Duct tape spine 
Gesso cover 
Gesso Cover 
Gesso and modeling paste 
Prep done
Taped spines and gesso on the covers – ✅
Wow, it sure feels good to use some of my supplies and work on a project I’ve been thinking about for months!
I pulled out the modeling paste to stencil on the suns – thankfully it wasn’t completely dried up… 🙄
And I watched a few YouTube videos to help me through the first steps.
Thanks to Marianne Kensington of Pocketful of Vintage on YouTube! She’s got step by step instructions that break it right down 🙏 and instead of one long video she’s broken it down into six short ones – easy to digest.
Feeling unsure what the next step will be on the covers so I’m planning on working on the signatures – maybe the papers will inspire me 😊
The sewing machine is the next thing to get up and running so I can make some fancy pages, pockets and envelopes. I’ve sewn paper in the past with some of my students to make Christmas cards and I love the look so it should be fun!
I have to say, doing the challenge has been a great motivator so far, and I’m really not worrying too much about the outcome of this project which is a nice change.