I have been wanting to create a journal like this for awhile but was feeling daunted. Your video broke everything down and I found it wasn’t hard as I thought it was. I was happy how it turned out. Thank you ❤❤❤
Yay! this is why I go to so much trouble to do my video's the way I do, I love to know how much it helps, thanks for popping in and leaving your wonderful news Michelle!! just wonderful good onya!!✨ ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna happy crafting
aw wow thanks so much my kind hearted friend, you are the best🧡 I love making these videos, I'm so happy to know you feel this way ♥︎♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
thankyou so much for your lovely compliment Katherine I love to know that my teaching style helped out Yay! and thanks for the sub (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
thankyou so much for your lovely compliment Katherine I love to know that my teaching style helped out Yay! and thanks for the sub (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you so much for the great instructions!! And I appreciate all your tips and the fact that you take pride in your craft! Your cover is ...yes......PERFECT!! ( Just like I like) 😉 THANK YOU. 😘
Such a thorough demonstration on how to construct a book cover - wish I had seen this one a year or two ago. Trial and error were my learning curves but this leaves no question unanswered. I saved this in case I need to refer to it as my senility sets in. Thanks for such a great share Donna - you are a fine instructor.
thanks so much Cheryl, I know what you mean I was lucky enough to be doing these corners back in my leather craft days waaay back in the 70's oh gee that sounds far lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
This the best. most in-depth explanation of how to construct a cover that I've seen. You not only explained how to do it but how not to do it & the pitfalls that could be encountered! I love your humour too, 'this thing' = bone folder, 'find my fingers' 🤣 Informative & entertaining, what more could we want x
Jane i'm so proud that you feel that way about my tutorial, wow thanks, it's hard to be serious and then a funny sneaks in, i couldn't believe it when i said, when i find my fingers lol, ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas The funny bits make it better because it breaks the serious up. You explain things in such a calm way, also without using terms that I'd be getting splinters from scratching my head! x
Thank you so much for this lesson, you are a great teacher, easy to follow your instructions. Your book cover is gorgeous. I look forward to checking in with you again soon
Wow, such a wonderful video!!! I am so extremely thankful to see this video! It is really complete and easy to understand! I am always searching for ways to make my scrapbook paper work for junk journaling. I really appreciate your tutorial!!!
aw thank you so much Amy, I love making videos that help!! Scrapbook paper is always so beautiful to use for JJ, happy creating ♥︎♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
I have watched every cover video around YT and back you are the only one that does the spine like that. I'm trying to make some journals to sell and I'm not happy with my covers yet. Thanks for the information and clear directions Donna.
I have discovered that the 3 ring binders at the dollar stores here in the U.S., has great chip board in their binders and you can remove the vinyl really easy because it is not glues onto the chip board. It is a great way to save money if you have to buy chip board. Just a little FYI.
This is by far the best tutorial I’ve seen on making a cover. Thank you for well paced and informative video! Can you do a video on how you put your signature pages in too? Thank you!
gee Donna how nice of you to leave me this fab compliment!! got the happy dance goin on lol I have done a video on how to sew in signatures, I have used a recycled book but the process is the same, mark your holes and sew them in czcams.com/video/qOpAvtzzGzU/video.html thanks a gain in chuffed ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas I love this tutorial, very precise! I also love the mitered corner tool you made as well, brilliant! Can you show us how you do signatures with a hidden spine?
