toaster oven and index
card or scrap of heavy cardstock
pasta machine (dedicated
to clay) - optional
computer and printer
hole punch
craft knife
Directions
Trim patterned paper to
3" x 12" then tear off about 1/2" of one of the
long sides to make a side border for the left page. Repeat this
process to make the side border for the right page. Adhere to
brown cardstock.
Cut a 14" piece of
jute. Making sure you space evenly, tie 3 knots in jute then
staple to patterned paper border on the left page of the layout.
Print title on rust cardstock,
trim then ink edges with Sepia ink and gold Pearl Ex stamp pad.
Also dab Pearl Ex pad across the center of the title block.
Mat photos on rust cardstock
and adhere to page 1.
Stamp mask image on rust
cardstock. Tear around image and ink edges with Sepia ink and
gold Pearl Ex stamp pad. Color in image with pencils. Adhere
to page.
Cover slide mount with
patterned paper (using craft knife to cut an "X" in
the center of patterned paper to allow paper to fold around center
of slide mount).
Tie gold and brown ribbons
to slide mount and adhere slide mount to page 1 - to the right
of the title block.
Mount other 2 pictures
on rust cardstock and adhere to page 2.
Stamp Africa map image
on rust cardstock. Tear around the image then ink edges with
Sepia ink and gold Pearl Ex pad. Adhere to the bottom left side
of page 2.
Punch a small hole in
the flap of the paper bag envelope. Cut a small piece of jute,
thread through the hole and knot.
Cut a small piece of patterned
paper to fit the paper bag envelope and adhere. Place embossed
label stickers on envelope in a random fashion. Adhere envelope
to page 2.
Take a small lump of all
3 colors of clay and start working together. Conditioning and
blending clay can be achieved easily with the help of a dedicated
pasta machine.
Once colors are fairly
blended (some separation of color is ok), push a piece of blended
clay into the Art Mould. Remove excess clay and push clay from
mould. Make a total of 4 masks with the Art Mould. Arrange
clay pieces on an index card or heavy cardstock for baking.
Bake clay according to manufacturers instructions and let cool
completely.
Once clay has cooled,
rub images with gold Pearl Ex pad to highlight elevated areas
of the images.
Adhere one of the clay
masks over the slide mount on page 1 and the other 3 masks on
the 2nd page - spaced out evenly going down the patterned paper
border.
Supplies:
Cardstock (green and black)
- AC Moore
Patterned paper - Flair
Designs
Vellum - AC Moore
Rubber stamp (leaf) -
After Midnight Art Stamps
Whispers Archival Ink
- Green Leaf
Black wooden letters -
Wal-Mart
Library Card & Envelope
- Jest Charming
Bottlecaps - Design Originals
Rub-ons (Girly Girl -
black) - Scrapworks
Jute - AC Moore
Bookplates - JoAnns Scrap
Essentials
Ribbon - Michaels
Dymo label maker with
green label tape
Black photo corners -
Prioneer
Marvy LePlume II marker
- Pine Green
Other tools:
Circle punch - EK Success
Sizzix (or mallet)
"Jungle
Fun"
Directions:
Stamp leaf image across
the top of both pages of green cardstock
Place wooden letters on
stamped leaves
Trim 2 strips of patterned
paper measuring 2 1/2" x 12" and adhere near the bottom
of each page
Print journaling onto
vellum. Trim journaling block to 4" x 5" and mount
on a 4" x 6" piece of patterned paper. Mount this
on black cardstock.
Adhere journaling block
to the left side of the first page, centering between leaf border
and patterned paper border.
Using photo corners, adhere
1st picture below journaling block.
Adhere 2nd picture to
the right of the journaling block.
With the Dymo label maker
and green label tape, print label and place under 2nd picture.
Tie ribbon onto both sides
of bookplate and adhere over label.
Cut a 9" length of
jute and glue to patterned paper (below bookplate) in a swirl
design.
Using a Sizzix machine
(or a rubber mallet), flatten bottlecaps.
With a circle punch,
punch 3 circles of patterned paper to fit the bottlecaps.
Affix rub-on letters onto
punched circles then adhere circles to bottlecaps
Adhere 3rd picture to
the 2nd page, then arrange and adhere bottlecaps so that the
3rd one (letter "N") overlaps the picture.
Stamp leaf image on the
library card envelope. Wrap a piece of jute around the envelope
then knot it and trim ends.
Fill out library card
(I used the names of the children in our group) and place in
envelope. Adhere to the lower left corner of the 2nd page.
Create another label with
Dymo label maker and green tape - adhere to 2nd page under 3rd
picture. Tie ribbon onto both sides of another bookplate and
place over the label.
Cut a 12" length
of jute and glue to patterned paper border (below bookplate)
in a swirl design.
"Fun
in the Sun"
Supplies:
Blue cardstock - Die Cuts
With a View
Ivory and black cardstock
- AC Moore
Patterned paper - Funky
Stripes - Hot Off The Press, Inc.
Rubber stamps - After
Midnight Art Stamps
Graphite Black - Brilliance
Archival ink - Tsukineko, Inc.
Page Pebbles - Making
Memories
Foam alphabet stamps -
Making Memories
Black marker - ZIG
Flower - AC Moore
Black thread - Coats &
Clark
Sewing Machine
Directions:
Using patterned paper,
cut 4 thin 12" strips, 2 large circles, 2 half circles,
1 strip measuring 3 1/4" x 12", and one strip measuring
1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
With a sewing machine,
stitch around the circles and half circles with black thread
using a straight stitch.
Adhere strips of paper
and circles across both pages. The 1 1/2"x 1 1/2"
strip can be used between the top of the 2nd page and the 2nd
photo.
Mat the large photo on
a piece of ivory cardstock - only leaving a large border on both
sides but flush on the top and bottom.
Stamp larger border image
on the ivory cardstock mat.
Cut the large photo where
it lays over the seam of the 2 pages and adhere so that the image
will look like one photo again when both pages are laying together.
Cut a 2" x 12"
strip of ivory cardstock and stamp the smaller border all the
way down both sides. Adhere to page 2 of the layout.
Mat the 2nd and 3rd photos
on black cardstock and to page 2 of the layout.
Cut another - smaller
circle out of ivory cardstock, ink edges and journal on it -
then adhere over ivory strip next to the 2nd photo.
Stamp letters on blocks
of ivory cardstock, trim, ink edges, and adhere in a random fashion
across both pages.
Lay 4 Page Pebbles on
patterned paper and trim around them. Adhere one Page Pebble
to a faux flower (as it's center) and adhere to page 1 on the
large circle.
Adhere another Page Pebble
to page 1 (between the title blocks) and the other 2 above and
below the journaling circle.
