Handmade Book and Pamphlet

This book and pamphlet were made from cardboard that I used to protect my table. I liked the patterns and colors so I stamped a few crows on it and created 2 little books.

The crow was printed with a stamp I carved.

The spine of the pamphlet was made by pressing the pages in a book press and brushing on PVA. The book on the right was bound with a Coptic Stitch. 

The back of the books.

The inside of the pamphlet was made index card scraps.
The Coptic Stitch book was made with lined copy paper.

Our Mini Face Books 2015

A Lydeo from a workshop i took this weekend.

Coptic Stitch with Paste Paper

In Book Arts with Cindy Zimmerman we worked on Coptic stitch 2 weeks in a row. I got better! This one is made with paste paper we made in class the week before.

Punked up Journal

This is a "punked up" Coptic stitch journal made in Book arts with Cindy Zimmerman. We took mat board and beat it up with a mallet, screws, nuts and bolts. I didn't want to cover or distress the inside cover so I made little stamps in the shape of screws, nuts and bolts. I kept tearing the paper when I tightened the stiches but my nice teacher says it gave it a more punked up look. I love my book arts class.