So Well Remembered

I feel great at having finished up three new journals and a whole stack of tags -- which are already almost all out the door.  It's so nice to have wonderful friends who like your work!

I love this one -- a special order for a gal who had a black poodle as a child.  The cover is from a Dana Girls book; the matching green tatting was a gift from my friend Jeanelle, and I think it's the perfect addition, don't you?

A couple of my favorite pages from this journal...

including a cute old greeting card!  Look at the back:

I also love this page which is one of the end pages of a child's book:

This journal was for a girl that my friend described as "a Southern belle"; I had fun with this one because she loved antiques, lace and buttons:

Among the pages I added to this journal was one from the wonderful lace sample book I was gifted by Linda Sue:

I also slipped in this card, below, which was so cute with its real millinery netting pasted over the hats!

I hope she loves her journal!  There's one left and I've put it up for sale in Twice Shy Restored; here's a peek:

The journal's title is from the spine of another book that I used in another project.  It's hard to see in the photo, but it's also pale red.  I really enjoyed the fresh, red and white look for this one!

(Through all of these pages and tags you can see some of the wallpaper samples Suzanne gifted me.  I love how my friends share!)

There are photos of all the journal pages in 'So Well Remembered' if you're interested, here.  Here are some of those tags, too -- they're all sold!

I used some of my good stuff (Karla!) -- antique scrap angel and some gorgeous old lace.  Here's the back of one, with pieces of a page from a Primer that was mostly ruined but still had some wonderful illustrations:

Above - this was my favorite -- I might have kept it, come to think of it!

I used a lot of K & Company scrapbook paper for these -- they make such pretty vintage repro paper!

Above, a french label on the left and new and old wallpaper on the right...below are the backs:

It's fun to make a bunch at once!  This little girl needed a lace crown.  Now, I can't imagine her without it!

Okay -- the last couple I will show you.  On the left, a cute doggie playing card, and at right a scan from a Barbie-through-the-ages-poster I bought at a garage sale, crushed and written on.  I've scanned some of the images and I adore them!

Here are the backs of those.  I think you can tell I was having a really good time!  That's glitter glue on the bottom of the solid pink tag.  I love that stuff!

Thanks for indulging me sharing all this fun paper play with you.  It makes me feel better.  I had a horrendous day today -- literally spent six hours at the Urgent Care with my son after he awoke doubled over with abdominal pain.  When we got to the clinic, he had a fever, too.  They poked around and decided they needed to rule out appendicitis.  It was one of the most frustrating days I've had in a long time!  At one point, I had to go out into the hallway and complain about the wait (it had been 2-1/2 hours at that point.)  One of the doctors bit my head off!  After that I was so angry I was in tears.

The diagnosis is good: just bad cramps/pain from a stomach virus that's "going around."  They gave him a shot and he finally feels better -- but exhausted.  He fell asleep at 5 pm after some jello and rice crackers.  Being a mom is hard work.