Note book

My Saturday evening project.  It is nice to have something to do while the hubby watches the hockey game. 

I used paper from Sandylion and inked the edges.  The inner papers are simply computer printer paper.  I used a hot pink organza to bind my book after hole punching through all of the layers.  I accessorized with buttons and a name plate on the cover.

If I were giving this as a gift I could enter on the first page "for the times when you just need someone to listen".

Otherwise I could change my name plate to Prayer Journal - then they would make excellent gifts for my bible study group.

I am loving these notebooks and could see all kinds of uses.  Maybe I will need to make more!




 

Exploding box base

Base created but not decorated yet.  Will finish and repost at a later date.

Tri Shutter Birthday card

Again another first for me.  Received a Martha Stewart score board for Christmas and wanted to give it a run.  Paper is Grasshopper Pie from Lasting Impressions.  Stamp is a Hero Arts Cling with Spica enhancements.  

Paper Bag album

Paperbag Album

Another first started over the holidays.  I used three paper bags folded and stitched together.  I hole punched the edge and added ribbon for a decorative effect as the stitching really is what holds this together.

Using the pockets on the edges that the paper bags naturally provide I madfe a variety of tags. 

 I really enjoyed doing this type of project.  I may work on other themes.

The sweetness after the rain

After surviving a week of sickness, specifically buckets and cleaning, we are all better and no longer needed the buckets!  YEAH!    It was time for mommy to head back to the craft table and make a gift for my DD's friend.  I left it blank on the inside so the recipient can do as she desires with it.

This was made using the QuicKutz template called peppermint, part of the Santa'a workshop set.

Handmade album

 My neighbour has blessed me with a variety of papers that I use for my childrens art work and various cutting projects.  My three year old likes to cut with mommy's fiskar "fancy edge" scissors.  So you can imagine how many pieces of paper I go through.

Today while looking for a project I came up with the idea to make an album.  I used glossy paper for the cover and base of the interior pages.  Then I layered the interior pages with paper.

Edges were punched for binding but I do not have a binder so I "sewed" the pages with ribbon and then tied each bind.

 The album did me proud as it lays flat when finished the construction phase.

"Nice" comments my husband, "now what are you going to put in it?"  Well if I knew that I would have completed that part too.  He doesn't understand that these creative things take time.  Sometimes more time then I have in a day!

The Love of Family

I have been eyeing this brown daisy paper for weeks and wondering what to do with it.  As I started colouring my Magnolia brother and sister stamp I decided to turn it into a card.  Not certain if I will send it to my brother or not, but he was certainly in my thoughts and prayers as I made this card.