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DIY Vintage Travel Journal ~ No elastics and no holes binding

Hi everyone, Continuing on from my previous tutorial where I created mini books by deconstructing that mini bookmark kit I picked up in Hong Kong, I wanted to create a travel journal in pretty much the same way. If you missed my bookmark process video, you can find it  HERE The DIY bookmark tutorial is  HERE Here it is! I love it.  I used travel themed paper and a gorgeous paper from my Round the World - Stamperia Collection. The great thing about this journal is that I glued each page straight into the spine without needing elastics or making any holes.  And I tried something new this time which is embossing a piece of leather and using it as a closure along with an eyelet and twine. Here are some dimensions if you want to make your own Chipboard Covers (2x) 4 3/8"W x 6 3/8" H  Chipboard Spine 1 1/4" W x 6 3/8" H Canvas Covering 7 1/2" x 2" W Front Card Stock Covers (2) 5...

DIY Vintage Spring 'Garden' Booklet

Hello everyone, I hope you are taking the time to go out there whenever the sun peeks its warm little self out and catch some lovely warm rays. I have! And as I stroll along the perimeter of my garden, Ive been pulling out a few weeds here and there and admiring the new blooms on my peach tree. She's a beauty this time of the year! She inspired me to pull out the  Garden stencil by Kaisercraft  from the  Making Daisy Chains  September 2018 Kit and play! See what I mean!!! But I'm jumping ahead of myself! This is the stencil I'm talking about. I gathered some heavy weight water color paper and  Distress Inks  and  Oxides  in my craft room and sat down one warm afternoon and enjoyed myself thoroughly. I have 4 stenciling techniques I wanted to share with you. My card front panels are cut to 4.25" x 5.5". Stenciling Technique #1 - Basic 2 Tone Stenciling In this technique, I coloured in the flow...

The StoryTeller Series~ #iamflorarose ~ Chapter 2 ~ A Mission at last

Hello everyone, I am back today with the next chapter in my #iamflorarose Story Teller Series. Chapter 2 of the Flora Rose Series continues. Flora Rose settles into life at Fort St. George and volunteers at a Charity House clinic where she meets Dr Abdu Braxton and finds a cause worth pursuing. Watch the process video and hear the story  HERE Missed any earlier Chapters? Table of Contents Introduction to this swap/concept  HERE   Prologue  HERE Chapter 1   HERE Enjoy and let me know what you think in the comments below. xxAmira Disclaimer - This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. This fictional story is the intellectual property of AmiraInOz ...