Nature Journal and Box Tutorial

Hi friends! I took a lovely forest walk this evening and found an amazingly beautiful mushroom. It was a pity that I had forgotten my brand new nature journal and box at home, or I could have documented the mushroom in the journal.

Please note: this post has affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.

This month the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team is creating nature journals. Don't miss all the inspiration and clever ways of using sides. I made a journal/sketchbook and a box or holder to keep it in. The box was made with the Eileen's Sizzix Folio Journal die. 

Inside there is a sketchbook and a pencil. This pencil just happened to be in front of me on my desk and the right length. It is not my ordinary sketching pencil.

Start by die cutting one folio journal piece. For a journal you need two, but for the box we only need one. You also need two side pieces.

Glue burlap to the flap part and a piece of Tim Holtz Backdrops paper to the rest of the box.

Stamp the front with stamps from Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery and All Seasons Tree, using green and brown inks.

Stamp sentiments with black ink.

Glue design tape to the side pieces.

Attach them as seen here, with Wonder Tape or another strong adhesive. 

Adhere the front side and you have a box. Ink the edges.

I added a little green ink and doodled lines to create hills.

Some of the trees were stamped with second generation stamping, to create a sense of perspective. 

This ledger paper adds just the right amount of interest to the background and fit well for a journal.

Stamp the deer and branch trees with Potting Soil ink.

The title of the box. The wonder of nature never ceases to amaze me.

Fold the flap down and tie with twine.

The back was left simple, with just a piece of Design Tape added.

Inside, there is a journal/sketchbook and a pencil.

The sketchbook fits perfectly in the box together with a pencil. If you want to, you can cover up the holes on the inside of the flap, from the spine of the original folio journal.

For the book, I cut covers from mat board and adhered a piece of Backdrops paper to each cover. I like the organic shapes on this paper. Round the outer corners and punch holes with a crop-a-dile.

Cut sketch or watercolor paper just a little smaller than the covers and round the outer corners. Bind with rings.

The book was embellished with Tim Holtz Field Notes Ephemera and a Thought Token.

To see more Folio Journal examples check out my: Floral Folio, Foiled Folio, Vintage Floral Folio, and Foil and Stencil Album.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

* Please note: the links are affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.