Back to School Notebook

I have a non-card project today! It's a little covered notebook that I've had in my things-to-alter box forever:


I wanted to play in the In Style Stamps Wednesday Challenge, but the theme is Back to School and I didn't have any suitable images from In Style. Then I thought maybe I could alter the Mellie image by covering up her birthday cake with some apples and it worked!

I stamped a bunch of apples from The Greeting Farm's Wishing Tree set, colored with Copics and cut them out. I colored Mellie with Copics and then glued all the apples over the cake. It's like she has an apple for each of her new teachers!

I finished off the front with a piece of paper taken from the book and punched with the notebook paper punch, a bit of patterned paper, ribbon and a couple buttons. BTW - the notebook is about 3.25" wide and 4.5" tall.

Other challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp challenge - Anything BUT a card.
• Copic Creations Challenge - Red, Pink & Hearts
• Three Clovers Thursday Challenge - Techie Time (use a downloaded image or make a background on the computer)

I hope you like it and TFL!

Mellie

I have another multiple challenge card for you today. I started with this sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog:


And here's the card I made:


You can see I changed up the sketch just a bit - putting my big sentiment in place of the three strips and then replacing the sentiment area with a ribbon and bow.

I used the digi stamp image Mellie from In Style Stamps (LOVE their anime images!) to qualify for their Wednesday Challenge - use buttons and an ISS image. I flipped her so she's facing right instead of left to fit the sketch - one of the great things about digi images!

Other challenges:

• Stamp Something - use a charm
• Stamp with Fun - birthday
• Copic Creations - coloring eyes
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge - buttons and bows

I hope you like it and TFL!

Other materials used: patterned papers - Fancy Pants (Celebrate collection); rub ons - Making Memories; flowers - Prima; buttons - Papertrey Ink; ribbon - May Arts; scalloped scallops border punch - EK Success; charm - eBay.