Scraps Of Time

new christmas "planner/journal"

hi everyone, now that we are deffinately into the christmas season, i hope everyone is having a joyful time. this new planner is late getting "out there" but i hope someone will still be able to use it to keep organized and frazzle free. i have it listed in my etsy shop here.

it's been created from 3 manilla envelopes, measures 6" X 9.5", has 13 decorated pages, 22 various sized pockets and a full december 2013 calendar; plus 3 built in, full sized page pockets. 

                  

                          christmas planner 2013 cover

there is 1 large pocket here printed from a vintage book cover image.

i like to keep these planners clean and simple without a lot of distractions that may get caught on things and torn off. there is room on the spine binder clips to hang a name/date tag or any little treasure that you may want to keep there.

my wish is for someone to use this journal and add all those things that will make this unique to them. each page is hand inked.

                
                                        planner pages 1 and 2

there are 2 pockets on page 1 and 2 pocket on page 2; one is a full page pocket with a scoop opening on top and a bottom pocket.

the flap on the left is easy open with the folding clasp but if you have ever used these, you will know repeated openings of these causes the metal to break. to fix them i have just used large paperclips to keep them shut. you could use ribbons and tie them together, or just leave them alone and they will most likely stay shut.

               

                                         planner pages 3 and 4

there are 3 bottom pockets on page 3 (one is paper lace) with a large tag tucked in and 2 side pockets on page 4, one is a little die cut tag pocket with a little tag slipped in.

               

                                       planner pages 5 and 6

this is a large calender page measuring 6 3/8" X 11.75"  with each day sqaure measuring about 3.5" X 3.5".

               

                                        planner pages 7 and 8

3 bottom pockets on page 7.  page 8 has 14 vintage linen papers clipped at the top. you may add or remove these pages by unclasping the clips. each paper is hand stamped and inked.

               

                                         planner pages 9 and 10

page 9 has 5 planner pages with headings such as christmas memories, traditions, favorite foods, favorite mamories, family gift list, extended family gift lists, family drawings, friends, neighbors, teacher, goodie plates, holiday parties etc. you may add to these pages also by unclasping the top clips. on page 10 there are 3 pockets with 3 cards with titles: to do list, dinner, and card list. there is an extra little side pocket on the bottom with a printed vintage postcard image and a tag slipped in. 

               

                                      planner pages 11 and 12

there is 1 side pocket on page 11 with a divided strip pocket on top. page 12 has five bottom pockets.

                

                                christmas planner open 

the season is moving fast i know, but i hope you are able to take time to relax and enjoy all the true beauty of this special time. -rebecca

christmas journal/planner "'tis the season"

another christmas journal ready before december 1! yea! lol. i have searched our local scrapbook stores and found that they have no christmas papers that i can use in my journals, makes me sad. also the little readers are harder and harder to find, i choose books that are discarded or falling apart with broken spines, torn and written/colored pages. well loved and well read. i will keep looking and i do have many papers that i have collected so i will keep creating  journals, i just may not be able to created as many as i'ld like for the holidays. well, enough about my woes, geesh!

here is a new christmas  journal/planner called " 'tis the season" with 50+ pages which include a combination of lined writing, sketch, linen, and watercolor papers, on which you may journal, sketch, draw, paint, and glue.

          

                                      'tis the season cover

Each page of this journal is hand inked, stamped and bound between the covers from a 1940 Easy Growth in reading called "i know a secret" - i love that title for christmas. with sturdy o-wire binding and a...

                          

little trinket cluster - i'll try to get a better photo

       

                                title page of original reader

there are many fun original pages from this reader included in this journal 

      

                                 divider 1 - name/date page

with a little strip pocket across the bottom of the page. each of the 4 dividers are full page pockets with top openings.

      

                                           back of divider 1

there are 2 side pockets on this page. one of the pockets was created with a 1930's childrens music book.  each facing page after the divider is a vellum page.

      

each page after the vellum page is an original page from this vintage book

       

                                                  divider 2

3 bottom pockets here with a 4th pocket created from a picture form the original reader sewn  to the top of the bottom pocket with 2 tiny hang tags pinned to the thread. there is a removable double-sided tag labeled "traditions" slipped into one of the pockets.

       

                                         back of divider 2

with 2 bottom pockets and another picture pocket attached to the front.

