Journal for the Breathings of Your Heart

I totally stole those words.  They’re not mine…but I can tell you where you can get ‘em!  That line is from a quote by William Wordsworth, and comes courtesy of a beautiful new stamp from Beth Schultz’s StampInsanity Stamps.  The stamp is from the set called Meet Henry & Morgan and is available exclusively at the Stamp Happens Shop.

Because I am totally obsessed with making Bind-it-All books lately, I thought of using this stamp on a journal as soon as I saw it.   This one is an 8”x8” journal covered with one of my all-time favorite papers from K & Company.   I know from past experience that carrying books around is really hard on any embellishments that are on the covers, so I like to keep books that will actually be regularly used (rather than displayed) really simple.  So to reinforce the die cut labels on the front of the journal, I backed them with a lightweight chipboard and then ran them through my Cuttlebug.  I think I ran them through twice to be sure they cut properly, and that resulted in a really clean cuts and embossing – see below: Here’s a view of the entire front of the journal.  For the labels, I used Papertrey Ink’s Rustic Cream cardstock, which is really nice with its flecks of fiber, and the green shade is Stampin’ Up’s Sage Shadow, a really lovely color. 

The inside covers of the journal were done in Sage Shadow and the back is covered with Stampin’ Up! Creamy Caramel, one of my all-time fave colors.

What I Used:

Paper:  K & Company designer paper; Stampin’ Up! cardstock in Sage Shadow and Creamy Caramel; Papertrey Ink cardstock in Rustic Cream

Stamp:  StampInsanity Stamps, Meet Henry & Morgan set, from the Stamp Happens Shop

Ink:  Versafine in Vintage Sepia

Accessories:  Cuttlebug with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four dies; Zutter Bind-It-All machine, covers, antique brass o-wires

New Blog, New Name, New BIA Project

Notice anything different? 

You are on an entirely new site!  I have moved from Blogger to WordPress and have also changed the name of the site and the URL.  The old name – Stars Fall Creations; new name – Stars Fall Designs. 

Why the name change?  I just like “designs” better.  It’s that simple, really.  And since I was planning to switch to WordPress anyway, this was the right time to take the plunge and make all the changes at once.  This new blog has been up since last week, but I waited for a few days to actually post about it since I was trying to sort out some business with the feeds.

And speaking of feeds, the change brings along some growing pains.  The main thing is that my feed address is different now, so if you are a subscriber to my old “stars fall creations” feed, you will need to resubscribe to my new feed; click the icon below to do so.  If you would like to receive updates by email, you can click on the second icon to sign up for that. If you’re currently receiving email updates, no need to sign up again – that will continue on.

I know this is a huge pain, and I apologize!  I promise that I won’t be making any other big changes any time soon. Thanks for your patience. 

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Ready to see the Bind-It-All project?  I made this 8×8” book for my fellow Twilight Tuesday administrator Jen, a very talented artist – I thought she  might be able to use this as a sketch book. Or for whatever else she might want to do with it.  The inner pages are blank and white, so the choices are limitless!

So here is the front cover of the book, which is covered with K & Company designer paper, my favorite brand.

And here is the interior of the book.  The inside of the front and back covers are covered with Soft Sky from Stampin’ Up!. And the back cover, which is covered with WorldWin ColorMates paper.  I just happened to have one sheet of this paper and it matched with the designer paper really well – one of those lucky breaks you get sometimes!

What I Used:

Zutter Bind-it-All 8” square chipboard covers; The Paper Company white cardstock (inner pages); Stampin’ Up! Soft Sky cardstock; WorldWin ColorMates cardstock; Zutter Bind-It-All 3/4” o-wires in antique silver; and Zutter Bind-It-All machine.

