Friday Sketchers and a BIA box

I didn't manage to get this uploaded last yesterday as I was ill so hope they will let me enter at the last minute. The papers are by Dovecraft. The stamp is from Whiff of Joy, Willow and Oakley collection and I have coloured the image using my Derwent Inktense. Isn't he cute?
The box was made for a friend. The mountboard has been covered on both sides with the same Dovecraft paper collection and after punching holes with my BIA I have bound the box with some Dovecraft gold ribbon. Not had much chance to craft lately so apologies for lack of blogging. Hoping to rectify that over the weekend. Thanks for stopping by
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Scrapbook challenge - Craftswap

I decided to make another BIA box. I covered it in Close to Cocoa DP from Stampin' Up!. I inked the other side of the mountboard with chalk ink and then threaded fibres through all the holes. It took bloomin' ages but I hope you like the end result.

The September challenge was "Something Old, Something New". You had to use old photos and new stash. I had a great time trawling through old pics of my boys but was depressed to see me wearing clothes that no longer fit! In these photos Ryan is about 18 months old and Jay almost 6- they seem so tiny. I used a scallop punch to cut out three of the photos and all of the stash is from a HOTP kit I had yet to use.

Baby Keepsake Box

I decided to make this box after seeing one on display at Craft Central. I have used mountboard cut to 10 x10 and my trusty Bind-it-All. The mountboard pieces were covered in various baby themed papers and inked around the edges with a blue inkpad. I then tied them all together with blue gingham. I had punched holes along the top edges by mistake so I threaded fibres through these as if it was my intention all along and then filled the box with toiletries. The new parents were delighted with it even if it was a bit rough around the edges in my view :0)

BIA notebook

I saw this paper in Craft Central and HAD to buy it. I have covered both the inside and outside of the mountboard covers with it and then instead of using o-wires I have threaded black cord through the holes. The holes were of course punched with my trusty Bind-It-All. The pages are made with cardstock, cut slightly smaller than 4" x4". I threaded some little wooden heart beads onto the ends of the black cord to finish the book off. I have made this for a friend and I hope she likes it when it arrives.