Soft Spine Junk Journal Tutorial/Part 1/Cover & Signature Bases

For this month’s design team project for The Digital Collage Club we are making a small soft spine junk journal. In today’s part 1 we are making the cover and adding the signature bases.
The binding was inspired by ‪@Shabby.Soul-Suzy‬ (thank you, Suzy!)
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[@janet4564]

What a sweet sister in law that gives such a meaningful personal gift for your enjoyment!

[@nsteph]

Just beautiful! What a wonderful gift from your sister in law. Neat way to bind it.

[@ItadakimashuU]

What a beautiful book! Love this concept! It's funny how a single picture can inspire and set the tone of a project so much 💕

[@shirleylaboy603]

I love watching you put journal cover together. Thank you so much for sharing, Barbara. 🙂❤️

[@linda9918]

I ❤your channel! You aren’t afraid of color or fabrics. You are very talented. I don’t think anyone should have a comfort zone, it becomes boring to me. It’s Art, be free to be creative.

[@user-ci8li7rn4r]

Love the different binding! I haven't seen one like this before. The added color of the fabric under your sweet girl is perfect!!

[@alisonwonderland4438]

Beautiful 😍 Stamping with all those colors looks like so much fun 🎉

[@caroltanzi29]

Barbara: lovely. Love the book, love the pages, love the fabrics, love the craft work! Excellent! Carol from California

[@debraolm7104]

You've got me all the time, Barbra!!!!....... Barely can't wait for Pare 2 nd 3!!!!! TY, from 💚💛🐝

[@carolm4094]

Love the cover. Interesting way of binding the signatures. Don’t think I’ve ever seen it done that way. ❤️

[@ionelena325]

I love this book, the old German font it is so beautiful. Every time I encounter one, I am getting so excited for using the pages for efemera. I currently am in a break , I have not started to work in a new journal after the Dephemerember adventure, but I am creating so many efemera pieces inspired by different junk journals content creators. I have a box half full with tags, pockets , belly bands, etc. I think I will try a soft cover journal next. I also have found a beautiful book that I would like to transform into an altered book. I love your videos very much. ❤

[@user-rn6vp7vb8z]

You are so talented! Thank you for sharing your talent and time with us!

[@elzanneshepperson6729]

Oh Barbara ... I love the cover and colors ! I'm also a big fan of vintage and modern combos ... Can't wait to see what you do next ...

[@Yoda_Bonk]

Love to see you using cool colors!💜 Beautiful cover! Thanks for another helpful tutorial!

[@jneigler]

This is truly interesting. I look forward to next week’s Part 2.

[@MaureenAstrid]

This is a gorgeous journal already, sweetie. Love that you will show the whole process, it is very inspiring. 😊

[@RobinfromCA]

Beautiful! I love the pops of color on the cover and the pages!

[@nataliechim5227]

Great cover. Loving the way you added the signatures. A soft spine seems to add more flexibility when you work in the journal.

[@PetraSilaFuchs]

Wunderschönes Cover und Inhalt ❤❤❤

[@blackcoffeeandwildflowers]

How beautiful! Such an interesting way to bind the pages. I can’t wait to see where you take the journal. The cover is just stunning! Of course!! Hugs 🤗❤️

[@msbecky]

cover looks great and what an interesting way to add the signatures. can't wait for part two!!!

[@susananderson8428]

I like the idea of smaller journals. I tend to try to make 50 pages and get discouraged because I'm overwhelmed. I like the idea of "one page at a time and smaller journals. I've never sewed each page (signature) in a journal. That's another idea for when I get home! TFS.❤❤❤

[@heathersullivan8494]

Such an interesting way to make a journal. My favorite kind of journal to make is definitely a soft cover, but with the spine being soft, it kinda gives you both in one journal. I’ll be trying this out. Thank you Barbara for the inspiration. ❤😊

[@49dragonflies]

Thanks and have fun! 😃❤️

[@cindycreateforlife]

Barbara, you can get an embossing pen and/or pry the dabber top from the bottle, then you can splatter with your brush or use a stylus to add the embossing glue very precisely! Love how this journal came together, a really fun start to modern/grunge!💕🇨🇦

[@sharonromer6606]

Maps are so lovely to use in journals ❤❤❤🇺🇸

[@monicarobynstudio7880]

Looking forward to part 2

[@cherylbaker473]

What an amazing book. You are so very talented. Your supplies are so unique and beautiful. I will try this concept down the road. Thank you. Louisa is amazingly talented as well.

