Image Books

A few weeks ago, I came up with the idea for these books. It took me until after my vacation to complete them and this long until I had the time to tell you all about it! When Kimmie made her challenge at first I thought I could use these since they were almost done but she had her own sketch to follow. It was a great one and now I have my date book. It is in an earlier posting this week.
Any how, everytime I see blog candy that contains stamped images all ready to color I think to myself that would be so much easier. My time is limited and I thought it would be a good idea to just spend a block of time dedicated to stamping up a slew of images and then storing them - ready and waiting for me. So I decided to make two books. One for images to color with my Copic markers and another for images colored with Gamsol & Prismacolors. I had a 6x6 pad of DP from SU! and I knew I'd be able to have enough to make all my pages and have them all match.
The books are 5x5. I cut out the covers and backs from a cereal box and then covered them inside and out. I made 10 inside pages for each book. Each page has a pocket and a tab.


I used my Bind-it-All machine to punch the holes and set the binding. I used two of my favorite Magnolia stamps to adorn the covers and VOILA! The one for my Copic images has the Copic colored Tilda and a Gamsol colored one for the Gamsol images! My husband did not clearly see my logic but I know you will all understand!
I really love them and they are filled up and just waiting for me! Here's a close-up so you can see how glittery her wings are! Love them!

Let me know what you think! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week-end!

Stamps Unmounted VS EZ Mounted

I thought I'd answer Laurie's question here because there may be others who are wondering the same thing. On the Magnolia website (Sweden) there is an option to buy the stamps either unmounted or EZ mounted. Both types are made of rubber and you need to use them with an acrylic block to be able to stamp. The difference between the two is that the EZ mounted come ready to use right away while the unmounted are just the bare rubber. In order to use the unmounted stamps with your acrylic blocks you either adhere them each time with double-sided tape or you buy your own sheet of EZ mount and mount them up yourself.

So, it really is up to you. I always buy the unmounted from Sweden. They are lower in price and I tend to buy quite a few at a time (I find them hard to resist). It is more cost effective for me to then buy a sheet of EZ mount and mount them myself but it does take a little time to do. I find I save money that way.

(When I bought them from Diana at Magnolia-licious they were already EZ mounted. It was a nice treat to be able to use them right away.)

So, I hope this helps you make a decision. If you need any more help, please just ask. I just started to stamp, so I may not have all the answers but I'm a good researcher and I'll be able to a least point you in the right direction.

Where I get Magnolias

Good Morning Everyone,

I have been posting my cards on Split Coaster as well as here on my blog. I am getting several queries as to where I get my Magnolia stamps. I got my first two batches directly from the Magnolia on-line store. They are located in Sweden. But, there is a new North-American on-line store opening up by Diana (of Scor-Pal fame. It isn't officially opened yet but she is taking orders. I just received mine yesterday. I can't say enough about how fabulous she is. Great Customer service and very good prices on the stamps and the shipping.Here is her email:
www.magnolia.us@shaw.ca
Please tell her Jeanette sent you!

Hope this helps you. These Magnolia stamps are amazing.