Wednesday 21 April 2021

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Nigezza Creates aka Gez, Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 


Thank you for visiting my blog, I really do appreciate it and hope you like the project and will take a look at the video tutorial as well.  I am delighted that I have finally finished the 2 Vintage Days journals I have been making with the Artymaze digital kit.  I finished one of the covers without filming and the other is in the video tutorial linked below. I spent about 2 hours doing this but I have speeded the video up and recorded a voice over as I didn't think anyone would want to watch me craft for 2 hours! 


Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion


Measurements and Materials

  • I used a card Amazon envelope for the cover
  • I trimmed it down the folded envelope to 8 3/4" tall and 7 1/4" wide
  • I strengthened the spine area with tyvek 
  • I covered it in some velvet fabric
  • I added card to the inside to give it extra strength
  • I used one of the background papers on the inside of the cover
  • I added a pocket to the inside of both the front and back covers
  • These pockets were decorated and a small pocket added and tags added
  • The signatures were sewn to the cover using the 3 hole pamphlet stitch
  • Lace was added to decorate
  • Eyelets were added to some pages for charms
  • Eyelet was also added to the back cover for the ribbon closure
  • Metal corners were added
  • I decorated the front very simply as I did not want to cover the beautiful fabric   


Now watch the video tutorial to see how this was made :-) 

Video Tutorial

Time for the closeups!


Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion

Vintage Days Journal Cover & Completion



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1 comment:

  1. Fabulous journal and pages,love the beautiful cover and lace trims
    Carol x

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