How to Prepare a Book for an Art Journal | Bonus: How to Break a Blank Page 🦋 Shanouki Art 🦋

A quick how-to on how I prepare an old book to be used as an art journal, and bonus content on how to break a blank page.
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[@pauladyer9845]

I haven’t begun doing this yet…but you have inspired me to give it a go…I love to “play” with it all..I am almost 80 and have just got into card making with dies, stencils, etc…enjoy it so much..thanks

[@elizcott]

Finally, a video on preparing a book for art journaling that doesn't require an hour of my time. Precise and helpful--and lovely. Thank you.

[@irenevantonder3391]

I love this!! Thank you for sharing! I cant wait to begin!!

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@user-iu7ls7zr3n]

Thank you so much. Well done.

[@colleenkilgour8493]

I love the gentle way you work. It always leads me off on a tangent, trying new ways and stepping out of my comfort zone. Thank you.👍♥️

[@ShanoukiArt]

Thank you so much 🦋

[@WhimsicalThoughts]

Wow! I have some old books I can do this with. Thanks for this idea ❤

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@SaltLifeGypsy68]

Gorgeous pages. I love making altered books. I'm on about my 5th one. For some reason it's so freeing compared to a blank journal.

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@debbiereed8341]

Love this! Thanks for showing how you make your art journal out of a book.

[@CanadianQueenmagenta]

Thank you for sharing. You make me want to run to my art room and get started, the sign of a great teacher!

[@ShanoukiArt]

Awww thank you for your lovely comment 💖

[@debbieekes5718]

This looks like so much fun. I’m feeling like I need to make one.

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@donnam5891]

Great tips, thank you. Love the page❤

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@maxinerolka6590]

Love this video, I needed it to repurpose old books instead buying brand new journals. Thanks

[@paperprincess1050]

Thank you

[@Queenread82]

I love this.

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@wandaspencer9523]

I am inspired! I really like your method of tearing out every other page and gluing the three together. I have a book just waiting to be altered ! I’m going to try your method.... thanks for sharing this.❤️

[@SacredAwakenings]

Thank you, I just overbought books! I can smell these old ones from here! Brilliant idea 💡 thanks for your opinions

[@melaniepemberton2882]

Love this, but I couldn't bear to have the words upside down!! Consequence of being an English graduate rather than an artist, I guess! 😁

[@znsink]

Same! It doesn’t matter if I can’t read the language or even read the letters (like armenian , thai, gees, chinese etc), it really makes me crazy if its uppside down, and annoys me if sideways. 😆🤷

[@BasicAngel2266]

As a writer it hurts me to see the author's words obliterated! Very creative result though.

[@baboo7192]

This is gorgeous!!!❤❤❤

[@sophiafarah8246]

I’m so inspired and I love how easy you make it look to create your art journal. The texture snd simple color are gorgeous!

[@tinavyas8065]

Very helpful,very detailed thank you ❤

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@MrVjay70]

It came out amazing

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@lindakitto8979]

Thank you . I bought a old book, but didn’t know how to begin….now I do…. I’m going to have a go. Linda … Uk.

[@cherylroll7594]

Thank You for Sharing ... ready to Start

[@vineyarddowntown4890]

beautiful!

[@aprilcarter749]

I’ve never made an art journal and the tips you gave are helpful. I make lots of journals & this will hopefully help me also to step out my comfort zone and have fun. Love your first page. Thanks for sharing 🥳💗

[@nektariakazakopoulou553]

Thank you for all the tips!! Absolutely love that first page too!

[@bettymetz3746]

Such an inspiration to try making an art journal. After 8 months of being a journal maker, it’s time to venture into a new area. You are such a great teacher with a gentle voice and spirit. Blessings from Betty in Ohio.

[@thegroundedowl5818]

I love the idea of picking words from a page and seeing what you can make out of them. Like many others have said, your videos are so inspiring!

[@lorettavalmorbida7793]

It looks really nice.

