

Versamark inkpad

Black inkpad

Black embossing powder

Pearlescent powder paints from The Artistic Stamper

Water brush

Patterned paper

Scissors

Foam pads

Glue

Bind-it-All & wires

Recipe:

Using the powder paints, paint the white side of the chipboard,. in colours of your choice.
Glue the patterned paper on the grey side and trim.
Using any of the Stitchels stamps ink in black ink on the painted side of the chipboard. Space evenly and fill in with little leaves.
Stamp the back page.
Using the versamark inkpad, stamp the same designs twice on the thinner card and emboss in black.
Cut out and paint in with the powder paints.
Using the Bind-it-all bind the book with big wires, and put together, making sure the front and back are in the right place!
Stamp the inside pages with a single stamp on the corner of the pages.
Finally layer all the Stitchel stamps on the front cover using the foam pads,, glue buttons for decoration, and tie fibres down the side.