Vintage Floral Notebook

Hi stampers! It is a new week and I hope you had a good weekend. The Easter holiday is over here and gave a mix of sunny and freezing cold weather.

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This week we have a Spring Flowers theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I love seeing how one spring flower after another appear at this time of the year, sometimes seemingly overnight. 

Don't miss the lovely project by our April guest Estelle Palumbo aka Atouscrap.

I made a notebook/journal this week using a mix of idea-ology papers and ephemera and some stamping. The book is stitched along the spine and I used fairly thin notebook paper for the insert. You can of course use any paper that you want. In most of my handmade books, I used either sketch paper or watercolor paper. The book is about 4x5.8 in.

I used a piece of Tim Holtz Backdrops Vol. 4 paper for my cover and stamped it here and there with a Tim Holtz Tiny Prints floral stamp and Cobalt Archival Ink. That is one of my oldest ink pads, and it is still going strong.

Pick out some ephemera, old book paper, and more Backdrops paper. Ink and distress the edges. I also used a piece of Tim Holtz fabric. Fray the edges of the fabric. Stamp sentiments on the cover and the focal image. The focal image comes from Tim's Palette Ephemera pack.

Fold papers for the insert and score with a bone folder. Make a template and pierce holes along the spine.

Stitch along the spine with a saddle stitch. I used three strands of DMC floss.

Tie on the inside.

I trimmed the notebook around the edges before gluing everything in place.

The gold circle was die cut with Simon Says Stamp Thin Frames. I found it on my desk and added it to the notebook.

The floral card was inked with Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap. The top sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Laugh in Flowers. I stamped 'remember' and cut into a strip. It was used to cover up the message that was printed on the little notecard. 

The main sentiment also comes from Laugh in Flowers. The butterflies are from Tim's Field Notes Snippets.

The back cover was left with only the stamping. I also inked the edges around the notebook with Uncharted Mariner and Scorched Timber. I am very fond or how those two inks blend into a gorgeous shade of brownish grey.

You can also stitch with a sewing machine, or use staples.

I hope you will join us this week in our Spring Flowers challenge. You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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