Map Covered Journal Craft

Hello Creative Friends,
I’ve been seeing all the art made with maps around the web and on Pinterest and I’ve been wanting to do something along that line but I came to realize that maps are expensive just to do a craft with and I haven’t been able to find any old used ones anywhere.  I know there’s a few scrapbook papers done in maps but I think those are too expensive as well.  I just don’t think I’d do enough with it to justify my purchasing it.

My solution was to find a map/atlas book on the free bookshelf at our library.   The book was old and the maps are probably so outdated that I didn’t feel bad tearing out the pages.  The book was not in the best of shape.

I’ve been wanting to make myself a new weight loss journal so I started with a Composition Journal (which I normally stock up on after school starts and they mark all the school supplies down.  I think I got these for 10 cents last year.)

I covered it with some of the map paper from the atlas book and some scrapbooking paper that I had.  Then I embellished it a little bit.  I used a Stampin’ Up! stamp set I have called, Sentimental Journey for the “Journey” and compass images.

I do better with my diet when I’m writing down what I eat and how much I exercise.  Also I tend to keep track better if I have something pretty to write things down in.

Have a creative day,