I adore the papers you've chosen for this project! The squished angle is a wonderful way to make a crisp mitered corner. Lovet it! Thanks for this tutorial, Donna! It's going to help so many of us make better constructed journals. Also, you get the best video angles to show us exactly what your doing. Perfect! xoxoxoxo
the papers make it don't they!! I love them too, i spent a bit of time narrowing it down to these i found so many that look fab!! I too am looking forward to helping everyone get their journals going with this one, thanks a lot me lovely ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
WOW - this tutorial is absolutely full-proof. I just tried to do this and its my very first time making a journal cover and I love it! I covered it with fabric rather than paper as I have plenty being an ex-patchworker. I Love the fact that the tutorial is in real time and nothing is spead up. Thank you so much - you are an amazing teacher😊
Yay!! awesome Tina, I made a video this way as well with fabric, its nice to know you adapted this one tho, good work. and thanks for the lovely compliment ♥︎♡☆🦋hugs Donna
thanks Judy, I sometimes think it's a hindrance and then when i'm finished my creation i go, i love it and wouldn't change it for the world lol and my memory, the struggle is real lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I've watched A LOT of journal making videos, usually using old books. of the ones using chip board or recycled packaging, this is by far the very best of the best. first, I'm grateful you kept it in real time. secondly, I love that you seem to really care about your book. it's not just thrown together. it looks amazing. your instructions are clear and easy to follow. I'm going to go subscribe after I post this. thank you for sharing this fantastic tutorial ❤❤❤❤❤!!!
oh WOW!! wordscrafter wow thank you so much, i was so proud to read your message out to my husband he was so proud of me as well!! big head right here lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Wow, thank you Tracy!! that means a lot to me I work hard to get it all right and make sure it's good enough for you to follow along with me :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I thank you for the instruction but this is way too basic for me. I hope those who need this basic instruction are able to make this journal easily. i am sure they will. I love the way you are covering this journal instead of using an old bag. Thank you for your help.
Great video wonderful tips you are a great teacher, l know you showed two ways to make the corners, can how you made the last corner please thank you have a great day 😀
Thanks so much 😊 Christal that's so lovely of you to say, i only had the two ways to show and they were both to do with mitering the corner. one was to hand measure the 1/8" out on the diagonal and cut away the bulk of the corner, and the second was to use the jig, i hope this explanation clears what i meant up :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
should always glue the top and bottom edges over first. why? because if you glue the front edge in first there is always a tiny bump on the bottom when you glue the bottom and top over. When you pull the book in and out to use it, that bump will wear away leaving the exposed edge. Just a book binder tip ;)
thankyou orange tabby glad it helped, i haven't made part two for this cover, but i have made detailed tutorials in my monthly subscription membership group ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you so much! I needed this to try and improve on bookbinding. And I feel you on the forgetting of the name of things! I'm a native Spanish speaker and sometimes I remember the word in English but I forget the word in Spanish and vice versa. It's so annoying!
no probs María, I've got more on the way just about covers, i'm always joking i have the memory of a 90 y/o lol but i do alright considering i overload my brain to the maximum!! ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Would you do a tutorial on this with fabric cover? If you haven't already. I have trouble with corners when and how to cut the fabric and also the type of material vs glue. I've almost got it but I need to perfect it. Is my favorite part of making journals.
@@JunkJournalideas Yes! Thank you! I am just finishing 4 soft cover fabric travel journals for Christmas. I hope I did it justice compared to all those beautiful journals I've been seeing on CZcams with all the amazing crafters out there. I'm scared to put them for sale. It would be my first time. I'll be posting them soon on my Instagram account @leayala69. Take a look and tell me what you think because I trust your judgment. 😘
This is best tutorial I've seen by far! I've had a hard time finding one that shows from scratch. Thank you for sharing :) But is there an alternative for tyvek?
Hi Aly TᕼᗩᑎKᔕ ᗩ ᒪOT, there's many other re-inforcements you can use other than tyvek, sometimes tyvek is a bit hard to get especially in Australia, I've used a light weight fabric, a mesh tape that's used for plastering, and bookbinders tape ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
hey Vicki, i'd air on the side of caution it's a little skinny, just between the two maybe. in saying that it all comes back to experimenting, how thick is the paper you will use to cover the chipboard and if it opens/closes easily at 1/8" sure you can use it. that's why I would use 3/16" just to be sure happy crafting ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
What is it you use to attach your chipboards together to make your spine? I see yours is white. I always use duct tape which can be tricky to put on so it’s even.
