Gratitude Journal ~ Scraps to Treasures Take 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our

Weekend Blog Hop

turning 

"Scraps to Treasures" !

 projects that were to challenge our creativity using 'scraps'!

Today's project for me is a 'Gratitude Journal' ~

My project began with a beautiful handmade journal ~

unused but on hand from a charity shop.

It's cover is handmade paper made with leaves and petals ~

a technique I used with papermaking . 

To this basic form,

I added a scrap doubled loop of pearl beads

interlaced through a leftover scrap of glitzy gift tassel ~

This will act as a page marker

as the journal pages can slide through the pearls on the inside,

marking my current page entries 

moving the tassel to the top of the page

as it is or to the bottom just by sliding the loop. . .

Next I took the backing scrap cardstock from a pewter book marker

 {which I'd saved for it's lovely flowers}

cutting off a portion to fit the journal.

 The card happened to match the colours perfectly

from some of Scrappin' Madge's scrapping paper!

Thank you Mandee!

They co-ordinated to perfection !

allowing me to add creatively with the xtra 2 scrap layers!

A scalloped punch out strip cut down 

fit perfectly with a small plaid card corner.

Looking at it now {rather than 11 pm last nite}

I think I will add more pink scallop behind the plaid cardstock

to set it off from the journal background...

Aanywaaaay ~

Put together it turned out like this ~

As we've learned about Gratitude Journals,

those who keep them are 25 % HaPpier

than those who don't ~

I have to say I'm at least that with the completion of this project!

{& definitely a new journal entry} !

Hoping you'll continue your way through today's Hop 

finding new inspiration along the way ~

Be Blessed 

with Grace and Peace 

as you begin this new week in the image of our Creator ~

 Creatively! . . .

Following the Hop from Hostess Robin's you 

you will have arrived here from

the Brilliantly Creative Mel of

Melissa's Pink Polka Dot Scrapping blog

Now you're off to check out the Amazing Creativity of

Ashley's Inspy at The Glamorous Side of Scrapping ~

Thanks for your company today!

Thanks also for your GFC and Networked Blog follows 

Shannon Leffew Keith is generously donating a

Gorgeous item from her Etsy shop ~

and at Ginger Snap Scraps , Cori, is donating

a $10 gift certificate to their store. 

Rules of Entry include commenting at every participating Blog Post

for each of the 2 day Hop ~

Be sure to visit Hostess Robin's blog "Scrap and Chat"  

to get in on her own Creative Initiative,

the Beginning of the Full "Scraps to Treasures" Hop 

Lineup of Creative Bloggers sharing

PLUS Giveaways ! . .

Thank you, Robin, for your excellent 'Project Management'!

for this Scraps to Treasures Hop ~

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