At our Saturday monthly craft meet in October Sandra showed us how to make a meander book using one sheet of 12x12 doublesided paper. She'd found a tutorial for it on Splitcoaststampers and thought this would be a good project for the group to try. We did the basic cutting and folding on the day and started to decorate it using punches provided by Sandra and Susan. Each page is only 3"x3" so it's a great way to use up scrap pieces of card and paper to punch from or stamp on to.
When I got home I was determined to finish it off and not let another project fester in the UFO ( UnFinished Objects Box). However, other projects overtook and it was only last Friday, the day before our next meet, that I decided I was going to finish the book off and bring it back to show Sandra. I had a great day amongst stamps, peeloffs, dies and punches that had been lying neglected or not even tried. I decided the theme for the book would be butterflies and hunted out and printed off some quotes using the computer. By bedtime I had my pages planned, pieces placed on pages and all the mess tidied up again. Here they are before I stuck it all together and in to the book. The last picture shows the front cover and an open page. As you can see you can create apertures in the pages using punches.
Unfortunatley Sandra was unwell at the weekend so she didn't see it. I'll have to bring it along next time for her to see.
Last week my daughter Elaine had a few days off work and when Monday came around again she was really down at having to go back so I decided to give her the little quote book as a cheer me up, a just because pressie. She loves butterflies and she also collects quotes from various sources. To finish off the whole project I made a little box for her to keep it in.
It had the desired effect as I got a big hug in thanks.
I'd like to enter this project in the following challenge
Thanks for reading
Liz xx
This is lovely Liz.....great idea to put in all the quotes and I love the butterfly theme. So glad your friend loved it too, a lovely gift x
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Ooops forgot to say you could enter your project in 'FlutterBy Wednesdays' Open challenge :)
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wow...a brilliant and awesome project!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!
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silvi xoxo
Super project !!
ReplyDeletethanks for joining us at Diva's this time hope to see you next time too
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laney
Fabulous card
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Wow what a great and big project! Wonderfull. Thanks for joining us at stamptacular sunday and I wish you luck on the challenge. Hope we see you soon again at stamptacular.
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Heleen
Hi Liz,
ReplyDeleteWOW this is just Absolutely Gorgeous!!! Love this Meander Book you have created. Love the dp, the colour scheme is beautiful. Thanks for joining us at Ruby's Rainbow and Good Luck. Hope to see you joining us again.
Hugs Jacqui xxx
Liz you have really worked a lot, your little mini is gorgeous!
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What a fabulous little book. Such beautiful colours, definitely something to treasure. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Ribbons in our Anything But a Card challenge this fortnight. Hope to see you again next time.
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Dawn xx
what a wonderful treasure - such a beautiful little book! Thanks for joining us at FBW this week!
ReplyDeleteOooh.. What a orgeous project!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge! Hope to see you in the Boy Oh Boy Challenge this week too!
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This is a beautiful book - so much lovely detail. Thank you for joining us at Ruby's Rainbow.
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wow what for great card !! love it !Thank you for joining EAC this week.
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Absolutely gorgeous, beautiful book.
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Debby
LOVE it! Wonderful book! Saw your creation at MIM!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely flutterby gorgeous!!! Thank you for all the detailed pictures. What a pleasure to admire all your hard work. :)
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Lisa xx
What a gorgeous project! Yes thank you for showing so many detailed photos of it. I am visiting via MIM.
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects - I think I have one of the UFO thingys too lol. Saw you at MIM :)
ReplyDeleteHi..SAw ur work at MIM..Gorgeous creation..This is really very nice..I love it sooooooooooooooo muhc. The colour and the butterfly is very pretty...It done so well
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous creation. Thanks so much for joining us at Hooked on Craft.
ReplyDeleteHI Liz! This is such a lovely butterfly project! The box is gorgeous too! It was a real pleasure to pop over to your blog from Make It Monday!
ReplyDeleteWarm Hugs, Sheryl