I used tyvek for this one, I'm not a big fan of duct tape, I like using softer stabilisers, I also use disposable tyvek overalls it's much better than the envelopes, soft strong and flexible 🦋 hugs Donna
great Patricia, im leading up to the book cloth covers real soon, if you'd like to wait I have it near ready to go to show you how to do it :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
hey Carla, i bought a plastic cap separate to the bottles, i didn't know they dont come with the bottle, i bought them separately, search caps for sugar bell bottle. I also put a pin in the tip just to make the glue stay better longer. ♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
So many of us make journals from kits that use 8.5 x 11" pages folded in half, with a bit of the Border trimmed off(1/4" all the way around), but it's nearly impossible to find anyone that shows how to make the cover of a journal using those measurements 🤔😥, which would be about 5 1/4 wide x 7 3/4" inch tall..
hey Carla, here in Australia we use A4 paper size, even though I'm stuck in the past and love to swing between inches and centimeters lol. any journal made from scratch, the measurements can be changed to suit the paper page size you want to use. hope I have understood you correctly ♡☆🦋 hugs Donna happy crafting
hi Maggie I got it from craft online .com in Australia, it's called sweet sugarbelle (icing bottle metal tip) if you get one make sure you get the rubber stopper that goes over the metal tip, i forgot to get one and search the house for something that fit :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I have started a journal. Thanks for all the tips so far. I made the covers with chipboard. I am about to glue in the 3 signatures which are pamphlet sewn onto a chipboard piece so the strings will be hidden. I am concerned about warping or bowing. I have had to keep the cover under weights to prevent warping each time I glued paper to it. How can I assure the spine will not warp since I will not be able to put it under books? I am using fabri-tac glue which is pretty powerful stuff. I looked through your videos. Do not see this covered. Thanks.
Hi Ann, its great to see you up to this stage.. my thoughts on warping are usually the glue that is water based. but if your using the fabritac its not water based so that should reduce/eliminate the warping. the other reason warping takes place is because of direction, cardboard has a grain as does paper, so maybe chipboard does as well? I haven't used chipboard for covers I use bookboard, and it has a direction, if you cut it the wrong way it will warp. check this video out about board grain czcams.com/video/nLg2Q3Ncbwc/video.html and this video about warping czcams.com/video/VWw6A7SObCo/video.html I wish I could be more help about chipboard but i haven't used it. ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas I watched the videos. So interesting. Here i thought I was assuring success by buying Samsill 50 pt. 1.27mm thick chipboard instead of using the packaging I had been saving. Bummer. If my spine warps, I will be so upset. So many hours went into this junk journal which will be a gift for my sister. It will be too late to tear it apart and start over, salvaging the signatures.
@@annheatherton you have 3 signatures so i'm thinking your spine isn't going to be very wide, all should go well, i have my fingers crossed for you :-)
I made a cover using 1/4 for hinge and after it was all covered with paper both sides etc, it is very hard to bend. I feel like I need to make a new one with wider than 1/4 in?
hi Kathryn, 1/4" is a rule of thumb, if you feel in needs to be wider you sure can make it wider just by a small amount that you feel it needs it so you don' go to the opposite way that it's now too wide. the other thing is 1/ can you tell me if you used cardstock or paper for the cover? 2/ cardstock or paper for the inside cover? then we can talk some more ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas Hi yes I use facebook. I made the cover from a cereal box. I cut the spine and covers all separate and I covered with scrap book paper. It has the 1/4 and 2.5 in spine. It it is tight to bend the cover open and shut.
hey Vicki, yes you can...I would use the fabric glue and use the palm of your hand to press the fabric down onto the book board not your fingers, your fingers will cause glue spots to seep through. another good idea would be to turn your light fabric into a book cloth first, this will be so much better or the glue may come through no matter how light handed you are. you could use a light weight iron on interfacing on the back of the fabric or make it a DIY book cloth ✂️🤩🦋 hugs Donna
Donna one more question, l am using the sugarbelle bottles for my fabric fix glue and I am having a hard time getting the glue to come out, Help Help please 🤣
I have no troubles at all with mine, can you let me know if your keeping a rubber stopper (lid) on the top, or have you no lid on the metal tip? also how thick is your glue, is it getting old? ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
This is the best explained tutorial on chipboard and scrapbook paper covers. Thank you for sharing!
