An Altered Journal

I'm not much of an "alter-er". I make cards and that's pretty much it. Yeah, sometimes I make a tag or a box but I'm not a papercrafter...I'm pretty much just a cardmaker. This week I went out of my comfort zone and attempted an altered composition book. I have to admit, it was super easy and I like the results so I might be making more of these...although those of you who have read my blog before know that I am a practical person so if I don't have a use for something, I'm not going to make it. This journal has found a home with my daughter, Katie. I made it in the colors that we're going to paint her room (someday, when she cleans it up and I can actually get around in there with a ladder and a paint roller!) and I used one of her favorite images on the front.

Here's a photo of it with the matching bookmark-though I may re-do the bookmark, I'm not that happy with the way I stamped her name:

And here's a closeup of this supercute image from Meljens:

Challenges:
Die Cuts R Us: Make two coordinating things
A Spoonful of Sugar:make something 3d
Daisy Doodles: Anything but a card
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Anything but a card AND a digi image
Papertake Weekly:Do something different
Cupcake Craft Challenge: No square cards
Just Cute Bears: Sketch and a bear image