City Crafter's Book Paper Challenge

I'm so happy and honored

to again have a spot as the Guest Designer at City Crafter's Challenge Blog.

 Our hostess, the amazingly 

talented Linda Robinson, has given a challenge of making a project using book paper.

(Isn't this a fabulous photo!)

Having been a book 

seller for thirteen years, I love using book paper... and as you can see by this partial stack from my stash, am well prepared...

in fact, so prepared,

that I created two projects. The first is this art journal page...

Along with the book 

paper is My Mind's Eye Sunshine collection papers, a French lace paper doily and a Prima clock. The page is bordered with vintage lace from my stash.

The tiny I Am Roses 

blossoms were edged with the same Yellow Ochre acrylic artist paint I used on the page. The leaves are from IAR, also. The white Bristo fabric flower is from Prima.

I used molding

paste with the Crafter's Workshop stencil Mini Tile Texture... which is my favorite at the moment especially on these smaller size pages.

The sweet bird image

is from Digital Perfection on Etsy. 

For my second

project, I did a CAS card. As I said before, I have to do more in this style so they can be mailed in regular flat envelopes. 

This is on a Recollections 

Kraft cardstock base with ivory mats. The patterned paper was a scrap from the Tecolote Pixie Dust Paperie kit from September 2011. I believe it is GCD Studio's Ella Blue... just guessing. Both sides were fabulous, and I wish I could just hoard it... but then we couldn't enjoy looking at it! So I stamped right on it with Jet Black Archival Ink, and am so please with the results. The stamp is from the MidWinter set from Artistic Outpost.

Some of the book

papers came from a PD kit also... Blue Moon from October 2011... the lovely Lauren Bergold assembling the bundle of ephemera. 

I chose this sheet

for the cold description. The snowflakes were made from the mini Alterations die set and the rhinestones are from TPC Studio.

Sorry this is so 

long a post... hope you stayed with me to the end because I want to encourage you to hop over to CCCB and check out the DT's lovely creations. Have a happy day!

I'm linking to:

Artistic Outpost Referral Program - Anything Goes

Balzer Designs - Art Journal Every Day

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

My Make It Monday Card

Hi blogging friends!

I'm still on this Creative Jump Start high, and trying all sorts of new techniques. For today though, I have a shabby chic-ish type card!

This beautiful bird

image came from Digital Perfection on Etsy. Wanting to showcase the bird, I designed everything else around him. I sponged Vintage Photo Distress Ink over top of the image to help it match my other elements. I used a scrap of sheet music and some papers from my Glitz 6x6 Vintage Blue pad. The brads are My Mind's Eye.

The flowers and

leaves are all from I Am Roses and were sprayed with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist. I thought this could work as a birthday, encouragement or even a get well card. I always like to wait to put a sentiment on after I figure out for what occasion I'll use it.

I'm linking up at:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Please stop in for

a visit tomorrow... I have some special projects to show you that I did for City Crafters.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda