Jocasta Planner/Photo Book

This is the Planner/Photo book that I created in the recent Facebook Live class with Clare Charvill - My Creative Spirit, it goes with the Recipe Box that I shared HERE.

This is the cover, I have used the Graphic 45 Farmhouse collection, the same as the Recipe Box, I used several of the papers, I did some paper tearing and added a journal card and some fussy cut flowers.

This is the inside, there is a large pocket on the inside of the front cover, there are seven dividers in the planner, I used two different papers to decorate mine, this is the first one.

This is the second divider design, I have not really decided how I'm going to use my planner, I might use it as a regular planner or perhaps a meal planner so I have not labelled the dividers yet.

I have also created an insert that has two pockets, a small pocket behind the journal card

There is another larger pocket on the inside

The inside back cover is the same as the front just in reverse so I didn't think you would like to see yet another photo of that.

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Pauline
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Heart of Gold

I have another mermaid to share with you today, I'm really enjoying making cards with this Spellbinders Cardmaking kit.

I have used three of the pretty papers, a fussy cut mermaid and seahorse and a sentiment from the kit, the gold stars are also from the kit.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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You're Mermazing

This is another card that I have created with my July Spellbinders Cardmaking Kit - Under the Sea Magic.

I have used several of the pretty 6" x 6" papers, I cut three hexagons with my Gemini Elements Stitch Edge Hexagon dies and adhered them to the card base using foam pads for dimension, I then added a fussy cut mermaid along with some gold stars and a sentiment from the collection.

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Pauline

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Jocasta Recipe Box

I have taken part in another of Clare Charvill's - My Creative Spirit classes, this time we have created a Recipe/Photo box and a Planner/Photo Book, this is my completed Recipe Box.

There are two classes one on a Friday evening from 6 pm to 8 pm and another on the Saturday from 6 pm until we have covered everything, this one is usually about 2 hrs as well.  In the first of the classes we created the box, Clare provides a comprehensive cutting guide in advance, we then put the box together in the class.

The box has a hook lock closure and metal feet, it opens up and has a little ledge to place your recipe card on when you are using it. I have decorated my box with Graphic 45 Farmhouse papers, it is all ready for some dividers and recipe cards.

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Pauline
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Under the Sea Magic

Have you seen that Spellbinders now have a UK Website, no more import fees and there is free P&P on orders over £50, well I just had to take advantage of this and I have signed up for their monthly club kits - I have signed up for the VIP value club that includes all of the monthly kits at a fabulous price.

I have created this card with the July Cardmaking Kit called Under the Sea Magic, the thing that I really like about kits is that they often contain things that would not necessarily be your first choice and it challenges you to try something different - that is certainly the case with this kit.

I have used two of the beautiful 6" x 6" papers, one for the background and the lovely one with the mermaid on as a topper.  I added a sentiment from the kit and fussy cut some seashells from the mermaid paper.  Everything has been backed with gold Mirri and I added three gems that were part of the kit.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.
Pauline
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Sir Vagabond Folio

This is the folio that I created in a recent Facebook Live class run by Clare Charvill - My Creative Spirit, I used Stamperia Sir Vagabond Aviator papers to decorate it, the same papers that Clare used but I used them a little differently.

This is the front of the folio, it is closed with a ribbon.

The next photograph shows the folio opened out, there are three sections and each section has three leaves.

 

This is the left hand section opened out, there are acetate pockets on the two outer leaves and a waterfall section with a deep pocket behind that contains a large pullout.

This is the folio with both side sections open and the centre section with the leaves open, there are large pockets on inside of the two outer leaves.

This is the centre fold out section opened, it lifts up and pulls down to reveal two smaller fold out sections.  In the centre there is another waterfall section with a large tuck spot underneath.

This is the right hand section opened out, it is the same as the left section without the acetate pockets.

I really enjoyed making this folio, Clare is a great teacher and I love the Sir Vagabond Aviator papers.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Perfect Posies

This is the last card that I have created with my Hunkydory Watercolour Garden collection, I still have lots left so I will probably make some more at a later date.

I have used one of the pretty papers, a topper, a sentiment and some of the card stock, the card stock does have a pattern on it but I just used a plain section.  I used a Crafter's Companion die to create the corner and added gold Mirri between the layers.

