Creativity, to me, is so much more than just writing. I’ve always been crafty, having tried ceramics to macrame and everything in between. Writing is the ultimate creative expression for me, but I still love to make things. There is something so empowering about seeing a a product I’ve created with my own hands (as opposed to writing, which is creating with my own mind).

So here are a few of my latest altered or scrapbooked creations…

Goal Setting Kit:

I altered a notebook, planner and cute index card holder to add to the hunk calendar and Dreams to Realtiy workbook to create this fun Man Plan style goal setting kit.

I used:
Making Memories ‘Brooke’ patterned paper
Making Memroies Jumbo Blossoms
Ranger Distress Ink in Worn Lipstick
Really Big Brads and ribbon I had in my stash.

I’ll be making a half dozen of the kits, no two alike, and will post some more pictures as I finish them.
Here are some pix of a few others I’ve made so far…

(click on each thumbnail to view larger)

Altered checkbook cover for my writing account:

front

back

For this I used Prima papers, flowers, heart and ribbon as well as Creative Imaginations narrative stickers and a really big brad. I also used a piece of BasicGrey from the Scarlet’s Letter collection.

I took a piece of Prima - Loving You - and cut it to fit the checkbook cover. Then I cut the BasicGrey about a half-inch smaller all around and inked both with black ink before stuck them together. I layered the Prima flowers and added the brad for a center, then cut the saying stickers to size. It looked a little naked still, so I doodled around the stickers before I added the ribbon along the bottom. The back are small prints of my bookcovers, and a rubon.