PINK ROSE JOURNAL for Pink Saturday

Showing the stitching on the spine

Here's one of my very favourite book formats: the Coptic stitch. I just love how the exposed stitching shows on the spine.

Rose signature wraps on alternate signatures. The paper throughout is vintage (1970s) Abbey Mills in Slate, a lovely dove grey, really ususual, and a perfect 115gsm weight. Perfect for writing or drawing, strong enough for collage.

Displaying the whole book - A5 size. I used an Anna Griffin scrapbooking paper for the covers and signature wraps. On the cover, I've collaged a vintage photograph, a wine label and cut out a flower (Tim Holtz's 'Tattered Florals' die) which I curled over my fingers to shape the petals. I added dimension and supported the petals with silicone glue.

I've also added photo corners, Broderie Anglais lace and die cut borders. And finished off with a couple of vintage buttons.

This shows the signature wraps - I used two layers of the rose paper, back-to-back, so they can be left as is, or a pocket or envelope added in between the layers.

Hope you like this! And if you want to have a try yourself, I have a tutorial (with photos and my own hand-drawn illustrations) in my Etsy shop. I've also listed the journal.



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