I'm Ready For 2020...

Hi my friends, if you follow my blog, you'll know that I have a thing for notebooks, the truth is, I can't function without one. As luck would have it, a new year means new products, so it was the perfect opportunity to use some of the fabulous new Sizzix Chapter 1 dies from my adorable Professor launched yesterday on Facebook Live to decorate this forgetful crafter's valuable aide memoire.

If you missed the Facebook Live, you can check out all the newly released products which are available to buy now and inspirational projects on Tim's Blog HERE.

I began by removing the front cover from a "cheap as chips" A5 notebook from my local bargain basement store.

I trimmed Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Memoranda Paper Stash tofit the cover, fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium Matte and repunched the holes using my Cinch machine but you could also use a Cropadile to re-punch the holes individually.

I used the beautiful Tim Holtz/Sizzix Bouquet Thinlits from Chapter 1 to die-cut a panel from Distress Watercolor card. This die doesn't cut the edges so you can make the border as thin or as wide as you like. I tore the panel diagonally, fixed to the cover using Distress Collage Medium Matte and applied a coat of Distress Collage Medium over the entire cover.

I scribbled Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge Distress Crayons over the flower centres, smoothed the colour out with my finger and repeated with Iced Spruce and Vintage Photo around the edges.

I die-cut frames from Distress Watercolor card and scraps of Memoranda papers using the Thinlits dies that are included with Sizzix Curio Box BigZ XL die

I added Idea-ology Numbers Remnant Rubz to one of the frames and the background and sanded to make them slightly less bold

At this point, it is always tempting to add lots of dimensional decoration but a notebook that will be used every day has to be practical and functional so I die-cut the Scribbly Butterflies from Distress Watercolor card and coloured lightly with Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink using a Distress Blender Brush.

I fixed Tim Holtz Sizzix Adhesive Sheet to the back of a scrap of Idea-ology BlackOut Kraft Stock and die-cut the words for the second frame using Alphanumeric Tiny Text Thinlits.

I fixed the butterflies to Idea-ology BlackOut Kraftstock, trimmed around the edges to leave a small border and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I fixed Memoranda papers to the back cover and insides of the front and back covers and finished by applying Distress Collage Medium Matte over both sides of the covers to protect them from daily wear and tear.

and I'm ready for 2020

Toodle-oo for now

Hugs Kath xxx

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