Finishing#gmseasonoffinishing[wpseo_breadcrumb]Let's set ourselves up to finish strong this year. I'll be showing you how to create and easy envelop pocket journal that can be accommodated into...
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Bookbinding
The Bloom Book Cover
Bloom#gmseasonofbloom[wpseo_breadcrumb]Let's get messy with color and bloom the cover of the Bloom Book. Using collage elements, lines and color, create a...
The Bloom Book
Bloom#gmseasonofbloom[wpseo_breadcrumb]After a severe winter full of rain, snow and wind, nature is reborn and shines for us in a stunning beauty. Blooming...
How to bind a vintage book into a junk journal (no perfection needed)
Bind your own journal using an old book… as old as you’d like. With a lot less perfection than you think you need.
Bonus – Three Hole Pamphlet Stitch
Basic Bookbinding > Bonus Three Hole Pamphlet Stitch I've chosen a simple beginners stitch for you that will allow you to start creating your own books, quickly, simply and right away. Once...
Staggered junk journals
Home [wpseo_breadcrumb]Page through the pages of Char's Season of Home journal, and hear its story. In the video, Char also shares a few other ideas for journals she's made in the...
Japanese Ledger Binding
Reflection Learn how to create a beautiful art journal with a quick and easy binding. The Japanese Ledger binding looks impressive but it’s very simple and can be made with an...
Season of Starting Intentions
Starting Beautiful artist! Welcome to the Season of Starting. No matter what kind of starting you are doing, I'm excited for you. The first week of a season is dedicated to...
How to make a paper bag junk journal
Home [wpseo_breadcrumb]Char DeRouin Char is an artist, designer and maker whose work is abstract, intuitive and organic in style, with a no-rules approach. She is influenced by...
Using Commonplace Books as a Weapon Against Perfectionism
Failure The last time I counted back to see how long I’ve been keeping commonplace books, I thought it’d been about twelves years or so, but since then I’ve found...
Make a quick accordion art journal
Creativity For this season, I thought long and hard about what type of journal would work best for my journal's theme: A Wrinkle In Time. I wanted something that was very...
Postcard Multibook
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DIY a Mini Selfie Scrapbook with Paint Chips
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Welcome
Basic Bookbinding > Welcome Welcome to Basic BookbindingMy love affair with bookbinding started in 2011, a few months after I discovered art journaling. At that time, we were living in Hong...
Lesson 1 – Pamphlet Stitch
Basic Bookbinding > Lesson 1 Pamphlet Stitch Welcome to your first lesson of Basic Bookbinding! We are going to start with a simple, but versatile stitch that will enable you to quickly start...
Lesson 2 – Long Stitch
Basic Bookbinding > Lesson 2 Long Stitch About the Stitch The long stitch is a beautiful yet simple way to bind your signatures into a cover. You will be attaching the paper to the spine of...
Lesson 3 – Coptic Stitch
Basic Bookbinding > Lesson 3 Coptic Stitch About the Stitch The Coptic stitch is an open spine binding. This means that you only need covers, not a book with a spine. Best used for The Coptic...
Lesson 4 – French Link Stitch
Basic Bookbinding > Lesson 4 French Link Stitch About the Stitch This stitch is very decorative one and is at the top of our list for difficulty. Just like the Coptic stitch, it allows your...
Closing Thoughts
Basic Bookbinding > ConclusionCLOSING THOUGHTSAfter having completed these lessons, you should have four lovely journals waiting for your words, your art and your collages. Each one will have...
One World – A Mixed Media Concertina Art Journal
Ubuntu Basic Supplies: Large sheet of smooth medium weight paper like Arches hot press - 22”x30” 90lb/185gsm Fluid paints in favorite colors like Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint Brayer...
Bookbinding Secrets with Kiala
Bookbinding expert, Kiala, takes us step by step through binding a journal.
Creating a journal of the tides of your year
Nature Hi Get Messy friends. It's Elizabeth here with my final tutorial of the year. And what a year it has been. I have been so grateful to connect with you, and have been so...
How to make an envelope journal
Connections Hey y'all! It's Katie here with my tutorial for the Season of Connections! Have you ever had a penpal? I used to have half a dozen of them when I was a...
How to make a folded accordion book about everyday details
Connections One of my most favorite ways to include my life in my journals is to make the mundane magical. I love taking the day’s routine and drawing it out with color and...
How to make a pop up art journal
Fairy Tales [wpseo_breadcrumb]Hello lovelies! It's Ashley here with a fresh new tutorial. As you know, fairy tales are full of ups and downs, twists and turns, trials and...
How to make an accordion folded journal
Fairy Tales [wpseo_breadcrumb]Surprise! It's Misty! Normally Vanessa kicks off our seasons but she was kind enough to switch with me for Season of Fairy Tales so I could show...
Make an upcycled journal from gift wrapping supplies
Gifts Hi there everyone, it's Tanyalee here with my final tutorial post for the 2016 Get Messy Creative Team, I have loved every minute of my CT duties and look forward to what...
Art Journals from Found Materials
Dreams One of the best aspects of art journaling is that there are literally no rules. None at all. This applies even to your journals. Let me back up. I know most of us all...
Easy watercolor tiny book
Lists Hey messy people! Nina here.When you’re taking on a huge project – like a daily challenge or a 30 lists album – it can prove quite necessary to take a shortcut on some...
Make Your Own Notebook Using Pamphlet Stitch
Lists Hello Get Messians! It's Vanessa here to help you kick off this Season of Messy Lists. I am definitely a Lister and I love making notebooks to house them in....
Creating and filling an accordion album
Happy Hi everyone, Tanyalee here from the Creative Team. I'm going to give you an insight into my process for a journal page. Not just any journal page though, an...
Prepping an Altered Book
Words In the video, I show you how to take pages out of your book by finding the signatures and by ignoring the signatures. I demonstrate how to prepare a page for...
Resources for making an altered book
Words We're giving the prep an entire week in the season. Use this time to prepare the cover and pages, then share your book on Instagram with #getmessybook. For some...