{"product_id":"free-how-to-project-spritzed-and-stitched-journal-book-project","title":"Spritzed and Stitched Journal Book Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you’re like me and have a fairly decent size stash of paper and cardstock, then this project is one of many ways to utilize them! I love pretty papers, and creating my own is so easy and fun with Shimmerz Vibez. All the colors are great individually, but mixing them together is a neat way to create your own artsy looking papers. I was playing with the sprays and mixing some fun colors and before I knew it, I had a pile of colorful spritzed cardstock. I was trying to figure out what to create or alter with the papers and decided to just take a pile of them, fold them in half and bind a book. What a fun and inexpensive book it turned out to be!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e I used the Rolling In The Hay, Jeni B Bleu and Red-y Or Not Vibez on my papers. I love these vibrant colors! To get the dripping effect you just have to be a little “generous” with the amount that you spray and turn the pieces of cardstock as you go. Make sure you use a paper towel to cover your working surface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After all the papers had dried I just folded them in half and stitched down the middle to create the book. Keep in mind - if you want to stitch on the cover, it’s usually best to do that before you bind the book! Don’t stitch through too many sheets unless you have a sewing machine that is capable of doing so, I’ve learned that the hard way in the past.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To alter the cover, I embellished it with some pretty colors of crafter's tape and added the birdie themed ephemera piece from the Daily Junque collection. I also did a little stitching on the cover to compliment the stitching on the bind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For the final touch to the cover, I added some teeny alpha stickers to spell out “to journal.” On the inside pages you can add some extra artsy touches by stamping various designs here and there. I use the wrought scroll and holiday trim stamps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452456001687,"sku":"PROJ-0025","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-0025__78410.1558392095.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746791230","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/free-how-to-project-spritzed-and-stitched-journal-book-project","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}