thanks a lot Julie, what a lovely compliment 😊 enjoy creating your journal 😍❤️😄🦋 hugs Donna
I have been wanting to create a journal like this for awhile but was feeling daunted. Your video broke everything down and I found it wasn’t hard as I thought it was. I was happy how it turned out. Thank you ❤❤❤
Yay! this is why I go to so much trouble to do my video's the way I do, I love to know how much it helps, thanks for popping in and leaving your wonderful news Michelle!! just wonderful good onya!!✨ ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna happy crafting
Beautiful neat work and one of the most complete tutorials I have ever seen! Thanks so much!
aw wow thanks so much my kind hearted friend, you are the best🧡 I love making these videos, I'm so happy to know you feel this way ♥︎♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
finally an answer on how to use my scrapbook paper to make covers when it isn't wide enough! thank you
I know Sammi those 12x12 are pretty big but just not big enough for some covers, happy creating 🦋 hugs Donna
You explained so carefully to someone so new. Loved it, so I subscribed!
thankyou so much for your lovely compliment Katherine I love to know that my teaching style helped out Yay! and thanks for the sub
(❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
thankyou so much for your lovely compliment Katherine I love to know that my teaching style helped out Yay! and thanks for the sub
(❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you so much Donna. You are a great teacher.❤️
Thank you so much! Loretta i really appreciate you comin along with me I love teaching ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I loved how in depth this tutorial was. The measurements & techniques explained are extremely helpful. Thank you 😀😀😀😀
thanks a lot vriddhi! happy to help out hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas ❤️😀
Thank you so much for the great instructions!! And I appreciate all your tips and the fact that you take pride in your craft! Your cover is ...yes......PERFECT!! ( Just like I like) 😉 THANK YOU. 😘
Yay!! TᕼᗩᑎKᔕ ᗩ ᒪOT Jill I love my job and i'm so glad it fits right in with your style ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you for taking me by-the-hand, and showing EXACTLY how to do this. Every detail is appreciated!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
You are so welcome Eli! I love knowing I have helped you ♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
Such a thorough demonstration on how to construct a book cover - wish I had seen this one a year or two ago. Trial and error were my learning curves but this leaves no question unanswered. I saved this in case I need to refer to it as my senility sets in. Thanks for such a great share Donna - you are a fine instructor.
thanks so much Cheryl, I know what you mean I was lucky enough to be doing these corners back in my leather craft days waaay back in the 70's oh gee that sounds far lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
This the best. most in-depth explanation of how to construct a cover that I've seen. You not only explained how to do it but how not to do it & the pitfalls that could be encountered! I love your humour too, 'this thing' = bone folder, 'find my fingers' 🤣 Informative & entertaining, what more could we want x
Jane i'm so proud that you feel that way about my tutorial, wow thanks, it's hard to be serious and then a funny sneaks in, i couldn't believe it when i said, when i find my fingers lol, ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas The funny bits make it better because it breaks the serious up. You explain things in such a calm way, also without using terms that I'd be getting splinters from scratching my head! x
You are an amazing teacher! Best one yet for me to follow yet. Thank you ever so much.
well aren't you a breath of fresh air!! My kind hearted friend, you are the best ︎♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas Thank you. I am so looking forward to following you as I progress in this adventure.
I welcome you@@geminidream4347and I'm working on a couple new video right now that I hope you will like x
Thank you so much for this lesson, you are a great teacher, easy to follow your instructions. Your book cover is gorgeous. I look forward to checking in with you again soon
You are so welcome! Brenda, i agree the vintage rose paper is beautiful, see you on the next video ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Excellent and easy to follow verbal and visual directions!
thanks a lot Gail I had to take my time with this one, there's no quick way to do these video's ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Wow, such a wonderful video!!! I am so extremely thankful to see this video! It is really complete and easy to understand! I am always searching for ways to make my scrapbook paper work for junk journaling. I really appreciate your tutorial!!!
aw thank you so much Amy, I love making videos that help!! Scrapbook paper is always so beautiful to use for JJ, happy creating ♥︎♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
This is great and you are good at explaining the details. thank you!
