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Altered Book Art Journal

Altered Book Art Journal

Art JOURNALING CLASS

Learn how to transform an old book into a work of art.

This class was previously offered at Big Picture Classes.

Altered Book Art Journal

Are you ready to create a fun art journal from an old book?

If you are, sign up today!

This is a self-paced online class with immediate lifetime access.

ENROLL FOR $35

About the Course

Make your own rules in a fun and inspiring Altered Book Art Journal! In this class, we combine aspects of art journaling, creative journaling, and junk journaling to create a personalized journal to create and play in! Learn how to repurpose an old hardcover book, assemble an assortment of papers to use, and construct your very own altered book complete with pockets and tuck-in spots. I share tons of tips, tricks and prompts for creating in your new art journal with different types of paper, paints, inks, and fabric! Let your creativity run wild in your altered book art journal!

What You’ll Learn

How to alter an old hardcover book and turn it into an art journal, junk journal, or scrapbook.

How to properly gut your book and create your own journal pages and pockets.

Some fun ways to use different types of paper, paints, inks, and fabric in your journals.

Learn how to transform an old book into a work of art...

What's Included

A private course area with:

☆ 6 lessons with corresponding assignments on how to construct your altered book journal from start to finish,

☆ 20 instructional videos

Plus tons of examples from my own personal journal to inspire you as well.

Tiffany Julia

Your Instructor

Hello. I’m Tiffany Julia. I’m an artist living in New York City with an absolute passion for documenting my life. I share my creations and inspirations through art, photographs, video, and journaling. I invite you to embark with me as I go on an inner excavation of self-exploration and personal growth—a heart journey I call a gentle unfurling. 

I have an unrestrained passion for many things and I often find myself longing for something greater than life. My hope is to inspire you to explore, create, grow, and share your story in a meaningful way. I’m so glad you are here.

Altered Book Art Journal

Are you ready to create a fun art journal from an old book?

If you are, sign up today!

This is a self-paced online class with immediate lifetime access.

ENROLL FOR $35

FAQ

I’VE NEVER ART JOURNALED BEFORE, IS THIS COURSE FOR ME?

This course is for all types of journalers–beginners, intermediates, and advanced. The beauty of art journaling is that it can be whatever you want it to be. There are no right or wrong ways to journal. That said, this course is not an introduction to art journaling.

WHAT SUPPLIES DO I NEED FOR THE COURSE?

There will be an entire lesson on gathering supplies. But supplies needed for this course are: an old hardcover book, an assortment of papers, fabric, needle/awl and string, paint, stamps + ink, strong adhesive, and various scrapbooking ephemera and stickers.

WHERE CAN I ACCESS THE COURSE?

After payment, the course will be added to your account dashboard under Courses.

You will also receive an email detailing how to access the course content from your My Account dashboard.

The entire course is available on the site.

HOW LONG DO I HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURSE?

Once enrolled, you have immediate access to the course content forever.

HOW LONG IS THE COURSE?

The course is broken down into 6 lessons.

This is a self-paced class however, meaning once you have access to the course contents, you may begin and work on the class at whatever time, in whatever pace suits you.

WHAT IS YOUR REFUND POLICY?

Due to their digital nature, there are no refunds on any of my ecourses or ebooks.

I STILL HAVE A QUESTION.

Feel free to contact me and we can chat.

Journals—present and future. I’ve been taking Journals—present and future.

I’ve been taking stock of my journaling lately, and it’s looking a lot different from how it used to be three years ago. I’ve been writing a whole lot more and doing less of the artsy-crafty part, which is totally fine. My documenting flows in phases, and this one has been all about the words.

But every so often, I’ve had the nagging pull to be more creative—to go back to my art journaling roots and even my scrapbooking roots. And the feeling would just nag and nag at me, but I haven’t been acting on it at all. I “try” but don’t actually follow through. And with all of the things I want to do swirling around in my head, I become so overwhelmed over all of the different journals I’m keeping (and trying to keep), that I fall stagnant and do not a damn thing.

I think I'm in that phase right now. I've been keeping up with my journals alright, but I have so many ideas for future journals that I want to get to right now, but I haven't even started on any of them. Then when I take stock of it all, I get so overwhelmed! Journaling shouldn't feel overwhelming lol. And I honestly just think it all boils down to the fact that I don't have enough time to do all the things in my day—and I always want to do ALL THE THINGS!

Does anyone else get like this?

Anyway, here are my journals—some are in progress and some I'm just setting up to use for next year! And there are others I still want to make.

And honestly, I kind of can't wait to start the new ones. I'm a mess. 😆

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Books 9/10: Cartwheel in the Quiet: A Tapestry of Books 9/10: Cartwheel in the Quiet: A Tapestry of Things Found + Felt by Emily Looman
Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩

I have a pile of art books that I haven't read yet, and I keep buying more. A lot of the time, I want them just to look through them, not actually read them, but I'm challenging myself to start reading them! They are amazing sources of inspiration, and honestly, it helps me get ideas of my own. I finished @quietnoticing's book the other day. I read it on a long train ride, and what a beautiful book! I absolutely love her art, and her Polaroid photos are simply stunning. I love the way the visuals helped tell her story.

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Tissue paper works the same way as napkins! I love Tissue paper works the same way as napkins! I love good packaging. I bought some earrings, and the package was wrapped in this beautiful tissue paper that I needed to use everywhere in my journal! xx

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One of my favorite things to do is to use decorati One of my favorite things to do is to use decorative napkins to decoupage into my journals. They give a painterly effect to my pages. I shared a quick "how-to" over on my YouTube channel, if you're curious. Happy Friday. x

#tiffartjournals #thelovelyjournal #journalyourlife #mindfuljournaling #innerexcavation  #junkjournaling #creativejournal #creativejournals #creativejournaling #visualjournals #visualjournal #visualjournaling #pagesfrommydiary #pagesfrommyjournal
More pages from my journal. x #tiffartjournals #t More pages from my journal. x

#tiffartjournals #thelovelyjournal #journalyourlife #mindfuljournaling #innerexcavation  #junkjournaling #creativejournal #creativejournals #creativejournaling #visualjournals #visualjournal #visualjournaling #pagesfrommydiary #pagesfrommyjournal

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