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Hi, Welcome to my Blog. I'm an eclectic kind of crafter delving into many pots. I am just about managing to keep up my Scrapbooking Diary (currently a year behind!), plus any cards as required. As my Carpal Tunnel allows I am getting into yarn/fabric crafts with slow stitching and needle felting added to my list. I continue with my love of Watercolour and Bible Journaling plus Faith/Art Journaling with acrylics and inks. I completed my challenge to make an art journal page a day for my 60th year in 2024. My list of crafty exploits includes ATCs, Tags, Altered Books, Mixed Media, Décopatch, Knitting, Crochet, and Embroidery. I live in Surrey, UK with my husband, our son has left home now. For exercise I usually play Badminton and go Ballroom and Latin Dancing. I also like Walking/Geocaching. I have been learning to play the harp for the past 10yrs. I am now officially retired. I am a born again Christian, currently worshiping at my local Evangelical Church.

Saturday, 1 December 2012

An Attitude of Gratitude #31

OK so I know there aren't 31 days in November but Bernice is doing a roundup and the cover of her journal today on "An Attitude of Gratitude" so I just had to do my cover too, despite still having 7 pages and the inside covers to complete.

Bernice used up her table papers to make her covers. I haven't been using table papers but had various sheets of sprayed backing papers and chose my favourite from when I first got my Dylusions. Must have been spraying a tag!


My paper wasn't wide enough to fit the whole cover, so I left the mulberry spine free and just covered the other bits. I used old dictionary papers for the words "Attitude" and "Gratitude" and various flowers and leaves which I had previously diecut and were in stock. I used sepia glossy accents over them, and added some ribbon too.

I also added some metal pieces, corners, arrows pointing to the words and a "Journey" token. And what a journey this has been (although I still have a bit of a way to go yet!)

I can't really take a photo of all my pages together like Bernice has, but here's a side view of the album nearly completed.

I am so pleased with it so a HUGE THANK YOU goes to Bernice - HORRAH!
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7 comments:

Sunshine Girl said...

Its lovely - have you checked T!ms blog yet this morning?

1 December 2012 at 08:22
Julia S-W said...

Lovely cover BJ. This journal is a real work of art and you must be very pleased with your achievement.
Juliax

1 December 2012 at 09:26
Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I adore your wrap-up. And you managed to get it in a few sentences, too. Unlike my long rambling post that I created (grin).

I love the looks of this book. So awesome to see these pages come together like that. And the corners on the cover are a brilliant idea!

1 December 2012 at 10:33
Šolanje na domu-Waldorf said...

Great sprayed effect and I love how it looks put together. :)

1 December 2012 at 11:43
Bernice Hopper said...

Thank you for joining in with this project. I have been really encouraged by seeing your pages every day. Thanks for posting my linky the last 2 weeks.

1 December 2012 at 14:57
Elizabeth said...

Fabulous journal, BJ. Lovely pages and the corners are the perfect finishing touch. Now you have something to treasure always. Elizabeth xx

1 December 2012 at 17:41
Gwen said...

Great job, BJ! I love your covers! It has been a pleasure doing this challenge with you!

2 December 2012 at 22:40

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