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altered book art journal

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

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.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Hosted on Big Picture Classes with:

☆ 6 lessons

☆ 6 assignments

☆ 20 videos

☆ comment section

☆ projects gallery

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

LESSONS

  • Creating Your Journal Kit
  • Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
  • It’s What’s on the Inside That Counts
  • Collage it
  • Ink it, Paint it
  • Appliqué it

YOUR TEACHER

Hello. I’m Tiffany Julia. I’m an artist living in New York City with an absolute passion for documenting my everyday life. I love to write, compose music, scrapbook and create art. I’m a creative of all kinds really, who also enjoys traveling the world and learning about different cultures, all while I eat tons of delicious food. I love documenting my various journeys around the world in thick handmade travel journals, and while I’m not out traversing the globe, I enjoy documenting the everyday in my scrapbooks and experimenting with mixed media in my art journals.

I have an unrestrained passion for many things and I often find myself longing for something greater than life. I hope to share my creativity and inspire you to create beautiful imagery and document your own life in a meaningful way.

Are you ready to create your own Altered Book Art Journal?

Take it for FREE with a 2-week free trial!

Enroll

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.

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.

WHERE CAN I ACCESS THE COURSE?

This course is hosted on Big Picture Classes.

To enroll, sign up for their 2-week free trial by creating an account on their site. During the free trial, you’ll have access to all of the classes Big Picture Classes has to offer.

Please note, after the free trial, membership to Big Picture Classes is $9.95 a month.

HOW LONG DO I HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURSE?

2 weeks if on the free trial OR for as long as you are a paid member to Big Picture Classes.

I STILL HAVE A QUESTION.

Feel free to contact me and we can chat.

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I made a new snippet journal. This one is 6x6 and I'm going to use it as an art journal. I really really want to get back into art journaling. Like, it has been calling me for most of this year and I just haven't gotten back into the flow of it. I've been enjoying my time (writing) journaling, but there's this nagging feeling deep inside of me that wants to get messy but for some reason refuses to begin. So I think I'm just going to make myself begin. Just start and see what happens. I'm gonna make a lot of shitty art but if that's the means to begin then so be it

 Let's go make some shitty art. 

I hope I can begin this weekend. Process video of me creating this journal is up on my Youtube channel, if you're interested.

Happy Friday lovelies! xx
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Still working through @lizelayne’s Water Your Soul course in my WYS journal. This little binder is getting so chunky! I still have lots to work through and am just merrily bouncing back and forth between lessons, anchoring myself in whatever practice my heart needs right now.
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Today’s Flip-Through Friday is my Summer Stories 2023 journal.

This is sort of a hodge-podge journal of all sorts of bits—memories, junk, photos, art journal spreads, and lots of journaling. I've kept it all summer and it's now filled and completed and ready to share.

Here's just a quick flip-through. I've got a full chatty flip up on my Youtube channel if that's more your speed.

Happy Friday loves! xx
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I finally finished filling up my 2023 Summer Stories journal. I had originally intended to only keep this one from June to July, but I didn't journal as much as I thought I would in here this summer, so it has lasted me through to the first few days of September. I'm not mad about it. I prefer a filled journal to a half-filled one. I personally hate leaving too many pages blank at the end. I'm hoping to have a flip-through up on my Youtube channel tomorrow. Just have to film it! 😆
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Just wanted to share a little look at my Water Your Soul journal that I've been keeping this year for @lizelayne's class. I'm finding that I tend to dip into the course whenever I have the time and it's never consistent. But I am so surprised at how much I've actually managed to fill in this journal!

It is mostly a mixture of the class printables and my answers to the questions, magazine clippings, quotes, and lots and LOTS of journaling, but it's been a lovely place to return to over and over again.

I was able to explore more of the lessons this past weekend when I had some time thanks to the holiday. But I think that the joy of this particular journal—and course really—is that I can return to any part of it at any time and pick up where I left off. I can work out of order and move stuff around—love the binder for this! I get it, Liz! I love how this journal is growing as I move and grow through all of the And Spaces we've been exploring—and even some other And Spaces that showed up for me too!

I can't wait to see how this journal ends up looking by the end of the year. xx
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I had one of those days today where I was so exhausted from the week but at the same time wanted to go out and do something. Ever feel that way while also knowing that you just need to rest?

I really wanted to sit in Central Park and catch up on all of my journals but I just couldn’t motivate myself to actually walk to the park. So I took myself (and the dog) down to our building’s courtyard and set up shop on the tiled patio. While there was no grass, it was very quiet out there and I was able to catch up on some journaling and continue in my Water Your Soul binder from where I left off months ago.

Past me had printed all the lovely printables @lizelayne had for every lesson that I had yet to complete, so I spent some time getting all of them into my journal. This quote in particular stood out to me today. This is me. I've dealt with perfectionism all my life and for the last 10 years, I've slowly been coming into my own person separate from the need to "be perfect."

There is no such thing as perfection. The reality that we're all so beautifully imperfect is the real truth we should all strive for.

Anyway, I hope you've all had and are having a wonderful Sunday. xx
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