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Very happy with how 122E turned out... Now we know how to do the FPD theme, next year I'll be in time.

The FPD one seems especially nice. All the elements so well executed seems to come together almost perfectly.

HEY !!!

 

Looks fantastic...

 

email me bud !

Thanks folks

 

:-)

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Now, that is STUNNING!! Absolutely gorgeous!

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Inspired by them wonderful swags of FPD2014 , I experimented ...

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/001_zps2ef0126b.jpg

 

 

some tryouts for size

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/004_zps109e115f.jpg

 

Cutting out the logo needed a lot of patience.

The logo is small.

and breaks easily ,

I learnt along the way that there is a sequence to cut , to avoid breakage.

 

I decided to try on 160g heavy paper - not thicker, becos I needed to cut easily and at one pass.

 

I was much relieved when they came out fine ..

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1222_zpsc6980c34.jpg

 

 

Closeup

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1224_zps19cd4250.jpg

 

 

I planned to carry out an emboss ...

becos the logo is well designed and an emboss will work fine as per past examples recently...

 

 

 

 

 

But ...

 

FPD2014 has passed ... :blush:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Very nice, Lee. A sober design. :)

 

 

Thanks :)

 

Yes, the thick lines are very strong visually.

So the overall effect is more formal ...

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This is Journal 190H FPD Logo 2014 Ver 2 GEMATEX Warm Grey Emboss

 

A6 size

 

39th TR journal

 

Rear

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1385_zps42dda6e8.jpg

 

 

The emboss

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1386_zps6692faf6.jpg

 

 

 

Front with band deployed

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1394_zpse7f3a3f4.jpg

 

 

I chose Lime Green accents

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1396_zpsd589dbde.jpg

 

 

This is a TR journal , so six stations needed ..

I used the Vee pattern , to add some interest

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1403_zpsb1d34006.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1402_zps83632036.jpg

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1401_zpsd04e8513.jpg

 

 

Flyleaves and ribbon too

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1400_zpsad9fec46.jpg

 

 

Front flyleaves

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1407_zps60b62466.jpg

 

 

Very well designed logo

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1408_zpsae5b1a08.jpg

 

 

 

Rear pocket

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1411_zpsbf128cdb.jpg

 

 

Colophon

(made an error :wallbash: )

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1413_zps0475e813.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/190%20FPD%20Logo%202014%20-%20Orange%20Brillar/190H%20FPD%202014%20Logo%20Ver%202%20GEM%20Warm%20Grey/DSCF1417_zpsb93a3b95.jpg

 

 

 

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This is Journal 199 Raw Silk Bkcloth - Brilliant Yellow

 

A6 size

 

My 37th TR journal

 

 

Front

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1320_zps6bf0dfc4.jpg

 

 

with band deployed

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1330_zps11784d3b.jpg

 

 

 

This bookcloth is interesting, the fabric looks like silk.

I doubt it is real silk though.

It has red strands amidst the yellows.

The yellow is more mango than lemon yellow.

There is also a matching fabric with yellow strands amidst the reds which I will feature next.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1339_zps37d23b3b.jpg

 

So I decided to keep the colours to red and yellow

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1324_zps12b064a7.jpg

 

Red threads

This is a journal stitched with TR paper, so I used the six station binding ...

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1325_zps1ad19c20.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1326_zps2c481091.jpg

 

Full spread

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1327_zps901526b3.jpg

 

 

With red flyleaves

and red ribbon

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1328_zps3744b39b.jpg

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1332_zps02d273dd.jpg

 

Rear pocket

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1333_zpse6767e4e.jpg

 

 

The Colophon

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1336_zpse9ec7c82.jpg

 

Bookblock

TOMOE RIVER paper, 52g, Cream

7 Signatures, 10 Folios each ,

total 280writing pages :yikes:

 

I will try another variant with 'vee' thread patterns along the spine.

 

But its a nice journal ...

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/199%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Brilliant%20Yellow/DSCF1344_zpse59c961d.jpg

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Love that color combination.

 

Very organic looking cover ... does it have a texture to it?

 

Yes indeed ,

 

There is texture, just like spun raw silk .

 

:)

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This is Journal 200 "Raw Silk Bkcloth - Palace Red

 

A6 Size

 

my 38th TR Journal

 

This is the red version of the yellow journal above.

 

 

Front

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1345_zps999f8d39.jpg

 

 

with band deployed

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1350_zpsb0534942.jpg

 

 

 

Nice fabric

Its red with strands of yellow , the reverse of the yellow journal above

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1349_zps1849fa99.jpg

 

 

So to make a matching pair, I used yellow for the colour accents

Yellow thread

Yellow ribbon

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1352_zps48651be0.jpg

 

 

 

Closeup

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1354_zps3df7abb8.jpg

 

 

Yellow flyleaves

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1356_zps1f3406d6.jpg

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1358_zps5f8ef3f8.jpg

 

 

 

 

Full Spread

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1355_zps5bf774d4.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Colophon

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1380_zps61cbf860.jpg

 

 

Writing paper is

TOMOE RIVER paper, 52g , Cream

7 Signatures, 10 Folios each

Total 280 pages :yikes:

 

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o704/tmleem4/JOURNALS/2014/200%20Raw%20Silk%20Bkcloth%20Palace%20Red/DSCF1364_zps558ed654.jpg

 

 

:)

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Very beautiful, both.

 

I adore raw silk.

 

 

Thanks , yes,

 

Next I will try the genuine silk.

That should be interesting.

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