Thursday 14 May 2009

ABC Challenge N - Not a card & Cuttlebug - Book


A few weeks ago I was visiting our son and daughter -in-law for the weekend. They live in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. One afternoon, we went out to visit a nearby vineyard where they produce some fabulous English wine. We did have a short tasting session and bought some of the wine, however this is not the main point of this preamble. There was a really rather posh gift shop at the venue and it was there that I saw some notebooks which took my eye. Rather than pay the rather high price they were charging, I thought that I would make one (or several) myself. This is my first attempt.
I bought a Zutter Bind it All which I used for the first time on this project. I'll have to try some more items now.
The backing paper I stamped with a music manuscript background stamp and just added a few Cuttlebug die-cut flowers to brighten it up a little.
I quite like it and it hopefully fits in well with the ABC Challenge this week as it is not only 'Not a card' , but another 'N' a Notebook!
Over at Cuttlebug Challenges they are looking for a 3D project. This is mine.
PS I just thought that I would add that the paper pad in this notebook is made from the offcuts of paper which I use to make envelopes for my cards! 'Waste not, want not' as my old mum used to say!

20 comments:

  1. It has certainly turned out lovely,
    Hugs
    Angie

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  2. Great idea to make your own and this is lovely :o)
    Jackie xx

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  3. What a great project Chrissie, brill stamping and do I see a MS punch - lucky you if it is, had mine on order since February and still waiting.

    Thank you for visiting me.

    B xx

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  4. great job

    thanks for joining us this week on ABC :)

    Hugs Jane x

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  5. This is lovely Chrissie and so useful too. I love visiting your blog and seeing your wonderful cards.
    Clare x

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  6. Oh Chrissie i love this so pretty. Thanks for joining in with ABC this week. hugs Alison x

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  7. its a stunning creation...so proffessional too....dont go over doing the vino...lol!!..hugs sassxxx

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  8. I love this! I have the bind it all myself, so I will have to give it a try!

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  9. fabulous, my mum bought me a bind-it-all for christmas and I used it once to create a folder for my nesties ! you are inspiring me to go and make some gifts now !

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  10. This is absolutely gorgeous, I love the soft colours. I really should make more use of my Bind it All!
    Thanks for joining the ABC challenge this week.
    Hugs
    Jen x

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  11. orgeous book
    Thanks for playing at the cuttlebugchallenge this week
    Cuttlehugs
    AllisonX

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  12. Very fancy notebook! I like the story with it.

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  13. very clever and cute Chrissie. Don't you just love the binding machine? Great at combining the challenges.

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  14. What a lovely notebook Chrissie and a great first project with your bind-it-all! You've decotrated it beautifully! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Cuttlebug Challenges!
    Hugs Mrs Jx

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  15. WOW chrissie great Job!! same as you main reason I bought my bind it all was to make some note books as I saw some that were very expensive too! love yours I also made a note book and scrapbook page this week! ha ha! great minds eh? whats great about the BIA is you can bind many things with it not just card or paper! :0) have fun with yours!!

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  16. This is `gorgeous ` Chrissie :) x

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  17. This is fab Chrissie! Love the background stamp!
    Thanks for joining us at the ABC Challenge this week!
    Helen x

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  18. I love all of your wonderful pieces of art
    my name is rebecca I love drawing and have been drawing most of my life. I draw penguins rhinos sunflowers cartoonish animals I want to one day illustrate childrens books that is a dream of mine
    please never stop creating wonderful pieces of art you are so necessary

    rebecca

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  19. so very, very beautiful, wow!

    hugs & love!
    danni

    www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com

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Chrissie