Cathy has a super-easy WTUI challenge for us this week ~ Spritz It or Spray It .
Again, I've combined it with the CCEE Stampers challenge from Amber. She's asked us to make a card or a project suitable for giving to a teacher on the first day of school. Since a back-to-school card isn't much good to me I decided to alter a notebook with an inspirational sentiment in chalkboard format.
Normally I make my cover slightly larger than the notebook front and fold the edges over and mitre them on this inside, but I was feeling lazy for this and just made the cover marginally larger then the actual notebook size, stuck it on REALLY well and trimmed it to size. I started with wrinkle free distress using old paper, weathered wood and iced spruce. Then I stamped the script stamp with Smokey Grey. Then I used a diamond stencil and some DIY mister. The first one was already on my desk and came out too pale, mostly just adding gold shimmer, so I added some Wild Honey re-inker to darken it up. After sticking it to the notebook I trimmed it, sponged the edges with Walnut Stain and added a little paint with drywall mesh tape.
Sentiment stamped on black card, embossed with white EP and smudged with white ink while in the die. I added a colourful butterfly cut from a scrap of paper, with Stickles on the body.
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 GMT Views: 1880
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Thu, Aug 21, 2014 @ 9:53 PM
I completely agree, Sabrina. This little notebook is just prefect to give to a friend. How many times do we reach into our pocketbook for a little notepad. Personally... I keep one for quotes, sketches, books of interest, poems - anything that may inspire some art work or writing piece. Just lovely, Sabrina.
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Fri, Aug 22, 2014 @ 6:00 PM
What a cute little gift idea!!
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