I started by smearing Transparent Gloss Texture Paste through a circle stencil onto Strathmore Mixed media paper. Then I got out my watercolors and painted around the circles.
Next I smeared some acrylic paint onto my panels.
I put a small notebook onto each panel and traced around it. I cut the panels to size and glued them on the top of the notebooks. Then I cut some house shapes out of text paper using Tim Holtz's Artful Dwellings die. I used the positive house cut-out shape on the pink and yellow cover and used the negative cut-out house shape on the purple cover. I used Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink and Dina Wakley's Funky Faces and Scribbly Circles stamp sets to stamp some shapes and circles onto my covers. I made some of the areas darker using a black Sharpie.
I'm kind of addicted to Brusho crystals lately, so I sprinkled some along the edges of my notebooks and spritzed them with water. When that dried, I used another Dina Wakley star stamp set to stamp out the "shine" sentiment, which I cut and glued on. I cut stars with a Simon Says Stamp die and outlined them using the black Sharpie. I glued them onto my houses.
I also added some lattice shapes (cut on the Big Shot) that I outlined in black and lined up along the edges of my notebooks. At the bottom, I added the word "star," which came from a die by My Favorite Things. I don't think you can read the word that great, but I liked the writing as a decorative element.
I truly believe you can never have too many notebooks...at least, I hope that's the case! I always enjoy making them. These are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:
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How will you be inspired by stars this week? I can't wait to see your creations. Be sure to upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win $50 to the Simon Says Stamp store!