[@karinroloff4562]

Starting to look yummy!...Can't wait for Part 2...................................😻

[@northernerinnc3179]

You are such a pro at having parts already completed or cut, at fast forwarding during parts that might drag otherwise, and at seeing a result different than you imagined and accepting it without complaint. I will defintely try this is type of journal. Thank you!

[@youcancreatetoo6058]

I hear your sweet voice, even the "OH noooo", in my head as I'm crafting. 😅 Yesterday was a perfect OH NO moment. I spoiled half a bottle of Dylusions shimmery ink on and IN my DT project on Ancient Egypt. Oh, and I should mention that the ink is Vivid Turquoise!😂😂 I'm brand new to being a design team member, so I find such comfort in watching you create your DT projects. I get so much inspiration from them. Thank you!

[@49dragonflies]

You got this! 👍🏻😊❤️

[@LeighReiki]

I’ve been working in rather large journals lately, so I’m excited to see how you handle a smaller one. Looking forward to this series!

[@allisonjames2923]

What a beautiful embossed cover! And a similar effect can be achieved just by embossing some cardstock painted to look like a vintage book cover & adding it to the chipboard/thick cardstock. And a very cool journal too. Must have been a bit nerve wracking just randomly adding pages like that instead of being able to measure them (it’s a hard life being a perfectionist). Actually, I know someone else mentioned that this would be a good series - creating the look of something without all the pre-fabricated materials, stamps, stencils etc. This cover would be a great example of that.

[@risamateo8003]

Those covers are beautiful! Love the way you sewed everything to the spine ❤

[@donnaarsenoff8399]

Very interesting and new way of doing a cover and signatures. ❤

[@carolengle6920]

Gorgeous journal! Thank you for sharing your work. I can’t wait to try this.

[@Dawn-fz5cu]

Gorgeous!! ❤❤ What a fun new way of binding in signatures!! 🥰 I am still working on my Inksinger style journal inspired by you! 😉 but I will have to try this soon! Thank you for sharing!💕

[@juliemonroe105]

Hey Barbara, Just finished part one and am watching part 2...absolutely love everything about this!!!

[@milagladkova4642]

What a creative and unique way of making a journal! Thank you for the inspiration!!!

[@sabinediezmann3478]

Hallo Barbara, tolle Idee! Ich habe mich gleich verliebt in diese Technik und werde heute noch anfangen so etwas Ähnliches hinzubekommen. 😉 Ganz liebe Grüße Sabine 🐝

[@49dragonflies]

Viel Spaß damit! ❤️

[@pambotter355]

Barbara, what a beautiful cover. So excited to see how you do the inside. TFS! ❤

[@irismeckel-fladerer1805]

Das kleine Journal sieht richtig süß aus. Gefällt mir❣️

[@Graciela_Ibarra83]

Beautiful journal!

[@chelliebarron2094]

Love this little journal.

[@maryregan7928]

Beautiful cover

[@matildaenlund6679]

I love this journal!!❤

[@tam258]

Gorgeous! I also ready love your binding technique… I’ll be sure to use this idea with my next journal. Thank you for sharing 🫶

[@csanchez1020]

I love the way this came out, and the process was fascinating.

