Not too long ago, I signed up to take a wonderful journaling e-course from
Hope Wallace Karney called
Nostalgic Musings. Since the class, I've been adding to my journal bit by bit and thought I would share a few pages with you that I recently completed.
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The page above features a favorite quotation and a paper lace doily I tinted pink with
Glimmer Mist. Then I added a pleated candy paper from one of my favorite chocolates -
Frango Mints. The long tag on the right side of the page is a clothing tag from a
Merona t-shirt I purchased from
Target that I covered with pretty paper.
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I found a rubber stamp with another favorite quote which I just stumbled upon, I think at
Hobby Lobby - but I'm not 100% sure about that. The chipboard scalloped oval I cut from a cereal box using my
Sizzix machine. It's that original red machine they made which I dug out to sell at a garage sale. I was playing around with it in between sales and I had so much fun I decided not to sell it afterall.
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This page I just finished this morning.
Hope likes to use a lot of cupcake liners in her journals and I like that look also. There are so many fun designs out there now. These two I picked up from
Michael's, thanks to my sweet friend
Elyse who told me about them.
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I drew this little birdie free hand. He reminds me of the little wren that I told you about in
this post. The "souvenir" card is from
Olga's Designs, who sells the most beautiful digital art on
Etsy. I attached a fabric tab to the bottom and hinged it with washi tape on the top so I can add "secret" journaling underneath.
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Another cereal box scalloped oval with a graceful swan inside. The template for the swan came from the tag on a pair of
Gloria Vanderbilt jeans - the swan is the company logo.
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Hope you're having a lovely day!