Just for fun!

Yesterday I saw THIS video (she's so talented!) and was all night dreaming with that cute owl stunned with all the books he had to study... It's so funny idea! So, today I was playing with the idea an got these two notebooks... I still have to improve the technique but I love how fun they look!



When I finished those two notebooks I was still in mood for make something more and finally created this one with a cat enjoying the lamp's light. Love that kind of antiques lamps and the idea of the light and shadow, but the cat's drawing still can be improved... (Remember 'till now I don't stamp. All the images in my projects are hand-drawing by me)

Anyway, I enjoyed making this one too!

Have a nice day!

Dreams Diary (masculine gift)

Hi! How was your week? Mine was very busy... but as you have seen, I've found some free time almost everyday for a little crafting and it feels so good!

Yesterday, I made these two notebooks for a friend. He told me he needs a notebook for take notes in conferences, so I made this first one really simple, with a space in the cover for write the subject.

And the second one is a little more complicated. He is a big dreamer, I mean, he dreams a lot, almost every night, and always remember the content of his dreams very clearly. That's why I decided to make for him this 'Dreams Diary'... Blue and shiny like I imagine is the world of Dreams...

I added a 'number 1' tag, 'cause I presume he will fill these 40 pages very soon and then I'll be making a second one...

Enjoy your weekend!

Dress in Pink.

Just another notebook. My first one in pink...
I didn't like too much this cardboard pale pink for a notebook. It's too sweetie! Maybe it's perfect for a new-born baby girl card but not for a notebook... But, since I have this lovely papers, I had to try it. And I love the final result!

I combined stripes and spots in the cover for the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge no. 24.
(I simply adore my new brads. They're perfect for buttons!)

The inside...

How do you like it?

Back to notebooks

A quickie post to show you the last notebook I made on these days.
It's pretty simple, but I like how it looks.
I love this combination of aqua and orange!

By the way, is the first time I use a brad. Yeah!

Happy notebooks and some giveaways!

And, this is my third post about notebooks here.
I'm so excited about this happy Toga's paper!
They make my notebooks much more fun! Dont you think?

And now, to the giveaways. The sweet Sarah, from A Corker's Life blog, is giving away every week her marvelous creations. She makes a lot of so feminine bags, purses, chekbook covers, tissue cozzys and much more sewed with gorgeous fabrics. The only thing you have to do to win one or two of this items is locate in the side bar of her blog the "Weekly handmade giveway" button that links you to the post related with her last giveaway and leave a comment there.
Here's the link to her blog... What are you waiting for?

Good luck!

More notebooks!

Hi! Happy Sunday to all of you!
Today I want to show you two more of my latest notebooks.
I made this both inspired for this CPS sketch , using my new papers from Toga and a lot of glitter for the letters.

I used the cutted rest of papers for make little pockets for the inside cover in both of them.

I'm still making improvements in my techniques for make this kind of notebooks, but I love how this both turned off: simple and shining! Just my fav style!
There will be at least one more post with notebooks. Hope you don't get bored!

Put some music on your life!

Hi! How are you going?

I keep my way on making notebooks...

Today I begin to share with you my latest creations in this field...

I found this beautiful paper with some musical score and simply love it! First I thougth to create some card with it, but finally I made... guess what? A notebook! The very idea of comparing musical notes with the everyday notes might be taken in this notebook captivates me.

Life can be happier with some music on it!

The front cover:

The back cover:

But I still have more notebooks to show you... Keep in touch!

Shakespeare... in love!

I'm starting some Shakespeare's Studies... so, I urgently needed a notebook for this purpose. But it is Shakespeare, and such an important author deserves not any notebook, right? What should I do?
I was thinking about it for the last two days and finally got my first altered notebook...

This is how it looks in the inside.

And two close ups, one for the cover...

...and one for the double pocket inside.

Now I'm feeling in great conditions for this kind of studies!

Memo pads.

Hi! I’m finally back after a long vacation… Hope you all have had happy holidays!
As Christmas presents, I made these little memo pads (because I love notebooks and similars), and I would like to share with you.

It’s so cold in this old Europe!

Love my made-by-myself stuff!

Yes, I do. I really prefer to write in some notebook born from my hands and my heart, even imperfect, that write in some impersonal one made by some impersonal machine.
I’m so glad to present you today my latest creation in this field:

I made it in the easiest way: folding by half 20 sheets of A4 printing white paper, cutting an according piece of strong cardboard for the cover and stapling everything together. For decorate the cover, I used a piece of brown paper and a piece of fine origami paper (I love the contrast between the rough and the delicate), and the figure of a beautiful girl that I found in my soap envelope. And that’s it.

Tips:
-When you fold several sheets one inside the other, the outer border became irregular, so –and this is the hardest part-, you have to cut it. As I don’t have yet an ideal instrument for this like a paper cutter, I have to do it with my scissors, measuring the sheets one by one. Primitive, I know, but it works!
-For emphasize the flowers (if you don’t want it simple plane), put one drop of transparent liquid glue over each one.

Let me know if you make one of these, and how do you feel writing on it!