Happy Monday everyone!!! I'd like to share with you a book marker I made for my pen pal, Beverly. Now, the reason I made her the book mark, isn't because we READ books together and then discuss... like "NORMAL" book clubs do, but because we share a love of our planners. That's right, you heard me... planners. Not just ANY planner, but Filofax planners. And she and I met through our Filofax "cult" (as my hubby calls it... LOL). Beverly lives in the UK and we decided to become pen pals. Beverly has a love for antiques and all things vintage. I couldn't help but think of her whenI grabbed this adorable image from Tiddly Inks, "Aida - Gonna Miss you". Aida comes with suit cases but I decided to perch her on top of the FREE digital "Open Book" that is offered on Tiddly Inks web site. ... YES I said FREE!!!
I used craft paper from Teresa Collins, "Memories" paper which I felt looked perfect as a vintage design. My image was printed on Cryogen White and colored with Copic Sketch markers. I cut the image and mounted them separately onto the book mark.
Before finishing up my card I made sure each edge was distressed with some Tim Holtz Distress ink pads in "Vintage Photo". I found a piece of "aged" looking embellished sentiment plate. Here's a closer look....
Seems lots of gals in our planner group are receiving lots of flack lately about actually using a "written" scheduler instead of the tech savvy cell phones and such. I decided this sentiment was perfect to let at least one person know, it's ok to step back and enjoy your personalized hand written notes and appointments. I know I still keep a written journal and LOVE getting back down to paper and pen, probably more than most. LOL
I kept it a simple design because I want you to know.... not everything needs to be complicated, or flowery, or even full of die cuts or flourishes. Sometimes... a little simple image and cute papers are enough to serve it's purpose. Not ALL we design needs to be explosively eye catching. Just from your heart and it's purpose is sometimes all we need. :-)
I hope you have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate your support! *HUGS*
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1 comment:
Very nice Tina!
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