Today, some of the IAA members met at Shaun Sheehan's house! She showed us how to make junk journals. The covers are cardboard. As you can see I used cardboard from Frappuccino packaging (which I had been saving forever - I just KNEW I would use them for something, someday!).
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I used various papers and ephemera for my pages. Some members used paper bags, watercolor paper, etc. The possibilities are endless!
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We covered the cardboard with packing tape to protect.
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Here are my friends Chris and Mike Meador from Coffee Break Designs working hard!
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And my friend Bianca's wonderful journal (and her hands!)
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We had quite the spread. Thanks so much for hosting and teaching Shaun! It was a blast.
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