Planner Journal

Hello craft fans!

Today I have a couple 

"Planner Journals" 

to show you.

I have a couple very special friends that I

craft and manage a scrapbooking and crafting 

space with.  I wanted to make them a little something

and this is what I came up with.

I designed them myself, but there are lots of

videos out there showing different ways to make

any number of styles of journals and books.

If you're interested you might want to look up

Scrapbooking With ME Crafts

Mike Deakin Art

Nik The Booksmith

Nina Ribena

or just search for book or journal making on YouTube.

These are just a few of the people I follow on 

YouTube and have learned a lot from.

For the cover of this book I used an embossed paper,

it's a metallic looking paper and I just love it.

I wish I knew where I got it, but I don't have a clue.

I've had it in my stash for quite a while and finally found

the perfect project to use it.

For the closure, I uses buttons and embroidery floss.

 I used paper from my stash to line the inside of

the cover.

I printed off a calendar then created a cover

for it and adhered it to the left side.

The calendar is being held in with a "belly band"

so a new calendar can be put in next year.

The cover for the calendar was made with some

eco-print paper that I made last summer.

I used a button from my button collection for a closure.

In the center is a pocket, again made with eco-print paper

that I made.

On the right side, I made a small book for notes.

I lined the inside of the book with some beautiful

scrapbooking paper.  The signature is held in with an elastic

band, so the pages can be removed and more put in.

The second planner journal was made in the same style, but

with different papers.  The cover is again a paper that I've

had in my stash waiting for the perfect project.

The same style as the other one was used through out the book.

Similar, but different.

Different eco-print papers were used.

And different papers to line the cover.

I tried to coordinate the papers for the covers and pocket.

I love them all.

And finally, the cover for the note book.

I'm so pleased with how these turned out and 

hope my friends will love them too.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I appreciate your time and hope you enjoyed this post.

Have you made any journals/books/planners?
I hope you will give it a try, there are so many possibilities.

It's only limited to your creativity.

Come again soon,

until then,

give book making a try.

Alphabet Book

Hello!  Welcome to my blog!

Today I have another book that I made for my 

granddaughter for Christmas.

This one is an alphabet book.

The cover was made using canvas sprayed with 

Dylusions Spray Inks

The first page has a pocket with a message for

Marie.

Each pocket and tag in the book are laminated.

Each letter of the alphabet has a tag with a picture

on one side,

and a word on the other side.

B - baby

C - cookies

The pictures are pictures that I took.
All except one picture, which is noted below.

Each pocket also has some washi tape that embellishes

it along the side.  I tried to match the color of the ribbon

to the color of the tape.

D - Daddy

E - eyes

F - flowers

G - Grandparents 

(Grandpa's picture is on the other side)

H - hand

I - ice

J - jack o lantern

K - (Auntie) Kelsie

L - Leaf

M - Mommy

N - nose

O - orange

P - pizza

Q - q-tips

R - rings 

(this is the only one I didn't take
it was taken by the photographer at

 Jaryd and Sara's wedding)

S - sweater

T - Toes

U - Uncle Brian

V - vegetables

W - waterfall

X - x-ray

Y - yogurt

Z - (Aunt) Zoe

Now I know my ABCs 

and this is the back of the book.

I'm thrilled with how this turned out.

I look at all the electronic toys that she has

and what's out there, but I really feel that she will

learn a lot from this book.

Especially since she and others she knows and

loves are featured in it.

Sometimes the old ways work great.

Thanks for visiting,

I hope you have enjoyed your time here and have

been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then,

have a better than average day!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Colors and Numbers Book

Hello crafty people!

Today I'm showing you one of the gifts I made

for my granddaughter for Christmas.
This is a color and number book.

I've made a few projects similar to this in the past,

but never put them into a book like this.

I thoroughly enjoyed making it. 

The cover is made with canvas.
I had just gotten a pad of canvas at a clearance sale, so 

it worked out perfect for this project.

I used various colors of 

Dylusions Ink Sprays 

to color the canvas.  I love how it turned out.

On the first page, I put a pocket with a tag with a

message for Marie and added a piece of paper colored 

like the cover.

Then the fun begins,

each page has a library pocket that I laminated with 

a tag, also laminated, that has a color and number.

As you can see, this one had one red heart.

I have the color spelled out along the side of each page.

Each tag was made with different techniques.

Some were stamped, some were drawn and cut out.

Some were simple shapes and some were heat embossed.

Some were done with ink and stencils.

I also matched the ribbon on the top with the color

for that tag.

Here is the back of the book.

I think it turned out darling and I hope Marie will

love it and learn from it.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope the new year is starting out great for you.

Come visit again soon.

Until then,

stay safe and stay healthy.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.