The Bride (and a winner!)

I did this layout for my step-daughter's wedding album and LOVE how it turned out.  The Wings paper pack is sooooo my style.  Anything with butterflies is alright in my books.

This layout is also based on the sketch for the January 2011 Challenge that I had posted.  I turned the sketch upside down to make it work better for how I wanted it to look.  :-)

Supplies Used (All CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Cardstock:  Black, Vineyard Berry, Juniper

Patterned Paper:  Wings Level 2 paper pack

Inks:  Black

Punches:  Martha Stewart Corner Punch, Stampin' Up and Fiskars

Bling:  Queen and Co. and Kaiserkraft

Flowers: Prima

Stamp Sets: 

E1019 Bohemian Alphabet

B1269 Journaling Jots (retired)

PS:  Since I promised a winner ....

The winner of the random drawing for the 100+ sheets of CTMH patterned paper is

Kathy C!

Congratulations, Kathy!  I will be contacting you soon to get your papers to you.  :-)

To see some of the layouts that were shared on FB, check out CTMH with Lisa and click on Photos

Altered Notepad using Wings

This is the best shot I could get of the interior.  My camera does not like white so changed out the background behind the notepad and that's as good as it gets.  LOL

I've been wanting to do one of these for a while now.  I've seen several versions on various blogs so I don't know who to give credit to but they all influenced me in some way.

I borrowed the interior of Chiaki's second notepad (scroll down if you click on the link) where she made a little pocket on the interior of her folder.  I covered mine with patterned paper, though.

My folder dimenstions for cutting and scoring are different, too, as I had different sized note pads than she did so had to design my own template.

I am absolutely in LOVE with the new Wings paper pack and bought one back in December before it was available to the general public (because I'm special ... but actually because I am a Consultant and we get to get our hot little hands on new items one month before our customers).  I have another set on the way and HOPE it will be here tomorrow.  LOL

Anyway .... when I saw this notepad folder by Jen (Roxybonds), I knew for sure that I wanted to do something almost identical. 

 I love the new butterfly stamp from the January Stamp of the Month.  I am all about butterflies!!!  I covered my stamp in Juniper ink, then daubed on Vineyard Berry down the body and some of the wings, then daubed Black on the outside edges. 

I didn't add any bling or use ribbon on the cover like Jen did but substituted a border punched piece of patterned paper.  I also wanted a way to close the pad, so added a piece of ribbon that I could tie if I wanted.

The sentiment on the front is from the Wings Workshop on the Go, exclusive to the kit, and I can't wait to use the other images from this set on a future project.  Definitely my style.  :-)

Supplies Used (All CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Cardstock: Black, Colonial White

Patterned Paper:  Wings Level 2

Inks: Juniper, Vineyard Berry, Black

Border Punch: Stampin' Up
Ribbon: Michaels

Stamp Sets:

D1452 Find Your Style (Jan 2011 SOTM)

B1376 Wings Workshop exclusive