{"product_id":"master-board-book-2-handmade-junk-journal-ephemera","title":"Master Board Book No. 2 – Handmade Junk Journal Master Board \u0026 Ephemera Book","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAbout This Book\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster Board Book No. 2\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\u003eThis book contains \u003cstrong\u003e16 large pages\u003c\/strong\u003e and measures approximately \u003cstrong\u003e10½ inches × 9 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving you a particularly generous amount of working surface on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach page has been intentionally created with two different sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003edecorative master-board side\u003c\/strong\u003e is constructed from many individual pieces of paper layered and glued together. These may include found papers, upcycled materials, vintage pieces, hand-dyed papers and other miscellaneous scraps gathered for their colors, textures, printing or simply because they were too interesting to throw away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is intentionally \u003cstrong\u003equieter and more open\u003c\/strong\u003e, using combinations of hand-dyed papers, bubble papers and upcycled packing papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat gives each page both a decorative surface and a place for writing—or two very different kinds of material if you decide to cut the book apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKeep the Book—or Take It Apart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book with no obligation to remain a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep all 16 pages together and use it as the foundation for a large handmade junk journal. The quieter surfaces provide room for writing, photographs and memories, while the existing master boards give you wonderfully layered backgrounds from the very beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd pockets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd tags.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd stitching, stamping, fabric, photographs or even more paper.\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\u003eBecause these pages measure approximately \u003cstrong\u003e10½ × 9 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e, a single master board can provide several pieces of usable ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut them into journal cards, oversized tags, pockets, tuck spots, belly bands, collage strips, tabs, clusters, labels, specimen cards, small book covers or whatever shapes your project needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven the \u003cstrong\u003ecover can become ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing here needs to be saved simply because it arrived in book form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTraditional Junk Journal Master Boards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decorative sides were created using the traditional junk journal master-board process: many smaller pieces of paper are combined to create an entirely new surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome pieces began as ordinary papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome are found or upcycled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome are vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome have been hand dyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd some are simply those miscellaneous scraps that paper makers tend to save because something about the color, printing or texture says, \u003cem\u003edon't throw me away yet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayered together, those unrelated fragments begin to create their own compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe video shows that particularly well in this book. There are stretches of wonderfully understated neutrals alongside pages where soft pinks, reds, yellows, blues and printed fragments emerge through the collage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut across those compositions and they change yet again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA section that was only one small part of a larger master board can suddenly become the focal point of a tag or journal card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Quieter Side\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse side of each page was deliberately approached differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than filling both surfaces with busy collage, these sides use combinations of \u003cstrong\u003ehand-dyed paper, bubble paper and upcycled packing paper\u003c\/strong\u003e to provide more open areas for writing and further embellishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey aren't commercially perfect blank pages—and I wouldn't want them to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir variations in tone, texture and surface keep them connected to the handmade character of the decorative sides while giving your eye, and your pen, somewhere quieter to land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you harvest the book for ephemera, these surfaces can also become the backs of journal cards and tags, leaving room for writing without requiring you to back every piece with another sheet of paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWonderfully Thick Pages\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayering paper onto both sides of an existing booklet creates substantial pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book measures approximately \u003cstrong\u003e¾ inch thick\u003c\/strong\u003e, and those built-up surfaces make the pages particularly useful for ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of starting with a thin piece of paper and building a sturdy foundation yourself, you already have a thick, handmade base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd stitching, ink, labels, stamping, fibers or another focal image if you wish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr simply cut out a section you love, ink the edges and call it finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe master board has already done much of the work for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Shape of This Particular Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Master Board Book No. 1, this book began with an \u003cstrong\u003eold advertising flyer or booklet\u003c\/strong\u003e that was repurposed as its foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI no longer remember which advertisement this particular one began as, so rather than guess, we'll simply let that part of its former life remain a mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs layers were added to both sides of the original pages, their accumulated thickness changed the way the book sits and closes. Pages toward the center may extend approximately \u003cstrong\u003e¼–½ inch farther outward\u003c\/strong\u003e than surrounding pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a natural result of building multiple layers over an existing bound piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe edges will not line up like those of a commercially manufactured book. 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