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ID: Mellow Yellow

Journal  (closed): approx 4-1/8"w x 10.25"h x 2.25" thk.

I used book board for the covers, and covered them with a heavily textured, beautiful bright yellow paper. On the inside of the covers I used a rectangular/geometric scrapbook paper that had all the colors of my ribbons. (see pic below)

View of pages and envelopes

(left) Cover  (middle)  Inside cover and cover for first signature  (right) Spine

This book has 11 signatures of 5 pages each, plus the envelope. Since I used store bought envelopes, I didn't have much lea way to trim the pages after folding and signature build up, so I staggered the  the size of each page within the signatures. This way you get approximately a 1/8th inch view of the different pages within the signatures and the envelope just pokes it's head out.

For the covers of each signature I alternated between a Canson Mi-Tientes (yellow) & a Stonehenge (natural). Each signature also included Magna Carta "Parchment" (gold), Cardstock (ivory), Domtar copy paper (bright yellow), Southworth Curiculum Vitae paper 100% cotton (ivory) & Gartner envelopes (yellow). 

I used a bright yellow DMC embroidery floss to sew the signatures in a running stitch. The beads are a variety of wood, metal and glass medium sized (#8) seed beads. 

I wrote the words "call me mellow yellow" using a yellowish zig marker, then mixing my own yellow paint color using Golden's fluid acrylics, Folk Art Acrylics and Chroma Color paint, I painted over my marker letters. I barely shadow outlined each letter with a Zig .005 burgundy pen. 

I tied bundles of 8 different yarns to each of the 11 embroidery tails.

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