Birds, Dogs, and Cats - All with Laura Denison's 2014's Turn the Page Source Book

Laura Denison has a wonderful resource for album makers called the 2014 Turn the Page (TTP) Source book. It contains a phenomenal set of 12 page styles, 4 cover styles, 8 binding systems, along with additional cascading, paper bag, and envelope style pages. She just released the 2015 TTP with even more pages and binding styles. 

I made the Two Birds Album below using Laura’s Old World Charm kit for the 2014 TTP that was loaded with three types of designer patterned paper, stickers, tags & pockets, colored cardstock, flowers, yarn, ribbon, and chipboard for the cover.  Each TTP page is named after a city and this album contains six unique pages: Paris, Boston, Seattle, London, Sydney, and New York.

Cover

Page 1 - Paris Front

Page 1- Paris Front Open

Page 1 - Paris Back and Page 2 - Boston Front

Page 1- Paris Back and Page 2 - Sea Front Open

Page 2 - Boston Back and Page 3 - Seattle Front

Page 2 - Boston Back and Page 3 - Seattle Front Open

Page 3 - Seattle Back and Page 4- London Front

Page 3 - Seattle Back and Page 4 - London Front Open

Page 4 - London Back and Page 5- Sydney Front

Page 4 - London Back and Page 5 - Sydney Front Open

Page 5 - Sydney Back and Page 6 - New York Front

Page 5 - Sydney Back and Page 6 - New York Front Open

Page 6 - New York Back

The next album is made with Graphic 45's Raining Cats and Dogs paper collection for a friend that just graduated from Vet School. The album features a bi-fold opening with three pages and a cascade page on the back inside cover.  Again this uses 2014 TTP pages: Anchorage, Sydney, Chicago, and Snoqualmie Falls (Cascade). To enclose the vet album I made a Vet Office using Laura Denison’s Maple Street Tea Shop pattern.

Vet Album Cover

Top View Album - Bi-fold Opening 

Front Cover Pocket and Page 1 Anchorage Front

Left Anchorage Back, Middle Sydney Front, Right Chicago Back 

Left Sydney Back and Right Chicago Cascade

Vet Office

Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting,

Debby

The Volvo Garage

This Volvo Garage was made to hold a model of my husband’s 1960 Volvo. Below is the PV544 Volvo he is restoring.  It is the same one this parents owned his whole life.

Our Full Size PV544 Volvo

I started with a kit from Laura Denison for her Maple Street Gas Station and Theater pattern. Laura's kit featured Kaisercraft's Garage Days paper collection. To that I added a model of the PV544 Volvo. I was lucky that the model scale was just right for the pattern.  I modified the roof line and moved out the gas pump to create a decking for the model. 

The Paper Model of the Volvo Garage

Side View Volvo Garage

Gas Pump and Door Detail

Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting,

Debby

Sports Shop, Auburn Style

This is a special project I made for my youngest son, a big Auburn football fan.  I started with Laura Denison’s Maple Street Pet and Sports Shop pattern and Graphic 45’s Good Old Sport paper collection. To that I added Auburn collegiate stickers, and my son’s figures.  I adapted the pattern from two window with a center door to allow for a large front window that would hold both the football player and the mascot tiger.  The tiger is really a cat figure with blue line tape to make tiger stripes.

Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting,

Debby

National Parks Touring Canvas

Welcome to the National Parks Blog Hop! Return to the start of the hop HERE.  Using the National Parks Deluxe Kit and stuff from my stash I made a layered style 12 x 12 canvas centered around a favorite photo.  

I haven't been to any national parks in a while, so I was at a loss as to what to make this month. Then I happened to actually look at my dresser and this picture of my great aunt that has been sitting there for years. I just loved the retro and outdoorsy style of this picture with this kit. As a child she was my substitute grandmother since my own lived so far away. In this picture she is touring Mount Rainier park sometime in the late 1940's. (And just to make sure there is no confusion, this was way before I was born.) 

I started by photographing the original picture and printing it along with the National Parks digital kit camera and wilderness country elements for embellishments. 

Next I created a the base color on the canvas. First, I used a diecut to make a disposable stencil.  The harlequin pattern was applied with embossing paste. Second, I covered over the canvas with Lindy's Stamp Gang (LSG) sprays with lots of water for a soft washed look. You can't really see it in the picture, but it has lots of shine. 

Next I used a text stamp (from CS Trees collection) with some Club Scrap Hybrid ink in burgundy to add some texture to the background. You can see where I flubbed some of the stamping, but it just adds to overall feel of the canvas in the end. Next I started mounting the die cuts. The treeline was cut from a piece of mixed media paper and colored with LSG sprays (again the shine is great in person). The globe is cut from a bronze paper, but all other papers are from the National Parks Deluxe kit. 

Next came the layering of paper. I think I drove my friends crazy at my scrapbooking weekend asking for input on the layering. After I was happy with the layout I used my phone to photograph the positions and started building up the layers. This is my first layer where I used the maize print in two ways. I tore the slopping tree line out of the paper and used LSG sprays on it (of course).  Then I used a lighter piece for a layer on top of it.  I added a bit of creme lace behind the edge punched in brown.

The second layer of die cuts includes more pieces from the kit along with a gold paper. Each part is either distressed or stamped (all CS stamps) to add texture. 

