Très Jolie’s
Cards, Tags and More Kit for December, featuring the Ephemera Queen collection
from Graphic 45, came loaded with all the makings for a mini album. I added a
few items of my own and came up with this…
I usually paint
the edges of these Kraft albums, but I decided to leave them “as is”. I wanted
to use some Graphic 45 tags and coordinating dies, and this was a perfect
match.
A few years ago, I
stocked up on several pads of Core’dinations cardstock that matched Graphic 45’s
colors. I used several sheets to create the tag die cuts.
All edges were
inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
Along with an 8x8
paper pad, the kit included a package of journaling cards of varied sizes. I
used a lot of the larger ones to create pockets; the rest were used to
embellish pages and tags.
I’ve also used
items from the sticker sheet here and there throughout the album.
As you can see, the
patterns, while beautiful, are awfully busy. Here, I used the reverse side of a
journaling card as the front of my pocket. I embellished it with a resin piece
from the kit and filled it with a couple of ATC-sized tags.
The image on this pocket
blends well with the pattern beneath. It contains a Regular-sized tag and a
journaling card topped with a metal clothespin.
Kim included some
actual playing cards in the kit. I’ve taken two of them and attached some of
the smaller journaling cards (backed with packaging for a little dimension) and
glued them to the page.
There’s a lot
going on here. I used some of the medium cards to create a waterfall…
I used one of the
cutout strips to make a belly band near the bottom to hold a few medium-sized
cards.
The next page
contains a flap pocket that holds a couple of the large cards, perfect for
journaling.
The back of the
flap is embellished with a sticker.
I adhered another
large card to the center of the page. It can stand on its own or can be used to
mat a photo.
Another pocket:
this one is backed by a scrap to bring out the yellow flowers. I clipped a
metal clothespin to the upper corner.
Such a pretty tag;
I love how the Core’dinations cardstock is such a perfect match.
I found a sticker
that matched the pattern of my pocket to embellish the page.
I used a sheet of
the pattern paper to make a diagonal pocket and trimmed the top with crochet
lace from the June kit.
I like how some of
the ATC-sized ephemera comes with a playing card theme.
Another pocket
created with a large journaling card featuring a beautiful set of images.
Here is another
pocket flap, embellished with a resin piece.
It flips over to
reveal a floral pattern embellished with a couple of stickers.
The base page
itself contains another pocket to hold a few photographs, with the reverse
exposed for a few lines of journaling.
I used the paper
left from the diagonal pocket a few pages back and created another one using
the reverse side.
Again, I matted a
journaling card with a scrap of pattern paper to make a pocket.
These were created
with the Square tags.
I used another of
the cutouts to make a strip to run under a medium-sized card and used the last
of the playing cards to finish the page.
A scrap and a
border punch make a pretty way to create some interest behind one more
journaling card. These two pages were kept simple. The journaling pieces can
stay as is or be used to mat a few photos.
I rarely do more than cover the backs of my albums, leaving the
decoration to the front cover.
The center strip
was backed with packaging. I glued a punched strip down each side of the spine
before adhering the center. When it was set, I used Art Glitter glue to attach
the metal piece and tied a few coordinating lengths of crinkled seam binding
onto the ring.
I like to decorate
my cover last. With all the opening and closing and shifting the album around,
there’s just a lot of wear and tear involved with creating the pages and I want
to avoid destroying my embellishments.
I’ve chosen to
keep the decoration simple, using some flowers from my stash, the last of the
resin and lace and one more of the clothespins. There were a few gaps here and
there; they mad a perfect setting for the pearl hearts and drops that I
received from my scrapping buddy, Elizabeth Pipkin.
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*****Supplies*****
***Très Jolie Kit***
Prima – Frank
Garcia – Memory Hardware – Journal – Square #990374
Graphic 45 –
Ephemera Queen Collection – 8 x8 Paper Pad #4502103
Graphic 45 –
Ephemera Queen Collection – Stickers #4502107
Graphic 45
Ephemera Queen Collection – Ephemera and Journaling Cards #4502108
Graphic 45 – Staples
– Embossed Metal Clothespins 4500421
Melissa Frances –
Resin Embellishments – Victorian Flowers #CX879
Tres Jolie –
Playing Cards – 4 Pcs
***Other***
Darice – Floral
Embellishments – Sweetwater Roses -#30062046
Petaloo – Penny
Lane – Forget-Me-Nots – Antique Rose #1837-059
Très Jolie – Crochet
Lace – Natural
Hug Snug – Seam
Binding – Cream
My Scrap Cabin – Crinkled
Seam Binding – Baby Pink
My Scrap Cabin –
Crinkled Seam Binding – Cameo
My Scrap Cabin –
Crinkled Seam Binding – Chiffon
My Scrap Cabin – Crinkled
Seam Binding – Evergreen
Graphic 45 –
Staples – Kraft Artist Trading Tags #4500847
Graphic 45 –
Staples – Regular Tag Album – Kraft #4501123
Graphic 45 –
Square Tag Album – Kraft #4501281
***Mediums***
Ranger Ink – Tim
Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Vintage Photo #TDP40262
***Tools***
Graphic 45 –
Staples Collection – Metal Dies – Square Tag and Clock #4501686
Graphic 45 –
Staples Collection – Metal Dies – Large Tag, ATC Tag and Flower #4501687
Graphic 45 –
Staples Collection – Metal Dies – Regular Tag and Gears #4501688
EK Success – EK
Tools – Medium Punch – ¾ Inch Circle #EK-54-10054
Martha Stewart Crafts
– Punch Around the Page – Eyelet Edger #42-60013
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