Kim packed the
November Cards, Tags and More Kit from Très Jolie with some of the gorgeous
Sound of Autumn collection by Ciao Bella, along with a selection of
embellishments and such. I added a few things from my own stash to create a
mini album.
No step-by-step
here, just a walk through the various pages and details…
I used two
layers of patterned paper to cover my chipboard base. Not only did this add
some interest and dimension, but it allowed me to attach the ribbon tie toward
the end of the process. (I always create the front cover last after the inside
is complete to avoid all of the wear and tear that would occur.)
A shaker made
from Creative Embellishments chipboard, sequins from Buttons Galore and a well-inked
scrap of patterned paper. The sides were heat embossed with Stampendous
embossing enamel. I inked the acorns with Distress Oxide ink, but they looked a
little flat. A light coating of Metallique wax gave them a beautiful shine.
The kit
contained some beautiful chipboard vines from Creative Embellishments. I cut
them apart here and there and heat embossed them all with Lindy’s Stamp Gang
embossing powder. I added a very light coating of Distress Ink to tone down the
shine and give them a more vintage look.
The A4 Paper
Pack was full of images and tags and more: a fussy cutter’s dream! I scattered
some of the cut-out leaves around the front of the pocket on the left page. I
trimmed the pockets on the right with a border-punched scrap and some of the
pretty lace that came in the kit.
(More about some
of the contents of the pockets later…)
A couple of
images from the A4 Paper Pack are just the right size to create these fold-out
pockets.
The fold-out
opens to reveal another pocket trimmed with cut-out details and more of that
beautiful pumpkin vine from Creative Embellishments.
On the right,
there’s another pocket. (I’ll be going into a lot of detail about the
journaling booklets that you see later on.)
I used a couple
of very beautiful but busy papers for the next pages, so I needed to keep the
added details simple.
I started with a
tea-stained doily and placed a cut-out circle and a pretty sentiment in the
center and finished it off with the rest of the Prima vine from the kit.
I do love making
shakers! I added this one, using a scrap as the base to the front of a pocket
full of tags and journaling pieces. The chipboard frame was painted with Prima
Metallique acrylic – a perfect complement to the warm fall colors.
These papers
were just too pretty to cover; I added a couple of pockets to hold tags that
matched the patterns.
A couple of
double pockets, trimmed with lace and cut-out leaves and filled with matching
Autumn patterns…
The last two
pages contain more pockets. I love the image on the front of the left pocket
and just had to leave it unadorned. I simply used it as the top of a double
layer.
I fussy cut this
image from the Paper Collection Pack and trimmed it with the last of a vine
that had been included in the October Très Jolie kit. It had been inked with
Kaisercraft Forest – perfect for a summer page. I added a few Prima waxes to
alter the leaves for autumn.
I think this is
a perfect ending for my Sweet Autumn mini album: a cabin in the woods
surrounded by the pretty falling leaves.
My good scrappy
buddy Kathi told me about a wonderful source for yarns and trims: Fish Bay
Elements. I used a few of the contents of the Autumn Sunset bundle to decorate
the spine…
***************************************************
I wanted add a
few words about some of the inserts. All of the tags, large and small, were
made using the cut-outs from the A4 Paper Pack. They are beautiful on their
own, but I did some additional embellishing and detailing here and there.
I selected the
smaller sized tags and backed them with slightly larger scraps to make them
thick enough to join with jump rings. I added some autumn-themed charms that
I’ve had for while.
A few of the
tags were designed to frame smaller images or maybe some journaling. I filled
them with cut-out words; there are plenty of them (along with some stand-alone
sentiments) included in the A4 Paper Pack.
I embellished
this tag with some of the Prima leaves that came with the kit. I added a
cut-out vine and topped it out with a sentiment.
There were a lot
of small ATC-sized images to cut out. Rather than use them as layering pieces,
I decided to cut them with the left border extended. I scored this and attached
the folded strip to a piece of scrap cut to match the front. I created a half
dozen or so of these to tuck into the pockets along with the tags.
***************************************************
Several of the
cutouts were large enough to use as mini covers on their own. I folded them in
half and added sheets of tea dyed copy paper, cut to size and inked around the
edges to create two journaling books.
Before sewing
the pages together (yes, I actually took out my sewing machine!), I stamped
them here and there with Distress Ink and some of my older stamps.
