Welcome to
Journal & Folio
Brand new creative online course how to build a handmade journal and folio insert to hold memories, reflections, and our favorite ways to create with paper. Learn to craft a lovely cover, add journaling and scrapbook pages, create embellished clusters, experiment with art journaling, and make pockets filled with tags and treasures—all while celebrating gratitude in everyday life.
***EARLY REGISTRATION PRICING EXTENDED TO OCT 7
Class opens October 1 2025
Class Details:
Title: GRATEFUL TODAY | Journal & Folio
Date: October 1 2025
Time: 10 am MDT
Location: In the Jamie Pate classroom
GRATEFUL TODAY | Journal & Folio Class
This course is for you if you:
Are a paper craft artist
Love to be challenged and inspired to try new techniques
Thoroughly enjoy a creative community that provides social interaction and creativity
Are a beginner just getting started in the paper craft arts
Or you are a seasoned crafter with years of experience
There is something here for every level of creativityness.
After completing GRATEFUL TODAY | Journal & Folio you will have a complete DIY album made by you, inspired by gratitude, pockets, embellished clusters, interactive elements, layered pages and more.
Inspire fresh creativity by giving time and practice to new making ideas.
Learn new techniques that include binding inserts in a unique way that allows for additional enclosures for possibilities of creativity.
Create unique cover pages that will add to your own inspiration and ability that will be a springboard for future making.
Monique is a gifted maker and has taken many classes from Jamie Pate Designs. This is a recent testimonial from her.
"I love Jamie's tutorials - she does an amazing job of explaining things and her makes are always so beautiful."
"I have taken a lot of mini album and other “crafty”classes, and I absolutely love the classes by Jamie! She is such a great teacher and her love for all things paper shows in all of her classes and videos.."
“I learn so much from Jamie’s classes! The techniques taught have encouraged me to actually use my stash and end up with beautiful creations!”
Discover the timeless art of book making with yet another fresh way to bind the inserts. Learn how to create your own personal journal, insert pages, plus a hard cover book to hold it all.
Incorporate an interactive inside cover that is pocketed and creative to hold even more layers. As well as an additional updated book cover technique.
Not one, not two, but several insert recipes for crafting creative layers of openables inside the covers of this DIY book.
Step-by-step instructions that guide you through each fabulous art page process.
Front to back. Inside and out. Elevate your projects with clustered embellishment lessons. Practice the art of layering and arranging decorative elements.
Get these bonuses as well:
Expert Instruction: Led by an experienced paper craft artist. Each lesson is designed to be clear, comprehensive, and inspiring.
Flexible Learning: Enjoy the convenience of learning at your own pace with lifetime access to all class materials.
Community Support: Join an exclusive online community of fellow crafters where you can share your work, exchange ideas, and connect to grow and learn further.
Creative Growth: Develop new skills and techniques that will enhance your artistic ability and expand your creative expression and confidence.
As with all other classes offered in this online classroom community, this journal & folio course will spring board your creativity to other ideas. The DIY book is a foundational project that you will find yourself making again and again. This start to finish tutorial is a fresh look at a particular journal and insert making with new ideas and plenty of inspiration to want to make again and again with any and all your favorite collections of paper goodness.
Hi! I am Jamie Pate and I love to make and create from paper, stamps, inks, dies, and anything else that I can layer on a page. I hail from the Front Range of Colorado. You can very often find me hiking, visiting the newest coffee shop, thrifting, reading or cooking a huge meal for all my people.
This class, GRATEFUL TODAY, is a DIY book class that will have you wanting to make this fresh album of pocket and layers over and over again. These pages are waiting for our creativity. Our stories. And our joy. As always, please remember: you can and should shop your stash and use the items you love to make lovely layers in GRATEFUL TODAY.
You've got questions. We've got answers.
As long as the class site is up and available. And I do not plan on going anywhere soon.
There is not a class kit. However, I do provide a full supply list as well a tool list. Inside the class (plus in this video right HERE) you can access the supply list plus links to purchase exactly what I will be using.
This class is not LIVE at this time. It will be available on Oct 1 2025 at which time you can jump right in and take each lesson at your own pace.
It's my privilege to teach classes that are a great fit, not only for the brand new maker, but for those of us who have been around for a while. The instructions are start-to-finish. Full video. Full colored photos. Plus, full written instructional PDF that you can download.
As long as you have internet access and a device in which to view video you should be all set to access all the lessons provided.
Invest in your creative knowledge and purchase this class today!
$50 when registering after Oct 1 2025