Want to see what i have been busy doing for sooo long? Click the gallery button on the tab bar at the top of the blog!! Isn't it preeeeeeety and it matches the blog beautifully :) Just have to upload all the design team members cards now!! There are sooo many gorgeous creations that i have to share with you all!!! Zoe x x
No one likes those plain pocket folders from the drug store! Learn how to make a pocket folder and you'll never have to buy an ugly one again! These are completely customizable!
Taking a moment to share with you all an altered file folder mini album / journal that I made with a beach theme. The paper that I used is by Paper Studios and is called Beach House. There are quite a few pages as well as some top and side loading pockets, attached tags and a metal clip closure. Here are some more pictures. Some inside views: I've created a video that shows every page and other details of the album. You can find it here: I also have listed this in my etsy store. Here is the link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/246842413/beach-theme-altered-file-folder-mini?ref=shop_home_active_1 Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation!
I am so excited to share this with you!! A few weeks ago I was asked by Peata of Scrapbook Crazy if I would be interested in sharing a tutorial for a mini scrapbook album with them. Of course I wa…
Länderplakat „Japan“ Das nächste Länderplakat ist fertig und beschäftigt sich mit Japan. Dieses Länderplakat war ein Wunsch von Namscha. Ich werde nach und nach versuchen, eure Wünsche abzuarbeiten. So sind gerade Plakate zu Großbritannien, Frankreich, den USA und Kanada in Arbeit. Viel Freude mit dem heutigen...
I finally got around to making one of these file folder cards using the envelope punch board. Very easy to make-not sure why I waited so long! The stamp-a-stack cards this month feature our retiring
Free Printable Binder Covers!!! You can use these for back to school, budget binder, recipe binder, meal planning binder, or life management binder!
Con lo Spaventapasseri abbiamo creato la coccarda che conferisce l'intelligenza!! Oltre che ad utilizzarla per il percorso Accoglienza ci è stata d'aiuto nel percorso didattico del Campo d'Esperienza "Il Corpo in movimento", che abbiamo intitolato "Toc Toc!! Cosa c'è nel corpo umano?", durante il quale abbiamo scoperto cosa c'è fuori e dentro il nostro corpo e come prendercene cura (introducendo nozioni di ed. alla salute). Così abbiamo riportato la sagoma della coccarda sul cartoncino verde e colorato il disegno del cervello e della lampadina.
A handy Pocket Folder Organizer to store coupons, photos, recipes, pet records, or travel info made from a manilla folder.
I was recently requested on my blog for some larger pictures of the mini-folder-album I did for the April gallery. This then prompted a blo...
Números del Catálogo: 179; 235; 236; 237; 271. Comenzó su carrera en el marmoleado en 1983 en el Centro Cultural y de las Artes Noyes en Evanston, Illinois, EE. UU. Sin formación específica, estudió los trabajos de aquellos que vinieron antes de ella, la influyeron las imágenes de las estilizadas flores históricas de Hatip Mehmed Efendi, la encuadernadora y marmoleadora Norma Rubovits, así como la delicada creatividad de Karli Frigge. Siguió de cerca los estudios intensivos de Christopher Weimann, que era capaz de duplicar los procedimientos intrincados que se asociaron con las miniaturas marmoleadas de la India. Después de trabajar varios años a jornada completa en un estudio privado, fundó el Centro de Recursos del Marmoleado en el estudio Noyes, recibiendo talleres y demostraciones públicas de artistas del marmoleado, como Niyazi Sayin y Feridun Ozgoren. Ha expuesto su obra en el Instituto de Arte Ryerson de Chicago y las Bibliotecas Burnham; en la Biblioteca de Cushwa-Leighton del