I will be exhibiting in Historic Norcross Art Festival this fall (My first Art Festival) and decided to make some pretty journals to add to my display. They will all have blank acid free paper inside but the outsides will be covered in detailed original images by me. I am going to pour a 2 part resin on top of the image once I finish to preserve the covers forever. These are going to be really pretty I'm excited. I love keeping a journal myself but never thought to actually design the covers of those beautifully bound Strathmore journals. I will put some in my Etsy shop soon. These are a few photos of the progress so far. The nice thing is that with the two part resin protecting the image I am going to be able to embellish these like crazy with beads and all sorts of fun things. The resin I use is so thick it will hold anything down for life. I also like to put a beveled rim of puff paint around the image which helps to keep the resin inside the rim. That way it won't drip off onto the pages. I'll keep you posted on the finished product of the first two which happen to be Mermaids(O: I guess I still have the beach on my mind!
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You are going to LOVE the art festival, and you will do well! What a good idea of having the edging around the journal to keep the resin in. I would really like to try resin--I love the result.
ReplyDeleteAnd your art piece of Emma is....well you know the drill..I'm drooling as usual!
Oh I just love this creation...and the beads and colours and fun stuff that will lay burried under all the appoxy will be a treasure for sure!
ReplyDeletegreat work...i love embellishing journal covers...it's such fun!
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ciao bella
creative carmelina