Mum and I had a fabulous crafternoon yesterday, getting a head start with some handmade Christmas presents. We used a Sizzix die to make these fun notebooks, using mount board to make the covers nice and sturdy. The die cut through it like butter, those Sizzix Bigz dies seem to cut just about anything! The papers I used to cover the mount board are Papermania Capsule Collection and Boofle and the pages were made from good quality printer paper, I nearly lost the will to live cutting all those pages, even though I cut them eight at a time! The book is held together with ribbon threaded through a hole in all the layers. The buckles were made with the same die as the bags, I used satin board to give a metallic look. Finally, I added a flowers made with an Xcut die and a button centre.
I'm entering this project in the following challenges -
Craftymess - #19 - anything goes
Delicious Doodles - #6 - monochrome, each bag has a different mono scheme
CRAFT - #176 - monochrome
Southern Girls - #55 - tie a ribbon round it
Penny's Paper-Crafty - # 97 - anything but a card
Party Time Tuesday - #89 - anything but a card
Hi Wendy these are fabulous love the design and what a fantastic idea for christmas presents. Caroline xxx
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ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous Wendy. I love the design and beautiful detailing.
ReplyDeleteSue
these are fabulous Wendy - really creative - love them xx
ReplyDeletevery pretty wendy,well done. sue xx
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy, how cute are these, I would love to be on the receiving end of one of these. Christmas is a busy time and this yer I am trying to give as many hand crafted pressies as I can.
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Wilma x x
Fabulous notebooks.xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a professional job you made with these books, they are fab.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty hun...!
ReplyDeletebig hugs Vicky xx
What great gits these little books will make, absolutly lovely, kate x
ReplyDeleteOh what wonderful notebooks Wendy.
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Debby
These are gorgeous Wendy, love the design...fabulous gifts.
ReplyDeleteWendy xx
Great idea Wendy and they are so pretty x
ReplyDeleteWow! What fab creations! Wonderful work! Thanks for joining the Tie A Ribbon Challenge at Southern Girls!
ReplyDeleteKathleen
Blog: Creo by Lady Katutz
http://creobyladykatutz.blogspot.com/
such lovely bags
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AllisonX
fabulous idea Wendy, beautiful creations.
ReplyDeletelike you I love sizzix dies, as you say they seem to cut anything
pam
Those handbags are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you soo much for taking part in our "Anything but a card" challenge & good luck in the draw…
Hope to see you again in our new challenge on Wednesday.
Melanie
(DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)
wow these are gorgeous wendy.stunning design :D
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What a lovely idea and these are just beautiful!! ♥ Denise
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous....
ReplyDeleteThese are just fabulous. Love them!! Linda x
ReplyDeleteTotally Chic! Love the color varieties! Thanks for sharing with us at Party Time Tuesday's Anything but a Card challenge!
ReplyDeleteThese are so gorgeous what girl would not need one of these. Thanks for sharing at Delicious Doodles this week xxx Pascale
ReplyDeleteWendy these are gorgeous notebooks that are sure to make wonderful presents. Great colour choices too. Thanks for joining us at Delicious Doodles this week. Pat K.x
ReplyDeleteWow Wendy - these are really fab. Thank you for joining us at C.R.A.F.T. this week. Jeanette
ReplyDeleteThese are so lovely, Wendy; thanks for sharing them at Delicious Doodles; good luck. Vee xx
ReplyDeleteI want one! these handbags are just brilliant. Love them
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking part in the Craftymess 'Anything Goes' with us.
Ax
OMG-these notebooks are so adorable!!! Thanks for joining us at SGC!
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