Boxed Journaling Cards
When retailers suggest something, you decide that maybe I could do something a little different to a hand made book - which as I suspected wouldn't sell well, unless I had a following.
Many of these cards had been made to fix in future pockets in a handmade book, but they with others are "waiting"
I have a few of this sized lidded boxes that of course held all kinds of other things so I thought "why not?"
there are 17 collage cards and 2 blank cards in this box - which could probably hold a few more.
Each card is stitched around the edges, to give a little more definition and there is a linking "stamp" on each card which relates to the pocket on the front of the box, and also in the base of box.
The maximum sized card is 13 x 17 cm, but some are smaller, mainly because I have used the "recycled previously made cards" but also added a few newer made ones, like this top one below
Many of these cards had been made to fix in future pockets in a handmade book, but they with others are "waiting"
I have a few of this sized lidded boxes that of course held all kinds of other things so I thought "why not?"
there are 17 collage cards and 2 blank cards in this box - which could probably hold a few more.
Each card is stitched around the edges, to give a little more definition and there is a linking "stamp" on each card which relates to the pocket on the front of the box, and also in the base of box.
The maximum sized card is 13 x 17 cm, but some are smaller, mainly because I have used the "recycled previously made cards" but also added a few newer made ones, like this top one below
Box opened
One blank card - and 2 random cards
note linking "stamp" on blank card that is on all cards
sideways view of box lid
That is a pocket which will hold details of this artwork
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Extra information: the box was a little hard to work with as it had held other commercial cards at some point, and their was a finish over the box, that I couldn't remove, even with my trusty steel washing thingymegig. So I covered it with coffee dyed paper, and then later put the yellow paint on it to try and define it.
Actually pleased with the idea...have decided to make some others
One of them with couched threads as the top part, more vintage looking...
And then to make things even more cohesive, been "dabbling..."
these first two, are actually part of a larger A3 paper
these last three, mopping up puddles...
Comments
Ann: secret serendipity - because mostly I can't see what is happening until I lift the paper off and turn it over...and they are usually still wet, so I might do something else with them, moves the colouring about in entertaining ways. Thanks for your thought on the "look"
Or as I found today a business that will possibly print art cards of mine - the sizing and suggestion types, at the point of inquiry, put it into too expensive, but I think that was because I didn't have any samples with me.
Also it's possible I think to have just basically "ordinary" types not so OTT...
Rose: yes nice to see you. I also have another blog with wordpress, usually with a slightly different slant or it refers you over to here, which is basically more "arti-fied" https://cedar51.wordpress.com/ (although it looks new, I actually ditched everything back to 2010 earlier this year...and there is not records of those years)
most of all it dawns on me that you are a master in using COLOR!!!
things I would never think of. it all becomes beautiful at your touch. xo