Colegio de San Mary, Notre Dame, Indiana; en la Biblioteca del Rey de la Universidad de Kentucky en Lexington; en el Centro de Información de Japón del Consulado general de Japón en Chicago; en el Programa Cultural de las XVIII Olimpiadas de Invierno, Nagano, Japón; en la Biblioteca / Real holandesa de La Haya; en el Colegio de Colombia del Centro de Chicago del Libro y Artes del Papel; en el Centro Cultural de Chicago; en el Centro Cultural y de las Artes Noyes, Evanston, Illinois; en la Editorial Scott Foresman, Glenview, Illinois; y ha participado en tres encuentros internacionales de marmoleadores en EE. UU; y en la viajera exposición internacional de Álbum Amicorum. La Sra. Hughes ha vendido a muchos fabricantes mundiales diseños marmoleados y marmoleados en madera, aunque su pasión siempre ha sido crear imágenes de Bellas Artes, muchas de las cuales destacan en refinadas composiciones marmoleadas. Profesional del marmoleado a tiempo completo durante 25 años, Hughes se ha retirado y ha vuelto a la pintura de acuarela, una técnica que abandonó cuando el arte del marmoleado entró en su vida. Es miembro en activo del Programa de Marmoleado de Artesanos de Illinois, una agencia de la Sociedad del Museo del estado de Illinois. She began her marbling career in 1983 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston, Illinois, USA. With no formal training, she studied works of those who came before her, influenced by the early historic stylized flower images of Hatip Mehmed Efendi, book binder and marbler Norma Rubovits, as well as the delicate creativity of Karli Frigge. She was intrigued by the intensive studies of Christopher Weimann, who was able to duplicate intricate procedures associated with marbled miniatures of Mughal, India. After several years full time private study, she founded the Marbling Resource Center at the Noyes studio, hosting workshops and public demonstrations by marblers such as Niyazi Sayin and Feridun Ozgoren. She exhibited at The Art Institute of Chicago’s Ryerson and Burnham Libraries; Cushwa-Leighton Library of St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana; King Library of the University of Kentucky at Lexington; Japan Information Center of Consulate General of Japan at Chicago; XVIII Winter Olympics Cultural Program, Nagano, Japan; Dutch Royal Library/The Hague; Columbia College Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts; Chicago Cultural Center; Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, Illinois; Scott Foresman Publishers, Glenview, Illinois; three International Marblers Gathering exhibitions, USA; Album Amicorum, international traveling exhibition. Hughes sold many marbled designs to manufacturers worldwide and marbled on wood, yet her passion has always been creating fine art images, many of which are highlighted in refined marbled compositions. A full time professional marbler for 25 years, Hughes has retired from this career and returned to watercolor painting, a technique she set aside when the art of marbling entered her life. She is a practicing marbling member of the Illinois Artisans Program, an agency of the Illinois State Museum Society. Volver a ARTISTAS / Back to ARTISTS Volver al índice / Back to index
These small file folders will work in a variety of journal styles. Simply print, cut, and fold in half. (I've added a thin line to show where to fold.) I would probably sew one into the center of a si
It's no secret that I love when people use art and crafting as a supplement to their daily routines. I've known Pamela for twelve years - she sits right next to me at work. Pamela has two passions: tuneless whistling and painting. Like me, Pamela has an artistic passion outside
The best easy Solutions to Organize School Papers! Learn how to decide what to keep and what to throw away of your kids school papers.
