a little book

OK, I didn't have anything to post tonight.  I did make this little book a few days ago and I do think it's kinda cute.  I just love to re-cover stuff...it's relaxing.   Not as good as being on the beach with a Pina Colada relaxed, but still...

a real "note" book

This is another one of Michaels $1 books.  I just love these little books, so cheap and easy to re-cover!  The paper is from the paper studio and the die is from sizzix.

Sorry the "the" got covered up by the ribbon.  I didn't notice until I had already loaded the picture.  Just pretend you can see it.  It really is there.

hawaiian note book

OK, so it's not really Hawaiian...but it could be! Just imagine a tiny hula skirt around the middle of the book. This is another one of those "Gee, I wish I had remembered to take a pic of that before I messed with it..." but didn't books. I saw this book at Tuesday Morning and just knew I could think of something cutsie to do with it.
The paper is from K & Co. and yes I am still playing with that paper pack. I cut the letter out with the Don Juan Cartridge on my Cricut. The inside of the book is covered in the green paper that is under the words "notes". I put packing tape on the strip of paper that I cut for the words and when I cut them out they were shiny! I'm really having too much fun...

a cover up...

One of these days I am going to remember to take BEFORE pictures!!! This was a little book my daughter gave me that she didn't like. It had no personality...very plain jane...mustard colored cover...some writing of sorts...very forgetable. Of course you won't know that because I forgot to take the before picture! Oh, well, I am going to try and do better! The paper is K & Co. with pretty Primas.

a little flower book

I was at Michaels the other day and since I had a 40% off coupon and looking to spend it I ended up buying this book (big book-380 pages) of paper (cause everybody who knows me, knows I just don't have enough paper) made by K & Co. I had all the cardstock, but this was PAPER. I fell in love with it and can't stop playing with it. It is so cool!!

i'm a fan...

of Tom Holtz' new dies! I love this one-Caged Bird! Again I used the Mirabella paper from The Paper Studio and cut my letters from the Cricut cartridge "Don Juan". I just noticed that the ribbon on top fell over when I took this pic. Too bad, it is the same as the bird-green gingham. (I think I have a serious addiction to Tim Holtz-I love all his crafty stuff!!) The cage is painted with Tim Holtz Rock Candy Clear Crackle Paint.

a different little book

I love this! I bought this book (album, actually) at Tuesday Morning! I think I paid a $1 for it. It was an ugly teal and black color. I re-covered it with Mirabella paper from The Paper Studio. Love that paper-so vintage! The ribbon is from Basic Gray. I'll be posting another one of these later this month.

little bird book

I made this little book yesterday while I was playing with my Bind-It-All and a Stampin' Up! set. I always liked that little bird! Made the book with thick chipboard (won't do that again) and papers from a note block. I even put a feather on the front-pretty cute, right?

Sweet Little Book

When I find some really cool paper, I just have to cover something! Usually it's a book! This paper is from My Minds Eye called Simply Delightful. It is so pretty. I have a lot of cardstock, but paper is a different story. OK, not really. I have a lot of that too, but this paper pack yelled loudly at me in the store. So I had to obey and BUY IT!! You will be seeing it on a lot of "stuff" in the future.

Birds of a Feather-

I covered this little book with some cute paper with a green bird on it. The red chipboard heart has a velum background with tiny alpha letters "notes" on it. The letters are sprayed with the Glimmer Mist (Garden Party). I had a white feather and so I sprayed it with the Glimmer Mist as well so that the green feather matched the green bird. Cute, right?

More Books

I've had this little book covered in this "water-blue" paper for quite a while. I wasn't sure what to do with it, so I just sat down and finished it today. The saying"my little book of lists, notes and don't forgets!" is printed on velum. The Primas give it a nice touch, don't you think?

Shopping Anyone?

This was also a $1 book from Michaels-love those little books! Another "stick" chick (Karen Stolper/American Art Stamp) who loves to shop! I printed the "shopping notes" in brown and matted in dark bronze.

Love This Guy

This little book was covered in paper from The Green Stack. I think he is pretty cute!

More Books!

I like the rub-ons used on the green one. The red one has paper ribbon running along the bottom. Used some green skittles on the striped one. I'm having too much fun!! Need to go shopping...

Guess What These Are!

More books! OK, OK, I will try to concentrate on something other than these cute little books! I think I might be posting a couple of cards in the next few days. Maybe. The book on the right is a Bind-It-All book and the one on the left is...you already know, right?

I Need Help With Small Book Addiction!

These little books both came from Michael's. I just can't help myself...I have way too much fun with these!!

Fancy Books

I like the colors on this one. I stamped a scroll at the bottom of the book and then embossed it with clear (ultra thick) embossing powder. I used stickles to give it some shine! The back of the flower is dye cut from the phone book pages. (Love that idea, thanks sis!) I had a lot of fun with this one and it looks very pretty!!

These are some more of the $1 books I picked up on clearance at Office Depot. The stickers on the pink one and the rub-on scrolls on the blue one are from Big Lots! Really like the way they came out! Glad I have a lot of scrap paper!!!

Busy with Books

Love these little $1 books! They are a lot of fun to re-cover and they use up lots of scrap paper. That "just a note" stamp is one of my favorites.