12.2.16

Floral Mini Book and a Craft Meet

Mini Book
           I am on a stamping spree and made more stamped flowers and leaves!
 I used some of the gorgeous marbled papers my crafty friend Mary  had gifted me to make the  gold embossed leaves using stamps from the Winnie and Walter In Bloom Elsa's Flora set.
Mini Book
            To keep the flowers company, I added a glass domed butterfly handmade  following this tutorial : Glass Cabochon tutorial . 
           Added little islands of sparkling chunky  glitter and tiny pink hearts sequins at places for a bit of texturing and sparkle!
Mini Book
          This mini book was made by recycling a cardboard box , measures just 3.5 x 3.5 inches and has  16 pages you can write  on or add photos to and 7 pockets to hold tags and is similar to my mixed media mini book shared earlier.
Stamped Pages
Tutorial links
Pictorial version of the Mini Book Tutorial  - Show how to create mini book pages and the cover and add a strong fabric spine
Mixed Media Style Book Cover Tutorial -Shows tips on how to embellish in mixed media style
Here is the video tutorial  
 
 
Mini Book
         In this mini  I stamped Winnie and Walter leaves randomly on the inner pages .The tags were cut using Poppy Stamps dies from pink pearl card stock and inked for a splotchy look!
          And here is my mini book and matching card.
Card and Matching Mini Book
 A Crafters' Meet
        A small group of  crafty girls in my city try to meet up every now and then and last week 4 crafty friends came to my home[ 2 of them even brought along their kids]!
Tanvi, me,Mary, Rupa and her daughter
            In the honor of their visiting my home I went on a huge craft room organization and revamping spree which lasted a whole week[ hehe yes I will share photos later!]. Our home never looked cleaner and my hubby teased me that I should invite my crafty friends over more often!
Remya and son with me
          We spend a good 5 hours or so talking crafty stuff ...it was so rejuvenating !!
Me, my daughter, Mary,Rupa and her daughter
Dear crafty friends wherever you are in the world I urge you to try and meet like minded crafty friends...it is such a fabulous experience!!      
Supplies : Dies :  Heartfelt creations Botanical Wings , Marianne Craftables CR1307 Tiny's  Forget me not,Tattered Lace Lacy Rose
Stamps : Winnie and Walter In Bloom Elsa's Flora Clear Stamp Set , Heartfelt creations Botanical Wings  
Papers :  DCWV Botanical Stack ,DCWV The Four Seasons Stack 

48 comments:

  1. Superb Mini book! Love the blooms and colors used! So happy to see a few of my crafty friends in B'lore together! :)
    Suchi xx

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  2. Absolutely stunning mini book Sonia :o)
    Lovely photos too!
    Hugs
    Tracey
    xx

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  3. Your book is stunning ! I love the flower !
    So nice to see the pictures of your fabulous day !
    I do it quite often, one of my crafty friends lives nearby and hops over a least once a week ! I always enjoy her visits !
    Greetz
    Margo

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  4. A very beautiful and refreshing project ma'm :) crafty meet sounds so exciting.!! The photos are fab.. hope you had a gr8 time :)

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  5. What a gorgeous little book! I love all the flowers you have been making and all the little details you add to make your projects special!

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  6. Stunning projects. Your photos are also lovely and it looks like you all enjoyed your day.
    Kath x

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  7. How nice to have a crafty meet up Sonia and thank you so much for sharing your photos.

    You have made another lovely creation with those pretty stamps, again loving the pretty summery colours and all the pretty blends of papers and blooms - it it obvious I am longing for the warmer days.

    Many thanks for sharing another of your inspirational creations with us at Penny Black and More ans Stamping Sensations challenges.

    B x

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  8. Hi Dr Sonia,
    oh my these are so gorgeous, and wonderfully designed too.
    Love that mini book and it's wonderful design.
    Superb flowers also.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  9. LOvely project and sounds like you had a lovely time with your friends.

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  10. What a beautiful mini book! I love the papers you used and the pretty flower on the front cover, the inside looks amazing! Just seeing those yummy looking strawberries on the cover makes me hungry!

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  11. Thanks for your lovely comment left on my Blog. Oh WOW it fair made my day! Oh now I love this creation! Just love it! Happy Weekend. Judy x

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  12. Beautiful mini book, stunning flowers.
    Great work all together

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  13. Amazing projects and so very beautiful, must have been awesome to meet up and have fun together.

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  14. Wow! Your mini book is gorgeous! My favourite colour too! Your crafty meet looks like fun and I bet you get lots of inspiration too!

