Sunday, January 20

Little Notebook

After stamping and watercolouring the octopus image, my paper was so warped that I almost threw it away. Then I had a light-bulb moment realising that all it really needed was a good firm base and some strong glue to hold it flat. My answer? Chipboard!

At this stage it was still my intention to use the octopus on a card. If I'd have thought a little further ahead I would have realised that the chipboard would be much too heavy for a card. But since I didn't think ahead I ended up with a piece of chipboard decorated with a watercolour octopus that was of no use for a card. What to do now? Believe it or not, I had a second light-bulb moment (I'm pretty sure that's it for the rest of the year) and a little notebook came into being.

It was between these two photos when I realised my
octopus would be much too heavy for a card.

9 comments:

  1. Hi Beccy this is a stunning notebook. It is great that you were able to rescue the octopus.Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  2. I love it! You had some great ideas and they came together beautifully!

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  3. Great idea. Love the stamp & colour scheme.

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  4. So pretty and creative l just love your creation x

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  5. So glad that you didn't trash the octopus image and used it on this little notebook...well done and thanks for sharing.

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  6. Yeah Oh Yeah! It is delicious! Love the watercolor and assembly -- I have a Zutter - I need to use it for some of the journals I have been making - Light bulb inspiration ~ thanks!

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