Sunday, November 8, 2015

PAPER BAG MINI # PR-2015-02: Memories

Hi! I wanted to share another commission that I made for a friend, but unfortunately, I was not able to take photos of the finished project. I was in a rush so I only have the ones for the base which was not yet decorated. I mainly used green because it is the favorite color of the recipient. I may not be able to show you how it looked here, but let me just tell you what I did to the pages. I added paper flowers and stickers as well as die cuts. I made a lot of tags and journaling cards which I placed at random inside. There were paper clips and whatnots. 


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: White paper bags, chipboard, Best of American Crafts Sampler Stack 12"x12", Best of Crate Paper Sampler Stack 12"x12", paper flowers, Eno Greeting Stickers and die cuts, lace trimmings, ribbons, Rouge de garance Chipboard Elements Valse and Passiflore, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Friendship, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Old Paper, Reeves Gesso, ticket punch, Stanley Glue Gun, Die-namics Dies Mini Circle Doilies, Cuttlebug Machine V2

PAPER BAG MINI # PR-2015-01: Treasures of the Heart

Hello there! I haven't posted for a long time so I am bombarding my blog with late posts. This one here is another commission from Ate Nadia. She wanted to give something to her friends in Slovenia (I might be wrong about the country, but she said she'll be sending it abroad.) They are a couple and their favorite colors are pink and blue so she asked if I could make a mini using these colors. I had a slight problem with the pink part because she asked me to use bright pink on the cover and I don't usually use this color on my projects so I have limited supplies. I rummaged through my stash and came up with this for the cover.


I used Liquid Pearl to add more pink element to the cover.


I affixed a couple of paper flowers, 3D stickers and buttons to add more dimension.






I learned a new technique of putting the ribbon to close the album from Cathy without punching a hole onto the cover or adhering the ribbon underneath the designer paper. What a very neat idea! Since I do not own an eyelet setter, this technique allows me to put a closer without exerting too much effort. All I need is hot glue and filigree!
I did not add charms on the spine, but only a filigree. I wanted to stamp or write something at the bottom, but I refrained from doing it. It would be up to the couple to put something there.

She liked it. I hope the recipients would like it too.

By the way, this is the first time that I tried this type of mini album. I got the idea from Cathy McGrath who used Kathy Orta's hidden hinge technique. I was looking through a couple of mini album tutorials when I stumbled upon hers on Youtube. I basically followed the instructions on her video, but of course I made changes to the measurements. You can find her tutorial on her channel Megs Garden.

Hmn. I tried to upload a video of the mini, but the file might be too big for blogger. It would not take it. So, I will just post it on my Flickr account. You can watch it here.

I am quite happy on how this mini turned out. I will make another one as a wedding present for Ate Lablab and Kuya Daniel. Thank you for stopping by today!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Small white paper bags, Elit Board Paper Vellum Pale Cream and light blue, Elit Rhapsody Specialty Board Royal Blue, Authentique 12"x12" Genuine Collection Friendship, Sampler Pack, Eno Greeting 12"x12" paper pad Elegant Flowers, Eno Greeting 3D stickers, Eno Greeting Die cuts Elegant Flowers, My Mind's Eye Chipboard Shapes Memorable "Perfect", Dear Lizzy 6x6 paper pad Serendipity and Polka Dot Party, lace trimmings, shrink plastic embellishments, organza ribbon, paper flowers, silk flowers, buttons, brads, crystals, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Butterflies, Botanical Odyssey, True Friendship and Bundle of Joy, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps It Is Written and Gateway, Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Inspirational Lift and Bird Mini, Prima Marketing Vintage Vanity, Something Blue, Ranger Archival Ink jet Black, Ranger Distress Ink Walnut Stain and Tattered Rose, StazOn Midi Ink Pad Ganache and Cloudy Sky, Ranger Liquid Pearls Flamingo, Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies Captivating Square, Tranquil Moments, Valiant Honor and Adorning Labels Twenty-Five, Cuttlebug Machine V2, Ranger Heat It Craft Tool, Stanley Glue Gun

PAPER FLOWER POMANDERS

Hello! I have been working on and off on some thirty-four paper flower pomanders for my friends' wedding. (I ran out of punched paper flowers so I ended up with only thirty balls.) They are really easy to make, but it takes a lot of time to complete one. You can find a tutorial on Pizzazzerie.

  
MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: 4" and 6" Styro Balls, Stardream Paper Gold, Steel Pins, EK Success Retro Flower Punch

OCTOBER HAUL

Hi! How are you? I haven't posted for almost a month. I actually went to the mall several times last month to look for something to wear on a wedding and a year end party that I needed to attend. It was pretty tiring to look for a dress, but it just somehow felt better when I dropped by Landmark. They have a lot of goodies there. I took home the following:



Cosmetic brushes and sponges. I use them to apply paint and ink instead of makeup.


Pretty clear stamps



The card kit contains several die cuts that I could use on some paper bag minis.


Sheets of 3D stickers from Eno Greetings


A pack of pretty postcards 


Then I went to SM and bought these:


I bought these paper flowers from Notions (3rd Floor SM Department Store).


I got these from Papemelroti. I bought 2016 planners, envelopes, foam stamp and bells. 

You will see some of these supplies on the projects that I am going to post after this. Thanks for looking!