I just love Prima’s My Sweet collection with the pretty colors and vintage images, so I was ecstatic to find that Kim filled the May Cards, Tags and More Kit with papers and flowers and trims. I decided to create a folio album with a shaker feature on the cover.
Using a Heartfelt Creations album as a template, I cut and scored off-white cardstock, then glued the pieces together, creating flaps and fold-outs of various sizes.
Once I had my album assembled, I began to cover the pages with papers, adding a few pockets here and there to hold a few tags. Next came the embellishing with cut aparts and ephemera and some of the trim. (I’ve also used several items from my stash here.)
I always save the cover for last. With all the opening and closing and shifting that occurs, there’s a lot of wear and tear, and I want to keep the cover as “unworn” as possible.
Here’s how I created that shaker piece: I cut three ¼” rings out of mat board, glued them one on top of the other. I adhered this to the cover and filled the circle about halfway with some buttons from my stash. Next, I cut a circle out of acetate packaging and glued that to the top of the ring. I gave this a few moments to set before I topped it with the gorgeous Tres Jolie chipboard doily.
A few closeups:
And a few of the inside pages:
I used some tea-stained paper doilies as matting.
The tags were kept relatively flat so they would fit in the pockets. I used some of the large cut-aparts to create cards – perfect for a bit of journaling.
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*****Supplies*****
***Très Jolie Cards,Tags and More Kit***
Prima – My Sweet Collection – 8 x 8 Paper Pad #996970
Prima – My Sweet Collection – Flower Embellishments – Sweetest #652869
Prima – My Sweet Collection – Metal Embellishments – Butterflies #997007
Prima – My Sweet Collection – Trims – Lace #997014
Prima – My Sweet Collection – Ephemera – Set Two #997052
***Other***
Heartfelt Creations – 8 x 8 Insta-Album #HCIA2-477
Tres Jolie – Chipboard– White Doily and Border Set
Prima – My Sweet Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – I Will Go Wherever You Go #996871
Prima – My Sweet Collection – 12x 12 Double Sided Paper – Let’s Shine Together #996895
Prima – My Sweet Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Parisian Buttons #996901
Prima – My Sweet Collection – Journaling Notecards #996994
Clear Path Paper – 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock – Warm White #80-80-811
Sizzix – Little Sizzles – Mat Board – 6 x 13 #656491
Basic Grey – Magnetic Discs - Large
Crochet Lace – Beige
Hug Snug – Seam Binding – White
Doilies
Buttons
Acetate Packaging
***Mediums***
Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Hickory Smoke
***Tools***
Kreaxions – Circle Cutter
EK Success – Nesting Punch – ¼” Circle
EK Success – Cutter Bee Scissors
Paper Trimmer
Scoreboard
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