A Blue Hoot

A blue hoot for a little boy!

I've been so busy in the studio working on a manuscript that I've been behind on posting the weekend book creations.

However, I love all the variations of colors that I've been creating this design in. I wonder what colors I'll put together next!

Cherry Blossom Owl Wedding Guest Book Album

This is a custom cover 8" x 10" wedding guest book.

This unique couple choose cherry blossoms and owls.

As you can see we incorporated the two together with this lovely name card.

Inside signature pages titled: "Hoot...Hoot..."

I brought the cherry blossoms over onto the back cover.

stitch with the tortoise shell stab stitch binding.

I created these special owl thank you cards for the couple as a gift. They're 3" x 3" and perfect for writing little notes inside to bridesmaids or groomsmen.

Little Hoot...Hoot...

So cute, this little hoot was the last of it's kind. The makers DCWV have retired this stack.  Only fitting that the ending on a cute paper should be celebrated with the welcoming of a new baby!

The inside pages look this, ready for all those bits of advice.

An addition to this custom baby shower guest book album is the gift pages.

For the photo pages, I stamped a little hoot...hoot... owl in turquoise on the lime green pages.

Hopefully, Baby Richardson will soon be arriving, and the family will soon be having another kind of celebration!

To Find a Hoot Owl

I've been on a hoot owl search these past few days. Yep, the beautiful paper I've been using for the Hoot...Hoot Books has been retired by it's maker DCWV.  Since it doesn't come single sheet and the stacks are getting few and  far between with my supplier, I've decided to go out on a limb with my hoot owl book.

I found these cute little owls on eBay.  They're made from the stamping up owl punch. I'm thinking they will make a great 3-D effect on the front of a cover of a newly designed hoot...hoot... book.  I'm thinking I'll cut out a stamped branch and give the cover a similar effect as the original paper design.

What do you think, did I find a good hoot or what?

What a Hoot!

My high school mascot was an owl.  When I came across this textured card stock I knew I had to make a book with it. All I could think about was my high school graduation -- because of the owl.

Isn't he adorable?

I created pages using Microsoft Word that put the phrase"Hoot...Hoot..." across the top of the pages, just like the little owl is saying on the front cover. Since the book is small (5.5" x 8.5") it can be taken to school on the last day or passed around at a graduation party for friends and family to sign and write notes.

In the photo pages in the back, I stamped them with a cute little owl. He doesn't match the owl on the cover, but hey their friends and they like to hang out. Who else belongs on a photo page than an owl, right?

Although, high school was quite a while ago.... I can just imagine the fun graduating students will have with an autograph album like this one. In 50 years later, after their grand kids are graduating it will still be fun to pull out and remember the good ole days.

What a hoot!

Hoot For The Grad

This is a 5.5" x 8.5" paperback autograph album.

Inside pages say "Hoot...Hoot..."

There are green card stock pages in the back for photos.

Isn't this an awesome way to cheer on the graduate in your life?