Llama Diamond Art Altered Journal
From the Designer: "Customize a journal using your favorite color of paint, a sparkly Diamond Art design, and a title cut from a completed coloring page! Follow the instructions to make a beautiful, unique, and durable journal that's as functional as it is fashionable. It's easy to do and you'll love your one-of-a-kind journal. Keep it for yourself or give it as a gift to someone special. This altered journal project is suitable for crafters young and old."
Primary TechniqueGeneral Crafts
Project TypeMake a Project
Materials List
- Leisure Arts Llama Diamond Art
- microtip scissors
- Folk Art Multi-Surface paint
- Journal
- Leisure Arts 'Kindess Matters' Coloring Book
- alcohol markers
- Plaid's matte Mod Podge
- a very strong glue
Instructions
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Complete the Leisure Arts Llama Diamond Art, then use microtip scissors to carefully cut the llama design from the background canvas.
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Use Folk Art Multi-Surface paint to add three coats to the journal cover, allowing the paint to dry completely between coats.
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Cut out LOVE from the Leisure 'Kindess Matters' Coloring Book, then color it in with alcohol markers.
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Use Plaid's matte Mod Podge to attach the cut-out letters to the front of the journal. Apply at least two more coats of Mod Podge to the entire cover, letting it dry completely between coats.
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Use a very strong glue to attach the cut-out llama to the front of the journal. Use extra Dotz from the Diamond Art kit to fill in the centers of the O and E in LOVE.