You're very welcome! Breeanna ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I have watched every cover video around YT and back you are the only one that does the spine like that. I'm trying to make some journals to sell and I'm not happy with my covers yet. Thanks for the information and clear directions Donna.
thanks Maryann glad that this has helped you, it's exciting to find which style suits you and then it just all falls into place (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
Your work is always so precise and neat, yet you have a way of making it seem easy and approachable. Thanks Donna!
thanks Sharon, i can mess it up I love the messy look as well, but for foundation blanks the neat freak comes out lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Very detailed tutorial. Thank you very much.
it's my pleasure Dia thanks for your lovely compliment 🙏♥︎♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
I have discovered that the 3 ring binders at the dollar stores here in the U.S., has great chip board in their binders and you can remove the vinyl really easy because it is not glues onto the chip board. It is a great way to save money if you have to buy chip board. Just a little FYI.
great tip for the US ladies thanks for the heads up Crafty Realter ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you for being so detailed I really needed it and a good fill of content. It will help me thanks
hello Sueanne, i'm so pleased you dropped in to tell me this has helped you, I love to know this thanks so much ♥︎♡☆🦋 crafty hugs Donna
Excellent instructions! Great reminder for not new people to journal covers but Excellent for newbies. TFS
thanks a lot Brenda! glad to know it was helpful ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thanks for an indepth tutorial. Now i know what to do.
my pleasure Melissa this is so good to hear, happy creating, you got this!!♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you Donna for such great details. I like picking up tips from different videos. All good tips were right here. Thank you for your time. 😊
So glad! Colleen, every bit helps and thanks for the compliment ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
What a brilliant tutorial. Thanks so much
yay! thanks a lot Vicki much appreciated 🦋 hugs Donna
Donna, you do an excellent job with your videos. I enjoy watching and listening. You are organized and move along at a nice speed. Thank you!
TᕼᗩᑎKᔕ ᗩ ᒪOT Lorri thats nice to get your feedback on how i'm doing, i put a lot of work into helping as much as i can ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
This is by far the best tutorial I’ve seen on making a cover. Thank you for well paced and informative video! Can you do a video on how you put your signature pages in too? Thank you!
gee Donna how nice of you to leave me this fab compliment!! got the happy dance goin on lol I have done a video on how to sew in signatures, I have used a recycled book but the process is the same, mark your holes and sew them in czcams.com/video/qOpAvtzzGzU/video.html thanks a gain in chuffed ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas I love this tutorial, very precise! I also love the mitered corner tool you made as well, brilliant! Can you show us how you do signatures with a hidden spine?
Thank you! Such a wonderful tutorial!
any time Mary (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you so much for explaining so well
no probs Sherry I enjoyed the make and i'm keen to start the next one lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I adore the papers you've chosen for this project! The squished angle is a wonderful way to make a crisp mitered corner. Lovet it! Thanks for this tutorial, Donna! It's going to help so many of us make better constructed journals. Also, you get the best video angles to show us exactly what your doing. Perfect! xoxoxoxo
the papers make it don't they!! I love them too, i spent a bit of time narrowing it down to these i found so many that look fab!! I too am looking forward to helping everyone get their journals going with this one, thanks a lot me lovely ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Awesome Tutorial! Thank you very much! Awesome!! ❤
Yay! thanks a lot Darlene happy creating! ✨ ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
WOW - this tutorial is absolutely full-proof. I just tried to do this and its my very first time making a journal cover and I love it! I covered it with fabric rather than paper as I have plenty being an ex-patchworker. I Love the fact that the tutorial is in real time and nothing is spead up. Thank you so much - you are an amazing teacher😊
Yay!! awesome Tina, I made a video this way as well with fabric, its nice to know you adapted this one tho, good work. and thanks for the lovely compliment ♥︎♡☆🦋hugs Donna
This is great! So many good tips, best cover tutorial I’ve watched. Thank-you.
Wow thanks Jean that’s so flattering I’m pretty happy about that ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I so love your attention to detail!! And the word lapse made me smile! I do that all the time......
thanks Judy, I sometimes think it's a hindrance and then when i'm finished my creation i go, i love it and wouldn't change it for the world lol and my memory, the struggle is real lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
You are an excellent teacher Donna!!!! I learned so much!!! Thank you!!!
thank you Laurie what a lovely message to leave me, enjoy getting your journal made 🦋☺️ hugs Donna
Thank you! Great demonstration!
