THE CHECKBOOK THAT IS NOT

excuse the non- spring colors but i had the itch to use these old collection from teresa collins: far & away.

 i do not know why but i am very attracted to traveling papers and stuff, especially if they are vintage looking not that this one is specifically vintage looking, lol.

let's start with
"Favorite Voyage"
is the name of my project.
(did not intend to rhyme, lol)

(the checkbook that is not, but it can be and also it can be a mini album, a gift card, money holder, photo holder, tickets, passports... and anything else you want it to be.)
i cut this one at
6-1/2" wide x 3" tall

anyway, i grabbed a checkbook svg from the digiplayground designed by miss samantha walker, that i have been meaning to make to keep in my purse for all the bb&b coupons and lists i have in this ugly and torn envelope that needed to be replaced like ten years ago. another mouthful, huh?
(just kidding on the 10 yrs)

the pic below shows the inside, the closure band with the flower, the old vintage wanna be antiqued cardstock, the small banner that is attached with the tiny stapler and the curly metal embellishment clip i had in my stash forever. hehe.

  i added two more hand cut banner strips that read "favorite voyage" to add to the flower. they are also from the same tc collection.

now about the flower.
i also grabbed it at the digiplayground and is called "bractless mentzelia"
what a beautiful flower. it is supposed to look like this:

and like this in real life:

(photo courtesy of dave's garden)

i made mine with a totally different look which i think is really pretty too.
(i bought the susan's garden flower tool kit not too long ago and i really love two of the tools and the foam mats).

i used some of susan's tools to shape miss jamie cripps bractless mentzelia svg flower below. you can also use a big ball stylus which i happened to have too from another set or anything else you have on hand to shape any paper flower and or leaves.


i added a bit of glossy accents to the center of the flower
(hardly noticeable but is there)


last pics for you to take a closer look to the edges of the petals, how they shaped,
so cute. that was done with one of the tools i liked the most from the kit.
also, a look of the front flap.

of course i inked all the cardstock edges and distressed some.

what do you think? do you like it?

both projects were really easy to make and of course i used my cricut design space software along with my cricut explore die cutting machine for the making of this project but they are available in other formats for other die cutters.

so easy to make!

hope you enjoyed my post for today and as always
thanks for stopping by.

have a great weekend!

YOU EQUAL AWESOME...made with a brown paper bag

happy fall to you all

the weather in my area has been beautiful, cool and crispy. i hope you are enjoying it too.

today's post for artful delight was inspired by a pin from pinterest. i will show it at the end of the post.

You = Awesome

Me = Grateful

using a small brown paper bag 

(all supplies minus the paper bag are founded in the artful delight september card kit)

 

folding the bag in certain way to have a pocket where you can insert a note, money, tickets or whatever you would like. i stitched the two patterned papers with my sewing machine onto the bag, hard to see because of the edges being distressed.

i cut strips of the brown panel paper into strips to add some of the sentiments from the paper smooches stamp set called many thanks ALSO included in the september card kit, and tuck them inside the pouch. i made the semi circle on the patterned paper with a circle punch to match the one already in the paper bag. i added it the rounded fleur d lis paper clip just because to me it was the perfect spot :D.

i wrapped it all in jute and also added one of the small arrow chipboard on the center of the bow.

more arrow chipboards where added pointing to the chipboard cloud where i stamped another sentiment from the paper smooches stamp set.

this project has many uses....just use your imagination, :D

if you would like to join us in this month's challenge, please click here. you will also find more projects there made with our september kits (scrapbooking and/or card).

hope you enjoy it.

here is my inspiration from that pin

have a great week!