{"product_id":"master-board-book-1-handmade-junk-journal-ephemera","title":"Master Board Book No. 1 – Handmade Junk Journal Master Board \u0026 Ephemera Book","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Hidden Drawer\u003c\/strong\u003e → Master Board Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA Book Made to Become Something Else\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it as a book or cut it apart—22 thick handmade master-board pages created for writing, collage and one-of-a-kind junk journal ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome books are meant to be carefully kept on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one was made with the possibility that someday, someone might take a pair of scissors to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster Board Book No. 1\u003c\/strong\u003e began with an old advertising booklet and grew, layer by layer, into a thick collection of handmade junk journal master boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBits of found paper were joined by vintage pieces, upcycled papers, hand-dyed papers and miscellaneous scraps that had been waiting for another life. They were torn, cut, layered and glued together in the traditional master-board style, allowing colors, patterns, printing and little unexpected details to meet across each page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is not neat or perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt isn't supposed to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a book filled with handmade surfaces waiting to become whatever comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster Board Book No. 1\u003c\/strong\u003e is a one-of-a-kind handmade master board book created by \u003cstrong\u003eButterfly in the Attic\u003c\/strong\u003e for junk journaling, collage, paper crafting and creative reuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contains \u003cstrong\u003e22 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e, with each page intentionally created to offer two different kinds of working surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne side is the \u003cstrong\u003edecorative master-board side\u003c\/strong\u003e, constructed by gluing together many individual pieces of paper. Materials vary from page to page and include found papers, upcycled papers, vintage pieces, hand-dyed papers and other miscellaneous paper treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn the page over and you'll find a \u003cstrong\u003equieter side with more open space for writing or further embellishment\u003c\/strong\u003e. These sides are created from a combination of hand-dyed papers, bubble papers and upcycled packing papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause multiple papers have been layered onto the original pages, the finished pages are wonderfully thick and substantial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat makes them especially useful as bases for handmade ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKeep the Book—or Take It Apart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere really isn't a wrong way to use this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it intact and it can become the beginning of a wonderfully chunky junk journal. Write on the quieter sides, add photographs, pockets, tags, stitching, stamping and more collage, and let the existing master boards become the backgrounds for your own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTake your scissors to it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thick decorative pages can be cut into journal cards, tags, pockets, tuck spots, belly bands, specimen cards, labels, collage pieces, clusters, tabs and all sorts of handmade ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven the \u003cstrong\u003ecover can be cut apart and reused\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might use an entire page as the foundation for another journal project or cut one master board into several smaller pieces and let each become something entirely different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book was intentionally made to be useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo please don't feel that it is too precious to cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTraditional Junk Journal Master Boards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decorative sides of these pages were created using a traditional junk journal master-board process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than beginning with a single sheet of decorative paper, many smaller pieces are layered and glued together to create a new surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome papers are found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome are vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome have been rescued from packaging or other materials that might otherwise have been discarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthers have been hand dyed or simply came from the wonderful accumulation of miscellaneous papers that seems to happen when you make things for long enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of that, no two pages are alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely and you'll find changes in color, texture, pattern, printing and age as you move across the surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd once you begin cutting them apart, entirely new compositions appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Quieter Side\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile one side of each page is busy with layered collage, the reverse was intentionally kept quieter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese surfaces include combinations of \u003cstrong\u003ehand-dyed papers, bubble papers and upcycled packing papers\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving you room to write while maintaining the handmade character of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse them for journaling, dates, quotations, memory keeping, stamping or additional collage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd if you're cutting the book apart for ephemera, those quieter backs can be especially useful—they give many of your finished pieces a surface where you or the eventual journal owner can still write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWonderfully Thick 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