Sunday, 7 April 2019

Treasure Island Junk Journal Challenge





Treasure Island Challenge

April/May 2019

Treasure Island Challenge (revised 3rd May 2019)

April into May 2019


Our current craft challenge is to make a junk journal with the theme of a Treasure Island. Nobody has to take part in this challenge. It is supposed to be fun and a chance to forget your problems for a short while each day, turning your thoughts to something therapeutic. We all know the benefits that crafting has on our psyche. However, if you want to join in and I hope you do, it’s not too late to catch up. Those who join in will be on the boat when we set sail. Those who desist will be left at home and will have to watch our progress on the television! So, welcome aboard our jolly ship. I hope you enjoy the journey with the hope of treasure to find…
For those of you who have not made a junk journal before, this is an opportunity to start from scratch and be guided along stage by stage and by doing it all together those of us who know how to do it and are improvers do not have to go through the same processes over and over again. Questions will arise as we go along and answers can be given by those who are more experienced.
I have chosen the theme of a Treasure Island because I thought it would appeal to everyone. Each of us has our own style and will be encouraged to use it to best advantage.
Week One – Design a Treasure Map. Examples can be found in Files if you feel you are not up to making your own.
Week Two –Make 12 tea-dyed pages and collect some other ‘island’ related pages.
Week Three – Add pictures to the tea-dyed pages at top corners using page in landscape mode. Examples and pictures are available to you in Files.
Week Four – Make two or three pages of flash cards and cut or tear them out. Then, distress the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink and set aside for later. See Files for examples.
Week Five – Make another 12 pages in blue using fabric dye or Koolaid.

I do hope you will join in with this challenge. I think it will be a lot of fun and a rewarding experience craft wise.

Stella Jones


YouTube videos to watch to help you make the journal:




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