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  • Not Quite a Blank Slate with Courtney Diaz for Spellbinders featuring Making Faces collection by Jane Davenport
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    Video: Not Quite a Blank Slate!

    January 25, 2019 / 2 Comments

    Hello Spellbinders and Davenpeeps! It’s Courtney Diaz again from Little Raven Ink to show you another way in which I create with the new Making Faces range. I love to add interactive items into my journals such a Tip-Ins. If you aren’t familiar with what a Tip In is, in the book printing and binding business a Tip-in was to attach (an insert) in a book by gluing along the binding edge. For example to tip in a color plate.  So essentially it’s adding another page or item into your journal/book. I love Tip-ins, I live for them, I am always finding fun ways to add more to my journal and today I am going to show you what I call a Spark Starter! These are more for your inspiration…

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    Hello Spellbinders and Davenpeeps! My Name is Courtney Diaz from Little Raven Ink and I’ve been asked to share a quirky little project using the new Jane Davenport Range Making Faces! I am so excited to be back on the blog today with this fun little project that you can quickly create for yourself or to send to a friend! Today we will be creating a Creature Companion to hold our washi tape samples, not only can they do that but these kooky little guys can also serve as a Today Marker for your planners or as an Errands Dashboard! I have created a video tutorial for this project for…

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