Good Morning Sistahs!
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Or shall I say, Bloggerhood?! I have had so much fun these past few days BLOPPING around visiting some of my favorite blogs. I'm sure my sistah Nicole can relate to my joy because we both just finished a nice long semester and are very much enjoying our creative time.
While I was blopping, I came across Lauren Meader's post {here} with a fabulous gift created from one of her free templates {Recipe Wrap-up} found at Papertrey Ink. FREE?!? Yes sistahs you heard me!! FREE!! So I did not pass go, did not collect $200, I went straight over there and downloaded the template. Now, I am far too anal...OCD...particular for this to be a quick project. In fact, it took me the better part of 2 days to finally finish it. I plopped down in front of my TV and watched one of my all-time favorite girly movies {Return To Me} about 8 times. After many hours of work, and finding tools I haven't used in FOREVER (*read here eyelets and the eyelet setter,) I finally finished my project for my sistah Phoebe.
She is the one who introduced me to the 29 Days of Giving, so I decided to make a reflection book for her to keep track of her gift giving and also to give her space to reflect on her feelings, reactions from the recipient, or anything else she may want to jot down.
This is what it looks like when the ribbons are untied and first opened.
I decided to write down some quotes on "Giving" for a little bit of inspiration whenever she opens it.
This is what it looks like when it is opened all the way. (This is only half of it because I couldn't get a good photo of it with all 6 panels laid out.)
(Here's the other half.)
I stamped Very Vanilla cardstock with the long lines from the Playful Frames & Journaling set to create journaling space, then I used the Tab Punch from Stampin' Up! to create the tabs for the top of each card. After I punched out the tabs, I stamped each one using Kitchen Sink's Mix it Up! Monogram and Alphabet set. I also cut out 6 tags using the Nestabilities Label 1 set and stamped them with the Mix it Up! set too. (The numbers were too big for me to stamp on the labels so I had to write them.)
Here's a close-up of the first 5 journaling cards:
I had so much fun playing with the Mix it Up! and Playful Frames & Journaling sets! Were they not just perfect for this project?!?! I mean seriously!
The papers were from Basic Grey Sultry line, Very Vanilla, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, and Pink Pirouette.
Whew! It's complete and ready to be given! Now, blop on over and see what amazing creations the rest of the crew has created for your inspiration.
Happy Monday and Happy Stampin'
What an awesome masterpiece for journaling the 29 Days of Giving!
I love the fabulous page of quotes and the tabbed cards for each of the 29 days!!
A true labor of love, Angela!!! Perfectly divine!!
Posted by: Lynn | December 29, 2008 at 07:20 AM
What a neat gift idea!! I have never seen one of these before but it's a very good idea!! I'm sure your friend will just love it! :)
Posted by: Julie Masse | December 29, 2008 at 07:50 AM
What a fabulous and special gift, Angela! I'm sure Phoebe will love it.
Posted by: Lori | December 29, 2008 at 01:31 PM
Totally fabulous!
Posted by: Christyn | December 29, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Fabulous!!! What a beautiful idea, and wonderful execution! You rocked, it girl!
Posted by: Nicole Cooke | December 29, 2008 at 04:06 PM
WOW!!!! Angela, this project is amazing ... what a special gift indeed! Totally Fab!!!! :D
Posted by: maria | December 30, 2008 at 01:37 AM
gosh, that is just gorgeous!
Posted by: carisa | January 02, 2009 at 11:17 AM