Shabby Chic Altered Notebook ~ by Kimi

Hello everyone, today I am back to share with you all one of my last projects from the Tea Break Collection by Kaisercraft.  This paper has been great to work with and I am a little sad that is just about all gone. I have a few scraps left and that is it.

This note pad or I should say notebook, was one that I picked up at my local cheap shop.  They were going extra cheap so I grabbed quite a few.  I think these will make a great personal gift giving idea for that hard to buy for friend or family member.

I have used papers from the 6.5" paper pad to cover the front and some of the pretty stickers from the sticker sheet.

I have also used some of the cutouts from the Jam Drop and Kingston sheets and added them to the inside front cover and first page.

I have also covered the pen with some scraps.

I decorated the back cover inside and out

I have cut out some letters using the Tim Holtz ~ Typeset ~ Alterations die and layered them on some more scraps from the papers.  I then coated this in some glossy accents

The gorgeous flower that adorns the front cover is from my scrapping bestie Tash and the bling is from my stash.

Sorry guys no real tutorial or how to this time round and I only have the before and after pics.  I did gently prise the o~wires apart and remove the covers first.  I then re-punched the holes using my crop-a-dile.

Thanks for stopping by and spending some of your day with me. Hope you are all having fun filled Saturday.

Till next time remember to .....

.....✿ღ.~♥  Live your Bliss ♥~ღ.✿

Tea Break Diary Cover - by Kimi

Hey everyone I am back again with another share from these gorgeous GORGEOUS papers from Kaisercraft...I love working with these....the colours and the prints are so pretty and so inspiring!!
Today I have for you all a really simple diary cover.  I found a diary refill in the dollar bin at my local newsagency just last week. I grabbed it quick smart as I knew exactly what I was going to do with it!!

I have created my own hard cover for it from some pizza box cardboard....don't worry guys it was clean....it actually held scrappy supplies not pizza :).

Mmmmm now lets see, a bit of tutorial - so to speak.  I guess the first thing I did was to cut my cardboard pieces to size.

  I made my spine about an inch wide as the little diary was only half an inch thick.

I have hinged my pieces with some masking tape. Believe it or not it makes a great way to hinge your cover pieces.  I then covered my cardboard with the Kaisercraft Tea Break - "Sugar Cookie"

 I lined the inside of my cover with Kaisercraft Tea Break - Monte Carlo  and created a pocket to slide the back page of the diary into.  with a small piece of leftovers I also made a little pencil or pen holder and tucked it in under the bottom of the pocket.  Oh I forgot to say before you glue your lining in place add some seam binding or ribbon if you wish to have a closure.

 I wanted to pretty up the front "cover" of the refill, so I gently prised open the binding rings and slipped the page out.  I then covered it with a large die cut from the Kaisercraft Tea Break -Kingston sheet

Then it was time to dress her all up :)  I have used a selection of ribbons, laces and trims from my stash to embellish the cover along with a die cut from the Kaisercraft Tea Break  6.5" Paper Pad

So here she is in all her finery and ready for her close ups....

 The gorgeous fabric flowers that adorn her front cover are from fellow team mate and scrappy bestie Tash.  As is her lovely stickpin.  I have added some bling from my stash.

I also covered a pencil with the reverse of  Monte Carlo

Thanks for joining me today.  I hope I have inspired you to create this weekend

much  love and blessings to you.

.....✿ღ.~♥  Live your Bliss ♥~ღ.✿