Thanks Patsy I really appreciate it ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Definitely the best book cover tutorial I’ve seen. You really did a great job explaining every detail. 💗
aw thanks Janet what a lovely compliment (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
Love it! Thanks so much for the tutorial.
anytime Carol happy creating ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thanks for all the helpful tips!
My pleasure! Jennifer ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Wow, so great to see how this is done with perfection. Thanks so much, Donna!
aw thanks a lot Ann! (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
Here in the states, the glue "rubber" is referred to as a glue eraser. Available on Amazon.
thanks for the heads up Connie they're a fantastic eraser!! 🥰🐝🌹🦋 crafty hugs Donna
I've watched A LOT of journal making videos, usually using old books. of the ones using chip board or recycled packaging, this is by far the very best of the best. first, I'm grateful you kept it in real time. secondly, I love that you seem to really care about your book. it's not just thrown together. it looks amazing. your instructions are clear and easy to follow. I'm going to go subscribe after I post this. thank you for sharing this fantastic tutorial ❤❤❤❤❤!!!
oh WOW!! wordscrafter wow thank you so much, i was so proud to read your message out to my husband he was so proud of me as well!! big head right here lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Absolutely great tutorial thanks.
thanks a lot Marlene i'm so happy you dropped me a message to let me know! ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you for sharing, very explicit & clear explanation
Glad it was helpful Juana! happy creating ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Excellent. I learned so much. Thank you for sharing your techniques.
You are so welcome! Connie there's more on the way :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Super easy to follow your visual and verbal directions Donna❣ I always thoroughly enjoy your videos 😊 TYFS❣
aw thanks Eileen, it's a pleasure to have you here with me on my journey ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
This is the best and most thorough tutorial that I have seen! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything so precisely.
Wow, thank you Tracy!! that means a lot to me I work hard to get it all right and make sure it's good enough for you to follow along with me :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
This is very clear and easy to follow. Thank you!
thanks a lot and you're very welcome! Patti ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I just love your voice and accent 😁 I can listen to you for days. So darn adorable! 🥰
Wow, thanks! Lucy, i'm off to tell my husband lol ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas 🤣🤣🤣 I get that!
I thank you for the instruction but this is way too basic for me. I hope those who need this basic instruction are able to make this journal easily. i am sure they will. I love the way you are covering this journal instead of using an old bag. Thank you for your help.
awesome thanks for chiming in Roxanne, i love the pretty papers and I have way to many lol (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
WONDERFUL VIDEO!! Very thorough!
Thank you! Lisa appreciate it ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Wonderful tutorial!
TᕼᗩᑎKᔕ ᗩ ᒪOT Debra :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you so much for your clear directions! I can't wait to try them out.
You are so welcome! Anne can't wait to see how you go, im here to help just ask ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Great instructions, thank you
so glad it helps you CC happy creating ♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Another awesome tutorial! Thank you!
My pleasure! Ardella ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Excellent tutorial. Thank you for all the great tips! 👧🏻
Thanks for tuning in Lyn! your very welcome ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you this really helps!
You're welcome! Linda It's my aim to get everyone making a journal reducing the frustrations ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Great video wonderful tips you are a great teacher, l know you showed two ways to make the corners, can how you made the last corner please thank you have a great day 😀
Donna, l found that video thank you 😊, I had missed that part in the video.
Thanks so much 😊 Christal that's so lovely of you to say, i only had the two ways to show and they were both to do with mitering the corner. one was to hand measure the 1/8" out on the diagonal and cut away the bulk of the corner, and the second was to use the jig, i hope this explanation clears what i meant up :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
should always glue the top and bottom edges over first. why? because if you glue the front edge in first there is always a tiny bump on the bottom when you glue the bottom and top over. When you pull the book in and out to use it, that bump will wear away leaving the exposed edge. Just a book binder tip ;)
hey Iti thanks for the tip, makes sense and luckily the book is still functional (❁´◡`❁) 🦋 hugs Donna
We really liked how you instructed how to do this we saved it to make one. Do you have a part 2 for the signatures? Thanks
thankyou orange tabby glad it helped, i haven't made part two for this cover, but i have made detailed tutorials in my monthly subscription membership group ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Great tutorial as usual Donna! hugs, Christina
thanks gorguss!! i'm always shuffelin!! ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Thank you so much! I needed this to try and improve on bookbinding.
