Journal Jumpstarts: Flaps — A Peek at Interactive Art Journal Pages
Journal JUMPSTART SERIES: WINDOWS
There is something about a journal page with a flap that just makes you want to reach out and touch it.
These pages from the Journal Jumpstarts series are all about that. Layered, interactive entries that fold, lift, and surprise. Each flap adds a little moment of discovery, a hidden layer of color or texture tucked just out of sight until you lift the corner.
The variety here is what makes it so visually rich. Some flaps are bold and graphic. Others are soft and collaged, built from scraps of painted paper, fabric bits, and ephemera. Some pages have just one flap. Others have several, creating a kind of accordion of surprises across the spread.
What draws me to this kind of page-making is the way it changes how a journal feels to hold. It becomes interactive, something you move through rather than just look at. The flaps catch the light differently. They add dimension and depth that a flat page simply cannot.
Mixed media and whimsy are at the heart of these pages. Ink, paint, paper, texture, and a generous dash of color. Each one is completely its own little world.
