GIVE THANKS | My 2015 Gratitude Journal

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This project was originally created for a guest blog post that I wrote for Tatertots and Jello back in the summer. I was looking ahead to the 30 Days of Thanksgiving and knew that I would need a new gratitude journal.

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Jen Hadfield provided me with a box full of her new Home + Made collection and I was told I could make anything I wanted for my guest post. Do you know how overwhelming that is?

Supplies for Gratitude Journal

These are the supplies I used from the Home + Made collection:

burlap paper with white dots
rub on transfer sheets
kraft pocket tags
gold metal clips
chalkboard stickers
Thickers: Gilded chipboard letter stickers
papers: Hardwood, Let’s Visit, Gilded Florali, Gilded, others from the paper pack

Other supplies & tools:

vintage book covers
2 book rings
eyelets
Crop-A-Dile
chalk ink pad
black marker
white pencil
paper cutter
assorted paper punches
glue stick
spray adhesive
scissors
assorted bits of vintage lace, tulle, and string
washi tape or any other embellishments you’d like

Covers

I started off by finishing off the inside of the book covers. They had some writing and stains on them that I didn’t want showing. I cut this floral paper from the paper pack just a bit smaller than the cover, sprayed the back with adhesive, and smoothed it down. I did the same inside the back cover. Thickers are absolutely one of my favorite supplies so I was excited to see them and the burlap paper in my box. I cut the burlap paper 1″ smaller than my cover and glued it on, adding the title with the Thickers. I ended up glueing them on since this will get a lot of use and I wanted to make sure they stay on. Visit my blog to see more projects with Thickers! To reinforce the holes I punched for the book rings, I added decorative eyelets. I added a few additional embellishments to the front cover, including a gold metal clip from the collection.

Pages

I cut all the pages from the double sided paper and even recycled the cardboard insert as a page, too. (I don’t like anything to go to waste!)

I had all the supplies laid out on the table and I just started cutting and glueing them together. No plan. That’s the way I do a lot of my creating. I just tried the different papers together until I found a combination that I thought was pleasing. There are so many patterns in this collection you’re sure to find some you like.

These kraft pockets make a great place to add little notes or photos. Now I’m ready to start filling it up with my notes, lists of things I’m thankful for, Scriptures, and photos.