And I feel you on the forgetting of the name of things! I'm a native Spanish speaker and sometimes I remember the word in English but I forget the word in Spanish and vice versa. It's so annoying!
no probs María, I've got more on the way just about covers, i'm always joking i have the memory of a 90 y/o lol but i do alright considering i overload my brain to the maximum!! ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Would you do a tutorial on this with fabric cover? If you haven't already. I have trouble with corners when and how to cut the fabric and also the type of material vs glue. I've almost got it but I need to perfect it. Is my favorite part of making journals.
yes!! Lucy it's coming up soon, it will help you out and get them corners conquered! I prefer the fabric to paper journals any day ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas Yes! Thank you! I am just finishing 4 soft cover fabric travel journals for Christmas. I hope I did it justice compared to all those beautiful journals I've been seeing on CZcams with all the amazing crafters out there. I'm scared to put them for sale. It would be my first time. I'll be posting them soon on my Instagram account @leayala69. Take a look and tell me what you think because I trust your judgment. 😘
Thank you so very much! Better find your fingers! LOL 😜
ha ha you bet! 😂🤣 ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
Fantastic tutorial Donna, I’ll definitely give this a go! xxx💕
thanks a lot Susie I reckon you'll be fine, i'm always here to help if you need me ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
This is best tutorial I've seen by far! I've had a hard time finding one that shows from scratch. Thank you for sharing :)
But is there an alternative for tyvek?
Hi Aly TᕼᗩᑎKᔕ ᗩ ᒪOT, there's many other re-inforcements you can use other than tyvek, sometimes tyvek is a bit hard to get especially in Australia, I've used a light weight fabric, a mesh tape that's used for plastering, and bookbinders tape ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas thank you!
Donna, if I’m not using 1/8” book board, but a thinner chipboard, would I make my spine gaps maybe 1/8 inch rather than 1/4?
hey Vicki, i'd air on the side of caution it's a little skinny, just between the two maybe. in saying that it all comes back to experimenting, how thick is the paper you will use to cover the chipboard and if it opens/closes easily at 1/8" sure you can use it. that's why I would use 3/16" just to be sure happy crafting ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
What is it you use to attach your chipboards together to make your spine? I see yours is white. I always use duct tape which can be tricky to put on so it’s even.
I used tyvek for this one, I'm not a big fan of duct tape, I like using softer stabilisers, I also use disposable tyvek overalls it's much better than the envelopes, soft strong and flexible 🦋 hugs Donna
I am pretty new to all of this. I have a bunch of book cloth made, will it work the same as paper? Or do I need to do anything different?
great Patricia, im leading up to the book cloth covers real soon, if you'd like to wait I have it near ready to go to show you how to do it :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
What do you use to close your sugar belle bottles with?
hey Carla, i bought a plastic cap separate to the bottles, i didn't know they dont come with the bottle, i bought them separately, search caps for sugar bell bottle. I also put a pin in the tip just to make the glue stay better longer. ♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
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hi Esta TᕼᗩᑎKᔕ ᗩ ᒪOT see you on the next video 😊 ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas I Want to make a Junk journal Cover out of cardboard so just watching tutorials
So many of us make journals from kits that use 8.5 x 11" pages folded in half, with a bit of the Border trimmed off(1/4" all the way around), but it's nearly impossible to find anyone that shows how to make the cover of a journal using those measurements 🤔😥, which would be about 5 1/4 wide x 7 3/4" inch tall..
hey Carla, here in Australia we use A4 paper size, even though I'm stuck in the past and love to swing between inches and centimeters lol. any journal made from scratch, the measurements can be changed to suit the paper page size you want to use. hope I have understood you correctly ♡☆🦋 hugs Donna happy crafting
where do you get the sugar bottle from ?
