The Cover:
I wanted the binding on the short edge of the page, so my silly brain flipped the design to landscape mode. I know I could have just kept it as is and bound it at the top (sometimes I'm really good at overthinking things). But now that I see it, I really like the horizontal format.Close-Up:
I put next year's date on this--figured this year is all but gone, and it'll be nice to have a fresh new journal to start the new year off with. Stitched the label with floss, and of course added some butterflies and bling.Dedication:
This is the inside front cover. Jessica designed that coral piece as a pocket to hold the dedication of the journal--she's so stinkin' clever! Another blinged butterfly, but still need to write my dedication. I'm thinking there will be a few small cards sticking out of there for: my husband, my children, myself.I cut a translucent piece of acrylic to protect the cover, covered a piece of bookboard for the back cover. Sandwiched between the covers is a large stack of cardstock for the pages. I decided to do all cardstock on this one so I can do lots of collage and painting and create a big old mess--so excited!
Great job Michelle. I need to carve out some time to catch up.
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