Find Strength by Lynne Moncrieff

Hello
Sharing a project, not quite a booklet, yet not quite a card, which was formed from one of the watercolour paper sheets from the Paper/Card Mixed Media pack.

Supplies

That's Crafty! Surfaces Mixed Media Card/Paper Pack (watercolour paper, rice paper, calico)
That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Sets Lynne's Affirmations Set 7
That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Sets Lynne's Wildflowers Stamp Set2
That's Crafty! Flat Matte Sprays: Basil, Aqua, Orange
Memento Ink Tuxedo Black
Mister Bottle (selection HERE)
AquaBrush
Walnut Ink Crystals
Sewing Machine
Black Thread
Bone Folder (or use blunt side of scissors)

Instructions

Prepare watercolour paper (see HERE) as for booklet with pouch project.
Once dry, make folds. I made four folds, no need to measure!

You decide if you prefer to stamp before or after forming the folds.

Stamp Wildflowers onto the panel, including second generation stamping.

Flip the panel over and stamp the tree twice. To create variation and also, it works nicely when stamping a tree to the left and right, for the left side tree, after inking it up, take a baby wipe and remove the ink from the uppermost branch which bends to the left...now stamp. It gives a more pleasing balance for the eye, than having both trees with that branch leaning to the left side.

Onto pieces of rice paper, margin of book text, etc, stamp Affirmation from Set 7 in full. For the others, ink up only selected words from various Affirmations, such as silence,

whispers, find strength, calming breath and also each season of your life.

Machine stitch pieces of dyed calico to the panel, continue machine stitching with the stamped words, choosing to layer some with fragments of other papers prior to stitching.

Layer a few pieces of found papers, placing "each season of your life" along the top edge, topped with dyed calico.  Machine stitch this to middle panel of rear side of watercolour paper. This creates a little journaling area.

When stitching, it helps if the back side of the stitching will also create a nice stitched detail.

Video - shows me adding final touches of colour to completed booklet. Working with Flat Matte Sprays: Basil, Aqua and Orange alongside walnut ink crystals.