My Other Creations: Notebook Using Jane Davenport's Mixed Media Collage Papers

Happy 2018 everyone!  What better way to start off the new year than a theme of "new" at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog?  And we're also focusing on Simon's exclusive products, so use them if you have them!  I made some notebooks to record resolutions, thoughts, and goals in for 2018.

I started by making a big background that I cut into smaller pieces to make the covers of these notebooks.  I took Strathmore Mixed Media paper and spritzed it with Dylusions Ink, then sprayed water over it to make the colors blend.  I also flicked some Media Ink on, which dried in place instantly (those are the circles you can see in the background.  

Once everything dried, I laid down a Moroccan stencil and painted over it with white paint.  After the paint dried, I stamped an alphabet stamp onto the background with Embossing Ink and sprinkled white embossing powder over it.  I hit it with the heat gun.

Once my collaged background was done, I cut it into the size of the notebooks.  I sanded the covers of the notebooks (they were a bit slick), then glued the collaged paper down and then sewed around the edges just to make sure they stayed put.

I decorated each cover a bit differently.  On the one below, I fussy-cut around a girl image from some Jane Davenport collage napkins and colored her hair with Distress Ink.  I had the "Your Majesty" sentiment in my stash.

For the second notebook, I kept it simple and stamped the word "Resolve" with Simon's Grungy Alphabet stamp set and glued it to the cover.

On the third notebook, I made an abstract tree using Simon's Sparkle and Shine stamp set and a branch die I had in my stash.  The sentiment was also from my stash.

Here are the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Dylusions Lemon Zest Ink Spray	Dylusions Calypso Teal Spray Ink	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Bubblegum Pink	Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	Simon Says Stamp Stencil LARGE MOROCCAN ssst121345 Pure Sunshine
Simon Says Stamp Tiny Alphabet Background Stamp	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail	Simon Says Stamp Sparkle & Shine Stamp Set	Pentart Apple Green Media Ink
Pentart Morning Glory Media Ink	Ranger HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL	Simon Says Clear Stamps GRUNGE ALPHABET	Jane Davenport Mixed Media 2 Collage Papers	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad
Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet

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