Altered Journal

Happy Monday Krafters!

I trust you all had a wonderful krafty weekend! Today, I would like to share an altered journal I did for my daughter. Yes I know I did one for her before, but this one is a little more special. She turned eight and she wanted a diary. However, I thought she was still a tad bit young for a diary. I feel a journal was more appropriate. She enjoys writing and poetry and I want to encourage her. Who knows where it will lead?

This is a regular composition notebook you can get from a store. Her favorite color is purple so of course I HAD to do her right J I used DCWV’s Once Upon a Time Stack. It is full of beautiful glittered papers and hues of purple. I have been sitting on this paper for about a year if not longer. I had her mind when I bought it though!

Here is the back of the journal. I didn’t do too much to it since the papers are so pretty. I did add a boarder to the spine that is layered three times just as I did in the front. I also added two brads to the ribbon closure to extra security. On the edges, I used some gold Folk Art Metallic Paint (it is like my favorite).

On the front, I used another piece of the beautiful paper stack. I cut a doily on the Silhouette that I bought from the Silhouette store. I painted it gold and cut it in half. On top of the doily, I added handmade flowers (except for the two small gardenias-they were extras from the mini I shared here). I also painted the edges in that metallic gold paint.

I really like how this turned out! If you would like to see more, please click here to see the video. Thank you all for stopping by! I really appreciate each and every one of you, Krafthead~

Products:

Composition Notebook

DCWV Once Upon a Time

Recollections

Mulberry Paper

Flower Shoppe Cricut Cartridge-Large Gardenia, Cherry Blossoms, Rolled Roses and Leaves

Fabulous Finds-Buckle

Spellbinders Create a Rose Shapeability- Large Roses

Glimmer Mist-Gold and Fully Purple

Glimmer Glaze

Liquid Pearls-Flower Centers

Ribbon-Shear and Satin

I Am Roses-Small Gardenias

Pearl String

Zva Peals

Copic Marker

Martha Stewart- Monarch Butterfly Punch and Doily Lace Punch

Label Punch

Misc Butterfly Punch

Folk Art Metallic Gold

Doily-Purchased in the Silhouette Store

Velcro (for the closure)

Alcohol Ink Mixative- Gold

Charm

All Star~

Happy Monday Krafters!

I am sharing the simplest layout I had ever done! I simply used white Bazzill and sprayed homemade red glimmer mist. I added a strip of pattern paper from the DCWV 2010 Ultimate Stack to add a little interest to the layout. The stars were cut on the Cricut using George; Core’dinations cardstock was used and distressed. I used one of the stars as a journaling spot. I cut the title from the Sports Mania cartridge. Easy peasy!

As I continue scrapbooking my photos, I am learning that a simple layout can tell a story behind the photo just as well as one with many embellishments. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thank you all for stopping by, Krafthead~

Day 6- Operation Countdown to Christmas

Hello Krafters,

Happy Monday Krafters!

Krafthead here to share a home décor idea. I made this for my DH for his prayer room. The frame I altered he said it was too “girly”! Anywho, this was inspired by a large poster I saw naming all of the names that Christ is called.

I took plain white cardstock and wet it with homemade glimmer mist. While it was still wet, I crumpled up the cardstock to further distress it. For the edges, I used walnut stain distress ink as well as Close to Cocoa and a little Black Soot.

As the cardstock dried, I typed out the many names of Christ on transparencies. Put it all together (in the altered frame) and it made a inexpensive home décor item!

Thanks for stopping by for day six of the Operation Countdown to Christmas. Krafthead~

Materials:

Printer

Transparency

Distress Ink-Black Soot, Walnut Stain

Stampin’ Up Close to Cocoa

Homemade Glimmer Mist

Cardstock