[@angelaarnold4255]

Your book is so beautiful. What a fun cover. When I saw the spot on the back cover, my mind went to the place of wondering what happened to it. I can see the original owner laying the book on a table that had something on it. Something that stained it. I’m sure she (yep my mind sees a woman) was devastated because she loved this book. So I don’t see that as a blemish. I see the love that this book has had in the past. Your storytelling is rubbing off on me. Lol. Can’t wait to see where this Journal goes. ♥️♥️♥️

[@49dragonflies]

I love where your mind is going! ❤️

[@pamjohnson3784]

I want to try a project like this, really like it and I like seeing the sewing on the spine, unique!!❤

[@swannwillow9476]

Hi Barbara. I absolutely love this way of creating the signatures and the soft spine. I think I'm going to make this style journal for my sister's birthday. Thanks so much for the inspiration.❤ Swan

[@49dragonflies]

Thanks and have fun! ❤️

[@ManuelaFantasieArt]

Wunderschön, dein Cover❤lg

[@rhondamarshall7039]

Love what you are doing.

[@lurlbanks4696]

What a neat way to create a journal, thank you so much for sharing this tutorial. I too really like the videos where you make journals from start to finish. I’ve wanted to make a journal and I procrastinated for a very long time! After watching and rewatching you I finally made the cover using fabric, a paper bag and my sewing machine! I’m ridiculously happy that I finally did it and it doesn’t look too bad lol! Now I will work on getting the rest of it put together. Thank you so much for all the inspiration, I love your channel!

[@49dragonflies]

Thank zu and congratulations on your first cover! 😃👍🏻❤️

[@doreethorpe4800]

I really like this way of binding papers in. Reminds me of the tab journal you did. Thanks for the inspiration! ❤

[@SilviaSherriff]

YAY! Another Journal i can make.

[@lottesteeg3289]

Love this project! You are a true artist, full of creative ideas. Thx so much for sharing! Greetz from Holland

[@dailydoseofpaper]

Love this journal type, thanks for showing!💖🍀

[@CraftyBestie]

Your code for the digital collage code has saved me so much money!!

[@49dragonflies]

Awesome! 👍🏻😊

[@debrak5314]

Wow! This is so creative! Never thought to do signatures like this!

[@margaretcomella3318]

Quick & cute!! ❤

[@yolandakouwenberg-meijer344]

Beautiful! love the cover.

[@louloufabrique]

Such a nice result. Merci 😊

[@sheilaironside8099]

I love the way you add a soft spine! I will have to give that a try. Thank you!

[@klaire74]

I adore this little book, and i can't wait for the next part of it's journey! Day dreaming about being in a café with an imaginary crafty friend (crafty friends are a long gone species i think😅 ), and hiding small pictures of old buildings inside of all that pockets, and journaling. ❤❤❤

[@49dragonflies]

That sounds wonderful! ❤️

[@pamjohnson3784]

Loving this journal and enjoy these types of videos ❤❤❤❤❤

[@sherrydennis2419]

Very cool! I’m excited to see the next step!

[@heikesaugenblick3248]

Liebe Barbara, was für ein schönes Kunstwerk. Auch ich hatte mir vor etwas längerer Zeit so ein kleines Büchlein nach dem Video von Shabby Soul gemacht, es ist eine interessante Buchrücken Bindung. Mir gefällt Deine Journal Größe und die Auswahl Deiner Digitalen Papiere. Ich werde mich einmal näher befassen mit dem Digitalen Club den Du ab und zu erwähnts. Sie scheinen viele schöne Papiere zu haben. Vielen Dank für das wunderschöne Tutorial. Habe ein schönes Wochenende mit lieben Grüßen aus NL Heike

[@nazmachowdhury4660]

Love the signature binding technique.

[@rhondawise1897]

Love it something else to try❤❤❤

[@veronicareilly7112]

Beautiful. Love it. ❤

[@faithartdesignstudio]

Wow love this technique, I am going to try this for sure. Thanks!

[@lucyfanning7496]

Lovely project.

