Crate Paper Acorn Avenue Layouts

Hello bloggers!  Up today on the blog are layouts made for my DT gig at The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington, IL.

Acorn Avenue, by the title appears to be a fall paper line, but it truly is not!  There may be one side of one of the papers that is fall themed, but the remainder is very random and could be used for just about everything!

For the first LO, I went with a fall theme, due to the great fall photo I had to work with! Stitched squares, red frame, gold matting and title were also cut with the Cricut.  The gold frame was a little much for the layout, so it was stamped with Tim Holtz stamps (fabulous flourishes, curiosities and haberdashery) to tone it down a bit.

 The title has hidden journaling attached to it and tucks into a pocket at the top of the frame.

 Embellishing the layout are Prima bling, paper flowers cut from the patterned paper, and an edge punched strip.

A little more detail on the stamping.  The red mat is also stamped, but the camera did not pick it up well.















OK. Next LO ~ Don't laugh......I mean it!

 

 The paper used to cut the squares on the first LO was used as the background for this page.

The picures used for this LO have been stashed in a photo box for many years and this paper line was just what they needed!

 Each little square was layered up with patterned paper and topped with a title letter.  The leftover space received a chipboard squirrel!

the right side of the LO has layers of patterned paper and border stickers, along with some random chipboard circles, journaling sticker and paper flower, all from the Acorn Avenue line.

Stop by the Studio to get your Crate Paper supplies today....

and.........Be Randomly Inspired!

Jules

Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Photo Album

Back today with another Teresa Collins project for the Bloomington Scrapbooking Studio!

This is really not a mini-book!  It is a photo album with a few embellishments on each page...It started with a Basic Grey chocolate album from a bargain bin at the Scrapbooking Studio in Moline!  I used five of the ten chipboard pages to create the album.

Each page was covered with patterned paper, then trimmed with a pen knife.

Chipboard and die cuts, Prima bling, a few banners, a rosette and some stickers adorn the cover.  Some of that beautiful red gathered tulle ribbon was tied onto the binding rings.

The inside pages are simply mounted photos with some journaling, gems from TC Fabrications line, die-cut and chipboard phrases and stickers.

and...a little trick I used to make it appear that every other page of the album was dark, light, dark, light:  The back page was the dark red with polka dots, so a piece of cardstock was hand cut as an edge for the back page, so that when the book is closed, there is more symmetry with the colors.  Yeah, I know, I am a little picky...

I hope this album inspires your next project!

Be Inspired!

Jules

Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage

Hello Bloggers!  It has been a very busy month for this blogger!  I have only had one weekend off in the past six weeks!  Yikes!  But I did manage to get in some crafting because one of my weekends was a girlfriend's getaway!  Yeah!  (Missed you, Nette!)

So, let's get started:  First up, a design team layout project for The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington.

 The thought process behind this layout was to create a Christmas gift with the Striped POW! glitter paper as the "ribbon."  The 'bow' is a layered die cut flower from the line which was curled with a dry-embossing stylus.  A TC Fabrications brad finished off the center and on the tag.

The flower and the banners were spritzed with Mr. Huey's mist to give them some sheen.  The sticker and die cut sheets were pieced to make the title on the gift tag, with journaling on the back.

The next layout has stickers, chipboard, die cuts, Prima flowers, pleated ribbon, hidden journaling and lots of layers and Stickles!

The flower grouping...

This flower was handmade from pleated velvet and organza ribbon, centered with a TC jewel from the line.

Some of the die-cuts and chipboard...

Cool hexagon stickers, too!

The Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage line is very popular at The Scrapbooking Studio - stop  by to get yours today!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Be Inspired!  

Jules

Antique shoe clip tag

Hello there!  Thanks for stopping by for some inspiration today! Up on the blog today is a tag made for a friend.  She wanted an antique shoe clip made into a display piece and this is the result...

