I love making something other than cards and preparing my samples for Anna Marie's shows was an ideal opportunity, especially when I saw the theme of the paper pads.
Here, I have made a journal using the Eileen Hull Journal die.
I covered the outside and inside with papers from the 12" x 12" pink Garden Blooms pad, then using some leftovers from the same pad, I tore two different designs and layered them down the journal front. I die cut a large flower using scraps of the same paper pad - Anna Marie has since produced her own flower dies found here - inked the edges and added a large pearl to the centre. I made a loose bow with raffia, added some die cut leaves and wheat and one of the tags and placed the flower on top.
I then printed the sentiment onto vellum and coloured the back of the vellum with an alcohol pen. I crackled one of the frames which came with the shadowbox using Viva paints and crackle and then glued the vellum to the back of the frame. I then fixed the frame to the journal with glue gel, finishing off with Iced Crystals.
For the inside, I cut some cheap notebooks to size and covered them with scrap pieces from the paper pad.
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