Hello, Fellow Paper Crafters!
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Tell Your Story Journal Set |
One school year of homeschooling and I have gained so much more respect for those amazing teachers who year after year strive to educate our youth. Today I am sharing the appreciation gift created for my grandson's ELA instructor. She is simply awesome!
Alert! Alert! Photo Overload!
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Save those strips at the top of the single 12"x12" papers. I used those to make the banners on my flower. The "Daily Junque" is a different collection, but the banner worked for this journal.
Because Ms. R. Teaches English Language Arts (in my grandson's case, 9th-grade Composition and Literature) I thought a journal would be a perfect gift for her. I have been holding on to this Theresa Collins "Tell Your Story" Kit for almost three years and finally decided to cut into it. I was impressed with her ability to get our seventh-grader to do ninth grade ELA work. His writing is impressive and he has been introduced to Literature that I first encountered as a college freshman.
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Sorry about the lousy photo.
The "Button Hole Stitch" bookbinding method is fun and easy for beginners (like me) to learn. Sea Lemon has a great tutorial.
I decorated the signature dividers with ephemera from paper collections related to writing, typesetting, etc. Although I did not create pockets on these dividers, I have done so on others.
I did, however, include pockets inside the covers. I added thank you cards, library cards, and a few envelopes. I also found the perfect Washi Tape in my stash!
Lately, I want to deliver all my crafting gifts in hinged boxes.
This one was super fun to create!
I created a note holder by lining the lid with business card magnets.
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah