Something Different.

During the past two years of lock down I have gone back to my roots and  back into mixed media which is very much my first love. I have now produced several journals and albums, not for their intended use of putting photos in but have adapted them to hold my stamps and dies instead of just being stored in boxes. 

This one houses small dies and stamps in the various flaps and pockets and also has the added advantage of using up  my smaller paper pads/ and left over designer papers in my stash. 

This is a " Tabbed Folio" Journal  from 'My Porch Prints' and you can buy the digital printout and instructions from their Etsy Shop.  I printed it out in black onto printer paper which I then glued onto thick card and cut out the templates to draw round and use on my design paper. You can print straight onto digital paper if prefered 

I have decorated the front of the folder with' Heartfelt Creations '  Leafy accents stamp HCPC - 3835 / Arianna  Blooms stamp HCPC - 3608 and the matching die cut Arianna Blooms HCD 748. I coloured using Distress ink pads in various blues and browns. The centre of the flowers are Prills. (The little devils get everywhere so make sure you put your glue in the centre of your flower head first and then tip a spoonful of them in on top. Tap your flower down  onto a clean sheet of paper and then funnel any loose ones straight back into the jar replacing the lid pronto!!!   I have also chosen to keep the folder closed with ribbon  which is my own idea. The pocket on the front holds a small die in place. The closure is a flower punch cut out several times and glued together , then held in place with brads and bakers twine. 

Folder then opens up with two slip in pockets on the left and two more pockets on the right.

Each tab then opens up again to reveal more storage pockets on the left hand side

and the same  on the right hand side. I decorated the inside using my SU butterfly punch and a Martha Stewart Decorative punch.

I am entering into the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness #121 Anything goes.

Dream Valley  #264 More than 1 fold.

Through The Craftroom Door# Anything goes.

Double 'D' Challenge # Something with pockets.

C.R.A.F.T. challenge # 628 Not a card.

Dies R Us #188 Anything goes using a die cut. 

Creative Creases #27 Anything goes with a fun fold. 

A Perfect Time To Craft #3 Anything goes.

Crafty Friends Challenge #153 Flowers.

Classic Design Challenge #3 Anything goes.

Stay Safe and well.

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