Bonjour, crafty friends! Today, I'm excited to share a chic and feminine Paris-inspired junk journal created for Clear Scraps. With soft pastels, elegant embellishments, and a touch of vintage charm, this "Ooh La La" journal is perfect for capturing your favorite memories or gifting to a friend who adores all things Paris!
I am using the Large Square Journal Cover for this project. This chipboard cover measures approximately 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches. A binding needle and wax thread are included.
Start by cutting card stock to size for the front and back of the cover. The spine piece is cut 5 inches wide and scored at 1 1/2 & 3 1/2 inches.
Adhere the card stock to each piece. The spine piece is adhered between the score lines.
Glue the 2 large pieces to the spine.
Choose some patterned papers for the front and back.
Cut down pieces to fit front & back.
I butt my pieces up to the card stock on the spine piece.
Cover the areas where the pattern paper meets the solid card stock with washi tape.
Finish the inside covers. Adhere pattern papers. Add solid card stock to the spine area.
I put together 3 signatures measuring 6 x 6 inches. Some of the journal pages from the book I pulled patterned papers from along with some card stock, plain paper & some paper bags were used The signature covers were made with patterned card stock.
The signatures were sewn in.
All that’s left is to embellish the cover.
I did some die cutting.
A ribbon was sewn beneath the signatures. I covered the spine on the outside with a rectangular piece of card stock and washi tape. Flatback pearls were added. The ribbon was knotted.
The die cuts were adhered and I added some flowers and pearls to finish.
I love the way this journal turned out and appreciate you checking it out!
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