Journal52

I found a group on Facebook over the holidays called Journal52 - there is more information on this website http://journal52.com.  I decided to try keeping an art journal this year and this looked like a great way to get started.  

I decided to go the 3 ring binder route, so I picked up this one cheap at Target.

I wanted to make it my own, so I started by giving it a coat of gesso and collaging pieces of scrap paper onto it, following the zig zag design.

Next I took acrylic paint and covered it again with bright colours.

Then I stamped it with Stazon ink, and used watercolour pencils to emphasize the zig zags.

Finally I taped the edges to finish it off and gave the whole thing a coat of mod lodge.  This was the hardest part as the tape refused to stick and I ended up having to glue it down.  I think it turned out nicely in the end.  I like the very subtle 2014 on the front cover.