       

                                            an original page

      

                                           front of calendar

there are 3 pockets here, on the front of the calendar layout with 3 removable double-sided tags labeled 'gift list", "card list", and "misc". the front of the bottom pocket has a printed vintage image postcard attached as a side pocket with a double-sided removable tag with vintage seam binding and a tiny christmas bell, tucked in.

      

                                           calendar layout

with 1.25" squares, this calendar will hold many reminders for this busy month.

       

                                      back of calendar

there is 1 large bottom pocket on the back of this calendar page, with a tag labeled "to do list".

      

                                    another original page

      

                                                 divider 3

there are 2 large bottom pockets on the front of this divider and a printed vintage image of "santa" creating another top pocket.

      

                                         back of divider 3

3 side pockets attached with snowflake brads and another double-sided tag labeled "dinner" slipped in.

      

                  a page from another vintage reader

      

                                                    divider 4

2 side pockets with a printed image pocket attached to the top.

        

                                       back of divider 4

with 3 coin envelope pockets and...

       

and...

       

3 double-sided removable tags with stamped christmas images.

      

                      another page from a vintage reader

      

                       a bookmark created from the spine

      

                                    'tis the season 0pen

thank you for looking, enjoy your night/day. stop in again, i will be posting more. good night for now -rebecca.

"Momma To-Be" StoryBook Journal

hi, back with a new journal for the "Momma To- Be" that i have listed in my etsy shop today:

 

             

                                       "mother to-be" cover

this journal cover was created from a 1917 storybook "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Lewis Stevenson and measures 6.25" X 9.25" with  50+ pages which include a combination of vellum, lined writing, sketch, linen, and watercolor papers, on which you may journal, sketch, draw, paint, and glue. there is a trinket cluster attached to the o-wire which has 3 little charms attached: a fairy, a treble clef and a moon/star.

             

                               an original page attached to the front

             

                divider 1-  book plate page for your name and date

the papers i used are from prima's double-sided card-stock "pixie glen" collection. so very cute, with soft  baby blues, pinks, greens and yellows. there is a bottom pocket with a vintage baby shower card and a vintage lace pocket attached to the front.there is also vintage seam binding sewn with a vintage button. the name plate is a vintage postcard image.

             

                                            backside of divider 1

there are 2 bottom pockets here trimmed in vintage lace, seam binding with little pearl beads and cotton thread. tucked into the pockets are 4 appointment cards to carry with you to the doctors office so that you can record the date, your weight, fetal heartbeat and any questions that you may have and a group of 5 pages of lined paper(front and back) held together with a little "duck" hat pin. the facing page after each divider is a vellum page. each divider page is a full page pocket with a top opening, i have clipped a circle in some of the dividers as seen here, other openings are just along the top edge.

             

                                                       divider 2

with 1 bottom pocket and 5 appointment cards tucked in over the top of a larger double-sided tag with a vintage storybook page showing on the front and backside. there is a little treble clef clip that holds 3 little journaling cards held together with a tiny gold brad. each page in this journal is hand inked and stamped.

             

                                          backside of divider 2

2 side pockets sewn to the page with vintage seam binding and a velvet page tab.

             

this circa 1930's  bingo card holds 2 tags the front tag is for a list of chosen girl names...

             

and the back, a tag that will hold chosen boy names.

             

                                                       divider 3

has 4 little pockets holding 4 more appointment cards. the front of the bottom pocket has some paper lace with a journaling tag attached to create a pocket which holds another tiny vintage baby shower card.

             

                                           backside of divider 3

with a bottom pocket and more appointment cards and a little flower cutout attached to the front to create another pocket with a vintage baby gift card slipped in. there is a little metal bird brad attached to the center bottom of this page.

             

tucked betwen the sketch papers is a vellum envelope with a vintage seambinding closure, which is attached to the o-wire with little metal rings.

             

                                                     divider 4

there are 3 pockets on this last divider page with a flower cutout forming a small pocket on the front of the very bottom pocket with a printed vintage announcement card slipped into it so you can record your new babys' information. the top has a curled back edge opening with a little bow to resemble a baby night gown.

             

                                         backside of divider 4

with 3 little handmade coin envelopes to hold any little treasure you might have, a lock of hair or baby bracelet perhaps?

             

                                         momma to-be open

thank you all, geesh i just realized i forgot to take photos of the vintage bingo card pockets which hold 2 tags for baby names- girls and boys and a large vellum envelope which i tucked between the pages- ugh, i shall return with those later,  done! i must get nurishment- now!  -rebecca

new wedding journal/planner

 i'm back with this journal since it's almost time for june weddings, geesh, my timing's great -non? but hey, weddings are an all year event so i'm actually "on time" with this one. i will be listing this in my etsy shop in the morning:     it's now listed in my shop. SOLD but thanks everyone!

                                        

this 5.5" X 8" wedding journal/planner album cover is created from a 1935 story book, and covered with the beautiful  Graphic 45 double-sided "le romantique" paper collection. there is a "trinket cluster" attached to the binding with a vintage seam binding ribbon bow.

                                                         

cloe-up of the trinket cluster with 8 charms, a vintage fabric square and a handmade "token".

                              

the inside cover is covered with Graphic 45 paper and tag. the first divider has 2 bottom pockets.

                              

the backside has 2 bottom pockets (the roses are a cutout pocket). each of the dividers are large, top opening pockets. there are 4 large tags with vintage seam binding ribbon which have wedding "to do" check lists on each, starting from 12 months prior to your wedding day to the big day itself.

                                

this 2nd. divider has 2 side pockets, the top is a rose cutout and the bottom is vintage lace.

                              

the backside here has has 1 bottom pocket of roses.

                              

the 3rd. divider has 2 bottom pocket with one of the large "to do" list tags tucked in.

                              

the backside has a bottom cutout pocket.

                              

the 4th divider has two bottom pockets, the top one created from some matching tags in the "le romantique" collection. with a little double-sided tag tucked in.

                              

the backside has 2 bottom pockets with 2 more tags.

                              

here are the 2 manila envelops which i have folded and created additional pockets on...

                              

these envelopes measure 6" X 9"  and they each have the large top pocket opening,  a 1/2 page pocket, 2 tiny pockets and ...

                              

additional add-on pockets

                                             

the open wedding journal.

new 2010 planner/journal "a time for everything"

geesh, i hope this new year is off to a great start for everyone! yeah, a new decade too, the last one went too fast and was not the happiest either.

i have created a planner for this new year, it is made in 4 sections; winter, spring, summer and autumn, with calendars, pockets, and 5 printed lined pages for each month. there are 30 something -pictures to look at here, yikes!

                                               

there are 7 pewter charms attached to a chain and hanging  from the top binding ring that you may disconnect and use on your pages, if you would like.

                                               

open showing seasonal dividers.

                                    

here is the front of the "winter" divider with 2 pockets.

                                    

the flip side of  "winter" with 2 more pockets and the facing page with a january calendar

                                    

the flip side of  of the january calendar with 2 side pockets. each of the printed lined pages are inked and stamped. as you can see here this planner is thick, about 2" and i wasn't able to use my zutter, but 7 gypsies has these great binding  rings, they are antique silver in color instead of those office store shiny ones.

                                   

february calendar

                                   

flip side of calendar with 2 bottom pockets and a cutout heart pocket with 2 little "love" tickets slipped in.

                                 

march calendar

                                   

2 side pockets on the flip side of the march calendar

                                   

"spring" divider with a bottom pocket on this side and...

                                 
side pocket on the flip side. the april calendar is facing

                                 

with 2 bottom pockets on the flip side

                                   

may calendar

                                

with a full page pocket and top opening on the flip side

                                  

june calendar

                                  

with a side pocket and a "my favorite guy" band that you may slip goodies under

                                

"Summer" divider with a bottom pocket

                                 

the flip side of the calender with a side pocket and a long pocket attached to the front. july calendar facing.

                                 

there are 2 side pockets on this flip side of the july calendar

                                

august calendar

                             

2 bottom pockets for the august calendar back

                              

september calendar

                           
on the reverse of the calendar there are  3 bottom pockets and a cute tag slipped into one of the pockets

                          

autumn divider with 2 side pockets on the front and...

                          
2 side pockets on the flip side with the october calendar facing

                            

the back side of the calendarhas 3 bottom pockets

                            

november calendar

                           

2 bottom pockets on the flipside

                          

and at last, the december calendar

                         

with 3 bottom pockets on the reverse

there we go. i created the double sided lined papers from ivory "domtar nekoosa linen" writing. each divider and the covers are covered chipboard. this planner measures 5.5" X 8.5" X 2" and the pages are 4.75" X 8.5" with the calendars measuring 4- 3/8" X 7.25". 

i had fun putting this together and hope that even though we are into january, some busy person will be able to use this planner to keep organized the rest of this year! it is listed here in my etsy shop.

thanks for taking a look, lets make this 1 creative year! good night for now my friends! -rebecca