Look Ma, No (G45) Pattern Paper!

Once in a while its fun to give things a little twist, just to get the mojo going.  So, for this month's Graphic45 project I decided to 'make things difficult' for myself and not rely on any pattern paper for my project, and see what I could make if I just stuck to using Graphic45 Staples - a bit like having just bread for lunch?....or rice if you're Asian... (writing while hungry....can you tell?)

Here's what I made:

It's a little sketchbook made from the Graphic45 kraft envelope album.  And I used lots of Graphic45 staples (but I cheated a bit and stamped images from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe Cling 2 set)

The inside is suitably empty.  With kraft cardstock pasted onto the envelope surfaces for better drawing.

All in all, I must say I really like how this adventure turned out - it's making me love those Graphic45 staples even more! What can I say? I love 'bread' - especially when it's 'crusty' like this:

I think I could eat it all the time!...maybe with a little ham and cheese now and then eh? ;) ....apologies....this food metaphor is getting a bit out of hand.

Anyway, just in case you wanna have a go, here's a little step-by-step:

Oops...and before I forget.  Here are the ingredients...

GRAPHIC45 SUPPLIES:
1.  Kraft envelope album

2.  Stamps - Olde Curiosity Shoppe Cling 2

3. Metal Butterflies

4.Metal Clothespins 

5. Stamped Metal Brads

6. Ornate Metal Keys

7. Ornate Metal Key Holes

8. Ornate Metal Label Holder

9. Flower Staples

10. envelope tags

OTHER SUPPLIES:

1. kraft cardstock - American Craft

2. cardboard box

3. word sticker - Cosmo Cricket

4. string - my own