hi Maggie I got it from craft online .com in Australia, it's called sweet sugarbelle (icing bottle metal tip) if you get one make sure you get the rubber stopper that goes over the metal tip, i forgot to get one and search the house for something that fit :-) ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I have started a journal. Thanks for all the tips so far. I made the covers with chipboard. I am about to glue in the 3 signatures which are pamphlet sewn onto a chipboard piece so the strings will be hidden. I am concerned about warping or bowing. I have had to keep the cover under weights to prevent warping each time I glued paper to it. How can I assure the spine will not warp since I will not be able to put it under books? I am using fabri-tac glue which is pretty powerful stuff. I looked through your videos. Do not see this covered. Thanks.
Hi Ann, its great to see you up to this stage.. my thoughts on warping are usually the glue that is water based. but if your using the fabritac its not water based so that should reduce/eliminate the warping. the other reason warping takes place is because of direction, cardboard has a grain as does paper, so maybe chipboard does as well? I haven't used chipboard for covers I use bookboard, and it has a direction, if you cut it the wrong way it will warp. check this video out about board grain czcams.com/video/nLg2Q3Ncbwc/video.html and this video about warping czcams.com/video/VWw6A7SObCo/video.html I wish I could be more help about chipboard but i haven't used it. ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas I watched the videos. So interesting. Here i thought I was assuring success by buying Samsill 50 pt. 1.27mm thick chipboard instead of using the packaging I had been saving. Bummer. If my spine warps, I will be so upset. So many hours went into this junk journal which will be a gift for my sister. It will be too late to tear it apart and start over, salvaging the signatures.
@@annheatherton you have 3 signatures so i'm thinking your spine isn't going to be very wide, all should go well, i have my fingers crossed for you :-)
When I put paper on the inside it puffs up everywhere when I try to close it slowly for the grooves. Not working for me
can you tell me what glue you are using CG? we can try and work it out and get you going
Where woukd i find that jig? Is that what its called? TiA
The link for how to make the corner mitre jig is in the description under the video Shereen ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
I made a cover using 1/4 for hinge and after it was all covered with paper both sides etc, it is very hard to bend. I feel like I need to make a new one with wider than 1/4 in?
hi Kathryn, 1/4" is a rule of thumb, if you feel in needs to be wider you sure can make it wider just by a small amount that you feel it needs it so you don' go to the opposite way that it's now too wide. the other thing is 1/ can you tell me if you used cardstock or paper for the cover? 2/ cardstock or paper for the inside cover? then we can talk some more ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
do you use facebook at all Kathryn?
@@JunkJournalideas Hi yes I use facebook. I made the cover from a cereal box. I cut the spine and covers all separate and I covered with scrap book paper. It has the 1/4 and 2.5 in spine. It it is tight to bend the cover open and shut.
I will look for your facebook group and join.
Donna, can I do this with a soft thin ish fabric?
hey Vicki, yes you can...I would use the fabric glue and use the palm of your hand to press the fabric down onto the book board not your fingers, your fingers will cause glue spots to seep through. another good idea would be to turn your light fabric into a book cloth first, this will be so much better or the glue may come through no matter how light handed you are. you could use a light weight iron on interfacing on the back of the fabric or make it a DIY book cloth ✂️🤩🦋 hugs Donna
Donna one more question, l am using the sugarbelle bottles for my fabric fix glue and I am having a hard time getting the glue to come out, Help Help please 🤣
I have no troubles at all with mine, can you let me know if your keeping a rubber stopper (lid) on the top, or have you no lid on the metal tip?
also how thick is your glue, is it getting old? ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna
@@JunkJournalideas yes l have the rubber stopper on, l even true it upside down, still no luck 😢 😀
You're more helpful than you realize, want to be youtube friends?
thanks for tuning in :-)
Thank you Donna for such great details. I like picking up tips from different videos. All good tips were right here. Thank you for your time. 😊
Thank you so much! Loretta i really appreciate you comin along with me I love teaching ♥︎♡☆🦋 hugs Donna