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Monday, July 11

Julie Nutting & Paris Flea Market

“One is loved because one is loved.

No reason is needed for loving.”

― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Oh what fun I had playing with paper dolls...and Pion Paper - Paris Flea Market ( and its on sale!!)

I used the 6x6 sheets and was able to create two tags... almost the same but still different ...

I am often asked what I do with my tags ... and tags are great for adorning to gift bags - they can be the card and r write on the back ... sometimes I attach a second tag to the first using a brad in the tag hole and tag/card is born ... Place the tag on top of the present .... it does not need to be an envelope .. and with complimentary wrapping paper colors of your tag the receiver will love the presentation ...

So make a batch of cookies and attach a handmade tag to them ... you give them away with love.

Sunday, August 16

A Pion -Linnaeus Botanical Journal Mini Album

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a

moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”

― Karl Lagerfeld

A few weeks ago, I showed you all how to create a secondary version binding for a mini album and this is the final creation of that tutorial using the Pion paper Linnaeus Botanical Journal. This mini album holds well over 50 pictures with so many little pockets and folds and hidden compartments.

In order to complete this mini album, it was 2 sheets each of of the 6x6 papers, 1 sheet of the 12x12 papers - except for the Notes, tags and borders - that was 2 of each . I inked all edges with the mini distress ink from Timmy - Tea Dye and with the use of Prima flowers and Petaloo from the pinks to the purples another mini album created.

The way I complete a mini album is a process ... but it is one page at a time with the flips and folds and each page takes me at least one long night to complete , so it is a 2 week process for me from beginning to end, but it keeps something on my desk that I can remain creative with for that time period and creating them is really soothing to my soul . So sit back and here is a quick glimpse to the inside pages .

MAIN PRODUCTS USED :

Linnaeus Botanical Journal

- 2 SHEETS OF THE 6X6 PAPERS
2 SHEETS OF THE TAGS,BORDERS, MEMORY NOTES
1 SHEET EACH OF THE 12X12 PAPERS

Thursday, September 4

Play Date Thursday - An Open Book

Christmas is not an

eternal event at all,

but a piece of one's home

that one carries

in one's heart. - Freya Stark

Its Playdate Thursday - so lets play!!

There are times when a simple square or rectangle card just gets boring and we need to spice up our mojo - so lets get going!

I have created this "open book" card that can act as the actual card (since I embellish way to much to close it) or if you are the clean and simple type when you have the base done you will see that you can decorate the outside of the "book card" and the inside will be that like a story book.

The template is below - just click on it and save it to your computer or you can head over to the file tab in the forums and download it in pdf format . If you have any questions send me a note ! Happy creating !

G The die cut images are from the new Pion Collection Days of Winter. everything is edged with Ingvlid's Bolme Chalk Inks - love them way too much ...adding that vntage feel to the card book.

DAYS OF WINTER - PION

PASTEL BROWN

Tuesday, August 26

Christmas Past

“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the

simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the

greatest glow of happiness.”

― Bob Hope

One of the child's teachers loves the Victorian Era and the New Pion Paper - Days of Winter is a perfect collection to capture Christmas past. Handmade roses, dusted in diamond dust along with a few poinsettias and a little strand of pearls just adds to the old fashion feel .