Shaker Journal Cover - Tutorial

Hello everyone!

This is Shilpa here. I love Journaling and I make lots of Journals. I am hooked to Shaker Journal Covers these days as Papericious has best 3D Shaker Elements options. 

I get many requests and queries about these Shaker Covers/ Cards Tutorial. So here is the one I am sharing today.

We are making the front cover of this Romance Journal.

Step 1

To make the Shaker Gate embellishment, we are using Papericious five piece 3D Shaker -"Victorian Gate Chippis". It consists of 3 layers of base, transparent plastic sheet of same design and top layer design.

Step 2

Adhere first 3 layers together with strong glue. And next, according to design and color of my Journal, we are coloring Gate Chippis to dark red. Before that we need to apply Black Gesso to it as Primer.

Step 3

Mix Red and Lamp Black Chalk Paints to get correct shade of red and apply to both pieces of Gate design Chippis.

Step 4

Add Sequins into the design and adhere transparent sheet onto it so the sequins remain inside.

Step 5

Adhere the last layer of Gate design with glue. Make sure you use good quality, strong and transparent glue so the final Shaker design looks neat and clean.

Step 6

Now, It's time to decorate our cover.

Cut out design papers from Billet Doux Paper Pack to the size of Journal and stick it. To hold this journal together, we need to attach ribbon, here I have used red velvet ribbon.

Step 7

Add two more layers of design papers from paper pack with the use of foam adhesive. It will give dimension to the whole design.

Step 8

Adhere thin lace to the surface. Attach foam adhesive to Victorian Gate Shaker Design and stick it to the surface.

Step 9

Papericious Cut and Create Embellishment Sheets are wonderful to add beauty to the project.

Cut out all designs from Billet Doux Cut and Create Embellishment Sheets.

Step 10  

Adhere few of them according to your liking to the cover. Use remaining ones to decorate inside pages of Journal.

Step 11

For final touch, I have also adhered Papericious White Chippis - "Love" and few more pieces of lace.

Few more photographs of completed Journal Cover.

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Papericious Products Used:

Billet Doux 12" X 12" Patterned Paper Pack

Billet Doux - Cut and Create Embellishment Sheets

Perfect Affair Sequins

Victorian Gate - 3D Shaker Chippis

Chalk Paint - Brick Red

                                                    

Chalk Paint - Lamp Black

Black Gesso

White Chippis - Lovely