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Graphic 45 Tag Mini Album
By Susan Lui
Here’s a mini album I created from scratch using Graphic 45’s Staples Tags, Metal Butterfly, Metal Ornate Key and French Country collection. The tags form the pages of the mini album as well as the cover. If you’d like to create this mini album at home, just read on
What you’ll need:
Graphic 45 Staples Large Tag Album
Graphic 45 Staples Small Tag Album
Graphic 45 Staples Metal Butterflies
Graphic 45 Staples Ornate Metal Keys
Graphic 45 French Country collection – Abundance and Provence.
Graphic 45 French Country Chipboard 1 & 2
Black cardstock
Flowers, leaves, ribbons, string of pearls and a doily.
Instructions:
1. Cut a piece of black cardstock measuring 12” x 3 7/8”. Score the cardstock at the following intervals: 1”, ½”, ¾”, ¾”, ½”, ¾”, ¾”, ½”, ¾”, ¾”, ½”… and so on until you reach the end of the cardstock. The last scores should be ¾”, ¾”, 1”.
2. Accordion fold the cardstock as shown.
3. Glue together the ¾” panels. Now put this aside and we’ll come back to it later.
4. Next we’ll be working on the cover and spine. Cut 2 pieces of chipboards measuring 3 7/8” x 6” for the front and back covers. Adhere French Country Abundance patterned paper to all 4 sides of the chipboards.
5. Take a large tag and score it at 4 ¾” and 7 ½”. Fold along the score lines. This will make up the decorative spine for your tag album.
6. Cover the outside of the large tag with Provence patterned paper.
7. To reinforce the spine, cut a piece of chipboard measuring 2 ¾” x 3 7/8”. Now punch 6 holes into the spine as shown.
8. Adhere this chipboard to the inside spine of the large tag. Punch 6 holes matching those on the chipboard on to the spine of the large tag. Reinforce the holes with eyelets.
9. Thread a black silk ribbon through the holes and tie a bow.
10. Let’s work on the covers now. Attach the accordion fold cardstock to the chipboard covers by gluing the 1” end panels of the black cardstock to the covers. The black accordion cardstock will eventually hold the inside tag pages.
11. Now attach the covers from Step 10 to the tag spine from Step 9. To do this, glue the black accordion spine firmly to the chipboard spine from the tag.
12. Now attach the small Staples Tag Album pages to the accordion, and you have your inside pages. Your tag album is almost done. All you need to do now is to embellish your cover.
13. Let’s start on the front cover. Attach a doily to the cover, followed by a chipboard frame from French Country Chipboard.
14. Attach a Graphic 45 ornate metal key to a metal butterfly using a black silk ribbon.
15. Attach the key and butterfly to the chipboard circle as shown and attach that to the front cover using foam squares.
16. Thread a string of pearls through a chipboard tag and swirl a flourish across the cover. Add some flowers to the cover and the spine and you’re done.
Here’s the completed mini tag album:
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STUDIO CALICO DECEMBER KIT: 34TH STREET
There’s so much to see on 34TH STREET! Studio Calico captured a crisp winter morning in the city with their December kit – you’ll love the pinks, reds, aquas and yellows from Dear Lizzy, Pebbles and Amy Tangerine. This kit features an exclusive stamp set and alphabets, as well as Dear Lizzy brads and Jenni Bowlin stickers in just for you colors. They can’t promise a miracle, but think you’ll love what you make with 34TH STREET!
Each month, Studio Calico combines the latest scrapbooking products with unique finds from a variety of sources while staying true to the basics. You’ll find gorgeous kits filled with products from a variety of top manufacturers, coordinated for ease-of-use by both the advanced and novice scrapbooker!
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Scrapbook Space: Naomi Atkins
I am so excited to share today’s featured space with you! Last month, Naomi Atkins was our “Award Winning Style” feature. In the process of our interview, I was impressed with some of the comments Naomi made about her space and her organizational ideas. I asked her if she would share her space with us – and she agreed! Prepare yourself to be super impressed!!
Where is your space located in relation to your house? My space is part of my photography studio. It is conveniently connected to my kitchen as well. I love where it’s at! My kids play in the studio all of the time when I don’t have shoots, so they are out with me all of the time! I am also close to the kitchen, where i can be cooking, grabbing my coffee or chocolate (lol!!) and just taking care of the house! It allows me five minutes here, and five minutes there to work on projects! I also spend a lot of time at my computer editing photos. My computer is right behind the counter. So when I’m in a particular tedious editing session, i like to take a quick break to work on projects! It works our perfectly! I knew I didn’t want a space upstairs, or isolated because with five children, i would never be in that room!
How did you determine the layout or design of this space? My space was originally only the black counter top and the two cabinets.. it was an old, very narrow mud room on the back of our farm house… I begged my husband to make it into a scraproom for me and it was our FIRST project upon moving into our new home! I knew if we didn’t do it right away, it wouldn’t get done!! When we added the studio on, I knew I would really like to extend the craft room so it was one, big open room. We knocked out the wall and supported the existing wall the heavy beams and added on! I kept all the existing counter/cabinets from my old scrap room and just added the front counter, which primarily holds business supplies. But I like the extra counter space to work on!
