Todays journal page came from a little sewing table organizing. This always seems to happen to me. I go to organize then get distracted or inspired, abandoning my original quest and dive in to my latest thought.

There happened to be a stack of sewing pattern paper at the back of my table begging to be used, as well as some fun orange papers I picked up in a grab bag at a recent rummage sale. This was enough to get my mind onto creating instead of cleaning and organizing.

I folded the pattern piece to the approximate size of my journal, then stitched a rectangle in the center to hold things together as I began building the page on the other side.

I used a length of eyelet lace and a scrap of vintage plaid for the next layer…giving them a little stitch together before using Fabri-Tac to adhere the piece to the sewing pattern paper. The teal brought out the leaf color from the orange floral paper just perfectly. Plus I love that combination. I also really love pink and orange together.

I decided to highlight the “specimen” with a circle die cut before layers some ticket and label stickers.

Behind the floral paper is a pumpkin vine embossed piece. Not really my cup of tea so I covered the majority of it with the floral paper. I ended up adding the bit of fabric ruffle to hide the rest of the pumpkins…out of sight, out of mind.

The upper corner felt a little lacking so I stapled a tiny piece of handmade paper and added a tiny specimen card with a butterfly. These additions made it felt complete.

I had so much fun making this page. Getting distracted isn’t always bad, I guess.

Stop by Art Journal Journey and check out the linked pages everyone is creating based on my Botanicals theme this month!