How about a bit of hidden journaling? I've used the Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Range
I know I'm not much of a journal-er (is there such a word ), but thought I'd have a bit of a go at hidden journaling ,and this project somewhat grew from that thought!

Hannah and her Grandma


And if you lift the photo flap..... (dont mind my finger ) Paper making up the flap is Christmas Cottage 'Music' and Christmas Cottage 'Tiny Flowers' reverse side.




Underneath on the background paper paper (Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Red Damask reverse side) you will find all the journaling. You could even add photos on the other side of the flap, but I'm yet to find the one I want out of my still packed boxes since the move to stick there (it'll turn up )





But thats not all..... .
If you lift the other full length flap (Christmas Cottage 'Red Snowflakes' Paper)......



........there's more room for photos/momentos etc



Now see that largeTeresa Collins Decorative Button in the image below? That holds it all together. And if you look at the image above..... there's a sticker covering the button stitching on the reverse side.




Here's how I did it...


Cut the corners out of 12x12 paper background paper and colour in the edges with black watercolour pencil (sorry about some of the paper colour differences in the photos - the earlier steps where taken late at night)



With water and a paintbrush, add to the black pencil edging so it 'watercolours', and cut a piece of contrasting(Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Red Snowflakes) paper to fit longways as in the image below


Put some fabulous Tim Holtz Tissue Tapedown both side of the long strip of contrasting paper and adhere to the background paper .This will form the 'file' part of the LO.


Double mount the photo onto the music and stripey paper and also 'hinge' the side down with Tim Holtz Tissue Tape


The rest is just adding embellishments both with the flaps open and closed




Christmas Cottage:
Chipboard Elements #1
Stickers #2
DieCut Accessory Sheet
Stickers #2
Christmas Cottage Trims

All is Bright Decorative Brads

Note:
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This is gorgeous, Mandy.

Glad you rose to the challenge of more journaling Missy - Great layout even if the journalling is hidden away there

Ohh Mandy, this is just what i need... a way to hide my journalling... something i struggle with, this way i can hide it

Weeeeell to be quite honest, I struggle putting journaling online..... what to write with not much information (which is what it ends up being)....not for the world-wide web.

Its a different matter at home away from the computer , cos I journal onto my LO's before they get put away

Gorgeous Mandy. It is hard to do the journalling when you know it is going to be online. I don't even like putting full names on my LO that I put on here, or on my blog. I hadn't thought about doing more journalling afterwards - silly me! Not that I do a lot of journalling.....