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This is all about getting started on your Christmas A-Z Journal. Today I will show you an example of a cover and the first letter of the alphabet.
I have decided to do my journal 9" x 6" and will be using Basic Grey Fruitcake papers throughout. I have also used some free printable illustrations that can be found at All Things Christmas and Christmas.momsbreak.com
For {A} I have decided to base my page on Angels but there are many you could use such as: Advent, Antlers, Anticipation, Almonds, Aperitif or more humourously, Appetite, Apron, Alcohol, Armchair, Asprin, and Andrews. The choice is yours!
The slide show below shows the stages of the cover from start to finish. After covering the journal with B.G. Fruitcake Plaid I then used Fruitcake Cherry and Pine, tearing the edges of the paper and inking the edges. Gold ribbon and the illustration were mounted on top and the Li'l Davis - Peace, Hope, Joy charm was added.
The chipboard BG numbers "2006" were painted with metallic acrylics and the edges distressed with ink. A hole was punched in the top left hand corner and fibres with round metal beads were threaded through.
The end result looks like this
The inside cover was finished off by adding a printed vellum Christmas poem to patterned paper and fixing in place like this:
On to our first page, the letter A.
This is made up of a base sheet just under 9" x 6" and two flaps attached by hinges. If you want to follow this design there is a slide show below. It is important to remember to decorate your flaps before you contruct them so you can hide the reverse of brads, the hinges and other embellishments.
There is a tab inserted in the lower flap so a slit needs to be cut to allow for that before you piece it all together and I have used a small magnetic dot to close the lower flap.
Before you add your photos you may want to decorate embellish the tags a little more.
The end result looks like this:
Our Christmas Journal will progress fortnightly, and you will be able to sample the work of our other talented designers at Bubbly Funk who will share with you their own Christmas Journals.
Why not join us and create your own journals, post your creations to our Bubbly Funk gallery for us all to share and some will be shown here too!
Our Christmas Journal is fortnightly but check back every week for our alphabetical journey through a whole range of crafts and inspiration.
Di W's cover and Letter A
