I was in such a hurry to get this packaged and ready for Monday's post I forgot to take photos. But, I figured out how to use the frames from the video and they are below.
The book was made with the Black Currant paper stack from DCWV
Front cover has a spray from Webster's Pages,
charms from Recollections,
a Stick Pin and label made from my computer and covered with Crystal Lacquer
The original 7Gypsies book that I used for the base
came with a spiral binding, which of course was way too small.
I removed it and added ribbons, tied in bows and double knotted.
I ran a thread of Glossy Accents across the end of each ribbon
to keep them from fraying
This little book pulls out and opens to form a 12 spots for 3x3 photos.
as shown below
The left page is an acetate mat with the photo mat slipped behind
The right side is a three page fold out when untied
shown below
Under the belly band is an accordian fold out of mats
Another 3 page mat when untied on the left
and a removable accordion of page mats on the right
Frames are cut with a Spellbinders die
the mat pulls out from the top to allow a photo to be added
An envelope to hold my personal note to the graduate on the left.
I created this mini album for my daughter Amber. Her hubby gave her a surprise party in January when I was home visiting - The Mad Hatter Tea Party - to be exact. Well I just loved the Graphic 45 paper, Halloween in Wunderland and thought it would perfect for a mini. Here's the results:
I used Mod Podge on the front cover to create a stronger surface, since this will be what's handled the most.
Heavy Glossy Accents were added to the fussy cut tea set
and then popped up to give dimension to the front.
If you're going to adhere a heavy layer of glossy accents be sure and leave plenty of drying time,
set the item aside where you'll keep your hands off of it for overnight or longer!
An assortment of charms dangle on the front,
including the key with a crown up top,
very appropriate for Alice.
The door knob is from the Tim Holtz collection
Pages have numerous pockets and interactive elements. I had watched a series of Paper bag tutorials on Kathy Orta (Paper Phenomenon)YouTube on how to construct this mini. She's fabulous, with amazing inspiration and techniques, check her out.
The mini is constructed of six paper bags hinged together with Tyvac and covered completely with the Graphic 45 paper. I used just the paper and bags the first go around and found the bags I was using were inferior (not strong enough for this purpose) and the binding began to tear apart. I took the binding apart (oh how I hate to REDO!!!!) and redid the binding gussets using tyvac which won't tear and will hold up to lots of opening and closing.
I took this little frame and added Alice from the collection from the back side and then layered Glossy Accents over the top, up close it looks like she's behind glass. Flowers are Recollections.
The Queen's right side is loose so the mat slips behind, the back side holds a large photo.
Paper flower is made from old book papers and sprayed with Olive Glimmer Mist. And the guy in the hat is my son-in-law, the kind gentleman who came up with this great idea for a surprise party.
The Rosette flower is a die cut I received from Leanne Clark in a swap, it worked perfectly for my book. There are numerous other flowers that I used in this book from swap I participated in, and unfortunately I took the flowers from the backing pieces and failed to keep the names of the creators, so a big thank you if you recognize your flower creation in my mini.
Each end has room to slide a huge mat down the inards of the paper bag.
Loved this little interactive matchbook, it's probably my favorite part of the whole book. I used Crystal Lacquer on the Queen and loved how it turned out. It's much thinner than Glossy Accents and seems to dry much quicker and with less bubbles.
I attached two velcro tabs on the inside to keep the matchbook closed while in the page pocket.
All these little cards were included in the paper collection
so I simply distressed the edges with Vintage Photo
and stamped the Remember on the front.
and added my photos to the backside
I added a vellum sheet to the back inside cover and then slipped a card inside it to be able to write a personal note to my daughter when I give her the mini album.
Photo Shop and I were great compainions throughout the making of the book. It allowed me to scan and change the Mad Hatter's hat to Amber's name and birthdate with a popped up addition on the hat. I also used it to alter the size of the photos to fit the mats and pages I had.
This is the back of the Mad Hatter tag. Look familiar? Yep I used a Graphic 45 package insert that buttons came in. I just couldn't part with it and then after I'd distressed it with Vintage Photo didn't want to cover it up either. So I left it so she can either journal or put a picture on it.
In Kathy's minis this was a separate interactive piece which had a cover that came down and inserted behind the belly band to close it. I found that mine began to wrinkle as I took it in and out so I attached the gusseted folder to the page and took the front flap off (which later became another tag) I liked it much better this way.
In each pocket of the folder are these removable inserts which hold two tabbed mats
with room for a photo on front and back.
Here's the back cover which is actually the back cover from the Graphic 45 paper collection.
The cover was heavier weight paper and glossy so it worked perfectly for the outside cover of my book.
A mini Album for my daughter made with Graphic 45's Halloween in Wunderland collection. Hopefully a thumbnail will show up of the video, not sure what's up with You Tube!
Amber, (child number 3) sent me a box of goodies for Mother's Day. Included was a set of little bottles of colored flock, something I'd never used. I really anticipated them being messy and not easy to use but curiosity got the best of me and I had to try it. Wow was I surprised and really happy with the finished effect. I think I can safely say flocking is one of my favorite things to punch up a card with now. Thank you Amber!!!!
Barb Duhamell sent me a rak about the same time Amber's package came. In Barb's was this wonderful paper pad of Melissa Frances called 5th Avenue. This is the first Melissa Frances product I have and I love the papers, so soft, so beautiful. It just worked perfectly for my card. I stamped the side of the paper with a stamp from Rubber Stampede called Solidago Sprig and then used the purple flocking on the buds of the flower. What a pop this gives the card.
I punched the butterflies 3 times, placing the first directly on the paper and popping the other two one atop the other.
A very fast simple card that has a lot of punch when sent.
Try out flocking if you haven't already, I don't think you'll be disappointed with the results.
