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Monday, February 27, 2012

A Little Book

In the giant stash of stuff Audrie sent me last fall was a little fabric book on a ring. Y'all may not know this but I started my life as a papercrafter by making artist's books with calligraphy and illuminations. I have fretted and worried over what to do with this fabulous little cloth book...until the other day when I had Papertrey's Beautiful Blessings out on my desk and realized there were enough verses and saying in it to fill the ten pages of the book. So I made this.













The leaves are from Papertrey's Turning a New Leaf...a wonderful set for CAS stamping. I used three shades of ink from Memento, plus brown, and heat set the ink with an embossing gun. The simplicity of the design keeps the focus on the words, while the touch of color (canteloupe, lavender, and pear tart) adds interest.

The book is a gift for a friend who has done me several favors over the past few months and who prays for me and my family every single day. She gives amazing hugs, too. So thank you, Audrie, for giving me this little blank book. You blessed me and my friend with it!!!
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11 comments:

  1. Carol LucasFebruary 27, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    Great idea! Your friend will love these encouraging words.

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  2. BethFebruary 28, 2012 at 1:00 AM

    Beautiful book. Wonderful gift for your friend.

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  3. Sheila HFebruary 28, 2012 at 1:29 AM

    You made a lovely gift for your friend.

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  4. SientjeFebruary 28, 2012 at 3:50 AM

    Wow this is so beautiful. Youre friend will be blessed with this gift.

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  5. SarnFebruary 28, 2012 at 4:21 AM

    Very touching post. Gorgeous little cloth book. Totally unique and FAB xxx

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  6. SusieFebruary 28, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    What a precious little book.

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  7. BetsyFebruary 28, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    So thoughtful and lovely! How great to have such a precious friend and what a good friend you are to do this for her.

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  8. Joyce across the PondFebruary 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    Great little book....great words inside....and I would love to see some of your other little creations with your calligraphy and illumination....please, please, pretty please....give us all a little peek!

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  9. Cath WilsonFebruary 28, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    That is a real beauty and such a lovely keepsake x

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  10. JulieFebruary 28, 2012 at 4:36 PM

    Why do you heat set it? Does it make it water resistant? Just wondering...

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  11. Stampin DevaFebruary 29, 2012 at 2:11 AM

    The book reminds me of the ones my mom used to make for me when I was little; they were made from old diapers, she pinked the edges (with pinking shears), starched the pages and then used cut out pages from magazines for pictures. This warmed my heart and put a smile on my face.

    Thank you for sharing.

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