Fun with bound journals and books!

New projects to share with you today!

I've been having a lot of creative fun
making various books and journals
using different Graphic 45 Collections.

First, I realized that my password book was
seriously outdated and over 4 years old,
so I made myself a new one.

My favorite G45 Collection of all time
is the "A Ladies Diary Collection" and
it's what I've used to create many useful
and beautiful items for my craft space.

My new password book:

Front cover
(click on photo to enlarge)

It's a coil-bound book, made of fairly thick
chipboard, which I covered with G45 "A Ladies Diary."
It has several dividers and pages with room to
write in many sites and my passwords for those sites.

While my older PW book was only 4 3/4" x 4"
this one is much larger and measures 9" x 6 1/4"
and will hold more info.  I really like
how it turned out and hope it will inspire
YOU to make one too.

Inside
(click on photo to enlarge)

On the inside cover on every divider page,
I used one of the beautiful stamps that
came with the G45 Collection
and Ranger Distress Vintage Photo Ink to stamp.

I made tabs for the dividers using
Taylored Expressions
"Keeping Tabs."

When finished with all the pages, I used my Cinch to bind it.

That was so much fun!!

Thanks for stopping by.

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

Letters from the heart...

I know, I know,

I've been MIA lately!

However, I did teach a class a few weeks ago,

so wanted to share the card with you.

I fell in love with this stamp the minute

I spotted it at my LSS, Memories of Time.

The first thing that caught my eye,

was the photo of the stamp on the packaging.
It was pink, black and white and that's definitely

a color combination I love!

The second thing that caught my eye,

was the vintage feel of the stamp itself.

If you know me, at all, you know I LOVE vintage!

(click on photos to enlarge)

Inside of my card:

Card Ingredients:

Size: 6" x 6"

DP used:
My Mind's Eye "Collectable - Unforgetable"
Pleasant Paper - "You Are"

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, R20, R30,
Hair:  C3, C7, C9

Dress:  R01, R20, R21 (skirt)
C3, C7, C9, E000 (bodice)

Shoes:  C3, C7, C9

Desk:  C3, C5, C7, C9

Letter on desk:  E41, E42

Roses:  R01, R20, R21

Leaves:  YG93

Vase:  C00, C3, Sakura Stardust pen

Window:  C3, C7

Wallpaper:  R01, R21

Kitty:  C3, C7, C9

Kitty pillow:  R20, R30

Stamps used:

Crafter's Companion:
Kathleen Francour "Frou Frou Love Letters" stamp set

Graphic 45 Secret Garden Flower Stamp:
"IC0218" (we will be using a flower stamp from the set)

Die used:
Taylored Expressions "Designer Mini Tags"

Punch used:

Martha Stewart "Double Arches" Border (thanks Sandi!)

Thank you for stopping by to see my card!

Have a blessed day,

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

Happily Ever After....

I know it's not June and the traditional

time for weddings, but I was in the mood

to make a wedding card, so here you go...

This sweet little image is from

A Day For Daisies and is called

"Dreaming of her wedding day."

It depicts a young girl wearing an over-sized wedding gown

and dreaming of her special day.  I think it's

a perfect image for a wedding or bridal shower card.

*please click on the photos to enlarge*

Here's a look at the inside:

Card ingredients:

Card size:  6" x 6"

Paper used:

Neenah Solar white

Bazzill cardstock for card base

Papermania Lucy Cromwell 12" x 12" Designerstax

Colored with my Copic Markers

Sentiment:  Taylored Expressions Stamp:  "Many Minis - Occasions"

Dies used:

Memory Box:  "La Rue Flourish"

SpellBinders: "Decorative Labels Eight"

Taylored Expressions:  "Designer Mini Tags"

Embossing Folder:

Cuttlebug:  "Swiss Dots"

Punch used:

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Edge border

Other:

Kaiser 1/2 pearls "Snow"

Zva Creavtive pearl spray

Mini roses:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon and Tulle from stash

Handmade (by me) hat pins

Thank you for dropping by to see my work!

Have a blessed day!

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

Another Magic Card to share

It's been a while since I put up a new

project, but I've been really sick with Pneumonia.
  :(
I'm so happy to be well again!!  Yippeee!!

I taught another class at my local

scrapbook shop today, Memories of Time (MOT)

and this is the card we made:

The image is one of Mo Manning's

and is available here at MOT as a stamp

from Penny Black, called "Flower Charm"

or here at Mo's Digi Shop as a digital image,

called "Alisa with Roses."

The stamped "Scroll" image

on the inside of the card

is Clear Art Stamps

"Heartwarming Vintage Collection:  Garden Girls"

Either way, this is a stunning image to color!

Here's the inside of the card:

Card ingredients:

Base Cardstock:  Bazzill

DP used:

Prima Romantique Colledtion

Hedgerow

Crumpet

Ha'Penny

Copic Markers used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, R30

Eyes:  G0000

Hair:  E25, E29, E31

Dress: G0000, G20, G21, G24, 0

Basket:  E53, E55

Roses:  R0000, R01, R89

Leaves/grass:  Y63, Y67

Background Shading and scroll:  C3, C00, C0, G0000, 0

Distress Ink:  Shabby Shutters

Dies used:

SpellBinders Nestabilities:  "Petite Ovales, Large"

SpellBinders Nestabilities:  "Petite Scalloped Ovales, Large" 

Taylored Expressions: "Designer Mini Tags"

MFT:  Dienamics:  "Flower Trio and Leaf Trio"

Punch used:

Martha Stewart:  Eyelet Lace Edge and Corner Punch

Other:

Stickles:  Star Dust

Kaiser "Snow" half pearls

Ribbon:  Hand-dyed Seam Binding

For a complete tutorial

on the making of this card,

please follow this link to my original

post sharing this card.

Here

Thanks for taking a peak at what

I made!  Please stop by soon.

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