... Homemade Journal ... 2016

[mhguda]

Maybe glued on top of a paper like that? I don't see how you could get the design to stand out with the emboss/deboss? you'd need a very simple paper to get the height differences to stand out enough to see it. Unless maybe silk? but it would have to be very thin...

And if glued, how would you protect it so it wouldn't pick up dirt from being used?

 

PS but I forgot to say how very lovely that is... especially since the deboss image itself is also beautiful!

Edited July 12, 2016 by mhguda

[TMLee]

Maybe glued on top of a paper like that? I don't see how you could get the design to stand out with the emboss/deboss? you'd need a very simple paper to get the height differences to stand out enough to see it. Unless maybe silk? but it would have to be very thin...

And if glued, how would you protect it so it wouldn't pick up dirt from being used?

 

PS but I forgot to say how very lovely that is... especially since the deboss image itself is also beautiful!

 

 

Yeah, thats why I am looking at a paper covering this time, becos the Nautilus cutout may be too thin.

 

I do have fabric in graduated colours which can be interesting.

 

But I am not sure if the emboss can stand out.

Edited July 13, 2016 by TMLee

[TMLee]

Introducing ....

 

"THE 355 MINI ".....

 

[nacho_grande]

I loved the Oxblood.

[TMLee]

Finally completed .... after more than a year ....

My bad ...

Too hesitant about things ....

 

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/28367-homemade-journal/page-88?do=findComment&comment=3430789

 

 

 

 

Journal 166A and 166B Ostrich Leather

 

The leather is just beautiful ...

with matching elastic bookbands ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5109.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5112.jpg

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5116.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5117.jpg

 

Bands deployed

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5118.jpg

 

I chose red accents

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5121.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5119.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5120.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5122.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5124.jpg

 

Yum ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5125.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5127.jpg

 

 

Red flyleaves

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5132.jpg

 

 

Personalized

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/New%20Picture%206.png

 

This one has printed grey ruled lines

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5140.jpg

 

Colophon

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5137.jpg

 

Paper is

NATURALIS 135g Vanilla White , Smooth

7 Signatures, 4 Folios each , total 112 pages

 

 

Together with its matching mini version .

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166B%20A5%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5165.jpg

 

 

Nice set

Edited November 4, 2016 by TMLee

[TMLee]

This one is the mini matching Ostrich leather version ...

 

My 65th TR journal

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5161.jpg

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5142.jpg

 

Its narrower than A6

Here compared with a Design.Y journal 288

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/011_1.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5143.jpg

 

Band deployed

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5144.jpg

 

 

Same red accents

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5146.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5145.jpg

 

 

Full spread

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5147.jpg

 

with accents in view

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5148.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5149.jpg

 

I love the quill bumps ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5150.jpg

 

as the larger one above,

Picked the symetrical matching sides of the bird to form the symetrical left and right covers ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5153.jpg

 

Matching flyleaves

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5158.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5160.jpg

 

 

Colophon

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5162.jpg

 

paper is

TOMOE RIVER paper , 52g , Cream , supersmooth

7 Signatures, 10 Folios each,

total 280pages

 

 

 

Together with its larger companion

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5167.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5169.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2012/2012%20Journals/Journal%20166%20Ostrich%20Leather/166A%20Ostrich%20Leather/DSCF5171.jpg

 

 

[mhguda]

Is anyone else having problems reaching Photobucket? Nothing that's posted there is available to me...

[TMLee]

This is Journal 237 Happy Dragonflies II made on order.

 

Its an A6 sketchbook in landscape format comprising an assortment of papers that can take watercolours.

 

 

I decided on 3 kinds of paper as can be seen here prepared in the bookblock.

To maintain some symmetry, the middle Signature is different paper, and so is the first and last Signatures.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/IMG_0796_zpsa2u1ubqs.jpg

 

One of my favourite motif is the dragonfly , as popularly used by the Japanese.

Dragonflies signify metamorphosis - welcoming change - towards better things.

This one is black fabric.

My earlier one was blue fabric.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5321_zpsthyz50a2.jpg

 

After folding over, the edges are sealed with glue to prevent fraying during the stage when the flyleaves are installed.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5324_zpstfz2wk30.jpg

 

I decided to stay with a spine accent as in my earlier attempts.

It looked great with a olive green accent that matches the green grass on the fabric.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5441_zpskeddrax8.jpg

 

I wanted some accent , something cheery to perk things up a bit.

so i went for mango accents.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5445_zpsntmzben4.jpg

 

 

and matching mango elastic bookbands

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5446_zpsg9vlnmgz.jpg

 

 

yellow stitches

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5452_zpscuhiwbdq.jpg

 

 

as in all my landscape journals, the ribbon is omitted becos its not practical - too long.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5457_zpsdq0f46y5.jpg

 

 

the short edge was kinda short but i still wanted at least 6 stations to keep the binding a little more robust since its gonna be a sketchbook that will probably be handled a little more than just on the desktop situations.

Decided to space out the stations symmetrically.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5458_zpswrpvbyg4.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5455_zpsz3z8tka1.jpg

 

 

 

with the yellow accents in view

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5456_zpskraszfot.jpg

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5465_zps3iqbxo13.jpg

 

The namecard slot was centralised

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5466_zpsgihdd3kf.jpg

 

 

The inktestpage

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5464_zpswh8ybm1x.jpg

 

and Colophon

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5463_zpshopygete.jpg

 

 

The different papers in the bookblock

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5467_zpsii0i2d3k.jpg

 

7 Signatures, 4 Folios each

Total 112 writing pages.

 

Writing paper is :

NATURALIS Vanilla White, 135g, Smooth

NATURALIS Absolute White, 135g, Matte

GALGO Felt 150g (textured)

 

 

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5443_zpshmpsdl6o.jpg

 

 

The fabric is textured

The whorls are purple in colour

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5447_zpslqbzehl7.jpg

 

I usually put the spine bookcloth flush with the fabric

here you see the fabric goes under the bookcloth

Its a little more troublesome this way but it solves the problem of snagged edges after years of use.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5451_zpsbxu6xx3a.jpg

 

 

 

 

I like the middle signature paper GALGO Felt 150g (textured)

The cream tint and the texture plays well against the artwork and watercolours...

NOODLERS Black (waterproof)

DALER & ROWNEY Watercolour Pocket Set

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5503_zpsvrqaenay.jpg

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5495_zpsbtunct31.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5496_zpsa0mfitbg.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5499_zpshovnxkqn.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5497_zpskv8f0mpv.jpg

 

backside

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5500_zpsze4lrbp6.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5501_zpsl5jq5jmp.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/237%20Happy%20Dragonflies%20II/DSCF5502_zpslaexedy2.jpg

Edited November 23, 2016 by TMLee

[EdeIstein88]

@TMLee do you sell that journal?

[TMLee]

@TMLee do you sell that journal?

 

 

Sure

 

I need to craft another one if you want.

 

send me a PM , feel free to ask anything

[TMLee]

Finally completed this one .....

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/302808-homemade-journal-2016/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3641158

 

This is JOURNAL 209A (A5) "YUZEN - Plovers"

 

Front

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/028_zpsg0iwn7ue.jpg

 

Rear

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/031_zps1cvudm4k.jpg

 

Bands deployed

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/038_zpscotwlkbj.jpg

 

Matching blue bookbands with the bookcloth

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/040_zps09ue65rr.jpg

 

 

Managed to find honey gold thread...

a bit thinnish , but i wanted a gold coloured thread

Bought from ETSY in miserable quantity and its way too much wax

I wished it was flat profiled thread but its not.

This is only about 0.5mm diameter. I usually use 0.8mm for a little more heft to express the exposed stitching.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/044_zpsihqij92e.jpg

 

 

The advantage is that there is less bulk in the bookblock because the thread is finer.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/049_zps6hzj5e2s.jpg

 

and gold coloured pagemarker

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/042_zpsri8bxgaq.jpg

 

Beautiful YUZEN paper ...

Golden accents

Its a picture of a flock of plovers flying over a sandbank

The sea waves are also rendered in gold colour.

The blue bookcloth matches the blue on the paper most beautifully ...

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/051_zpssze0eiav.jpg

 

Used golden coloured flyleaves

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/053_zpsg8dcici3.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/059_zpsf6vks1mf.jpg

 

back flyleaf with pocket and namecard slot

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/060_zpse6uvhkv5.jpg

 

 

 

I wanted to keep the embossed spine as a matter of visual interest

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/052_zpsgt2a98vk.jpg

 

Inktestpage

PELIKAN Brilliant Brown from a very wet FP.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/061_zpsjoqt9bro.jpg

 

Colophon

NOODLERS Black , and

DIAMINE Oxblood

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/062_zpsuhbnu5xc.jpg

 

Writing paper is

TOMOE RIVER paper , 52g , Cream and supersmooth ...

7 Signatures, 10 Folios each

total 280 writing pages

 

My 67th TR Journal

and my 17th A5 sized TR journal

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/066_zpsyqbp8x8r.jpg

 

 

As in all my journals with accents , the paper goes under the bookcloth

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/035_zpschd8co2l.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/032_zpsjwa8jhjj.jpg

 

 

This is a nice one ...

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/034_zpsewux7kao.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/029_zpsu9qoyqdr.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/056_zpsd94hzct8.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/209%20YUZEN%20Plovers/209A%20A5%20YUZEN%20Plovers/058_zpsc2hrqju5.jpg

 

 

Up for sale

Just PM me.

 

Thanks for looking

Edited November 25, 2016 by TMLee

[TMLee]

This is Journal 210A YUSEN - Gold Leaves

 

A5 size

 

My 69th TR Journal

and

18th A5 size TR Journal.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5658_zps2elkhooq.jpg

 

Trying at least 6 variants of this at one go on my workbench ...

 

Finally got round to using this sheet of beautiful Japanese YUSEN paper.

Gold leaves with grey dots on a matte black background.

Front

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5632_zpsw7pjeevq.jpg

 

Rear

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5637_zpsuskk0kdd.jpg

 

Bands deployed

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5638_zpsiohq9zpt.jpg

 

Black dimpled elastic bands

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5639_zps3ft3twse.jpg

 

The motif was fine enough to allow a spine and corner accent in Jet Black bookcloth

so I employed the usual embossed motifs

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5633_zpsdnasylv8.jpg

 

This time I made the card underlay for the emboss , to be a little bit thicker .

To make the emboss crisper, I glued wetter, making the bookcloth softer and more malleable, making it hug the emboss edges tighter

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5634_zpsmihkgror.jpg

 

As usual , the cover paper dives under the bookcloth

A technique I do to protect the edges from snagging

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5636_zps7bl3hg3x.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5635_zps8qrlqvr6.jpg

 

 

I decided on a gold coloured theme

Gold coloured threads

gold ribbon

gold flyleaves

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5640_zps4wgdnj4x.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5642_zpsqtja1we6.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5643_zpsppngktbv.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5646_zpsasclaolj.jpg

 

Metallic Gold coloured flyleaves

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5651_zpsgz4dgrxs.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5652_zpsq6eih7jk.jpg

 

 

Full spread

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5644_zps7khjkro8.jpg

 

now with the gold coloured accents in view

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5645_zpskctgla9l.jpg

 

 

Colophon

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5655_zpscoih78bg.jpg

 

Writing paper is TOMOE RIVER paper, 52g, Cream, supersmooth

7 Signatures, 10 Folios each

total 280 writing pages

 

The print is beautiful.

The gold leaves have a sheen and reflect light

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5649_zps2yn27ebx.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/210A%20A5%20YUSEN%20-%20Gold%20Leaves/DSCF5647_zpsffjrycj9.jpg

 

A handsome journal in muted (but classy) dark colours ...

 

 

 

 

[mhguda]

The combination of golden leaves with the black bookcloth is wonderful...

I sent you an email.

[TMLee]

The combination of golden leaves with the black bookcloth is wonderful... I sent you an email.

 

Thanks

Yes the print is very nice.

[TMLee]

Working on the variants ...

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2015/210%20YUZEN%20Gold%20Leaves/001_zpsngypwkc3.jpg

 

 

 

[mhguda]

I like the one on the right, although I do think a thinnish strip of black cloth under the stitching would also work.

[Ranger14]

 

 

Sure

 

I need to craft another one if you want.

 

send me a PM , feel free to ask anything

Well since you said so can I get a plain black notebook for FREE??

 

 

LOL

JK

That is really beautiful work that you do and are pieces of art IMO..

[TMLee]

I like the one on the right, although I do think a thinnish strip of black cloth under the stitching would also work.

Yeah perhaps 🙂

 

Been looking at my past journals with straight line spine accents - somehow just feel they can afford some variation.

 

They tend to look more like ledgers.

(My wife's comment )

 

😊

[TMLee]

Well since you said so can I get a plain black notebook for FREE??

 

 

LOL

JK

That is really beautiful work that you do and are pieces of art IMO..

Hahaha thanks for your kind words ...😊

 

But I actually sometimes DO give away journals (apart from my usual friends and relatives etc ) from time to time .

I did that this year to FPN folks as a gesture of appreciation for their 'virtual' but warm friendship all these years. 😊

[TMLee]

One of the challenges of using materials for the covers, is finding a way to minimize wastage, especially if the cover material is precious or you can't buy them again even when you want to.

 

For any given material, I would find ways to maximize the number of covers that can be covered in that material.

 

The handmade and handprinted paper I bought from Japan is one such example.

Its size is about A1 lengthwise , and being handprinted , its one of a kind and there is no exact duplicate of it in any way.

 

Another example are the handmade marbled papers by the Italians.

Such kinds of paper are not only unique but also costly.

 

Sometimes the orientation of the patterns or prints is another constraint.

You can only use them in one particular orientation.

 

These are the initial considerations when starting off with a fresh design of cover material for my journals.

 

I finally plucked up enough courage to try out the handmade papers ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/KARAKAMI%20paper/011.jpg

 

 

I started with the yellow maple leaves KARAKAMI papers

very nicely done

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5709_zps37bnrbuc.jpg

 

Like maple leaves floating down a stream ...

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5710_zpsaapveaud.jpg

 

sometime ago , I came up with this idea of saving paper by reducing the width being used.

A straightforward way is just using a narrower dimension,

and then using another material to cover up the remaining width.

Like the spine accents that you commonly see now in my large journals.

 

In the early years , I used to do straight edges that overlap, but I wasn't satisfied for two reasons ,

1) the straight edge is kind of boring and predictable,

2) and more importantly, what overlaps remains visible.

Like an emboss.

 

So , I addressed these two issues by

1) developing this zig-zag pattern for aesthetic interest ; and

2) now , using the geometry to turn a problem into an advantage.

 

zig-zag pattern on the spine

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5692_zpshcuxcjae.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5693_zpsijla4gdk.jpg

 

now covering the covers with less (reduced width) yellow material.

It saves a mere inch or so , but when you add up the inches across the entire sheet of the paper, you have gained a significant quantity of paper that becomes usable.

It could also mean being able to cover one more cover.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5694_zpsmjk4vmg8.jpg

 

next comes the part about addressing the underlayer that is covered by the spine accent , yet visible - like an emboss.

I do this by paying attention to the underlayer,

I cut it like so ...

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5695_zps1ibs9qnv.jpg

 

Now there is a pattern created - those triangular points

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5696_zpsmimztnd7.jpg

 

It will show when it is covered later.

 

adding on my usual trapezoidal shapes in my spine covers

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5698_zps5lsdxdb0.jpg

 

The overall effect is achieving multiple layers of an emboss ...

The point in this is that embossing is not only in silhouette or outline, but also in layers.

You can use multiple layers to create bas relief .

In this picture, you see 3 layers of emboss -

the grey base,

the yellow layer , and the

white topmost layer.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5701_zpskied2obl.jpg

 

I chose a dark Indian Red bookcloth for the spine accent ...

to match the maple leaves

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5731_zpsoc6szvjs.jpg

 

Here you see the triangular points of the yellow paper underneath ...

( glue still fresh , not dried yet, so the surface of the bookcloth dont look flat and even yet)

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5732_zpsaiux3tou.jpg

 

The finished look

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5734_zpsnbhieela.jpg

 

 

The 3 layers of emboss ...

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5739_zpsh3yc5gxj.jpg

 

 

This technique is very useful, if your covering material is in short (precious) supply.

 

It is also very useful if you are covering your A5 size covers using scrapbooking paper.

Scrapbooking paper is nice becos of the extremely wide variety of design patterns available.

But its size is exactly 12" x 12". (304.8mm x 304.8mm )

A5 covers are approx 150mm wide.

This means there is not enough material to wrap each front and rear cover completely, using just one sheet of scrapbooking paper.

You would need 2 sheets.

But you can use only one sheet , by employing this method described above.

 

I will demonstrate this sometime soon.

 

 

 

 

another observation ,

At this point, the spine accent sometimes looks visually overpowering .

This is becos the stitches are not in yet.

When the stitches are there (also a matching mango yellow), it wont look too strong anymore.

The elements will all blend in.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2016/KARAKAMI%20238%20-%20241/238%20KARAKAMI%20-%20Yellow%20Maple/DSCF5738_zpsi30bbahb.jpg

Edited December 10, 2016 by TMLee