Cheery Journal
By Lauren Johnston
Materials:
• JewelCraft:
o Acrylic Rhinestones: Size 20 Ruby
• Cardstock:
o Red
• “Memories” Rubber Stamp from Rubber Stampede
• “Field of Posies” Rubber Stamp from Inkadinkado
• Marvy Markers:
o Red
o Olive Green
• White Thin Cardboard
• Paper Cutter
• Stipple Brush
• Gem-Tac Adhesive
• Tacky White Glue
• 3/16” anywhere hole punch
• Self-Healing Mat
• Hammer
• Rollabind Punch & Binding Disks or Pre-Made Journal

Instructions
1. Cut 4 pieces of White cardboard 4 x 5 Ύ” (or whatever size you desire).
2. Cut desired number of sheets of Red cardstock 3 7/8 x 5 5/8”.
3. Use Marvy Markers to color directly on stamp – coloring the leaves green and the posies red. When it is colored in, huff on the stamp to re-moisten the ink, then stamp on one piece of the cardboard. Allow to dry.
4. If using a pre-made journal, you will just be gluing the rhinestones on top of the posies, so proceed to step #9.
5. Once dry, place that piece of cardboard on self-healing mat & use the anywhere hole punch to punch out all the red circles.
6. Following manufacturers instructions, punch Rollabind slots on all four pieces of the cardboard and the red cardstock so that they all line up on the left hand side.
7. Glue this stamped cardboard with the holes to another piece of the cardboard, lining up the left-hand edge.
8. Glue the additional 2 pieces of unstamped cardboard together so all the holes on the left-hand side line up.
9. Using Gem-Tac, place a small amount of glue in each hole, a few at a time, (glue on top if using a pre-made journal) and set a rhinestone in the punched hole. Allow to dry. 10. Using a stipple brush and the Olive marker to stipple color around the outside edges of the stamped front cover and the back cover.
11. If using Rollabind, insert disks into cover, inside sheets and back cover until your journal is assembled.