This was a plain cardboard notebook that I picked up at a local supermarket a few months ago, thinking that it would be something that I could alter. Well, after my Artsy Crafts weekend in October I was inspired to have a go.  First I gave the cover a thin coat of gesso and then used a couple of colours of acrylic paints.  After these had dreid I used my translucent gold Glimmer Mist - love this, it's really great.  Finally a coat of spray varnish.  Then I set to with my Ten Seconds Studio metal tools, I have had these since my birthday but hadn't really used them.  First I stamped on the metal with my stazon black pad, then I made a cardboard sandwich.  After this I used the teflon tool to go round the lines and then I did 'wormies' over the flower to give it some texture. :o)