happy are those...

happy monday!  this is a coaster notebook i made to start collecting quotes.  i used one of the new {ippity} itty bitties, happy are those. 

 happy are those

stamps: ippity

cardstock: my mind's eye pp, coasters

ink:  iced spruce distress, mustard seed distress, walnut stain distress

embellishments: acrylic paint
tools:  cinch

and...angela from unity is extending the sale of 39% off  {ippity} and unity stamps until friday, jan 20!  so you have even more time to get some {ippity} goodness.  shop here!

and, and...a  huge thank you for tracy for showing my journal page on her blog!  come join in on her live broadcast tonight at ustream.

and, and, and...i realized this totally fits the current {ippity} challenge!  must have something old (the coasters...like 5 year!!), something new (the {ippity} stamps), something borrowed (the o-wires from my cute mom) and something blue (the cardstock).  you need to join in on the fun too!!!

happy mini notebook...

i made another mini notebook. the front piece i created from wordle.net. i was experimenting when i was making the journal for my niece, madi. i wanted to see if i could protect the ink from the inkjet printer in case it got wet or something. so i embossed it with clear embossing powder. it worked great and i love how it turned out. i also ventured to office depot and had them cut a ream of cardstock for these so i didn't have to do it on my little trimmer. best investment ever!!!

happy mini notebook

supplies: stampin up designer paper and ribbon, chipboard coasters, bind it all, embossing powder, versamark ink

mini notebooks...

i've decided i get in ruts. not bad ruts, mind you, but ruts where i find a pattern or group of paper that i like and then i run with it. with scissors, mind you (hehe). the latest rut i'm in is with this fabulous paper from my mind's eye. i love it!! i think it was really for babies, since they make the same paper in boy shades with boy words, but that's not how i'm using it!! below are two mini notebooks i've made. one to sell on etsy in my shop and the other for one of my friends (who shall remain nameless until she receives it!) that is amazing. i'm planning on making more. i just need to find an easier way to get the "guts" of the notebook. i've been cutting paper to size. i think i need to go to office max or somewhere and have them do the cutting for me. it's much easier with their big machine. oh well... thanks to my friend patty from the shack for sending me the princess images.

(this is the inside of the notebooks)