Another Hobby House sample using the Gorjuss Girls decoupage kits. This time I've used the sketch at Everybody Art challenge. The papers were in the kit and I've distressed them with frayed burlap distress ink and stickles. I used MS daisy edge punch and the gorgeous ribbon is from the Hobby House too. The flowers are from a Prima e-line pack and I've sprayed them with glimmer mist. The pearls are from the Hobby House. Thanks for looking! x
My story of this gorgeous mini album begins with discovering this video on Youtube. The album this woman (who I only know as Angelwings14100) created was AMAZING!!! Anyway I wanted to find a written tutorial on it, but I couldn't find one. The video author did say she had been quite ill, and so she may not have gotten around to making one yet. I hope she's okay, as she is an amazing artist and seems to be a very nice person. So instead of finding a written tutorial, I found this video by her and then this video by her. I have "Americanized" her instructions as we here in the States don't usually use A4 paper (8.27" X 11.69"). So if you check out her videos, there is that discrepancy. There are other minor changes I made just because this was easier for me. 6X6 paper packs are perfect for this project. A 24-sheet pack will make a book with 3 "pages," so if you want more pages, get two identical or coordinating paper pads. Of course, you can use regular sized scrapbook paper as well. So let's get started on the tutorial: We'll start with the outside of the book! Cut two pieces of chipboard to 6-1/4" X 4-3/4". Cut one piece of chipboard to 6-1/4" X 1-1/2". Cut a piece of cardstock to 6-3/4" X 12". Score the cardstock just shy of 1/4" on all four sides. Layer your chipboard on the cardstock as shown above. Clip the corners of the cardstock. Place adhesive (I use ScoreTape) on all four edges of the card stock. Remove the release paper from the ScoreTape one edge at a time, fold the edge over the cardstock, and burnish with a bone folder. This is going to give you a very nice finished edge. (Alternatively, you can cut your cardstock to fit just to the edge of the chipboard and paint or ink the edges. If so, cut your cardstock cover to 6-1/4" X 11-1/2".) Cut a piece of cardstock to 6-1/4" X 11-1/2" - this will be the inside of your cover. Cut a piece of cardstock to 8-1/4" X 3-1/2" - this will be the inside back pocket of the cover. Score the pocket piece at 1" on each end. Before you attach the inside cover to the book, wrap the pocket piece around the back of the inside cover, and glue it down on the back. See the photo above. The bone folder shows how you have made an open pocket. This will be critical for later. Attach the inside of the cover to the outside. With the edge (not the point!) of your bone folder, gently press the crease down. Fold your book cover closed. WOW - it's already starting to take shape! On the outside cover, run a piece of ScoreTape across the center of the book (see photo). Cut a yard of ribbon, center it, and adhere it to the book cover. Cut two pieces of scrapbook paper to 6" X 4-1/2", and adhere them to the front and back covers. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper to 6" X 1-1/4", and adhere it to the spine of your book. Decorate! NOTE: If you want to sponge the edges of your paper, it's easier to remember to do it before you glue them to the cardstock - especially if your cardstock is light in color and you want it to stay that way. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper to 4-1/2" X 5-3/4" - adhere to the inside front. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper to 6" X 1-1/2" - adhere to inside spine. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper to 6" X 2" - adhere to inside back, and this piece will partially slide into your back pocket. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper to 6" X 3-1/4" - adhere to pocket. Now we are going to make our very first file folder tab using the Envelope Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers. Cut two pieces of cardstock at 6" X 3". Score one long edge on each piece of cardstock at 1/4". With your Envelope Punch Board, punch the opposite long edge of your pieces of cardstock at 3" (see above). Line up either end (right or left corner) of that same edge so that the short edge bisects the very center of the punch (see second picture above). Punch. You now have two tabs on your cardstock, one of them is tapered on the end so it looks like a file folder tab, and one of them does not taper on the end and looks less like a file folder tab. Using your paper trimmer, trim off the tab that looks less like a file folder tab. If you have any questions about this poorly worded instruction, there are loads of YouTube videos on how to do this. Here's one by Catherine Pooler. Do the exact same thing to your second piece of 6" X 3" cardstock. Put a thin piece of ScoreTape on the folded edge of each piece of cardstock. Remove the release paper from the ScoreTape of one piece of cardstock and line it up right against the left-hand side of the inside of your book. Stick it down, but you might want to leave it a bit loose at this point in case you have to make any adjustments. Remove the release paper from