A Few Little Notebooks

Ah yes... it's Saturday!!! 

The Penmaker took me out for breakfast at one of our favorite spots, and then a stop at the car dealers. He's been shopping around for something new. It usually takes us months to decide on anything, so I'm not holding my breath.

I did this project last Saturday for our grandkids. My son-in-law gave me a stack of these little notebooks a couple of years back, and while I had decorated one or two, I still had a bunch to use up. I figured it would be a nice little book they could draw or scribble in.

I decided to do some college on them using Tim Holtz Distress College Medium. After working with this stuff, I could easily throw away all my other mediums and never miss them.

I kept them all pretty simple, just working on the covers.

I have a lot of 6x6 paper pads and pulled out some of those... Prima, My Mind's Eye and Graphic 45.

This was a good way to use up some old stash... old printed chipboard pieces and different alphas. 

A fun project for me and hopefully something the grandkids will enjoy.

Thanks for stopping by! ... and have a great Saturday!

A Fall Prayer Request Notebook

Our daughter's mother-in-law was in the hospital after suffering a stroke. I wanted to send her a little gift that she could use to write her prayer requests in. The Penmaker had bought several of these kraft notebooks, and the orange one caught my eye. Just perfect for a fall theme.

I used two Tim Holtz Wallflower paper patterns, layering with the one cut with Alterations Torn Notebook on top. I edged it all with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I glued on some ecru cotton crocheted lace and a border strip of Graphic 45's A Place in Time November. I added two hand dyed wool leaves (Alterations Mini Tattered Leaves), a Petaloo Botanica, an orange dyed seam binding bow, a mini hang tag (Alterations Tiny Tags & Tabs), and May Arts natural burlap string bow.

I tucked in a Prima Pebble decorated with a pumpkin from a piece of Graphic 45's An Eerie Tale. For the pen, I tried a couple different papers, but they were too heavy. I ended up with Idea-ology Melange tissue paper, and applied it with my Liquitex matte medium. I tied on a seam binding bow and a wood Tennessee key. Pretty simple project.

Thanks for stopping by today! I really appreciate it!

Linda

Anniversary Week

This is our wedding anniversary

 week... the Penmaker and I have been off traveling around the state, celebrating our forty-seven years together. As a result, my studio is looking pretty shabby...

It's a terrible mess at

the moment. I'm working on a couple of albums and, as always, a few cards.

Also I decided I the

cover of my notebook wasn't my style. I pulled out some Pink Paislee Hope Chest and gave it a new look with just a sheet of patterned paper, some stamping and gel medium.

 Now that's more like it!

Here is one of the albums

I'm working on along with Laura Denison... only with a larger Prima journal than the Vintage Vanity journal that she's using. It will be awhile until this one is completed, but I have several other things to show you. Please come back to see them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda