Wrapped Notebooks

Evening,

It's been such a long time since I blogged regularly that I now have a huge amount of projects to share with you. So here are a couple of notebooks that I made with the Girls ages ago.

I do love the Eileen Hull dies, they make the most amazing notebooks, just perfect to give as a gift.

I used the Wrapped Journal Die here.

I covered one side of the Mat Board with Sizzix Texture Roll in gold. 

I added an extra panel to the front which I had embossed using a Honeycomb Embossing Folder.

I also added some acrylic paint to give the panel a distressed look. The pages inside were cut from Kraft card

The outside of the notebook was embellished with a variety of tiny die cut flowers, 

a twiggy wreath,

and diecut letters.

I have several more of these in a box waiting to be finished off........no surprise there then lol, but I have given a couple of them away as birthday gifts.

Perhaps I will get them finished in time to give away as Christmas presents, you never know.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Happy Birthday One and All

Evening,

I don't know about you, but there are some dates in my planner that seem filled with not just one or two, but several birthdays or anniversaries. Today there were 5!!!!, one of them being my Sister. This is costing me a fortune in postage lol.

I decided to parcel up a box of cards and a handmade notebook for her, along with a birthday card, of course.

We had a great time before Christmas making notebooks and boxes of cards in class, but I found I had another smaller Eileen Hull notebook die suitable for a Post-it pad and a small pen.

I made loads of them as teachers gifts and decided that I would give some as birthday prezzies this year.

I made this one from mount board off cuts and a piece of inky background from my stash. I ran it through my embossing machine inside a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder and then added extra inks to highlight the beautiful embossed image.

I added various die cut frames, foliage and florals along with some gems and my Sisters initial.

I also completed a box of cards for her. Just one of several in my stash lol.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.

Crafty Hugs

Kimx

More Wrapped Notebooks

Evening Everyone,

I've managed to finish the rest of the Notebooks that I started last week in class using the Eileen Hull Wrapped Notebook die.

This one was made using a couple of layers of kraftcard and a woodgrain embossing folder and then embellished with Tim Holtz diecut elements.

This one was made in the same way and then I added a die cut of trees and deer that I found in my bits box.

I added plenty of acrylic paints and a bit of gilding wax.

This one is made from mount board and more acrylic paint. I do find the kraftcard easier to work with since I found that the mount board seems to crack along the folds...…..unless I'm doing something wrong that is.

I'm on a mission to use up bits and pieces that I have already cut out, so this is a diecut peacock using a freebie off a magazine.

I filled my books with card or paper pages cut out using the Eileen Hull Passport die.

This time I have used some threads to attach my pages and hold my books closed.

Its actually wool although it looks and feels far more like thin ribbon.
I think perhaps I might add a few beads to the ties, if I can find any with a big enough hole in them that is.

Of course I couldn't throw anything away so I made a card out of the stencil that I created for my first book and a few more die cut leaves and flowers. This includes the ones that I cut out of foam and used to stamp on the book pages.
I have really enjoyed making these, so I'm not sure how good I will be at giving them away :O)
Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

A Table full of Notebooks

Evening Everyone.
I can't believe that I have managed a whole month of blog posts.
We had a fabulous class this afternoon. everyone managed to more or less finish at least one of their books.

Unfortunately they are rather difficult to photograph, especially as they wouldn't stay folded up,

so we laid them out on the table so that you could see what the covers looked like at least.

Most people decided that they would finish them off at home, but they all cut pages to go inside and elastic or bakers twine to put the pages in with.

We have already had a request for the class to be repeated by a couple of the Girls who couldn't make it today, so I will have plenty more opportunity to finish off the rest of the covers that I started today.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

A Memory Book

Evening Everyone,

I have just spent the most enjoyable day prepping for my class tomorrow.

We are making books using the wonderful Sizzix Wrapped Notebook Die designed by Eileen Hull.

 I saw it on Hochanda some time last year and just had to have it,

but haven't had the chance to play till now.

Oh boy, have I had fun. I can see lots of people getting these as present.

I also have the Passport Journal die which cuts pages that perfectly fit the Wrapped Journal.

I die cut some more of the flower and foliage images that I used on the front only this time out of funky foam,

and used them to stamp on the pages using Distress Oxide inks.

It just gives the pages a little extra interest.

This is very Mixed Media for me.

I added some texture paste to the front through a stencil cut from card using a Tim Holtz die and then added a little Gilding Wax. 

I used elastic to fit the pages into the journal, and also as a means of closure.
I'm not sure that it will stand up to being carried around in a handbag, but it will definitely make a good place to keep lists so I think that I will make one as a notebook tomorrow.
I hope that 'The Girls' will enjoy themselves as much as I have.
Have a great evening.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx 

Anything but a card for CCM

Evening Everyone,
We have a new challenge over at CCM, and as usual I am late with my post.
In my defence I was enjoying a day off work, and I got a bit carried away with card making, so no surprise there then :O)

Our challenge is Anything but a Card, and the lovely Angela is our host.

I don't often make anything other than a card, so this is a project that I made with 'The Girls' in class sometime last year.

We played with the Faux Leather Technique to create several sheets and then used them

to cover a notebook

and also to make a couple of booklets from scratch.

I used some of my large embossing folders to give the covers some texture,

and sheering elastic and large buttons to hold the booklets closed.

I think that we will definitely have to do this again as they make really nice prezzies.
In fact I have one of them earmarked for my little sister who has a birthday coming up.
They are unfortunately very hard to photograph, so my apologies for the photos which do not show them off at their best.
Better get my uniform ready as I'm back at work tomorrow.
I hope that you can join us with our new challenge. I look forward to popping over and seeing your creations.
Have a great week.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx