Just For You

This is my second submission for the Creative Crew September Challenge - Catalog Focus: use any of the stamp sets on pages 111-119 in the annual catalog.  Make a project in a new way to you by using a technique you've never tried or a special fold never used by you before. Continue to use at least two of the colors from the color focus, crushed curry, coastal cabana, smoky slate or whisper white.

Supplies:
DSP: Eastern Elegance,
Card Stock: Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Inks:  Coastal Cabana and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Markers
Paper Piercing Pack (Festive), Sticky Strip, Half-back Pearls, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Elegant Butterfly Punch, Word Window Punch, Framelits Labels Collection, Big Shot Machine
Stamp Sets: Beautifully Baroque, Papillon Potpourri, Label Love
Simply Scored Scoring Tool & Stylus, Bone Folder

Just For You:  The Carol Duvall Show was a crafting show that I looked forward to watching a few years back and was sad to see it cancelled.  One of her guests made a ‘Flag’ Album as a closing gift to Carol on her very last show.  I loved this album and was happy to see the instructions in the SCS Resources section (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/mini_album/).  I was really amazed at how easily it came together.  I plan to add pictures and journaling of my little grand and give it to our daughter & SIL (her parents) as one of their stocking stuffers this Christmas.

Birthday Journal

Front cover.

I recycled the hard plastic (acrylic) from my Spellbinder dies, cut two pieces to the size of my front and back covers and added them as I bound this journal so that the white card stock would stay clean longer.

Inside front cover.

Inside back cover.

Using my Butterfly 'On the Edge' die.

A Journal for My Sister

Making Journals with my Cinch Machine is getting easier and easier. My sister asked me to make one for her. She wants to use it to take notes during Service on Sunday mornings and I decided to use this stamp set again... it seems very appropriate. My sister loved her new journal.

I stamped the flowers on all of the inside pages.

This is the back. I didn't decorate the back like I wanted to. I ran out of time and I wanted to give it to her this past Saturday when I saw her. The important thing is that she was very pleased with it.

Music Journal

I decided to make one last journal before placing my 'Cinch' back on the shelf. Now that I have the hang of it, I will use it a lot. This is the front of my journal. I love this sheet music scrapbook paper that I purchased at one of our local craft stores. I call this my 'Billie Holliday' stamp.

I work with a couple of choirs and I wanted a better way to keep my notes and music organized. This is the inside front of my journal. I clipped a small calendar to the inside front so that it is readily available as needed.

I have several tablets that I use but can never find. When I do find one, it's never the one used before. Hopefully I will be able to keep up with one much better because I will know at a glance that it is the one I need.

Christmas Card Journal

I can't believe it's March already. I was doing a little spring cleaning this morning and decided to use my 'Cinch' binding machine to bind my Christmas cards I received from friends and family this past Christmas. Normally I just stick them in a box somewhere and DH eventually tosses them when he thinks I am not aware. I think I will start displaying all the cards I receive like this from now on.

Cut 2-inch wide strips of card stock to the height of each card. Adhere to the folded end of your card. Score and fold down the center and punch holes using the hole punch of your choice. Bind as desired (ribbons, wire, rings)

Benefits of this Journal: fully decorated with your choice of cards to use as a cover; readily available and full of inspiration for making more Christmas cards.

Some of my cards are landscape, some portrait, depending on the style of the cards. I think this adds a bit of interest to the Journal. I also added scanned copies of photo Christmas cards to this Journal.

I wanted this to be a true depiction of all cards received. I am now in search of Anniversary and Christmas Cards from the past that DH has not tossed.

Scripture Journal

I have had my 'Cinch' Book Binding Machine for months and finally decided to use it. DH wanted a journal for his sermons and he wanted to be able to flip the pages quickly and easily. Spiral pages seemed to fit the bill. I used the retired SU "A Light Unto My Path" stamp set for my image and sentiment.

Two 7" x 9"chip board pieces for front and back covers
White card stock cut to fit for inside pages
1" wires for binding
Cinch Book Binding Machine
Not Quite Navy Card Stock (SU!)
Bella Birds DSP (SU!)

I covered the insides of the front and back covers with adhesive-backed card
stock purchased from JoAnn's