Finally we get to the picture and accents all added. I really like the way the large gem embellishments look with this earthy kit.  Here is a close-up showing the dimension. 

So did you notice that some was missing from the canvas two pictures above?  This canvas has a secret. The picture hides a small 1/4 inch deep shelf that houses a mini-scrapbook that can be removed.

The mini-album is a simple fold over card cut with a die cut. Inside is another picture of my great aunt, re-sized on the computer with the details documented. 

  
The supplies used are listed below:

• Club Scrap 'National Parks' Deluxe kit including printed and solid papers, cut aparts, stickers, ribbon, stamps, and gems.
• Club Scrap 'National Parks' digital kit
• Club Scrap Hybrid Ink - Earth, Burgundy 
• Distressing Ink - Vintage Photo
• Ranger embossing paste
• Mixed Media paper
• Metallic paper in bronze and gold
• White pigment ink
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays 
• Cape Cod Coral
• Clam Bake Beige
• Cowabunga Copper
• Creme Brulee Cream
• Glory of the Seas Gold
• Maidenhair Fern Green
• My Mojito Green
• Shabby Turbine Teal
• Wild Honeysuckle Coral
• Vagabond die cut machine and dies: 
• Stampin' Up top note die
• Sizzix Alternations vintage cabinet card die
• Sizzix Alternations framework trellis die
• Sizzix Alternations brackets on the edge die
• Sizzix Alternations Globe thinlits die
• Sizzix Alternations mixed media thinlits die
• Stampin' Up apothecary accents thinlits die
• Punches: 
• Stampin' Up mosaic punch
• Stampin' Up decorative label punch
• Martha Stewart eyelet lace edge punch
• Creme lace and burgundy Twine from my stash

Thank you for reading and I appreciate getting comments. Your next stop is with the artistic Wendy at Life, Paper & Soul and the beginning of the hop is at the Club Scrap Blog here.


Happy Crafting,
 Debby H

National Parks Forest Card

I'm really enjoying the Club Scrap National Parks Collection. The saying on this card "May the forest be with you" is one my friend's DH really liked. So, while spending the weekend scrapping together we made cards. Here are two cards I made and one my friend made. It was fun how we both used the same elements, but each card turned out differently.  

The papers, ribbon, gems, and stamps were from the National Parks Deluxe kit. I used a combination of Club Stamp Hybrid ink and Distress ink. In addition I used a Stampin' Up mosaic punch and Sizzix Alternations framework trellis die.

On the inside another friend suggested adding a U to the "Make today so awesome yesterday gets jealous" stamp image. It is a perfect fit.  I hope this gives you some idea for father's day cards. 

Thanks of stopping by.

Happy Crafting,

Debby 

Mixed Media Blues Panel

Welcome to the The Blues Blog Hop! To return to the start of the hop here.  This month I'm continuing my mixed media spree with a panel commentating my son's time in Jazz band, a perfect match with this collection.

The background is a patterned paper from 'The Blues' collection.  I mounted on a piece of chipboard.  I distressed the edges and splattered it with Lindy's Stamp Gang (LSG) Creme Brulee Creme spray for some color and shine.  

I printed the black and white picture on card stock. First I coated the picture with clear gesso using a coarse brush to add texture. Then, I sprayed the picture with LSG Hydrangea Blue. Finally I edged it with the gold metallic. 

The quote circle was cut from a 'The Blues' patterned paper and 'The Blues'  music stamp.  I painted the trumpet image with three layers of LSG Glory of the Seas Gold spray. The small panel image is LSG Golden Angel Wings embossing with LSG Time Travel Teal spray.  

'The Blues' stamped images were heat embossed on mixed media paper and then sprayed to color each. The circular image is LSG Golden Angel Wings embossing with LSG Tibetan Poppy Teal and LSG Azure Sea Asters sprays.  

The Triple panel image is LSG Morning Glory Azure embossing with LSG Silent Night Silver spray.  

The quadruple panel image is LSG Morning Glory Azure embossing with LSG Glory of the Seas Gold spray.  Finally all images were matted and antiqued. 

The supplies used are listed below:

• Club Scrap Printed paper 'The Blues' 
• Club Scrap Ribbon 'The Blues', and 'Oopsie Daisy'
• Club Scrap Embellishments 'The Blues'
• Club Scrap Stamps 'The Blues' 
• Club Scrap Hybrid Ink - Sapphire
• Club Scrap solid papers 'The Blues', '50s kitchen' teal, and 'Oopsie Daisy' gold
• Distressing Ink - Vintage Photo, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China
• Distress Stain - Tarnished Brass, Black Soot
• Gold Metallic Paint Stick
• Signo White Gel Pen
• Clear Gesso
• Mixed Media paper
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays - Creme Brulee Cream, Azure Sea Asters, Time Travel Teal, Hydrangea Blue, Silent Night Silver, Glory of the Seas Gold, Tibetan Poppy Teal
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Two Tone embossing powders - Morning Glory Azure, Golden Angel Wings

Thank you for reading. Your next stop is with the very creative Kay at Kay's Keepsakes and the beginning of the hop is at Club Scrap Blog here.


Happy Crafting,
 Debby H