I am still learning. Michelangelo

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C.S. Lewis

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Junk Journal 27 Oct 2018

My One and only time into Junk Journals. Several years ago, and up to current time 27 Oct 2018, all the rage was Junk Journals. You went through your trash, saving Junk Mail and recycling into a journal. I didn't use example of junk mail. Junk mail is in this journal but I found it to take up space and be unusable. Making the journal was an exercise in learning something new: tea or coffee dying paper, folding and making signatures, and sewing the signatures into the spine to make the journal, among other techniques. I had fun and if I was to make another journal, I'd leave the junk mail out and just use copy paper and lined notebook paper. The cover for this journal was a hanging file folder that worked well.
    These pages covers my bone folders and how much I LOVE the new ones made from Dacon. They do not make marks on your paper when using to crease. And liquid glue or tape will not adhere, a real bonus.
    I will not be making anymore journals. John has a fascination with small note books and we have received some as gifts. There are plenty on small note books in the house for me to use. Right now, I am in the process of making boxes (many examples posted) using up my left over designer papers.




Thursday, October 4, 2018

Halloween Boxes

4 October 2018  Preparing for Halloween!!  It is Halloween box building time. My friend Kathy King, a scrapbook designer, now turned paper designer has published two paper selections, one is a gorgeous Travel set and the other, Halloween. I'm not organized, nor does it matter when the paper came and I began building and decorating boxes for Halloween. Anyway, today is 4 October and I have 6 boxes finished and enough paper to complete 2 more. The pictures you will see are the first 4 boxes: Max, Kate, Danica and Nealy. So much fun for me. Heaven knows what family and friends will do with these boxes. LOL


Not only do I decorate the tops, but also the inside lid. Happy Halloween to ALL.