My Take on Gina's Journal

Hi there again,
After watching Gina's video over on  StampTV I was really inspired to create my own. I don't know about you, but I keep a journal on my craft desk where I jot down things when I create. I know some crafters just create and then write down their tools, etc. afterwards but I find that I always leave something out. Instead, I jot things down as I go and sometimes I use this journal to brainstorm ideas as well. I recently purchased a new journal and haven't had time to embellish it, until today! This is what it looked like before:

This is what it looks like on the inside:

Yes I know, it's very messy! Luckily I can close the cover (LOL)

Gina's video inspired me to use some of the scrap DP I've been hoarding and I started playing around with a possible layout. Looking at my scraps, I decided on a colour scheme and proceeded to cut the pieces to size.

This is what the almost final layout looked like (before gluing anything down):

Because my journal's cover is black, I decided to mat all my DP onto black cardstock. I played around with the cut bits and once I was happy with the layout, I stuck the corner DP down and then sewed around it with the sewing machine. I then added all the other embellishments. The center bits were left overs after using my Labels 16 and Fancy Tags dies for another project.

This is the final product:

I added my name on a piece of cardstock which I heat embossed, using white embossing powder. You'll notice that I changed the layout slightly on the final product.

Thanks for looking and don't hesitate to ask questions.

Have a great weekend!

M