What Works in a Collage Layout  - and Doesnt - and Why: Altered Book Layout @BookandPaperArts
What Works in a Collage Layout  - and Doesnt - and Why: Altered Book Layout  @BookandPaperArts
Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today I am making an altered book layout using collage and vintage papers. Join me as I talk through a variety of possible layouts and possibilities, how and why different elements work – or don't – together.

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I have an online course The Book of You: Making and Keeping an Illustrated Journal if you want to find out more about adding easy, no-fail drawings, found paper collage, lettering, blocking layouts, and much more, check out the link here:
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Not sure? Here is more detailed information:
bookandpaperarts.com/the-book-of-you-how-to-keep-and-make-an-illustrated-journal


To see printable scans of vintage paper: holy cards, cabinet photos, and botanical flowers, they are here:
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See my online course showing how to make a variety of no-sew book bindings:
kelly-s-school-b1d1.thinkific.com/courses/how-to-make-six-no-sew-books

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bookandpaperarts.com/six-handmade-books-with-no-sewing-online-course

And if you are interested in buying original paper and vintage ephemera bundles full of cards, paper, handwritten pieces, lace, and more I sell them here:
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What Works in a Collage Layout - and Doesn't - and Why: Altered Book Layout

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