This is my favourite departmental paper bag.
I make them into journal book. I recycle the products catalogue as the inner page.
Tuck in all my favourite wrapping paper, cards, envelopes, embellishment & etc...
From the right : beautiful snowman envelope that I received few years back, there is a snowman card in it.
Close up
Quote that i read, found meaningful, record it...
The snowman card on the left.
A very cool catalogue and card I collected during my last trip to Singapore.
A swedish recipe
The blue glitter card that kept in my drawer for 10 years !!
Invitation card from a church to Christmas Eve party held in year 2001.
Evidence of special memory , like what Michelle Ward said.
A coin was send along a X-mas card :)
An envelope, the stamp and postmark....
Blue doodle page
Can't resist with the glossy cards (on the left)
and
The white X-mas card (on the right) was given free from 1-Utama shopping mall in year 2009.
Stocking template from A Fanciful Twist
Stocking template from A Fanciful Twist
Toy templates given by another shopping mall ~ Mid Valley for year 2010
I enjoy making those precious scrap into journal rather than 'dust' them into drawer.
Thank you Michelle for this new series prompt for new year !!!
11 comments:
Lay, this is so amazingly beautiful. And I'm glad I'm not the only one assembling years of accumulated Xmas stuff! I wish you were here to come help me finish mine... your friend in germany, tj
Lay Hoon - wow! I love your clever idea of turning a xmas shopping bag into a journal! I love that you finally found a place to put all your favorite holiday things. How fun to be able to look back at all the special items you saved. Very handsome collection. Thanks for sharing with the team...I can feel your joy.
a really innovative piece of work, i am really impressed! well done & thank you for sharing.
Oh wow, your journal is fantastic! Loved how you used your favorite shopping bag to make the book and the inside is filled with lovely tidbits of ephemera... very cool!
Lay Hoon, this is beautiful!! I love all the colors and various elements especially the shopping bag!
This is really nice - and you even used a shopping bag - great idea! Super evidence put together like that! What a journal to keep and to remember...
This is fabulous, Lay Hoon - I love your book. So much special evidence to look back on. I also love that you kept the handles on the paper bag!
Wow! This is such a wonderful book and SO big!!! I love how you have used up so many of your precious things that you have kept for so long..... I love the paperbag you used - its gorgeous!
Karen
Very fun recycling project.
What a lovely way to put all those memories together! Wow.
This is such an amazing layout! Not just the cards, but the memories, the ideas--all safely layered and hidden in your journal. A real inspiration!
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