Putting my idea into action

I had this great idea as I was laying in bed one night. I miss sewing, but when I sew I miss stamping and scrapbooking. So I was trying to think of a way to combine the two. I came up with an idea to make a mini scrapbook out of unconventional materials - cardboard, fabric, old dicionary paper, notebook paper, and cardstock that I altered.

I had so much fun putting this together, and I'm incredibly happy with how it came out. I was so excited about it, that I couldn't wait to see the finished product. This is only a prototype for an even bigger and better scrapbook, as I compile additional ideas, and find easier ways. Here are pictures of the scrapbook:







I used Very Vanilla cardstock on this scrapbook, but colored it with coffee. To do this, you crumple the paper a couple times, and place in a baking dish. You pour coffee (and grounds) over the paper and let the paper soak for 5-10 minutes. Drain the remaining coffee and bake at 250 degrees until the paper is completely dry. At this point, you can brush off the coffee grounds to get this desired result. I used this same technique on the dictionary pages and the notebook pages.

The flowers were made with extra fabric that I had sitting around, and were handsewn. I totally loved how these flowers came out, and now I can't stop making them :)