Notebook Design: Flowers Bring Smiles from Nicecrane Designs

Happy Thursday all!  My throat is feeling much better although my chest is still affected and I still don't have any voice.  But all in all, I am making progress and that is a good sign.  The tree outside my window has started to flower as well, so it looks like spring has finally started to bloom.  

I don't know about you, but looking at beautiful flowers always seems to bring a smile to my face.  It is no different with the gorgeous floral images from Nicecrane Designs.  I recently worked with an image from the Flowers Bring Smiles II collage sheet to create a little notebook cover for a birthday gift for a friend of mine.

Check it out...

FRONT

Digital Image Details: 

• Flowers Bring Smiles II:  For this project I used the image you see on the top left hand side of the preview below.  All of these floral images are gorgeous and I have immediate plans for at least two more of the images from this collection.  Flowers are great because they are so versatile.  Whether creating birthday, Mother's Day, thinking of you, get well, or even sympathy cards, flowers fit the bill.  Click on the name or the watermark below to take you to their location in the store.

Embellishments: 

• The sheer white and gold edged ribbon is Crafts brand and was purchased at Dollarama.
• I created a monogram in Photoshop Elements using a letter from a floral alphabet and recoloured it to match colours from the floral image.
• I found a flower within the image that would work and printed it four times.  I then fussy cut out the different layers and built it up and attached it to the lower left hand side of the monogram.  Here is a side view to show the depth a little bit better...

BACK

OVERALL
Paper Products: 

• Image was printed out on Michael's Recollection's Cardstock, white.
• Shimmery green cardstock used as matting in behind the image on front and back is Michael's open stock scrapbook paper.  

 Challenges I am hoping to enter...

• http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes
• http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes
• http://www.sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/all-crafts-challenge-aprilmay.html -- Anything BUT a Card
• http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Picture Inspiration
• http://leftofcenterchallenges.blogspot.ca/-- Girly
• http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.ca/ -- Flowers plus Digi Stamp (the image is a vintage digi stamp)
• http://hambochallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/05/its-hambo-hoedown.html-- Flowers
• http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/new-challenge-ribbonlace.html --Ribbon or Lace
• http://craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/may-challenge-at-crafty-blogger-network.html -- Pink with Ribbon (There is pink in the monogram and the flowers and the ribbon is on the front.)
• http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything But a Card Challenge

Before I go...
There are always so many wonderful images available at Nicecrane's Designs that I can't leave without sharing some of the others with you.  If you love flowers then the Colorful Flowers collection may be perfect for you.  This collage sheet contains eight beautiful images perfect for card and ATC design.  Be sure to go and check them out while you are at the store (click on image below to head to its location).

Also, perfect for spring, Ignacio has this beautiful Distressed Spring collection of flowers.  These images would be beautiful as backdrops for some of your cards (click on image below to head to its location.)

Don't forget, to stay current on ALL the latest releases and to check out the fabulous inspiration from my fellow DT members, be sure to head over to the Nicecrane Designs blog.

I hope you all have a fantastic evening!

Until next time,