Insomnia and other fun things

Hi, friends!  Well, it wouldn't be the summer without me staying up at all hours of the night to craft.  I've tried going to bed on time (about 10:00pm) the past week and I've had the worst insomnia.  Up every few hours, etc., and the awful thunder storms last night and this morning were making it even worse.  So, I took a nap this afternoon.  Which was bad.  Because now it's 12:30 am and I'm still up!  BUT, I made some fabulous crafty items!

I'll share these creations in a few posts so I don't get too picture heavy.  For this post, I've got an altered wood box that I've had lying around in my craft area for years.  Like 6 years to be exact.  Yeah...oh, and I've actually taken shots of details on this again because I'm really happy with the way it turned out!  I'll go back to my "one picture" rule tomorrow...it's okay to bend rules sometimes, right?! :)

Here's the outside~

Details of the cover~

Inside parts~

Other detail~

For these fabulous challenges~

Fashionable Stamping: Alter It

Simon Says Stamp & Show: Into the Woods

(Wood box used)

Sugar Creek Hollow: Clear It Out

(Most items used to create this are over 1 year old.)

Craft Room Challenges: Use Your Scraps

I used a new to me technique to create the text pages.  I'll be doing a video tutorial on how to make them later on so you'll have to pop back to see it!  I used stamps from the Ladies Journal line of Graphic 45, rhinestone swirls by Prima, book pages from a junk book purchased at a library sale long ago, pearls from my stash, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek!  I hope you like what you see and that you've been inspired to join in the fun at these fabulous challenges!  HUGS and happy crafting, friends! :)