Something Saturday - Gift Idea

 Hi There Creators

Well a little late for Mother's Day, but thought I'd show you what I created for my Mum (what do you send someone overseas who has everything they need?)  A notebook and pen of course🤣  I do love to send a gift that someone will use up and then I can re-do it the next year (potentially!)  One of my favourite gifts is a decorated notebook (maybe it's because I use so many myself with my morning bible study/time with God).

Anyway Temu (admittedly some time ago) had these notebooks and pens that I'd brought individually, and had no idea they actually matched each other - go me! 💖  but they were just individual with no pretty cover and I always figured I'd make covers for them....

Here's the one I made in the video: (by the time I took the photos I'd wrapped and enveloped Mum's one, so I don't have any photos of it 🤦‍♀️)

This is the inside of the holder, the strips of magnetic stuff seem to hold it closed ok, so that's good.

I've used the absolutely gorgeous Splash of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper to create this (check it out with the link)

then I had a strip of the gorgeous DSP left over so figured I'd make a card to go with this one, so at least when I want to give it to someone, it'll be all ready to go! Oh and I'd received a card from someone else recently that inspired me to use the flowers in the Fern & Flora Bundle, I have to admit they are really pretty coloured in like this (I wasn't keen on having the white edges to them, so I've used the Ivory Stampin' Blend to roughly colour in the white edges and it takes the starkness away (which I was doubtful was a word, but spell check hasn't corrected me🤣)  Oh and I've used an interesting technique to splash water on the cardstock then add heat embossing powder and heat emboss it.  I think there's more of a technique to it than I displayed, but it might be worth a video in the future if I can work it out a little better!

Then I thought I'd show you the two together, isn't it pretty?!😍

Oh and I was supposed to tell you about the joining special!   because I forgot in the video!

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If you missed the video here it is

Well I hope this inspires you to create too

God Bless love

Heather xox