Today I'm combining the Frilly and Funkie challenge with the Compendium of Curiosities challenge, featuring Tim Holtz's Kraft Resist techniques. I've made a mini notebook with the Sizzix matchbox die (the pages are a pack of post-its.)
The Kraft Resist papers take distress inks like buttah. The more you add, the richer the color. Here's a link to a video Tim shared last week with loads of ideas on using the kraft resist papers.
I made two cuts with the matchbox die and colored each before gluing them together, so the inside would be as finished as the outside. Here's a pic of the inside. I intended to use the small heart die (shown below), but it ended up being too small, so I cut the larger version and used it instead. It's backed with another heart cut from black card.
The Typeset alpha die is one of my favorites because it includes both upper and lower case, and you can mix and match as desired. I didn't want my letters to appear to be floating, so I used some of Linda's burlap string to ground them.
I stapled the string with Tim's Tiny Attacher (love this tool!) and then used the large heart to cover the staples. I was wondering how to hide the staples showing through on the inside, and then I remembered the smaller heart... what a cool save!
Now the inside looks really nice when I open it up to grab a post-it. Here's a peek inside and a close-up of the cover:
We have a $25 gift certificate for a random player at Frilly and Funkie this week... our challenge is open through September 4th and all are welcome. Hope you will play along and show us your favorite Resist techniques.
Many thanks for the visit!
Marjie
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Very cool! Love those colors you used!
Posted by: linda | 08/29/2012 at 07:10 PM
This is gorgeous! You have such a great eye for color!
Posted by: julie case | 08/29/2012 at 07:12 PM
This is a great idea!! And perfect as little gifts.
Posted by: Lisa H | 08/29/2012 at 08:06 PM
You are just the Queen of Color! Love your combinations!
Posted by: Barbara Ford | 08/29/2012 at 09:17 PM
Marjie, this was such a great idea and beautifully done!
Posted by: misty | 08/29/2012 at 10:09 PM
Love this project -- and it's every-day-useful, too!
Greetings from Sally in France
Posted by: Sally Cendral | 08/30/2012 at 03:43 AM
That's a cool project - great idea.
Posted by: Silvia | 08/30/2012 at 03:44 AM
WWOOOWWW stunning little notebook! I totally love it!
Posted by: Ana K. | 08/30/2012 at 04:36 AM
So very pretty! Love the colors and the idea!
Posted by: Stacy | 08/30/2012 at 08:05 AM
What a super idea. It looks just great.
Posted by: Mary Pendergrass | 08/30/2012 at 11:06 AM
Love this project! The colors are fabulous, and the heart with the twine is the perfect touch! Gotta CASE this!
Posted by: Stephanie Rodgers | 08/30/2012 at 06:23 PM
Eye candy! The colors are so vibrant on this! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful project!
Posted by: Carolyn Dube | 08/30/2012 at 07:04 PM
Just popped back to say thanks for your kind words on my new DT position, I really appreciate it.
Have a great weekend.
hugs {brenda} xox
Posted by: Brenda Brown | 08/31/2012 at 07:13 PM
Sweet sweet little notebook. That resist craft looks awesome...
Posted by: Helen Tilbury | 09/01/2012 at 08:40 AM
Awwwwwwww I gotta do this, I love this idea. You'll see me again with a post doing this little note book. Marjie,...I really do love your blog!! You just have fabbbbbbb things to see. Michelle x
Posted by: Michelle Webb | 09/02/2012 at 03:05 PM