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The pages need to be a much more delicate material in the paper journal. Like maybe, tissue, vintage book pages, handmade or mulberry paper... I actually thought the ones you prepared worked well with the denim cover. I also think on the pages you had prepared, it would work well if you stamped the even numbers on the reverse side of the pages 😊

Gorgeous Love this

I love it! Thank you for sharing 🤍

Loved watching you do this- yes I screamed no'!!!!! When you started to glue the lace. 🤣

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Thanks for making & sharing the paper method 👍👍😍

Do you think bees wax would work? I have bees wax pellets

Grungy, not watercolor paper.

I love the signatures, and that cover you created is amazing with the lace. But you are maybe right that they don't quite go together. They almost do. The colours of the signatures and cover work together, but the watercolour paper is perhaps what doesn't work for you? Maybe a ligher paper? You will make the right decision whatever you choose. You are so creative!

This is such a unique cover. Love it!

I absolutely love the watercolor pages with the raggedy cover!! Am I the only one? I'd buy that!

Wow another great project. Love the cover and the signatures. Maybe you can use a paper distresser tool to make the edges of the pages inside be more raggedy to match the cover?

Love how the wax cover came out. Can you attach several tea bags to make a large paper and then tear them down to the correct page size? Might be cool and would tie to your snippet roll. Can’t wait to see what you do. 😊

Oooh, this is prettiest journal cover ever! It would be beautiful with tea dyed fabric pages and embellished with paper and laces.

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I love both covers, they feel so different from each other. The waxed cover is my favorite and with the snippet on the cover it is so beautiful. You are right, it does feel vintage and maybe even feminine. I am looking forward to what your choice will be. Thank you for sharing.

Hello Barbara 😊 thank you for sharing. I learned something new. This is similar to melting old crayons for projects. Also, an old cheese grater would work really well for shaving the wax. 😢

I think perhaps you need some softened coloured/printed/stamped vellum pages (I get a beautiful translucent vintage green colour vellum from “Which Craft Do You Do” in Australia) & a page made from a few sewn layers of sewing patterns/tissue paper, perhaps with an inner layer of copy paper to give it some strength, some waxed & Momigami treated pages & even a lace bordered/lace/sheer fabric page. Aiming for translucency, subtle vintage colours, gold & Pearl shimmer effects & softness/pliable pages throughout to fit with the beautiful cover 🤔 Can’t wait to see what you do. This cover makes me think of a Tattered Angel for some reason

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Must admit, the thing I loved most about the denim cover, were the colours peeking out. So I was kind of hoping you’d layer colours in between. Maybe with an opaque paper that’s a similar colour to the covers so the in between bits would still show the effect of the map, but there would be lots of colour peeking out between rows. Of course, you could also just dab the tissue layers with distress sprays/inks to get some cool colours (you’re still cutting so I don’t know if you did that

Cute that there was a little unwaxed heart after the first coat on the map. I think it was happy it was chosen 😊

Wax the pages for wax cover. Sew around the sewing tissue first and then wax it. And sew ephemera and such before sewing in the signatures. Keep it all in the wax theme.

I wonder if you do a mamigami treatment to the stiff papers, you might like them more? 🤔 They would be more supple and soft by doing it.

a cliffhanger 🤣🤣🤣

You certainly had my interest the whole video....I wasn't sure how this would turn out but I love it.

Lots of great suggestions here which I can't add to. Just wanted to tell you I loved the slashed denim, but the paper one is a WoW! Waxing paper: genius! And those watercolour pages are my perfect palette! A perfect video for me! If i was forced to complain: it didn't last long enough 😂🎉❤ thank you

I did not think the paper one was going to turn out that nice! It is awesome 🤩 As always, you are so inspiring. I love when you just go for it and deal with any issues along the way. And you just keep trying. I love the papers you made. I agree though that they would look good scrappy. So you could scrappy them up a bit? Whatever you decide, I’m sure it’s going to be gorgeous! Hugs 🤗❤️

❤ …fabric pages for the denim cover and packaging paper for the waxed cover… can’t wait to see the finished journals! They are beautiful covers! Thank you for sharing!

