Amazing Paper Grace

I’ve never been able to keep up with all the sketch challenges out there floating around week to week, much less the tiny pieces of paper that I jot down sketches on.  Are you seeing a pattern here?  You got it!  I can’t remember anything unless I write it down. 

Ta-da!!!, a new sketch book.  I’ve put together several of these recently, but they did not work out they way I wanted them to.  The last one was too big while the previous one didn’t have enough room to write down the particulars.  So far so good on this design – this is a book that I can take with me or can leave laying open on my work table; it’s not too big and not too small.  At the top is the front cover and the picture below is the inside cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I started out with a notebook that I purchased at Target that was 11" tall x 5" wide.   Once I had the size, I drew the two types of pages I wanted in the journal and ran them through my printer, double sided.  Using my Bind-It-All for the first time, I punched the pages.  Then I pried open the o-wires and removed the contents of the notebook, covered the outsides of the notebook with design paper, inserted two dividers and reinserted the o-wire using the Bind-It-All to secure it properly.   The book is divided into two parts – the first for recording weekly challenges and the second part is for my own sketches.  The last embellishment was ribbon, two prima flowers secured by a K & Co button brad and chipboard letters. 

Maybe now that  I won’t have to spend too much time spinning my wheels, I’ll get to participate in more challenges!