the second piece of cardstock and line it up so that when the "doors" are closed they meet in the middle. When everything is lined up properly, press down firmly. I even go ahead and burnish the fold with my bone folder so it lays flatter. Cut a two pieces of matching scrapbook paper at 6" X 2-1/2" to cover the outside of the gatefold doors. On each piece, make a file folder edge exactly like the ones you made from the cardstock. THEN trim 1/8" from both of the short edges so your paper is now only 5-3/4" long. Mat the scrapbook paper onto the cardstock gatefold doors. If you want to add "door knobs" with decorative brads, now is the time to do that. You can even attach a piece of ribbon to each brad so the doors are tied together. Cut two pieces of scrapbook paper exactly like you did for the outside of the doors. When you cut the tabs, however, cut the them on the OPPOSITE side, because we're now working on the inside (or opposite side) of the door. (You'll figure it out.) Congratulations! You have finished the outside of the book. Now it's time to make the pages. For each page that you make, cut one piece of cardstock to 6" X 11". NOTE: The picture shows 8-1/2" X 6". What was I thinking? The correct measurement is 6" X 11". Score the cardstock parallel to the short edge at 1/4", 4-1/4", and 8-1/4". (If you are using a Score-It Board, score at 1/4", then 4" from there, then another 4" from there.) With the 1/4" fold on your right, fold the 1/4" piece over and put thin ScoreTape along the edge. Put wider ScoreTape (or thin, it doesn't matter) on the bottom edge of the next panel on the right side (see picture above). Remove the release paper from the ScoreTape and fold it up so that you have a pocket with an opening at the top and a 2-3/4" wide extra piece on the left. Cut a tab on the extra piece as shown above. The tab on this extra piece can be either at the top or the bottom. I like to alternate them between pages, i.e., pages 1 and 3 will have bottom tabs, and pages 2 and 4 will have top tabs. Orient the page with the pocket at the top and the file folder flap on the right (see first photo above). Cut a piece of scrapbook paper at 5-3/4" X 3-3/4" and adhere it to the front of the pocket. Cut two pieces of scrapbook paper at 6" X 2-1/2" and cut them to cover the inside and outside of your file folder flap. Decorate the outside file folder flap with more scrapbook paper and a border punch or edge die. You can use ribbon her to. Whatever you want. Go crazy. Now make a tag for your top-loaded pocket: Cut a piece of cardstock at 6" X 3-1/2." Cut a tab by lining up one side at 2-1/2" inches on your Envelope Punch Board and then punching the right edge as well. Cut two pieces of scrapbook paper at 5-3/8" X 3-1/4" and adhere them to either side of your tag. Flip the entire page over. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper at 5-3/4" X 2" and adhere it to the left side of the back page. Cut a piece of cardstock at 6" X 2-1/2" and cut a file folder tab in it. Just like before, this file folder tab can be on either side, and I like to alternate them. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper at 6" X 2-1/4", cut a file folder tab in it, and adhere it to cardstock. Make "hinges" by taking a long scrap piece of cardstock and cutting it 3/4" wide. Score it lengthwise down the middle. Put a piece of ScoreTape on both sides of the score line. This is what you will cut your "hinges" from. Flip your recently made file folder panel over so the cardstock is face up (scrapbook paper face down). Put a piece of ScoreTape on the long straight edge of the cardstock panel (opposite the file folder tab). Cut your "hinges" long enough to go from the ScoreTape to the edge of the panel where the file folder tab is. Do this on both ends of the cardstock. Remove the release paper from the ScoreTape and adhere the "pocket" to the back page as shown above. (The pocket is the pink part. You haven't made the brown part with the swirls yet.) Cut a piece of cardstock at 5-1/2" X 3-1/4". Cut two pieces of scrapbook paper at 5-1/4" X 3" and adhere them to either side of the cardstock. (That's the brown part with the swirls.) Make an achoring page by cutting a piece of chipboard and two pieces of scrapbook paper all at 6" X 3-3/4" and adhere them all together. This page is going to go behind your other pages and anchor the page into the cover. After you have made 3 - 5 pages and your anchoring page, it's time to bind them. I used a Bind-It-All and just used six prongs in the very center of each page. This was very easy because the Bind-It-All punches six holes at a time. Be sure to take your tags out of the pages before you punch them, and then put them back in when you have made your punches. This will ensure that you don't accidentally punch a tag and bind it in, thereby preventing the tag from ever coming out again. After all your pages and your anchoring page (behind the rest of the pages) have all be bound together, you can insert the anchoring page into the pocket that you made in the cover. AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!!! Be very careful when you make your first one. Seriously, these books are addictive. I didn't want you to say I didn't warn you.
This fun little folder has 8 pockets. At 3 inches x 5 5/8 inches you could tuck it into a larger pocket of an album or organizer. It has so many interesting little pockets to explore or
I was so thrilled and honored to get a private message from Betty at SCS, asking if I would be interested in being a Guest Designer for the month of March for the Color Challenge Team! A fabulous opportunity to work with the other talented members of the team (Betty, Julia, Joanne, Peggy, Vicki, Karen and Mary). I am really looking forward to creating cards to (hopefully) inspire others to join in the weekly Challenges. It's so much fun!! Congrats to Bridget Finlay who is also Guest Designing this month for the Color Team. I have long admired her incredibly beautiful and artistic cards. Here's my card for this week's Color Challenge (CC365 - Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride). "Blushing Rose" Stamps: Field Flowers - sentiment (SU!) Paper: Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride DP (Just Add Cake) (SU!) Ink: Wild Wasabi Accessories & Tools: Rolling Rose die-cut (C.C. Designs), Savannah border die-cut (Memory Box), Itty Bitty flower punch (SU!), pink half-pearls, Tombow glue, mat pack, stylus, and adhesives I ran the Blushing Bride DP through my Big Shot with the Rolling Rose die-cut. I rolled the rose and used Tombow glue to hold the bottom in place. I placed a medium-sized half pearl in the center of the rose. I ran Wild Wasabi cardstock through my Big Shot with the Savannah border die-cut twice; one I left whole, the other was used to cut leaves for under the small blossom by the sentiment and for the blossom on the inside panel. I punched small flowers from the Blushing Bride DP, placed them on the sponge part of the mat pack and used a stylus to press gently around the middle of the flower until it formed a cup shape. I placed a mini, pink half-pearl in the center of each flower. I used small drops of Tombow glue to mount everything onto the Very Vanilla card front. I mounted the card front onto a card base of Wild Wasabi for stability.
I’ve been doing a lot of swapping lately, and I am always looking for pretty envelopes to hold small buts of ephemera and embellishments. The envelopes need to be small enough to fit inside a larger package or envelope, but big enough to hold a bunch of small pieces. Here’s what up I came up with, and they worked so well I decided to share them, I know so many of us send RAKs and swaps ;)About the Free Ephemera EnvelopesEach of these envelopes is in a single 8.5 s 11” sheet and is 600 dpi, so t
These small file folders will work in a variety of journal styles. Simply print, cut, and fold in half. (I've added a thin line to show where to fold.) I would probably sew one into the center of a si
As I promised today I will share some information, pictures and video about stencils I make with my Silhouette :) This way I like the best. I use
Hi everyone, hope you are having a great week. I've been doing a clean up of my craft room, going through multiple folders and boxes of bits and bobs I've squirreled away over the years. Just as I was about to throw a whole bunch of it out, I also came across a manila file folder mini album I'd started years back and never finished. I decided to finish the mini journal with some of my 'junk' and to do something I thought I'd never do, film a flip through video and post it on my YouTube channel :o0 Please excuse the mumbling and stumbling, first time I've ever made a video and this feeble attempt took about five tries, I finally gave up trying to correct all of my mistakes and posted it as is LOL! Don't have any idea how all you talented folks make process videos or heaven forbid a live broadcast, I am in awe of your talents! Thank you Mini Album Makers Challenge blog for choosing my file folder junk journal as one of your August 2018 Top Five! xo Have a great day everyone and happy creating! Deb xo
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