Beide Cover sehen super schön aus 😊

Oh my goodness Barbara!! How utterly innovative!!! I can't wait to give the paper cover a go - I have my tea-bag snippet strip ready and waiting. But, wouldn't you know it, I'm on a mini-break in the NZ Alps with minimum crafting supplies, so I will have to wait until I get home. 🧡💚🤎

I’ve never used fabric I felt to unsure of what to do with it. This video is so inspiring. I love the simplicity of it. The cover is breathtaking. Thank you Barbara 😘

Oh my gosh how gorgeous is that cover!!!!! I thought I loved the denim one but when you put that snippet roll on top of the paper one, my heart melted ❤❤❤. I loved the pages you made too, those numbers are just gorgeous. However, I agree they don't go with either cover. IMHO I think the denim one would look cool with pages that look like street art and the paper cover with pages that have vintage vibes and lace etc. Maybe the numbered pages would be better in a journal with a larger spine so you could add other pages between the watercolour ones. Whatever you do, I'm sure it will be amazing. It always is ❤ xxx

I love your numbered papers with your slashed cover. I read some of the comments here and I think I might be the only one. Lol. The colors complement each other so well. And I love using watercolors and not just distress inks. Love both slashed covers. I couldn’t see how the slashed paper would work. But this technique was so cool. Anyway, I love the numbered pages with 3 signatures. ♥️♥️♥️

I see woodland, flowers in the cream one...with torn edges...I think I will make one too 😅

A very special journal sweetie 💕 I love that idea of making your own waxed paper, the cover is gorgeous. And a good decision to not finish when you're not sure 😊

I don’t like the numbered pages for the neutral cover to stif do some vintage pages more delicate

When l first glanced at the odd number pages you made l thought they were currency .. l to love odd numbers.. 👍 l agree, the papers look contemporary while the beige & cream colour cover is vintage .. MOI .. Both covers need all together different pages ( signatures ) A vintage look of some kind .. 😊

I think the pages you created would look great in the jean cover. You're right, they aren't right for the wax paper cover though.

I prefer the modern papers in the soft journal. Lovely booklet Barbara, thank you😊

Das ist ja wunderschön. Ich bin total begeistert, und werde es auch versuchen, so ein schönes Cover herzustellen. Vielen lieben Dank nach Österreich🥰🥰🥰

You have such great ideas. Love this cover. ❤

As always I love your videos and can't wait to make a slashed journal cover. Use 3 of your already prepared watercolor papers a long with other papers to make 3 signatures. Rough up the edges of the watercolor papers with the edge of a pair of scissors. If the bright white of the watercolor paper is bothering you dye them with tea or coffee.

Love both covers. Will watch with interest how they evolve.

Well, that's me off to wax some papers!! 🤣

WOW both covers are stunning I couldn’t choose between the two. Love the paper and wax cover. Not waxed before so I’ll try that. I enjoy all that you do. Your work is so unique compared to everything else out there xx

Great idea. Maybe you could use more sewing pattern paper - 2 papers stitched together to make 1 page. Or packaging paper. All torn to the size you want them. 😊❤

Beautiful cover, love the lace! I think a nice sized off white or even white button (with thread of course) would look great on the cover! :)

I was so hoping you would just sew the snippet roll on at the spine and leave it so you could flip it so you could see both front and back cover! I think I like this a tiny bit more than the denim one, both are so cool! Super inspiring video again Barbara! I just love when something unexpected happens, it’s so sweet when you are delighted with what happened!💕🇨🇦

I actually love the numbered papers in this neutral book. They share the vintage look colour wise and the more structured pages are a great contrast to the softer cover. To marry the two further, I would add some lace tabs/embellishments to the pages in creams and whites. I would also rough up th edges of the watercolour paper with a knife to soften a little. Thats my 2 cents!

Wow! Could you dampen the page edges with water and rough them up a bit for a more distressed look? Might even add a drop of color to water before dipping.