A beautiful
design – perfect for a cover!
There’s a ghost
image of a doily there, created when I dyed my paper, simply by placing the
doily on top before putting it in the oven.
One of the Prima
leaves, inked to give it a more vintage look and a bit of Washi tape…
I love the way
tea dying creates imperfections, making simple cheap copy paper look like
something that has aged for decades and decades.
I used this page
as a base to ink the leaf shown above, creating another kind of ghost image. I
added one of the journaling sentiment cut-outs from the A4 Paper Pack.
I used Distress
Ink with all of the stamps to create a softer image. I like how it bleeds into
the other side of the paper to create a ghost image.
My second
journaling book featured this wonderful doggie pattern on the cover.
This is one of
my oldest stamp sets, a series of pumpkins from Heartfelt Creations.
Some washi tape,
a cut-out sentiment and a scattering of leaves from the A4 Paper Pack are all
that are needed to fill these pages.
I’ve used more
of the washi tape to “hold” my stems in place.
Stamping in the
corners gives me plenty of space to add some actual journaling when I choose.
The upper corner
ripped when I cut the page to size. I decided to keep it, lending a further
appearance of a vintage book.
A bit of drywall
tape along with the washi kind; I have a large roll of it in my stash,
purchased from one of those hardware mega-stores some years ago.
I finished with
one more pumpkin stamp, a fitting addition to a mini album celebrating my
favorite time of the year.
***************************************************
*****Supplies*****
***Très Jolie
November Cards, Tags and More Kit***
Bazzill Basics –
12 x 12 Classic Cardstock – Dark Kraft #300027
Ciao Bella –
Sound of Autumn Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Pack – 8 Double Sided Papers #CBT023
Ciao Bella –
Sound of Autumn Collection – A4 Paper Pack – 9 Double Sided Papers #CBCL023
Bazzill Basics –
5 x 7 Natural Board – Chipboard #17839
Creative
Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – Pumpkin Vine Flourish
Prima – Autumn
Sunset Collection – Flower Embellishments – Falling Leaves #642730
Prima – Leaf
Embellishments – Fall Pine #635626
Très Jolie –
Crochet Lace – Cream
***Other
Paper***
Ciao Bella –
Sound of Autumn Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Collection Kit #CBMP023
***Other Embellishments***
Creative
Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – Fall Leaves Corner
Creative
Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – Autumn Artist Trading Coins
Creative
Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – ATC Coin Ring & Shaker Acrylic
Pieces
Creative
Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – Artist Trading Coins
Buttons Galore –
28 Lilac Lane – Shaker Mix – Safari Sunset #LL502
Advantus –
Idea-ology – Tim Holtz – Mini Paper Clips #TH92791
Advantus –
Idea-ology – Tim Holtz – Hinge Clips #TH92692
Advantus –
Idea-ology – Tim Holtz – Design Tape – Remnants #TH93671
Kaisercraft –
Treasures – Metal Ring Handle – Brass #TM815
Craft Box – Leaf
Charms
May Arts – 1.5”
Silk Ribbon – Antique Gold
Fish Bay
Elements – Yarn Bundle – Autumn Sunset
***Stamps***
Heartfelt
Creations – Pumpkin/ Autumn Vines #HCPC3329
Pink Paislee –
House of Three Collection – Parisian Anthology #00409
Pink Paislee –
Butterfly Garden Collection – Impressions #14 #00445
Prima – Rosarian
Collection – Mix 2 #559489
Unity Stamps –
Insightful Meadows #UK-442A
*** Mediums***
Ranger Ink – Tim
Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Vintage Photo #TDP40262
Ranger Ink – Tim
Holtz – Distress Oxide Ink Pad – Walnut Stain #TDO56324
Kaisercraft –
Kaiser Ink – Forest #IP748
Stampendous –
Frantage – Embossing Enamel – Aged Ocher #FREG034
Lindy’s Stamp
Gang – Embossing Powder – Bougainvillea Red Teal
Prima –
Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Acrylic Paint – Metallique – Gold Rush #963071
Prima –
Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Bronze Age #964023
Prima –
Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Antique Brilliance Wax – Fire Ruby #964306
***Other***
Copy Paper
Doilies
Twine
Jump Rings
Dry Wall Tape
***************************************************
As always, I
want to thank you for peeking into my blog; your visits mean a lot to me.