Assembler

I'm officially finished with Susan's journal and I enjoyed working with her soft color palette. I'll get it in the mail early this week....it's heading to Scotland. Here's her pile of papers....and I added a few of my own.

And here's a sneak peak at the cover.

I also made good progress on Diane's today....hers is an explosion of color. I feel like a kid in a candy store!

I'm also mulling over Cherie's stash as it sits on a tray in the dining room. It's a sentimental collection of this and that including a flower doodle from her dad. It will be fun coming up with the base papers to support all these little treasures. 

Each pile of papers and ephemera is so different and interesting. Cherie's may be the most unusual so far. Does anyone watch Project Runway? I feel like this is my Unconventional Materials Challenge...and I'll make it work! (That's a Project Runway line!)

For most of these journals I'm trying to provide a blank(ish) canvas for more creative play for the recipient...not much art from me. They are really more of an assemblage...so that makes me an assembler. I've often thought that is what I'm best at...assembling things.

But not everybody wants to add their own art. Cherie wants more of a finished journal without blank pages. I can do that too. That will be fun...and a chance for me to add more from my vast stash.

This large square quilled tree card poses a challenge because it's so thick....but I think I have an idea of how to use it.

I have fond memories of quilling  when I was younger! 

And I'm smitten with these clothing tags...especially Johnny Cotton and Pooh!

And how cool is this! I think it might be from a handkerchief?

It will be fun to assemble all of these things into a joy journal for Cherie.