Accordion Art Journal – PART 1

Welcome back to another Mixed Media Tuesday! Today, I am so excited to share the first part of a brand-new project: a handmade accordion art journal.

Instead of a traditional unboxing video, I wanted to dive right in and show you some of the gorgeous new background and postal stamps from the latest AALL&Create collection in action! In this video, I walk you through creating a simple 4×6 black cardstock base, mixing Distress Paints, and building beautiful, high-contrast layers with stamping and black-and-white ephemera.

I’ve decorated the first four pages, put together the front and back covers with a vintage newspaper look, and finished it off with a simple ribbon closure.

Stay tuned for Part 2 coming this Friday, where we will complete the back pages!

video tutorial

You can enjoy the video at my YouTube channel

close-up photos

and let’s start the close up photos with the cover

for the first two pages I went with Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany as the main background color

here are some close ups
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the stamps really make the background so interesting

and I love how the black and white ephemera pop against the background

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for the next two pages I went with Uncharted Mariner and Wilted Violet as the main colors

on this background I went with white pigment ink with my stamps

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here is a photo of the back cover

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