I really love my Filofax, but I do sometimes struggle with its officiousness (despite that it is bright raspberry coloured leather). When I saw this post by Susannah Conway, I just knew I’d give it a try.
I’m still quite new to this idea of mixed media collage and so I started out with some gentle background collage, using already beautiful images:
Then I got a little carried away with the acrylic paints, pastels, stamps and bubble wrap:
Here is the finished article, with the addition of an inspirational quote:
I was a wee bit disappointed with this particular divider, thinking I’d overdone it with the paints and what not, but I crafted all six dividers and was really pleased with the results overall:
Crafting a little art into the old Filo has really sprung new life into it and I can’t wait to fill it with more dreams and inspirations. Meanwhile, I’ll making teensy versions for the personable Filofax that’s carried around in my handbag.
Julie, they look *fantastic*!!
Hey Susannah, thanks v much 🙂
Hafiz loves this!!!
Hafiz is such a great teacher!
WOW I love them especially the second one with the butterfly on the head i wish i had the patience to do that 🙁 x
Thanks for visiting Imy – now I’m just looking for more ideas on the rest of it!