Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge



The inspiration for the challenge was from the following photo.

Well HELLO there !

Having had a VERY VERY  busy few weeks leading up to Christmas with last minute crafting for the craft fairs I am only getting back now to blogging. Thankfully all the hectic preparations and extra work for the fairs paid off and I raised 2002.30 euro for SVP Ireland (Dublin branch). A big sincere thank you to all my crafting buddies in Ireland for your support, motivation and encouragement.

I am back with this notebook cum desk note pad. I was shown this  idea of using an easel card on the top of the notebook by a crafting buddy. She had  learnt it at a card making class http://jackiesworkshops.blogspot.com/ here in Dublin. I adapted it to work on the long skinny notebooks as these are my favourite. For this sample I used my Tesco notebooks ( I just could n't open my little treasured set of  Papertrey Ink ones !)

I have prepared this project to partake in the Papertrey Ink April 2012 Blog Hop. I promised myself no matter what happened this week I was going to join in. I got inspiration for the top of the notebook from http://lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com/lilybeans_paperie/.  I hope you enjoy.

Papertrey Ink items used :   sentiment from Daydreamer Set and green felt.
Patterned papers from Flowergarden paper pad by Tilda, ribbons and lace from stash. Trinket pin made from fancy beads and long sewing pins.
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31 comments:

  1. Lisa EltonApril 25, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    What a sweet project! Your playful pom pom trim and polka dots are great!!

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  2. MayolApril 25, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    Oh, what a wonderful idea for a project! This is is sweet and feminine; my favorite is the pompom trim :)

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  3. Tracey McNeelyApril 25, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    What a delightful project. So pretty.

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  4. Monika/BuzsyApril 25, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Very pretty Anne. Love hte great textures and the easel fold. The flower looks lovely with the pin.

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  5. MichelleApril 25, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    This is so cute love the pompom trim !

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  6. JoyceApril 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    What a wonderful project. And, your staging with the fabrics is just perfect.

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  7. AnonymousApril 25, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    What a lovely project!

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  8. AllyApril 25, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    What a fun project! Love the pretty colors and elements you chose. And that flower is superb! Beautiful. ;-)

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  9. Leigh PennerApril 25, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Very pretty!

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  10. Grá O'NeillApril 25, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    Beautiful project, but I don't think this could be just a desk notebook as you'd want to take it everywhere with you :)

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  11. AmanApril 25, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    What a pretty little project!

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  12. Cibele GlazerApril 25, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    Fabulous project and perfect for the challenge!!

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  13. LuanneApril 25, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    Very prett and creative! Welcome back to the blogging world, your project rocks.

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  14. cards by caraApril 25, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    So pretty!!

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  15. TerriApril 25, 2012 at 8:07 PM

    Great project. Love it!

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  16. ChunyuanApril 25, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    excellent project. How did I miss this!

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  17. MarybethApril 25, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    Oh, your project looks so adorable and all the material looks just as inviting! Beautiful notebook.

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  18. CindyApril 25, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    What a sweet project.

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  19. KarenApril 26, 2012 at 4:09 AM

    What a beautiful project! That patterned paper couldn't be more perfect.

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  20. Marlena M.April 26, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    Your project is BEAUTIFUL! Gorgeous flower and papers.

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  21. JeanApril 26, 2012 at 6:58 AM

    It's just beautiful (I probably wouldn't use it ~ just admire it)! The felt flower and pompom are very soft touches.

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  22. carol (krillsister)April 26, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    Great project. Love the idea of an easel. I need to try that with a card.

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  23. Stampin in the suburbsApril 26, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    Beautiful project.

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  24. PatQ's CardsApril 26, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    What a great idea and you made such a great project.

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  25. victoria hApril 26, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    Beautiful layers in your project.

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  26. pamelaApril 26, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    OMG I love the idea! It's such a cute little gift for anyone!

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  27. Rebecca DeeproseApril 28, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    Such a beautiful project!! Great idea for an unexpected little giftie to send in the mail!!!

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  28. Suzanne RussellApril 29, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    Lovely project! I think it would be wonderful to have a few of these on hand for gift-giving!

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  29. TaheerahMay 7, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Such a gorgeous project Anne! The design is perfect for the colour combo, and I love all the little extra touches too!

    Thanks so much for leaving some love on my blog - your sweet comment totally made my day!

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  30. Pam OwensMay 14, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    OHHH that is gorgeous I thought it was going to be another for your xmas fair I would have had to have some but I suppose there is too much work involved to mass produce them, you are a winner in my book Anne! x

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  31. Maria Jordan-LloydJune 11, 2012 at 5:21 AM

    So sweet - won't you bring along to show us next crop?

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Thank you so much for your kind comment.