I will be back in a couple of days to share the folio that I created in a recent Facebook Live class run by Clare Charvill, I am really rather pleased with it.

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Pauline
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Beautiful Birds

I have another card to share today that I have created with the Hunkydory Watercolour Garden that is the free gift that comes with the new Hunkydory Diamond Club subscription.

I have used three of the printed papers that come with the collection along with one of the beautiful toppers and a sentiment - it is really handy to have the additional papers with the collection, they make the printed card stock go much further, I used some gold Mirri for the layers.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Watercolour Blooms

I have created another card with my Hunkydory Watercolour Garden collection, this time I have made a side stepper card, it's a while since I made one of these.

I have used one of the beautiful toppers, one of the printed papers, a sheet of the printed card stock and a sentiment tag - I cut the two border strips from another of the printed card stock sheets.  The floral embellishment is from a die cut sheet that is part of the collection, there are two sheets so I fussy cut some of the flowers from the second sheet so that I could layer them up.  I always find stepper cards difficult to photograph, that is probably why I don't make many!

Thank you for visiting my blog today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.

Pauline
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Watercolour Garden

I decided to join the Hunkydory Diamond Club, as part of the club you receive a discount on all orders and a free Luxury Card Making collection called Watercolour Garden, this is a card that I have created with that collection.

I used one of the beautiful toppers, a sentiment, a sheet of patterned paper and a sheet of patterned cardstock along with some gold Mirri.  I used my Tattered Lace Fleurs Flower Forming dies to create tha flowers and fussy cut some little butterflies.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Disappearing Comments

I have noticed, on several of the blogs that I follow, that whilst my comments appear to publish initially, when I go back they have disappeared.

On my own blog some comments are ending up in my spam folder - it is completely random, one day a persons comment will appear as normal and the next that same persons comment will be in my spam folder, it has even happened when a person has left two comments one after the other, the first published as normal and the second appeared in my spam folder.

I have noticed comments disappear on the following blogs recently

Lia's Design

wannabcre8tive

Bad Kitty's Craft Room

I'm sorry if anyone that normally receives comments from me is no longer receiving them, I would recommend checking the Spam folder on your blog, if they are not there then blogger is just removing them.  I have left feedback for blogger on my blog and would suggest that anyone who thinks they are not recieving comments does the same, perhaps if they get enough feedback they will do something about it!

I will continue leaving comments as normal and hopefully things will be sorted out soon.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Pauline
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Lemon Twist

I loved this Simple Stories collection as soon as I saw it, I think it is the fabulous colours.  I've had the collection for a while and have just managed to create a card with it

The inspiration for this card came from the Simple Stories Blog, there is lots of super inspiration there.  I have used three of the beautiful papers from the collection along with the black striped papers which are from my stash.  All of the flowers and other bits and pieces are from the Ephemera and Bits and Pieces packs.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Family Birthday

It was my youngest son's Birthday at the weekend and this is the card that I created for him.

He loves his gaming and I based his card around the game that we gave him for his Birthday.  I used my Sue Wilson Pierced Square dies to cut the black frame and found the images on the internet.  I computer generated the sentiment and decorated the inside to match.

I'm still finding lots of comments in my Spam folder - it's really rather odd, one person left me two comments one straight after the other and one ended up in my Spam folder and the other one was awaiting moderation as normal, it definitely does not make sense!

Thank you for visiting my blog today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.

Pauline
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Sir Vagabond Aviator

I am currently in the process of creating a folio using my Stamperia Sir Vagabond Aviator collection, it is another of the Facebook Live Classes that Clare Charvill runs, I haven't joined one for a while but I really liked this project.  I have lots of strips over paper left over and decided to make a quick card to use some of them up.

I inked the edges of some of the strips and used them to create the background, then I fussy cut the Statue of Liberty and the two labels and added them with some foam pads.  I used some more of the leftover strips to decorate the inside of my card. 

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Oriental Thank You

This is the final card that I have created with my Hunkydory Oriental Dreams Collection - another of my Facebook Marketplace bargains.

I have added some papers from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey collection, everything else is from the Oriental Dreams Collection.  I cut the flowers with my Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood Die again and added some gold foliage and twine.

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Pauline
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