More altered books

These are a blast to make and, depending how much time you want to spend, quick and easy too. These will be Christmas gifts.



















Introduction page and dividers


























Aren't these teeny utensils the cutest??



















You may remember this one I posted a while ago. I modified it to add the rings for the binding and added the dividers to make it a recipe book.



I used two of each flower with foam tape between to make them stand up. The tiny green enamel flower charm on the safety pin is a goody I found at WalMart. The colors here are a much closer match IRL.

The Things You Do

Mila once again. She's a real kick, that kid. The journaling gives you a little insight into her personality. Quite the crack-up!

Character

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking - J.C. Watts

That quote is part of this week's challenge. The other two elements to incorporate were, 1) red, black and white color scheme, and 2) newsprint type paper.

Photos are of grandkids Jeffery and cousin Mila last summer. With five cousins all between the ages of 1 and 5, Jeffery, being the oldest, is usually called upon to help out with the little ones at family gatherings and activities. He always says, "If I have to have one of the babies I'll take Mila." He adores Mila and she adores him too, as you can see in these pictures.

If I Were a Color....

Another challenge page. The challenge was to do a page using "If I were a color I would be.... " for the title.

Bazzill flowers and really big brad, Basic Grey Motifica papers, Karen Foster papers, Basic Grey Wholy Cow rubons, Heidi Swapp chipboard letters, computer generated transparencies, Folk Art acrylic paints.

The picture is me at about 5-6 months old. My family called me Sherry until I was in high school, but my grama called me Sherry until the day she died last year.

Sweetheart

This is Mila Isabel, grandbaby number 8, when she stayed with us last month. Her mom insists she doesn't have enough hair for pigtails, so grandma had to prove her wrong. LOL. ;)

All flowers and the heart cut with the Wishblade. Some of the flowers, and the heart are clear embossed, though you can't tell in the scan. I used rubons on the chipboard letters and the photo.