[@tiffanyweh2839]

Liebe Barbara, das war mal wieder sehr inspirierend und ich möchte sofort loslegen! Ich bin auch sehr auf den nächsten Teil gespannt. 🤔😀🥰 Meine Nähmaschine, die ich fürs JJ nutzen wollte, hat anscheinend ihren Geist aufgegeben. Aber ich denke, ich könnte es auch per Hand einnähen. 😅 LG 🤩

[@49dragonflies]

Definitiv! Vielen Dank! ❤️

[@mariaconti9704]

That was a great craft with me and tutorial! Thank you so much!🤗❤️😘

[@JunkJournalPR]

Love it! May be if you have a small splatters stamp so that you can use an embossing pad.

[@Jennperrywork]

Yesss!! This is so interesting! I’m going to try to work along with you on this one Barbara..

[@49dragonflies]

Yay! 😃

[@Pamsartplace]

Love the individual signature pages!

[@nicolecalhoun7670]

Love this! I wanna try sewing in the signatures now haha❤❤❤

[@malindawalk9418]

I'm lost without your Sunday Snacks. I wished you made a video about the previous journal.

[@49dragonflies]

I’m sorry to hear that. Which previous journal?

[@malindawalk9418]

@@49dragonflies woven dreams junk journal. 2 pockets in the inside you used denim material.

[@MyTableScraps]

Loved the video. Am going to try that cover. Looks great. TFS

[@marylackey868]

New technique for me….. Love it! ❤

[@biebsje30]

love this amazing work~!

[@suzanne1080]

This great for learning. Thank you

[@wendyk2557]

Very interesting!

[@Artistandkeepsakes]

Love to have more videos like this thank you❤❤❤xxxxx

[@CherrySignature3]

love it

[@annina_pure_creativity]

Really cool what you can do with sowing, hope in the future to make JJ like that.

[@joycemccullough7856]

Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your process. ❤

[@juliebycousucousin1421]

Hello Barbara 😊 very interesting technique thank you 😊❤

[@JessicaHarris]

Use a splatter stamp to emboss drops! There’s one that comes with the TH Entymology stamp set if you have that but they’re also in other kits

[@49dragonflies]

Thanks! ❤️

[@happymailmagic]

Absolutely Gorgeous!

[@franziskawollke6528]

Eine super coole Idee ❤ LG

[@nancyofshiloh7103]

Really enjoyed this technique for building a small book!!! Hope to try it soon. Mwah mwah!❤-N

[@tootsfour956]

I'm always amazed by your ideas, Barbara. Thank you for teaching us your craft. I joined the DC Club foe a lifetime. I only used it once because my printer will now only use pink. I cannot figure out how to fix it so no more digitalis. Blessings. Oh, did you watch Lusia's washing machine video? I thought of you laughing at the idea, we're you?

[@49dragonflies]

I’m sorry your printer is not working properly. Maybe there is a local library or someplace you can print? I was in shock when I saw Luise’s video! I never would have thought the journal would dissolve like that! 😳

[@my.journal.lab27]

Ich habe gerade eben meine Kalendercover fertig gestaltet, aber jetzt muss ich sie ja wieder rausholen und embossen! :D ist richtig interessant geworden, ich bin sehr gespannt, wie das Journal am Ende aussehen wird^^ (bis jetzt erinnert es mich ein bisschen noch an Steampunk ;) )

[@49dragonflies]

Ich bin auch sehr gespannt! 😬

[@icraft4yrprotection]

GF💕get an embossing pen great for details and edges🤗

[@gehtdichnixan876]

Thx for this really Nice stuff and ideaa

[@DeniseS-6867]

Beautiful💙

[@bozomahoney]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@dianeschneider7442]

Such a clever journal. I haven’t seen a signature like that before. Journals was on my list of favorite videos. Why do you leave so much space between papers. Is that so you can add bulky ephemera. Love your art. ❤

[@49dragonflies]

Thanks you! Yes, I will be adding ephemera 😊