#ABCAPRIL2026, Day 10 J

Day 10 J for Journal - it is finished. I love how it turned out. Hope you like it too. You probably recognize the pages as I worked on most of them over the past couple of weeks for ABC April, though I did make a few additions and changes here and there. 

Cover - Day 6 was  F - flowers

File folder with pockets and tags, inside front cover

Day 5 E - envelope This started as junk mail. Just an envelope I covered and folded to create pockets.

Pics, tags, and coin envelope inside the pockets.

Day 7 - G for gentlemen and gears

no doubt a love letter for this handsome gentleman 

Day 8 H - Haberdashery

This is one I was excited to use some of my vintage thrift store haul. 

Day 9 I - yesterday's mischievous little Impish Irish Immigrant. This little boy grew up to become an author. His name is Frank McCourt and you may have read his Pulitzer Prize winning book, Angela's Ashes.

Inside back cover. 

#ABCAPRIL2026, Day 9 I

Day 9 I - Index tab, Irish Immigrant, Impish grin This little guy sure looks mischievous. Picture and info from a book sleeve I picked up in my thrift haul the other day. This is the last page for the journal I started earlier this week. Stay tuned tomorrow for the final flip through when our letter is J.

Index tab; also used one of the stick pins I made in mass make March, which includes a paper bead I made last year (I think we did these in Halloween Every Day).

#ABCAPRIL2026, Day 8 H

#abcapril2026, Day 8 - H for Haberdashery

Sorry I'm late posting for yesterday's project. I got the pics and sat down to post only to find the internet was down. Oops. But all is well now and here you go with yesterday's project. Hope you like. I had such fun using some of the goodies I picked up in my thrift store haul the other day. 

Pattern tissue, flower, eyelet fabric and 30c fasteners from my thrift store haul.

The flower is made from authentic vintage seam binding. Charms from my stash. 

I don't know how old it actually is, but given the price of 13¢, I'd have to guess it is likely from the late 50s - early 60s. 

#ABCAPRIL2026, Day 7, G

Day 7, #abcapril2026 G - gentlemen, gears, guy stuff

The file folder is a pocket.

of course there are love letters in the pocket

Hope you like my dapper gentlemen tags. These will go into the journal I started yesterday. 

Digital files by Crafty by Toni, Sevenplaza, Jennifer BebeeArt, Tattered Rose Paper Co. Check them out on Etsy, Ko-fi, and You Tube. 

#ABCAPRIL2026, Day 6 F

Day 6 of abcapril2026 Flowers, Film reel.

It's been a long time since I made paper flowers! If you've been a follower for any length of time you may remember I made paper flowers for nearly every project. LOL Sadly, however, it is true what they say: "Use it or lose it." My flowers leave a lot to be desired, but I have promised myself to get back into the flower making so I don't lose my magic touch again. Meantime, here are a few I threw together today for a journal cover. (Journal to come later.) It measures approximately 6.5x4.25 inches. 

Starting with the actual page, this is another digital from a SevenPlaza freebie file (the same file as the gorgeous blue flowers and lace papers I've used the past couple of days). The film reel is a die I've had for years from My Creative Time. I love the look of it and it's so cool to see these coming back around in crafting!

The flowers and leaves are made from various scraps I had on my desk. 

Lovely photo booth image from Tim Holtz

The bird is part of a tag from another digital file, from Tattered Rose Paper Co. and, of course, an adorable tiny resin charm. 

This will become the cover of a journal at some point.