A Bright Easter to you

Greetings my friend !

I wanted to share with you one of my new 

Ellen H. Clapsaddle postcards.

I love the sweet faced children in her paintings!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

 According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again

 to a living hope through the resurrection

 of Jesus Christ from the dead.” — 1 Peter 1:3

I hope you have a blessed Easter.

xo Lisa S

Altered Book- Valentine Storage Junk Journal

Hi friends-

Happy New Year!

I put away the Christmas decorations 

and the house looks so empty

I jumped ahead thinking about Valentines Day-

Maybe you are like me-

When I brought out my box of goodies, I realized

I have a large amount of paper valentines that I need to organize.

I thought of making a scrapbook from an old book.

I picked up this book a while ago- I liked the title!

I also liked the cover.

 

For this project you will need to find a book 

with a GLUED spine, not a sewn spine.

We will be removing pages.

I loved the bookworm 1950's book plate so I left it!

It is easy to check, slide your finger along the page

fold to see if you find any threads.

For my book I counted 4 pages,

 then tore out the next 4 pages and set them aside.

Your book will look something like this.

We need to create space for our valentines.

Now we are ready to make pockets.

The page opposite the tear is folded.

Then flipped over to cover up the tear.

The tear is covered by the pocket.

Do not glue yet-

use a paper clip to  save the pocket.

Your pockets can go left to right

or

right to left

or even both directions.

or even double pockets!

Your book will look something like this!

Now is the time to decide if you want more or less pockets.

I pulled together some scraps that fit my 

Valentine theme-

I also used these-

This is the perfect project for

 Paper Snippet Rolls

No cutting, just tear off a piece and decorate!

I gathered some of my Valentines.

I glued down the sides of the pockets one at a time

start at the front of book.

Do not glue the pocket at the spine.

Then started to glue some strips

of scraps over the pockets

I like to use FABRI-TAC.  It works great.

I made these tags. I shared the printable

with you here

Then tucked in the pocket!

This strip is like a belly band-

Glue the sides and leave the center open.

To tuck inside the center space.

More pockets-

Here is a double pocket.

The other side has a folded paper doily

and envelope 

 held in place with

a paper clip.

I tied a paper clip to a long ribbon

and dropped it down the inside spine.

Pulled through and tied in a bow

for another tuck spot.

I glued some paper lace to the edges.

Then glued down the pocket flap.

Some postcards are just held in place  with

paper clips.

I embellished some of my scrap strips

with miniature photo copied valentines.

I shared this valentine tag here.

This chocolate box is now a pocket.

Chocolate goes with Valentines!

On the cover I glued a cardstock Valentine.

I like the lace edges showing.

I tied it closed with a scrap of red seam binding.

I left it on the book shelf-

Sorry about the length of my post-

I wanted to show step by step details.

Thank you for staying until the end.

You are the best!

xo Lisa S

I have many printable Valentines and Tags,

here are a few.

 You can create and store them in your

new Junk Journal !

vintage-needle-envelope-valentines.html

Merry Christmas! More Clapsaddle Postcards

Hello my dear friend!

Wishing you a very 

Merry Christmas!

I'd like to share more from my

Ellen H. Clapsaddle postcard collection.

This sweet card says-

Sunshine would not be sunshine,

Skies would not look blue,

Christmas would not be Christmas

without a thought of you!

xo Lisa S

 

A Happy Easter !

Hello friends,

I wanted to share with you a couple of adorable postcards

from my collection.

Both cards are from Artist Ellen H. Clapsaddle c.1910.

This boy has made a guitar from an egg!

This little girl has filled her egg with flowers and

Easter wishes !

I love the sentiment- joy and gladness without measure!

xo Lisa S

A Valentine's Postcard

My dear friends!

You mean so much to me.

Philippians 1:3

Have a Happy Valentines Day!

xo Lisa S

 

Vintage Needle Envelope Valentines

Hi Friend!

I wanted to share with you some Valentines.

I needed some needles the other day.

 I 'm not sure where they go but they do seem to disappear. 

In my sewing stash, I came across some needles in envelopes.

I usually keep them on my magnetic pin holder.

Instead of throwing the envelope out I thought I could do something with it.

The window in front makes a nice pocket frame.

Here is a postcard from my Ellen Clapsaddle collection.

 I would love to share with you! This sweet little boy was my inspiration.

First I scan and save my postcards.

Then you can print your picture to any size.

For my cut-outs I used printer paper.

I removed the needles.

I measured the inside space of envelope.

I used a piece of scrapbook paper folded in half.

Then fussy cut my boy from the background.

Did you know nail polish works just like paint ?

It can give dimensions to your art.

I added a ribbon pull tab.

Then glued same vintage lace scraps to the back.

When you pull the tab, 

your message will be hidden inside.

Another, with a similar insert.

I punched a hole in the top of the valentine 

and added a bit of lace.

The knot of lace stops at the top.

The 'flower' on the top is a 

book page circle crinkled with a button center.

Decorate as much or as little as you like.

The last one was a full size postcard printed on cardstock.

I used the sewing machine to stitch around the sides.

I liked the way it pulled in on the corners!

I saved this stamp off some junk mail I received-

The imperfect stitches make it unique!

Just a simple card,

the back has space to leave a love note!

Well, I just wanted to share these with you-

I hope you enjoyed your time here today.

Thank you!

xo Lisa S