[@LibbyRal]

Great tutorial. I just found some old books and didn't have a clue how to transform them into a journal. I want to share a fantastic glue I've found for thin papers, or any paper, really. - Elmers No-Wrinkle dual tip glue pen.The thin and wide tips work well for a variety of projects, and it's 'washable', so I can remove what sneaks out past the edges. Depending on the circumstance, I use a brayer, instead of a bone folder, to smooth out whatever I've glued. It's gentle enough for delicate paper. Thank you so much for your vlogs. I just found your channel and am binge watching 😳

[@ShanoukiArt]

Thank you so much for the the glue tip 😊

[@Joeraz]

Absolutely loved it ❤

[@HeatherMelcer]

Thank you for the video. Very inspiring. I love the thread part at the end. I'm totally getting a few spools to add to my supplies. :-)

[@Judylou09]

New subscriber here! Loved this idea and really enjoy your teaching style. Many thanks from Saint Louis, Missouri USA.

[@user-AnuPP247]

Just found this! Its beautiful! Thanks so much 🤗🌿🦋

[@thereseshands8116]

Lovely

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@Cherblaze]

Love watching you create. Those are my favorite colors. Beautiful. TFS.

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@lariwyman6273]

Mine too... my whole house is turquoise beachy theme!

[@RegenaWallace-ri1ds]

Love so much

[@chaosinthecraftroom]

Thank you so much for your very clear explanations

[@Afternoonjunkjournaling]

Wonderful tutorial! Thanks

[@katiewest7908]

Brilliant

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@beverlygoode9299]

Loved this one! It taught me a new technique Thank you

[@rebeccabrossman2250]

I wish I would have seen your video first. Months ago I bought my first second hand book and the pages are lined with gold however they are really thin like an onion skin paper. It's an old philosophy book and I love the color of the outside of the book and the texture of it as well. Anyways what I was getting to was that the few videos I watched for this type of book they were tearing out eight pages and gluing three to five together. It's okay and it still works however when I look at your book it doesn't look like it's skipping in pages the way you did it. Well I now know how I'm going to do my second book when I get to it. thank you so much as always you do such a fantastic job in teaching I really wish I lived in your country because everybody I see who does art journaling most people live overseas and yes I'm in the USA and we have a fine selection of people here who make fantastic books however art journaling is something they don't really teach you in school and therefore is so new to all of us yet so relaxing all right have a fantastic day thank you again for sharing

[@ShanoukiArt]

Thank you so much. i am so glad my video was helpful :-)

[@debbiesjournals4550]

Thanks for sharing your process for creating the book. The first page is fabulous. The way the ink runs into the stencil is awesome.

[@shanfazelbhoy9491]

That's so lovely! Thanks for sharing:)

[@marylackey868]

Finally!.... A simple way to prepare my little stacks of books for art journaling. Inspiring! TYFS ♥️

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@patsykillingsworth9549]

WOW Thank you. Wondering how to start.

[@emilywait3542]

I love how the script stencil reminds me of waves on this page.

[@sheilabartlett6044]

I absolutely love your page, of course I love all your talent and art! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@lindipotgieter2586]

Thank you for sharing will definitely try the books....

[@flightyrambler8650]

A beautiful first page in a great new journal. Thank you for showing the two ways you can glue pages of a book together!

[@amyb82941]

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[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@MT_Craftzone]

Beautiful wow

[@elizabethflorez2372]

Beautiful ❤🎉

[@mulle3574]

I haven’t done a page in ages…..but this inspires me…..thank you!

[@ShanoukiArt]

❤️ happy creating 🦋

[@karenwhite8969]

Very nice and very inspiring.

[@kathyaakananabluebird]

Loved this page and the colors too.

[@blupoppy608]

lovely idea, will have to make one, thanks for posting :)

[@conniebartch9656]

Love watching you create! TFS

[@meemaism]

That is helpful: tear two, leave three, and glue together. I will try that next time. 🙂

[@karenkettering1725]

Thank you for this video. I'm using a vintage copy of "War of the Worlds" to make a file for my fussy cuts and die cuts. This video will help!

