Obsessed with Mixed Media Mini Books

Happy Wednesday!

As promised, here are a few videos showing these books up close:

The next video shows my current left over desk journal which I LOVE:

I will be back soon with some drawing... can you believe it?

Much Love,
P

I'm Back!

Happy Monday!

Okay, I know what you are all waiting for:

Yes, my weight loss journey is almost over.  I am about 85lbs down and am learning how to accept my new body.  In my after pic I am wearing the sweater that I wore during my DVD taping.  Please ignore the hair.  ;)

I have recently been getting back to art and it has been very therapeutic.  This time of year has always been hard for me mentally, and creating again is helping me get back to "normal".  

One of my recent projects is this mini file folder book inspired by the wonderful Inkwell .    

I have been recently obsessed with mini books!!  More coming soon!

I have also uploaded a few videos over on Youtube, including a new tutorial:



It's great to be back.  Thanks to all my friends for sticking with me during this break.  Can't wait to share more... I've even been drawing!

Much Love,
Paula

Prompt Mini Book for Art Journaling... with Corrugate!

I had such a great time with my new Homemade Corrugate technique that I decided to make a mini book.  This is a 3" wide, 3x4" book.  All the divider pages are made with the corrugate, I just love the grungy feel!

For the cover I wanted to make it extra special.  I made a little flower with Tim Holtz Filmstrip Ribbon.  I attached them with a brad through some of the Tim Holtz gears.  I'm still working on this cover, but here it is so far: 

I had fun combining techniques on the page below.  I embossed the top sheet with a Tim Holtz Texture Fade which I inked in black.  I just LOVE the clocks!  Also in this picture you can see a close up of the LindyStampGang Moon Shadow mist.  I applied the mist while the book was closed on all four sides to give it a vintage feel... I love how the mist floated onto some of the inside pages as well.

As I mentioned in my Youtube (while you're there, don't forget to subscribe!) video, if you like more of a clean look, you can always diecut into your top layer to reveal the corrugation underneath.  Here I used a Spellbinders die:

This little book is not yet complete.  I plan to add details to all the pages you see, which are dividers for prompt categories.  I have six dividers and am planning on categories such as colour, texture, supplies etc.  Thanks to my wonderful friend Dede for the prompt inspiration!

If you'd love to see how I created this, here is the live recording.  I had such a great time!



Happy Scrapbooking Day everyone!  I hope to see you live at my show tonight.  Check it out over HERE at 9pm EST.  Don't forget to hit "join crowd" to be reminded of all my shows and recordings.

See you tonight!
Much Love!  xo