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Journaling Behind the Scenes at Royal Ballet & Opera | Vintage Scrapbook & Junk Journal

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Journal with me! In this video I fill in a Traveler’s Notebook accordion insert from start to finish, creating a concertina journal spread in a vintage scrapbooking and junk journaling style, to document my acting gig at the Royal Ballet & Opera! Watch how I journaled about being an actor in the show “The Makropulos Case”, using vintage homemade ephemera, backstage photos and creativity to build the storytelling of this experience on stage, with easy journaling tips and tricks that you can steal and use for your creations! DOWNLOAD MY VINTAGE PRINTABLE PDFs! * The Vintage Diaries - 20 pages of vintage diaries, letters, manuscripts and illustrations for vintage paper crafting: https://buymeacoffee.com/carlopavan/e/477253 * The Vintage Photography - 50 printable vintage photos in 6 pages for your vintage journaling: https://buymeacoffee.com/carlopavan/e/477255 Chapters: 00:00 Intro: a vintage scrapbooking journal 00:42 Support & Materials 02:07 Preparing the support 03:35 Curating the visuals 06:30 Mounting photos on a journal 08:21 Making a transparent pocket 09:10 Creating a title with calligraphy 10:00 Adding journaling notes 11:13 Full junk journal flipthrough & outro 🎥 DIY Vintage Ephemera: Create Paper Clusters, PET Tapes & Vintage Patina for Junk Journals : https://youtu.be/R7io1MUJ_BI 🖍 FREE printables and resources for journaling: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlopavan/extras Take care everyone, and if you like this video, please like/comment/subscribe/share! -------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT ME I’m Carlo Pavan, Italian born performer, artist and content creator based in London UK. On my channel I create videos about Art, Journaling and Being Human every week! If you want you can buy me a coffee and support my life as a struggling artist here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlopavan :) ----------------------------------------------------- My website: https://www.carlopavan.com Contact me: carlopavan79@gmail.com My Instagram: / heycarlopavan My Bluesky: carlopavan.bsky.social #vintage #journaling #ephemera #vintageephemera #scrapbooking #junkjournal #junkjournaling #junkjournalideas #travelersnotebook #accordioninsert

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In this video I take you behind the scenes of my acting gig at the Royal Ballet & Opera and I turn the whole experience into a vintage-style concertina journal spread. I’m working inside a Traveler’s Notebook accordion insert, and I fill it from start to finish—so you can see my full process: from prepping the support, to curating visuals, to building that layered “old paper” storytelling vibe with homemade ephemera and backstage photos. I walk you through the practical steps I actually use when I want a spread to feel cohesive: mounting photos so they look intentional, creating a transparent pocket for extra bits, and making a title with calligraphy to anchor the page. Then I add journaling notes in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the visuals—because I want the writing to support the memory, not fight with it. If you’re into junk journaling, travel journaling, or vintage scrapbooking, you’ll get loads of stealable ideas: how to plan a spread without killing the spontaneity, how to layer ephemera to guide the eye, and how to romanticise your life by documenting moments that feel cinematic—like stepping on stage in “The Makropulos Case.”

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