Covers and O-Wires from the Stamp Happens Shop

Guy Cards

Really original post title, right?  Since I did a post called “Kid Cards” the other day, I thought I’d keep my titles consistent while I showed you a couple of masculine-styled cards I’ve made lately.  That, and the fact that I could not think of a more clever title…

These two cards both have very simple layouts, which I think suits masculine cards – you don’t really want to get too fussy with these.  I had designer paper for both cards that I loved, so much so that the paper became the center of both layouts.

Basic Grey is the focal point of the birthday card below.  They have a line of papers called Boxer that is really cool for guy cards.  It’s not actually visible in this card, but the base of this card is Papertrey Ink’s new Rustic Cream cardstock.  This cardstock has fibers and flecks in the paper and really suits a masculine card.

For the next card, for a college graduate, I got to use some of my fave paper, from the K & Company Blue Awning collection.  Love this collection – it’s gorgeous like K & Company always is.

Card components:

Birthday card:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream and Vintage Cream cardstock; Bazzill Burgundy cardstock; Stampin’ Up! Always Artichoke cardstock; Basic Grey Boxer designer paper

Stamp:  Anna Griffin for All Night Media

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Always Artichoke

Accessories:  Cuttlebug:  Fiskars texture plate-lines; Spellbinders Nestabilities curved rectangle dies

Congratulations card:

Paper:  Stampin’ Up! Kraft & Night of Navy cardstock; Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream cardstock; K & Company Blue Awning designer paper

Stamp:  Anna Griffin for All Night Media

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye

Accessories:  Cuttlebug:  Script Texture embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities long ovals dies; Stampin’ Up! ticket corner punch; Making Memories brads; dimensionals

Father’s Day Gifts

Today I’m sharing the two projects that I (or we, including my daughter) made for Father’s Day.  And because I am totally obsessed, both were made with my new and exciting Bind-it-All!  I cannot get enough of this thing!

First up – a gift from my daughter to Daddy.  This 6”x6′” book started as a sort of elaborate Father’s Day card, and ultimately turned into a mini-scrapbook of family photos from the past year or so.  This is the first time I have bound on the top edge – I love this!  My husband mentioned keeping it on his desk at work.  I love that it can stand on its own and be a little showpiece!  And how cute is that Imaginisce paper covering the book?  It’s double-sided, and the back of the book is covered with the back of the paper (see the photo below).  It’s also somewhat embossed, with glossy accents on the animals. 

The insides of the covers (not photographed) are covered with Stampin’ Up! Apricot Appeal, which I also used on the front panel.  My daughter made lots of choices for this project – she chose the paper at Michaels, the stickers, the orange Prima, and the polka dotted ribbon.  And somehow, it all kind of matched!  She applied the “daddy” stickers, so proud of spelling the word without help – and she did an expert job on those letters, I think!  She managed to get that cute skewed-letter look without even trying.  We had a good time making this!

And another Father’s Day BIA project – this one is a blank 8”x8” journal.  This book is covered in paper from K & Company’s Blue Awning set – I LOVE this paper!  It’s elegant and masculine all at the same time.  I used Stampin’ Up! Creamy Caramel on the tag and on the insides of the covers.  A Paper Company navy cardstock covers the back cover.  I love this navy and caramel combination.

That wraps up today – but be sure to check back in tomorrow for a special Twilight Tuesday announcement!

Book components:

Book #1

Paper:  Imaginisce Twitterpated Hey Foxy designer paper; Stampin’ Up! Apricot Appeal and Green Galore cardstock

Accessories:  Zutter Bind-it-All machine, 6”x6” covers, and O-wires; Stampin’ Up! ticket corner punch; Making Memories blue glitter stickers; Prima orange rose; American Crafts ribbon; dimensionals

Book #2

Paper:  K & Company Blue Awning designer paper; Stampin’ Up! Creamy Caramel and The Paper Co. navy cardstock

Accessories: Zutter Bind-it-All machine, 6”x6” covers, and O-wires; Spellbinders tag die; Making Memories brad; My Mind’s Eye rub-on letters