Things are really starting to come together with the Mini Journal! After working thru the Midori centre on the cover last week I am now going to be taking the single signature and the 2 mini folios and bringing them altogether!
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Welcome to this month’s Design Team Project, the first for me and the team as a whole. Over the coming days there will be lots more projects which I hope you will go check out!
I have kicked off my first design with a mini folio using envelopes, this is a theme I have been doing over the last couple of months having done a folio using 1 , 2 and 3 envelopes, today’s project uses 4 envelopes and I was so thrilled to be using some beautiful papers from the Hither and Yon Studio (I put a link below) Check out the video and let me know what you think!
Continue readingNow the folios have been constructed and decorated it is time to return to the cover to continue the construction ready to add a signature and the folios. In this post and video I am working thru the assembly of a single string medori style centre ready for the final assembly and adding a policy closure to folio #2……….. excited that this is now taking shape 🙂
By the way – this is my 2000th post here on my blog – it has taken me just over 13 years to get to this point!!!!!
Continue readingSo the challenge this time is Halloween! I kinda trawled around to find some ideas and decided to try to use this as an opportunity for another embossing folder technique ~ this time embossing vellum, which can be a bit tricky until you know how …………….. and then it is ‘slap your forehead’ easy!!! Check out the video for some hints and tips.
Continue readingWe have reached Step 4 in the creation of this mini hybrid journal. Taking the basic folio created in step 3 I share how I decorated it, working thru ideas on choosing the papers, measuring, cutting and creating a couple of pretty tucks. You can check out how I made the folio right here
Continue readingThe challenge is Clear and Simple – for someone who relishes working out the technicalities of card making this is, indeed, a challenge. My interpretation also includes the idea that the supplies, techniques and equipment should also be simple so I have focused on using some decorative paper, ink and a couple of stamps (then went a little rogue by adding a few rhinestones 🙂 )
Continue readingHello, wonderful readers! This is the 4th video in the series and today I am taking the next step in creating the Mini Hybrid Journal by constructing the second of the 2 folios that will make up the ‘hybrid’ part of the journal. I have put a link to the first folio below as well as a downloadable recipe containing all the measurements and scoring for each piece of the folio.
What is a Hybrid Journal – that basically means it has a couple of folios and then some regular pages in the middle. I am also making my first Medori-style feature to hold those middle pages together! There will be a total of 9 posts and videos – I hope that you will follow along with me as I work my way thru!
Continue readingAs I explain in my video, my card today is for the daughter of a friend who recently married. I have known the bride since she was a little girl and her mother even longer! I wanted to make something simple but elegant so I chose vanilla and gold with just a tiny hint of the bridal colour.
Continue readingNow we get to the exciting part of folio # 1 – adding all the pretty papers! I have included a downloadable PDF with all the sizes of the papers used, as well a piccies on what goes where! As always there is a video to help things along!
Continue readingThe design team has given us 3 colors to work with – any blue, any green and any red that we have in our stash. These are some good colors that I think I can work with. Check out the video below to see how I work thru some ideas to meet the challenge 🙂
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