Who's Who: Book Journal

I was so inspired by the book theme in January's Who's Who SC kit, that I put together this altered journal.

I like to take notes when I read, keep quotes and record little tidbits that sound pleasing to the ear. That's what this little journal is for. It's tiny, compact and portable. I love that I can throw it in my purse along with my book.

I tore up the Hoopla Paper Layers from the Dear Abby add-on and decoupaged them onto a cardstock base, with bits of that truly gorgeous sheet of Curio (Basic Grey) patterned paper sprinkled in. Then, I used the stamp from the main kit to add some books for the theme and some green distress ink to add some depth to the design.

I covered the entire book with UTEE which gave it its' shiny sheen. Then, added some book tape (from Paper Source) but it's more for show than function. It doesn't really like the UTEE (it doesn't stick very well) but I like the book effect it adds.

I finished it off with a 3D kite from Martha's spring collection. It was just too perfect! And for the inside, I used the opposite side of the Curio patterned paper for end papers.
I made this for recording my notes for my book reviews. Now I definitely don't have an excuse to procrastinate this one ;) Thanks for stopping by!

xxbesos

Project 12: January

The very lovely Ki Memories Sew Cute calendar pages inspired me to tackle Project 12. I want an entire year documented, especially this one, my first year as a post grad professional.

I ordered all 12 calendars and picked this lovely white and gray one for January. I have no idea why but I immediately thought of metallics for this project. I thought they'd be pretty with the white and gray. Seems I've been drawn to neutral metallics lately, in more than just my scrapbooking.

I guess stars were a secondary theme. For no other reason other than that stars are typically done in metallic colors as well. I cut these using scraps and a die from Papertrey Ink. Then just added bits of paper, masking tape, did some stamping and some masking with spray ink.

Along with my calendar, I wanted to do an additional 12 x 12 page with photos from the month. This month, I was fairly light on photos. I'm still getting into the habit of taking everyday type photos.

I continued the neutral kraft, silver, gray, gold, white theme on this page as well. And just added bits and pieces here in there. I decided to staple down the corner of the layout, as symbolism for a new year and the idea of turning the page on the book of your life.

I loved this metallic cluster, with the gorgeous silver rose brad (Dear Lizzy, American Crafts) and the id tag (Tim Holtz), with the mirror paper punched with a Martha Stewart border punch.
And this is by far and away my favorite photo from the month. My lil mama is just too adorable! She's like an over grown kiddo with her high top Converse that were hand-me-downs from my 15 year old cousin, Emily. Why does everything tiny always look so much cuter?!

So yeah, a bit late in coming but better late than never! I might get February's done early...or late. We shall see. Until then, happy scrapping!

xxbesos

U Make Me Happy

A quick and simple page of my favorite little man. He just couldn't be any more adorable. He was seriously hamming it up for me this day.

I've had these photos for awhile. So the other day when I went into Archivers and saw these amazing American Crafts papers, I knew immediately that I wanted to use them and that I wanted the theme to be the other half of the "You are my sunshine" song. I think it's the underrated part of that song, but still so good!

95% of the page is using American Crafts products (they're too awesome!) and the stamps are Studio Calico. Just have to point out that I'll probably never regret buying SC letter stamps. They're just so versatile! And also that cloud paper featured in the middle. It's the cutest cloud pattern I've seen! And believe me, there's a plenty of cloud patterns out there.

Oh also, I'm not sure that the picture conveys this, but I pop dotted just the two photos of Urijah. I love that he pops off the page :)

Thanks for stopping by!

xxbesos