Tuesday, June 19, 2012

DT Challenge: Studio Calico album

ihp01 Hello!!  Today’s challenge is sponsored by Studio Calico.  They gave us these awesome honeycomb journaling albums to work with.  It’s so exciting to see all the ihp02different ideas the team came up with to use these albums.   They come unbound so you can do tons of different things with them.

I am not a big ihp03journaler but I have been pinning tons of great things.  As a few of you know, we’ve been trying to sell our house and move to NH to build a new home.  But, a few ihp04weeks ago we got some disappointing news about our current home value which will delay our plans to move  for a while.  So, I needed some positive motivation so I ihp05decided to print out a bunch of good sayings that I’ve pinned and make a little book of happy things for when I need a lift.

I used the Happier ihp06 and Hello Spring pads to create the binding held together with our exclusive i {stick} papers redline tape.  I used the Nesting Hexagons to create a focal point (popped up on dimensional dots) on the cover, stamped with Paper Smooches Simply Said and Geo-Graphic, stamped in Memento inks and colored with Copics.  I added some KaiserCraft Sparklets for some bling and then some white twill to keep it shut.

Be sure to look at all the other DT projects, including our special guest designer!  It’s a great hop!

Now before you rush off…here’s some other news…

twitter-bird-help-wanted-social-media The economy may be bad, but IHP is hiring!  We are looking to add a Social Media Coordinator to our payroll.  If you have a passion for social media (and are very knowledgeable about it) and love paper crafting, then please read more about the position here.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

10 comments:

Unknown said...

GREAT book! I love how you put the quotes. I think that was a great idea! Sorry about your bad news on your home... I hopw things work out soon!

Deb said...

Love this, Kate! That paper is so bright and happy! Those are some great quotes!

Michele Gross said...

I love the idea of using the book for quotes and pins. Great idea!!!

Lynn Mercurio said...

Look at this...it's exactly how I envisioned using my "quote keeper". Love how you are already busy filling up your pages. Awesome job. Thanks for EVERYTHING, Kate!

Carolyn Mustopa said...

What a great idea! Love it! Hmmmmm....

whoistracy said...

What a great "happy journal"! Love this idea. I should make one because it seems like I could always use one. LOL

Judy Rozema said...

That is such an awesome idea for a journal. I have lots of "words" pinned that I should put in a book. Thanks for the great inspiration!

Lori said...

Great idea for this little book! Love how you dressed up the cover--and how you're filling it up inside!

Katie said...

Thank you for sharing all of the things you printed. I really needed that today.

Katie

Gretchen said...

Dang this is adorable! I love this idea- I have aton of inspirational quotes on my Pinterest board but I should put them in a place like this so I can refer to them more often! Great inspiration! (The housething will eventually all come together! Just keep the faith!)