Gorjuss Notebook

Something other than a card today, a little notebook, featuring a Gorjuss girl in shades of purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness.

 The notebook started off as a bare chipboard blank; I covered it with purple pearl card on the outside and patterned purple paper on the inside.  I used torn scraps of Papermania Capsule Collection papers in Heather (I used a sheet of this on the inside too) on the front cover, and stamped and heat embossed a Sheena Douglass sentiment with purple glitter embossing powder.  I used the same paper to add some tiny punched butterflies.  The edges of the book were rubbed with Imagination Crafts Alchemy Wax in Silver to cover the bare board and add a bit of shimmer.
The Gorjuss girl was made with my new Xcut die set, all the pieces are simply die cut, embossed and layered up.  I used papers from a Papermania Gorjuss paper pack, and added some seed beads for eyes and a little coloured pencil for rosy cheeks.
The notebook is held together with metal rings, so, to decorate these, and, as a nod to the Fibromyalgia purple ribbon, I knotted on a selection of different purple ribbons.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges -

Alphabet Challenge - V for Violet
Crafty Catz - #353 - Butterflies
Really Reasonable Ribbon - #155 - Anything Goes With Ribbon
Aud Sentiments - #171 - Anything Goes +  a Sentiment
Crafty Gals Corner - #105 - Use Patterned Paper
The Crazy Challenge - #239 - Three of a Kind - Three Butterflies
Pile It On - #124 - Colourfully Aware - Purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness

Gorjuss Friend

I bought this sweet Gorjuss stamp a few months ago and hadn't got round to inking her up, so I decided to rectify that, and make this clean and simple autumn card.

 The papers I used are from a First Edition pad called Falling Leaves, I picked it up in The Works for a very reasonable price.
Both the Gorjuss and the Vintage Notes sentiment stamp stamp are from Papermania, I stamped the sentiment in Rich Cocoa Memento ink and also used this to ink all the edges of the patterned papers.  I coloured the stamped image with my trusty Promarkers, in warm autumnal shades.
I embellished this one very simply, it is a CAS card after all; I added some die cut leaves made with Spellbinders Fall Foliage dies.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Passion For Promarkers - #364 - CAS
Crafty Cardmakers - #173 - Autumn
Penny Black and More - Stamped Sentiment
Pile It On - #117 - Autumn
Creative Corner - Autumn
4 Crafty Chicks - #317 - Colours of Fall
Aud Sentiments - #164 - Fall Colours + a Sentiment
CRAFT - #382 - Autumn / Halloween / Thanksgiving
Star Stampz - It's Fall Y'All
Creative Moments - #102 - Fall Colours

The Pretend Friend

A card made with one of my old Gorjuss stamps today, this one is called The Pretend Friend, she's been coloured with my usual Promarkers, with paper piecing for the dress, and some Seedless Preserves Distress Ink round the edge of the topper for a slightly grungy look.

 The papers are Gorjuss, from Papermania, to which I've added black card for matting, the button in the middle of the bow is from the Gorjuss range too.  From the same black card as I used for the layering, I die cut a doily with an Xcut die, which I tucked behind the topper.
To embellish, I added some organza ribbon, some black crochet lace, that I stapled on with pink staples to add to the grungy look, a sentiment stamped with a Lili of the Valley stamp, a flower made with my Sue Wilson Cornflower die set with gold micro beads in the centre, leaves made with Marianne dies from black card then rubbed with gold gliding wax and finally, some blobs of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Black in the corners.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Lemon Shortbread - #15 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - #156 - Use a Die Cut
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #187 - One for the Ladies
Penny Black and More - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - #315 - Birthday Card for a Girl
Crafty Catz - #323 - Female Only
Fussy and Fancy - #163 - Birthdays
QKR Stampede - #190 - Feminine / Mother's Day
CRAFT - #362 - Paper Piecing
Crafting With an Attitude - #15 - Anything Goes