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  15. Oh wow, your book is absolutely stunning!! It's the perfect complement to the gorgeous card!! You decorated it so beautifully!! I love the colors!! What a fabulous project!! The photos are awesome!! How fun to meet up with your crafty friends!! I'm glad you had a wonderful time!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  16. I love love love your mini book and want to have a go Sonia. How lovely to get to meet with your crafty friends, love the photos. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
    Pinky

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  17. Hi Sonja, your book looks wonderful. I like the design, the beautiful colours and the butterflies. Nice fotos, all people are looking happy.
    Thank you for visiting my blog ans the nice wirds. I was delighted about.

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  18. Beautiful mini album Sonia, it is so nice to have a get together with crafty friends
    Kevin xx

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  19. Love the mini book. That would make a great gift. How fun to have friends over for crafting.

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  20. Beautiful mini book. Lovely flowers. Crafty meet sounds so exciting!! Hope you all had a great time!!
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  21. Gorgeous booklet to match your card, Sonia! Your crafty friends group sounds fun!

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  22. Those have to be the most beautiful flower Sonia, I love love them! Your little album is stunningly beautiful to make your beautiful card! What fun to have crafting friends to share time with, a real blessing. Im glad you all got to have that time together:)

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  23. Gorgeous book sonia, happy to see all your smiling faces. missing all these meets

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  24. Fabulous projects and the stamped flowers are so beautiful Sonia. Great photos of your crafty friend..Loz

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  25. Love both your lovely projects! Your handmade flowers are super gorgeous! As always :) Photos are awesome! Lovely moments to cherish & it is so good to meet people with similar interests and share experiences. Hope you had a great time!

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  26. Wonderful work Sonia - I adore the book and card, as always so beautiful. And so lovely to see you and your friends - I agree, meeting up is such fun!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  27. this is just beautiful I love it, so many details and gorgeous photos too
    hugs Kate xx

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  28. Beautiful!! Love both your projects. If & when I visit B'lore on my next trip (no idea when) I will try to visit you too. :)

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  29. Holy cow Sonia, what a gorgeous set!! I love all the amazing layers of flowers on the covers, and you put so much detail on each and every page of the inside. So much work, but it sure was worth it! Stunning! Great photos, it's good to have crafty friends. hugs :)

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  30. Oh, I SO love your mini book! It is very pretty, practical and I love that you used recycled materials. That butterfly is stunning; so are your flowers and bow.

    How nice to have a craft date with friends. I had a mother and three daughters over yesterday and we coloured. My friend is a busy mom of five so sitting and colouring for two hours was a rare treat for her.

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  31. This is gorgeous! LOVING the flowers and the berries!! And how fun you have a crafty meet up! LOVING the photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  32. Lovely mini book ,tough it is mini looks like lots of work creating small pockets n tags ,Loved them ! Wow nice to see crafty friends in pics :)

    P:S I have spend entire day organizing craft supplies ,Its just small part of my cupboard but still have some more sorting !

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  33. I just love your beautiful mini book and card set! Love your photos too!
    Pam
    scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

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  34. Anonymous13/2/16

    what a beautiful mini book! this will make a lovely gift to go with the coordinating card! lucky you to be able to get together for a fun crafting session. thank you so much for sharing another of your lovely creations with us this month at penny black and more.
    linda

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  35. WOW this is one stunning project so beautiful and colourful, awesome make
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  36. What a beautiful mini book. I love the fabulous colours. Hugs Mrs A.

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  37. Anonymous14/2/16

    Your mini is so pretty. Matches the card beautifully. Love your flowers. A stunning pair.

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  38. More floral gorgeousness! Thanks for joining us again at stamping Sensations and good luck!

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  39. Gorgeous mini. Each and every page is stunning. How exciting to meet up with fellow crafters. The pics are beautiful.
    Have a creative day.
    Hugs Nana
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  40. Hi Sonia! Wow, you really went to town going off the edge! A whole 16 pages plus off the edge! It's gorgeous, and I would love to see what you end up putting in it. So wonderful that you were able to spend so much time crafting with your friends. That is indeed the best. And always the perfect motivation to clean! My house would be a disaster if I didn't have people over all the time : ) Thanks again for joining me at Winnie & Walter!

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  41. This is just so beautiful and the large pink flower on the front is absolutely exquisite, I love it :)

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  42. Beautifull floral book, love those flowers of youre's!!
    ♥Hugs Valentina♥

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  43. nice lil gathering Doc.... and the flowers are damn pretty

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  44. Lovely mini book.....i too like to meet you...

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  45. awesome creation ! missed the meet though!!

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  46. What a lovely Mini Book !!! Relived the crafty meet again as I see the pictures :)

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  47. Hello Sonia. So glad you entered your beautiful mini book and card into our challenge this month at Penny Black and More. Such lovely stamping and colours.
    Good luck in our prize draw and we hope you will join us again soon.

    Shirley

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  48. WOW this is so pretty.
    Thank you for sharing at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts february challenge and good luck x Susan x

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