[@phyllis610]

I like that you explain WHY you do what you do. Thank you. I am just getting into art Journaling

[@Aletheiasjournal]

Thanks so much for sharing how you prepare an old book. Nowadays i make my own journals, but i have a planner with a spine where i make some art journaling and i think it needs some arrangements. I love the fist page! 💙

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@darlabennett1785]

I just am so inspired by your art! Thank you for sharing

[@evelynhughes951]

Thanks, very informative

[@kelliecorum5427]

❤TFS! Love it!

[@gigidtx]

thank you, Im excited to use all my thrift shop book finds now, brilliant to remove the pages and save the cover.

[@lesleycarstens1976]

Beautiful page!

[@arig4435]

Love the end result! You have inspired me yet again, I now want to go play in my own altered book! Thank you!

[@ShanoukiArt]

Happy creating 💖

[@denisemurdock5973]

Alligator mouth 🤣 yup my altered book definitely has that ✅

[@ShanoukiArt]

Mine too, I like 'em big and chunky :-) 💖

[@rhondazamora8136]

I love this page. I think I need that stencil😊

[@traceyb3231]

I've never done this and it looks like so much fun. thankyou

[@marychapman1381]

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[@nataliekruger]

Absolutely beautiful 💙🦋💙 love the stencil effect! Gorgeous colour used for the paint too. Thank you for sharing this with us. Hugs from South Africa 🤗

[@ShanoukiArt]

Thank you so much 😊

[@kaycrunkilton2817]

I enjoyed seeing all of your ideas. You always pass on some good tips.

[@AndreaCrisp]

Since this is a newer book, does that mean it is a block/glued spine versus signatures? I think it likely is. Good to know as I think using an older signature book would mean handling the page removal a bit differently, but I don’t exactly know. Just watching various videos and trying to learn. Thanks so much! I really appreciate your style - teaching and art.

[@ShanoukiArt]

That is a really good point and I have both signature and glued spines. A great idea for a video to show the difference and differences in prepping the book, thank you 🤩🩷

[@paulapayne592]

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[@user-hh5mh7pm3b]

Loved this! Thank you so much for the walk through. Totally inspired now to get out an old book and start creating!

[@EvBarney]

I LOVE this! And I have the perfect book...

[@jenniferransomart]

This is so cool! Love the idea and can't wait to try making my own art journal!

[@LynneWilliams101]

Fabulous tutorial. I look forward to seeing future creations in this journal. Thank you so much for the inspiration!!

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@unitedheartsamerica5924]

New sub! Loved the quick demo on prepping a book for journaling… also helpful on the reasons you selected books. I always wondered how to effectively do this without making the book look a big mess! So I am ready! Thank you!!

[@BasutuEquestrian]

Love it! Thank you!

[@angelalobos3495]

Love it! ♥️

[@judiemjacobson4613]

Thank you very much for this very very helpful video. I'm wanting to start an art journal and I just did not know where to begin. But this is an excellent idea so I will see if I have a book that fits the parameters

[@dagmarleuenberger-swift8646]

Thanks Shana, really good video of how to use an old book for art journaling. Hope your lockdown lifts soon.❤️🇨🇦

[@ShanoukiArt]

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[@Ilovesushi123456]

Beautiful!

[@ninasoftlyasmr4037]

Love this, so inspiring!

[@susanmorales8675]

Such a helpful video. Thank you.

[@hankejoosen4029]

Lovely 🤩

[@lidimaparis4799]

Love this Shana.

[@pinky24you]

Love this, thanks for sharing!

[@susanconniry9247]

Delightful and inspiring. Thank you. I will be off to our thrift store for some old books today.

[@karenegan1688]

Looks really cool!🌸

[@uniquelylily1166]

Wonderful! I learn so much from you! Thank you for these videos

[@lariwyman6273]

Beautiful Art as always!!💙💙💙💙

[@whitneykosters9102]

Beautiful project!

[@loispaulo704]

Beautiful

[@LemonCreationART]

Gorgeous! thanks for the tutorial!

[@theresawest7373]

I love your ideas for your junk journals beautiful

[@dianapadilla3617]

Thank you for sharing your talent ❤️