What color is on the walls ? The walls are Universal Khaki and white 
Can you give us some tips on how and why you store things the way that you do? I have some of the IKEA 16 cube shelves that I store photo props and scrapbooking supplies in. The scrapbooking one holds cardstock, some of my older paper collections that I can’t part with, and magazines and books. I don’t touch this one often, because designing I have a lot of new things coming in. I organize my paper by manufacturer in the white store towers that I got from a local store when they were downsizing.
The black and white 31 universal tote (it’s huge and I love it!!) hold my project life album and supplies. I keep that in the tote so that I can take it with me when we go up to our cabin, etc. That is the only portable srapbooking I do any more.. I just have too much stuff!
I also keep the supplies that I get in from manufacturers that I design for in a rolling cart, by month.
I know that all of the supplies that I need to do certain projects are all in one place. Then when I’m done with those supplies, I add those things to my ‘stash’ and add the current items to the drawers.
I also have a lot of neat and unique storage items from hobby lobby.. I love hobby lobby! The wooden apothecary drawers hold lots of small embellishments such as brads, bling, wood veneers, small tags, etc. I have the vintage drawer (green) that hold paper scraps and six by six pads.. The white vintage looking letter organizer also holds the latest and greatest new embellishments that I want to use and have them out where I can see them!
I store my buttons and ribbon stashes in clear glass or plastic jars so I can see what I have. They also look very pretty lining up the counter.
I keep supplies that I use often (tape, blue, edge punches, pens and mists) on the metal hanging buckets from IKEA and on the counter storage.
I also have a spinning tool holder from making memories, which I love! My sewing machine also stays out on my counter because i sew ALL OF THE TIME!
When do you spend time in this space? I’m in here a lot because it’s also my studio. But I can be in here when my kids are playing, and of course when they nap and go to bed! It works out well for me since I have a large family and need to be where they are at all times!
Are there any more details about this space that you’d like to share? Keep organized, keep supplies you want to use where you can see them, and clean up in between projects! I make so much of a mess while i’m working that it looks like my scrap room threw up.. But.. I clean up after every project before I start a new one! IT helps me stay somewhat in control! LOL!
Thank you so much, Naomi, for sharing your amazing space (and ideas) with us – in spite of this being your busiest time of year with your photography business!
Be sure to check out Naomi’s blog HERE for more ideas and to see her beautiful work!
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Wendy Sue Anderson
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Studio Calico November Kit: Sock Hop!
It’s time for a SOCK HOP! We’re going back in time and pairing vintage florals with bold graphics for a fresh twist. Studio Calico’s November kit features Basic Grey’s new Fact or Fiction line, and they’ve mixed it with exclusive papers and vellum from Studio Calico and Tim & Beck. Other exclusives include a chevron stamp set, badges, wood veneer feathers, and arrow washi tape. Even if you’ve got two left feet, this kit will be the perfect dance partner!
Each month, Studio Calico combines the latest scrapbooking products with unique finds from a variety of sources while staying true to the basics. You’ll find gorgeous kits filled with products from a variety of top manufacturers, coordinated for ease-of-use by both the advanced and novice scrapbooker!
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Donna Downey Launch Party Week: Day 3
If you’ve had a chance to flip through the new Donna Downey Signature Series book we’re sure you have fallen in love with her “Artsy Albums” section. Here’s what Donna had to say about her creations…
“Albums are where I love to collect family pictures, favorite quotes, and generally have fun playing on a smaller scale. I add anything and everything to my albums: fabric, acrylic, paint – nothing is off limits here. The more touchable, the better! These are meant to be looked through and loved (not stuck up high on a shelf somewhere) so I like to have a good time making them and let my kids be involved in the process, too.”
Donna’s albums are truly a work of art, and are quite literally an explosion of bright and exciting colors! Today’s sponsor is Faber Castell, they’ve generously offered TEN prize packages including a set of their new Gelatos & Pitt Artist Brush Pens – products that Donna uses throughout her book.
{En France using stamped layers of gelatos}
{Pitt Artist Brush Pens}
(Please leave separate comments on this post for each entry)
MAIN ENTRY:
- Enter to win by commenting below. Comment on this post by Thursday @10:30am {MST}. TEN winners will receive a Faber Castell Gelato & Pitt Artist Pen Bundle. We’ll announce our winners tomorrow morning.
For additional entries:
- Head to the Faber Castell Facebook page and leave a big “Thank You” for sponsoring these fabulous prize packs. one entry.
- “Like” the Signature Series on Facebook and leave us a comment letting us know what you’d do with this fabulous bundle (what creative projects do you have in mind). one entry.
- Share this giveaway (on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc) & link to your post in your additional comment. one entry.
- “Pin” this giveaway on Pinterest. one entry.
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4. Kelly Kennedy. She wrote: “The poppies and peonies are awesome! And I have never used a mask before.”
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