Hey Y’all! Last week Get Messy Art Journal launched their newest class! It’s called Pieces, It’s by Johanna Clough, and it's all about creating and using Junk Journals!
Even though I art journal all of the time, I've never made a specific "junk journal" so this was really fun to try.
In the course, Johanna shares a super easy binding technique (no sewing involved!), which is what I used to bind this journal.
I did my cover with paper scraps, paints and an interference medium through a stencil for a layered/mixed media/vintage look. I don't think it's my usual style, but I really like it!
I've been working my way through the lessons. I got about halfway through them before I left to go out of town for the holidays, so I will definitely be getting back to it once I travel home again.
I love the interaction lesson, where Johanna talks about adding tip-ins/flaps and envelopes and gives you all sorts of ideas for interactive pages, which I've always found fun.
Here is a peek at the rest of my journal. As I was binding it, I included lots of mixed papers, such as book pages, patterned scrapbook paper, magazine images, maps, vellum, etc.
I think I've found a new love for junk journals. You can learn more about Get Messy's newest class, Pieces, here.