May 26 2008
An Altered Project Challenge
Happy Memorial Day, everyone! Today’s Monday Chick Challenge at Cornish Heritage Farms is to make an altered project. Making any kind of altered ‘anything’ is always a challenge for me…totally out of my comfort zone. But one thing I do need is a book I can use for notes, ideas, deadlines, anything like that.
I’m a Mess
I’m always inky, my table is always messy and well, I’m just usually a mess in general (with my stamping)…so I decided to make a messy book.
A while back, I picked up a few of these $1 journals from Michaels thinking someday I’d use them. Here I am about two, maybe even three, years later using the second one.
All of the phrases, the coffee stain and spots are from Ledger Me (The Rummage Bin), the clock is from Time to Stamp (also from The Rummage Bin), the French Script backgrounder is lightly stamped over the clock and the last stamp I used is from a new line at CHF. You know how sometimes you want to use a background stamp, maybe for a 4 3/4″ or 5″ square card and the stamp isn’t wide enough, or maybe you want to turn the background stamp horizontally but then the pattern isn’t going the right way…or maybe you want to use one for a scrapbook page and the overall size is just too small? June 3rd will bring the first release of Scrapblocks™ from Cornish Heritage Farms…6″ x 6″ background stamps!!! Holy smokes! I can’t tell you how excited I am about this line! They are perfect for bigger square cards (which I love to make) and, of course, they can be used on the standard card sizes as well. I used the Vintage Ledger Scrapblock™ on this project. It was the perfect size for my 6″ x 6″ book! Be sure to check out Lisa Strahl’s blog (link below) for more info on the Scrapblocks™. (She’s the orginator of this brilliant idea!)
As soon as I have a chance, I’d like to take this book apart again and add some cardstock dividers with tabs.
Cardstock: Prism Spring Willow Dark, Tawny Light Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers Urban Window Boho Chick Fancy Free Stamps: CHF Ledger Me, Time to Stamp, French Script backgrounder, Vintage Ledger Scrapblock™ Ink: Ranger Adirondack Espresso, Latte; Ranger Walnut Stain Distress (to sponge all edges); Colorbox Dark Brown chalk ink (to cover front and back cover edges) Accessories: EK Success ¼” square, American Crafts medium Chestnut brads, Martha Stewart brown twill, hemp, binder clip, paper clip, edge distresser, sponge, Copic marker-E49 (to color silver metal of binder clip).
Be sure to check out these other CHF chicks to see what they’ve altered. (I can’t wait to see for myself!)
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!
This turned out great! Well worth the inky hands! TFS!
love it Michele! the front says it all…it’s me to a T! great project!
Wow! this looks so cool, I wish I could do something so pretty!
You KNOW….I just adore this!!!! What a beautiful Mess!
This rocks my friend!
This is perfect…I’m a mess too! Problem is, I keep several of these types of books going all the time… LOL! Love your journal! Love that big ole ledger block… Have a great day, Michele!
Fabulous journal! I would have sworn Lesley created the “I’m a Mess” stamp just for me… ’cause I am! LOL!
Love it!
Big hugs,
lise
Hyperventilating here!!!!! You know how much I love to get INKYYYYYYY. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
Michele - totally love this. You did a fabulous with all that distressing!!!
OMG This is soooo me….Love it!!
GORGEOUS….I LOVE IT!!!
The colors are FAB and the bits and pieces are totally too cool!
I love all your inkiness Michele! This is a wonderful journal! Love all the texture and depth to it!
STUN
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This looks great and I can’t wait to see the 6×6 backgrounds!
LOVE that book!
Never can have enough of those lying around waiting for the next great idea :o)
B-
So beautiful and inspirational, Michele! I have this set and need to pull it out–TFS!
I love this, Michele — even your messes look fantastic!
I’m so excited about the Scrapblocks!!!
Oh Michele, I love your messy book
It’s fabulous! Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Michele, what a cool project and I love it!
Pinky
Admit it — you were thinking of me and what a complete mess I am when you made this! Maybe you and I should have a mess-off? Love your altered notebook, and let me know if it works for keeping you better organized. I’m desperate for a method that works!
This is awesome M! I love the colors, stamps, layout! IT’s just fanstastic!
I love this altered book, Michele! It’s just perfectly put together!! What an great new stamp! Can’t wait to see the rest of the new scrapblocks! How brilliant and cool!!
This book is adorable! Great design, great images! Perfect for me too, but I would lose it on my desk, in my mess! Hope you had a great weekend!
WOW!! M, that is an awesome book! (you are sooo NOT a mess, LOL!)
Oh Wow!! I love this Michele!! Fabulous design:)
I love altering notebooks - your design and colors here are terrific!
Your notebooks is so perfect!! I LOVE all of your fabulous distressing!! Awesome!!
What a cute theme for your book! I love it! I love the idea of these big, square backgrounders, too. No more partial backgrounds or piecing together for large square cards. Great idea!