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September 21, 2011 By Marit 41 Comments

Good morning on the first day of Autumn!
Yes, fall has arrived with an earthy, mushroom-like smell, hmmm!
I love days like this, and today is special for several reasons:

  • It’s the wedding anniversary of my parents (49 years!) –
    congratulations pa & ma!
  • It’s the wedding anniversary of my brother and SIL (20 years? 21?
    I lost count here…)ย  – congratulations to y0u too dear ones!
  • It is the day that I participate in Seth’s online collaboration project
    Paper Stacks…

…lots of artist show their stacks on their blog today.
Be it papers, books, journals, or anything else. I haven’t seen any of the
other artist’s posts yet, but I presume when I start bloghopping I will come
across some fun and high piles of paper, books, journals and artwork.
I reckon I’m not the only one collecting piles…

I took photos for you of some of my art journals (The pile could have been
a lot higher!) so let me show you what I got… enjoy!

Aaaahhhh… a huge stack of art journals.
Doesn’t it look fabulous?!

(Did I really fill them all? Wow!
The art journal on top is the one I am still working in.
You can see it: half of the book still shows neat, white paper.)

I could not resist to zoom in on the pages…

All my art journals are handmade.
I use several, different techniques to bind them (Japanese binding,
Coptic binding) Some of them have this ‘Sewn-Over-Tapes’ binding
that I learned from L.K. Ludwig

This is how the spine looks when the book is bound and ‘ready to use…

… and this is how it looks when I filled the last page!

Paint and ink leaked through and turned the spine into a festival of colours!
This is the part of the book that I probably love the most!

Thanks Seth, for hosting this online ‘party of stacks’ that gives me
the opportunity to show of my pile of art journals!

Find the list of the other participants on The Altered Page – enjoy!

Filed Under: art, Art Journals Tagged With: art journaling, art journals, journals, stack

Comments

  1. Caatje says

    September 21, 2011 at 10:09 am

    Ooh, aaah,(repeat 10x) ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  2. Danielle Higginbottom-Brown says

    September 21, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Love it!!!!!

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  3. Lena says

    September 21, 2011 at 11:45 am

    Geweldig!! Wat een explosie van kleuren!!
    Had geen idee dat je al zoveel art journals had gevuld meis!! Weet zeker dat er nog vele zullen volgen!!
    Gefeliciteerd met de trouwdagen in je familie! (kun je me uitleggen waar SIL voor staat… begrijp et niet…)

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  4. Bernice says

    September 21, 2011 at 11:47 am

    So colourful!

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  5. Becky Brombley says

    September 21, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Wow, simply stunning! Becky x

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  6. Annemarie says

    September 21, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    I actually have a few books, but they are still in storage. I hope they come soon.

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  7. Julie Tucker-Wolek says

    September 21, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    Happy Anniversary to your parents and your Brother and SIL!! loveeeeeeeeeee the photos of your pages!!! Looks AWESOME! :):):):):):):):):):):)

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  8. Julie Tucker-Wolek says

    September 21, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    PS… did you see I posted a video tutorial last night?? hehehehehe…your chance to hear my voice… ohhhh and Brookie’s too! LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):)

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  9. Anniek says

    September 21, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    I like that ‘Sewn-Over-Tape’ binding! It looks complicated, but at first I also thought that about the Coptic binding to find out just recently that it’s not difficult at all. Nice looking pile of journals!

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  10. Seth says

    September 21, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    Wow. What an amazing stack of journals. Thanks for the close-ups. The bindings, the colors, and all the art inside — incredible!

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  11. Jess says

    September 21, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    Happy anniversary to your pa & ma and your bro & sil!!! i looove the pics…all of your beautiful and inspiring creations!

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  12. Robin says

    September 21, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Congrats on the anniversary’ss…that is just fabulous…My hubs and I were 25 years since we started dating on Sept 18th…2011…Marit..I loove love your stacks..what an inspiration…the papers, the journals Oh My…what a glorious feast for the eyes..!

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  13. Jane says

    September 21, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    This is very cool!

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  14. Dianne says

    September 21, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    gorgeous stack and positively adore the close-ups of the pages and bindings. lovely!

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  15. Lea Patterson says

    September 21, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Wow… that’s quite the stack! Love all the colors peaking out.

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  16. Pamela Young says

    September 21, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    These are awesome photos! Love your stack pictures. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  17. ~*~Patty says

    September 21, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Gorgeous stacks you have there Mz M!!!
    What a delight it would be to sit and turn the pages!

    Happy Days to all of the special people in your life!
    oxo

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  18. Amanda (Scrappnbee) says

    September 21, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    Wow! What a stack! You certainly do keep busy! Love the close up of the spine and the colors that show through! Thanks for sharing! -Amanda

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  19. Kelly Snelling says

    September 21, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    ooooh! truly scrumptious!

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  20. Claudine Intner says

    September 21, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    I love the close up shots! So great.

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  21. annie! says

    September 21, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    i want to TOUCH!

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  22. Orly Avineri says

    September 21, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    GEWELDIG!!! LOVE your stacks…yummy juicy lush colorful pages upon pages of journals…very impressive!!

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  23. Carolyn says

    September 21, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    The spine is my favorite – what great journals!!!!

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  24. Kim Mailhot says

    September 21, 2011 at 6:46 pm

    Oh so yummy and beautiful, Marit ! And to think your artist had played with each page ?! Amazing stack !

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  25. Viv says

    September 21, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    Heerlijk al die journals!!! Om helemaal blij van te worden ๐Ÿ™‚ Wat hebben we toch een heerlijke hobby!!

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  26. jill zaheer says

    September 21, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    What wonderful photos with their descriptions for this post! Beautiful pages and just love the precision with which your pages are lined up and the variation of colors. Brilliant!

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  27. amanda says

    September 21, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    those journals beg to touched

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  28. Susan Garman says

    September 21, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Wow! I am so impressed with your talent. Love the book binding that you featured. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. Julie Prichard says

    September 21, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Great photos, Marit! So many to things I like here. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  30. donna joy says

    September 21, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    love the close up shot of the pages-such color and texture.

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  31. alicia - altered bits says

    September 22, 2011 at 5:40 am

    lovelovelovelove! your stacks are wonderful and i want to lick the first two — yummy stuff!!

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  32. amy says

    September 22, 2011 at 6:23 am

    Wow! Amazing stack!!!

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  33. fairyrocks says

    September 22, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    Happy Anniversary to those you hold dear.
    Your stacks are so wonderfully tidy and organized.
    A treat to see indeed. Keep smiling and creating

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  34. Dave says

    September 22, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Wonderful stacks! Very cool, indeed!!!

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  35. Corrine says

    September 23, 2011 at 1:23 am

    Gorgeous pages and binding, glad you zoomed in.

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  36. jan avellana says

    September 23, 2011 at 8:10 am

    ๐Ÿ™‚ what yummy colors and what fun! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  37. Andria says

    September 23, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    What a gorgeous colorful stack! And it represents so much work, so much fun, so much playing and memories. I love the zoom-in photos so we can appreciate the hardiness of each page. Thank you for sharing!

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  38. Halle G says

    September 24, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    Love the zoomed in photo…that pages are just how I love them. A little wavy, splattered with paint…YUMMY!

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  39. Bleubeard and ELizabeth says

    September 25, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    I realize I’m late getting here, but I LOVE this stack of very colorful journals. I really like the contrast between the finished and half-finished journal.

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  40. Wen Redmond says

    September 27, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    I want to touch! These colors and textures are begging for tactile experiences! Wonderful!

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  41. julie english hernandez says

    September 27, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    those are seriously beautiful photos!

    Reply

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