form meets function - petaloo floral recycled journal
2:29:00 PM
I am a list maker. I am
always writing things down and making lists of things to do, buy or ideas. So
this also means I have loads of notebooks all around the house, in my bag, next
to my bed and in the car. So naturally when I have the
chance to make a cute little notebook using left-overs and pretty stuff then I
jump at the chance. I also like using things that I can repurpose into a
functional item.
For my notebook I wanted to
make a pretty cover using a few supplies, but mainly the pretty Petaloo
flowers. I particular favour the jewelled Florettes and Gypsies in the range.
The flowers are beautiful and delicate with amazing colour – but not too bulky
for my style of scrapping. I like the fact that even when I use them on my
layouts they can still comfortably fit into the page protectors without making
my albums bulge at the seams.
But back to my little
notebook.
I used an old book to create
my cover. I simply tore off the existing cover from the book and used my big
guillotine to cut off the spine part and also trimmed down the top and bottom
edge for a slightly smaller cover.
I now have 2 parts – a front
and back cover. I used ordinary white cardstock or thin paper for the inside
pages. I cut them slightly smaller than the outside covers and then punched a
set of holes into the pages using an ordinary office hole punch. For my cover I
used the inside punched holes as a guide and drew guide circles on the inside
of the covers, and then punched the holes using my crop-o-dile. The cover was decorated using
a Celebr8 oval frame that I embossed using AC embossing powder. I inserted a
printed vintage photo inside the frame and then finished off the bottom of the
frame using a combination of the Jewelled Florettes and Jewelled Gypsies from
Petaloo.
These pretty flowers are
indeed a basic scrapbooking necessity – they are one of those products that can
turn something simple into something spectacular in a few easy steps. A must
have for your basic stash and your next pretty project. There are loads of designs
and colours available in the Jewelled range – perfect for all your crafty
needs.
Products
used
Celebr8 Equi Card Swirl
Antique Frame [MB-4001]
Jeweled Florettes - Pink,
Fuscha, White [C1350-229]
Jeweled Gypsies - Peach,
Fuschia, Lavender, Pink [C1357-222]
Jeweled Gypsies - Rasberry
Sherbert [C1357-229]
Jeweled Gypsies - Fairy
Wonderland [C1357-233]
VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad
[TVM-001]
ZING! Metallic Embossing
Powder 1 oz Lavender
all these goodies are available from The Wholesaler. For your convenience you can place your order and have it dropped off at your local scrapbook store!
all these goodies are available from The Wholesaler. For your convenience you can place your order and have it dropped off at your local scrapbook store!
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