Februarys Memory Book Page

I have another memory book page to share with you, which is part of a monthly group craft swap project that I have signed up to for this year.

The aim is to use as many Dreamees products where possible but more importantly to have fun creating. 

I've used our usual 6x6 inch kraft card base which we are all using for our "flip flap book" page swaps, so that after all the swaps are complete, these book pages will fit into the spine that Carol Bignall has shown us how to make.

For the first side, I've used papers from the Rose Garden paper pad and a selection of dies. In the lattice pocket, I made a decorated tag in its own matching decorated string envelope.

I found a template for the string envelope online, which I think will be very handy to use with my patterned papers for other projects.  Using a small piece of heavyweight kraft card, I created lots of layers for my shabby chic tag mixing in some lace, ribbon and die-cut embellishments.

These sentiment recipe stamps are a really nice touch in projects like this.

I also like making embellishments out of stamps and this retired stamp was one of the Dreamees very early stamps. I thought that it would make a sweet little hanging embellishment so added some glossy accent for some texture and a glitter pen around the heart.

A stamped sentiment on the reverse of my little mug

I found a poem for the winter month of February which I added under the first flap and used the rest of the cute little mice from the Autumn Days stamp set, placing them in the barrel from another set.

At the base of the second flap, I popped in an ATC card which was created using one of these cute stamps from their mushroom house stamp set.

I also added another ATC card using one of the Kokeshi doll digi stamps from Vera Lane's digi stamp collection for this month's swap.

On the reverse side of the book page I used the Dreamees Aquamarine paper pad

I created an acetate frame for my stamped flowers using the loops and lace oval die and had to keep in mind not to add too much dimension as it was going in a book.

The butterflies have been heat embossed onto the same pretty design paper and then attached to a stamped/heat embossed piece of grey vellum film strip.

I have traced over various areas of the book page with a shimmer pen to add a little twinkle here and there and bring out some of the lovely colours in the design papers.

This is the only project that I have made a craft commitment to this year and have been enjoying being part of it.  I have a month to complete these projects which is great because I can pace myself and plan these small projects out and although I have cut back on all my crafting now, it's important that I still continue to do the things that I enjoy.

I have already received two gorgeous memory book pages from my swap partners for my "flip flap" memory book and love how each page is so unique and beautifully put together and that is what is so great about these projects, every page will be different.

Have a great day, whatever you have planned for yourself

Happy crafting