There is alot going on here.  First, Tim Holtz Distress Stains (Barn Door, Snow Cap & Tattered Rose were 'scribbled' onto a craft mat.  The tag was dragged through and dried with a heat gun several times until the color was just right.  (Hint:  there is no right!).  Tim Holtz' Urban Tapestry and Artful Flight stamps were used randomly over the tag in Ranger Coffee Archival Ink.  A piece of Prima patterned paper was die-cut with Tim Holtz Plaque & Postage die, then embossed with a Cuttlebug  embossing folder (Birds & Swirls).  One of the birds was colored with Cape Cod Smooch Ink and the vines were tapped with  Green-with-Envy-PowderPuff-Chalking-Inks .  All the edges were then distressed with Tim Holtz' Tonic distress tool and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and attached to the tag top.

Now comes the fun...The shoe clip was attached to a Prima paper flower by cutting a slit into one of the petals.  The flower was attached to the card with foam dots.  Creme small rose ribbon from Paper Wishes was stained with Spun Sugar Distress Stain and placed at the seam of the die-cut piece.  Three single roses were also stained and red pearls attached to centers.

For the bottom of the tag, a vellum quote from Quick Quotes was torn and inked, then wrapped around the bottom.  Vellum glue dots held it to the tag until the large focal and the three little roses were attached.

Two holes were punched at the top of the tag.  Basic Grey fibers and a Tim Holtz bauble were tied on to finish things off.

To make the tag extra sturdy, a piece of patterned Prima paper was added to the back.  Three easels were cut with Tim Holtz' Small Easel die, one out of chipboard and two out of patterned paper.  The patterned paper was glued to each side of the easel and attached to the back of the tag.  

My friend loved the tag and is giving it to her mother for a birthday gift.

Hope you all were inspired today. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Be Inspired!

Jules 

Wedding Mini Album

Hello Bloggers !  This is gonna be a really long post with lots of photos and descriptions, so grab a drink, sit back and scroll!  Click on any photo for a better view and click on the links to see more product.

This mini, again, was made for bonus daughter, Allison's bridal shower gift.  The pattern is from Laura Dennison's website.  She is an amazing designer!  The album is appropriately named  Happily Ever After!

This is the cover.  It is layered with Teresa Collins Mr. & Mrs. papers, lace and a scroll band cut with an EK Success large edger punch found here.  The Prima bling (Say it in Crystals-Vintage Swirl) was then layered on.  The flowers were die cut on my Big Shot with Tim Holtz tattered flowers dies and Spellbinders foliage die.  All were dry-embossed and layered for dimension.  Pearl stamens were added to the larger flower centers.

These two are the bride's pages, the veil on the left and the train on the right.  The black binding tabs were cut from Spellbinders Donna Salazar's Creative Page Tabs die using Core'dinations black pearl papers.  The papers are heavy-weight and hold up well for this purpose, plus they give a little shimmer to the otherwise boring binding tabs!  The purple scallop circles and hearts were punched with Marvy Uchida punches.  The purple papers were misted with Mister Huey's Shine from Studio Calico and The Scrapbooking Studio

It's a little hard to see, but the veil is lifted and the train is pulled out for a little interactive photo placement!

The rings and the groom pages.  All of the pages have pockets on one side with photo mats tucked inside.  All the pages were edgee-punched with a Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch.

Inside the grooms' page...the "shirt collar" lifts out to a photo mat and the printed paper tucked into the "cummerbund" is also a photo mat!

For the Maid of Honor and Bridesmaids...

Best Man and Groomsmen...

The cake and the toast.  The cake layers lift out to reveal love quotes.

The inside of the Toast page...

Another look at the cover.

Allison loved the book, and since she also is a scrapper, I know as soon as her photos are received, they will be placed into this great mini!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you were a little more wowed today than yesterday!

Be Inspired!  Jules

Prima "Love" Mini Album

Hello!  Up today on the blog is a beautiful little mini book class taken at Creating Keepsakes Convention in St. Louis last month.  It turned out very pretty!  All the layered flowers and bling on the front just make you want to stare at every detail!

The class was taught by Prima.  They have some beautiful paper and embies!  Enjoy!