I'm late ... a mini photo album

Hello Everyone

I hope you've all had a good day and that this finds you well.

I took advantage of the sunshine and spent some time in the garden sorting out the storm damage. So not a lot of crafting has been done today which is why I'm posting this little photo album, aptly entitled, 'It's late, it's late ...'. It was made for last month's UKPC swap, the theme being 'time'.

Album front

I've combined paper from Docrafts Papermania Chronology Collection and stamps from Polkadoodles Wonderland set. All the images were stamped on to snippets of white card and coloured with ProMarkers. The clock hands were off our old clock ... they are attached to the clock face with a Tim Holtz metal brad ... and the cogs, etc., are from a pack bought online from a forgotten source a year or two ago. The quote from Alice and Wonderland was computer generated, printed on to white card, and trimmed into the banner shape.

Album inside and photo mounts

The flap trims were made from black card edge punched (a Martha Stewart punch). The photo mounts are double sided, room for eight photos altogether, and made from black card covered in the Chronology paper. I used a tiny attacher to staple the ribbon to the top of the mounts.

Album back

Because the Chronology paper is single sided, the album is made from two 12"x12" sheets ... one sheet with an allover timepiece pattern for the basic shape and half a coordinating sheet to line the inside. Otherwise the album can be made from one double-sided sheet of patterned paper. I did write a post showing how to make the albums way back in 2012 - click here if you would like to see this.

I'd like to submit this to the following challenges

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 145 ... the images were stamped on snippets

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge for October ... though not strictly a card, it is made entirely from patterned paper so may still qualify.

In fact, these little albums are a great way of using up 12"x12" patterned paper and make nice little gifts.

Thanks for looking.

Happy Crafting,

A little Christmas duo

Evening Folks

Well, it's evening in Scotland and it will be morning somewhere else - perhaps where you are. Wherever that is, I hope you are well.

Today has been a special day for me, as it has been every year of my life. It's the day I remember the fallen  and the heroes of two world wars - especially those in my family. My great-grandfather, who served in WWI - he survived but only just, returning home suffering from the effects of gas inhalation, and my two great-uncles who fought in WWII and, tragically, died. They have never been, nor ever will be, forgotten.

That said, on to what I've been up to in the craft room this afternoon.

It's not a lot - just a wee Christmas tag and matching re-covered notebook set which I thought would make a nice little stocking filler for someone.

The paper is a vintage design from Hot of The Press. I've trimmed each item with ecru cotton lace trim,  chipboard shapes from Docrafts, and poinsettias.

I covered the label, front and back, with the DP, inked the edges with red ink then added the embellishments to the front only.

To cover the notebook, I removed the original cover and used it for a template to cut out the DP, then glued it to the cover - this gives the cover extra strength - before adding the decoration.

List of materials used:
Manila label, size #5 (4¾"x23/8") 
Small memo/note pad - I found these in Asda.
Design paper, Hot of The Press, Christmas Vintage
Chipboard shapes from Docrafts Papermania's Noel collection
Ink, Tim Holtz distress ink, Festive Berries
Ecru cotton lace trim, red/white bakers' twine, Wild Orchid Crafts red poinsettias, gold edged red satin ribbon, red dew drops, tiny red/white alphas - all from stash.

Just a quick share - I'm off to have a cuppa and spend a bit of sofa time watching a film with the EM.

Thanks for popping in. Take care all, keep crafting, and I'll be back, hopefully tomorrow.

Monday Card Class - Dimensional bauble card and Rudolph gift bag

Afternoon All,

I'm sitting here in the craft space with a 101 things to do and everything is looking a bit of a muddle and needs clearing up ... so why am I writing this post ... I'm procrastinating! It's got to be tidied up but just not now ... instead here are the two projects we worked on yesterday at the craft class.

Firstly, the card:

You might recognise the bauble from an earlier project made at the class. This time it's been given a bit of dimension by stamping and punching it out 3 times, folding them in half and sticking them together (leaving two sides unstuck) before adhering the finished bauble to the card. As you can see there was a bit of card tearing done to produce a sort of snowy scene - this is because our instructor, Evelyn, wants us to get over our fear of paper tearing :)

Just a simple insert - I didn't get the greeting stamped quite straight enough so I think I'll have to try again!

 

All the materials were provided by the SU demonstrator:

• Cardstock: smooth card in soft suede (base), cherry cobbler & whisper white;
• Stamping: Bauble and greeting stamps from various SU sets; Whisper white and cherry cobbler ink pads
• Tools: Bauble shaped punch 
• Embellishments: White satin/organza edged ribbon; white crystal glitter; Anita's gems & crystal stickles from stash

 

The second project was this cute gift bag:

 

 

Rudolph's face is made entirely from punched ovals & circles ... easier to make than it looks and great fun to do.

 

 

This view shows the little box inner part sandwiched between the two die-cuts. This was also easy to make, just a bit of cutting to size, scoring, snipping, folding and gluing. A ribbon handle fixed with a couple of small brads finished the job. It could be filled with sweets or a chocolate bar or, if sweets are a no-no, a lovely bar of perfumed soap or a pack of playing cards, Happy Families, perhaps ... do children play with these any more?

He even has a wee tail.

Materials used: 

• Cardstock: Smooth card in soft suede, really red, whisper white, crumb cake, black (all SU) & thin white card (source unknown)
• Sundries: narrow really red grosgrain ribbon (SU); Anita's gloss, 2 small red brads - from stash

 

Tomorrow is Wednesday and that means WOYWW ... it does seem to come round all too soon each week. And for that reason I'd better set to and tackle the various piles messing up the workdesk ... it's not a pretty sight and definitely not one I'd dare reveal to the world.

 

I hope you all had a satisfying day, whatever you've been up to, and I'll see you tomorrow.

 

Happy crafting,