G45 Matchbook Box & Album

Just a sneak peek of my current project.

I've been back from my cruise for 3 weeks,

so time to get crackin'.

I started with a G45 8 x 8 Matchbox,

a door pull and some G45 Tropical Traveloque

papers that I had a couple of in my stash and found

a few more at a stamp store in

Lemon Grove, Ca....   wish I could

find more (except for the full pad of 12 x 12

I found on Etsy for $69.99 - really?????

 

Anyway - here's the beginning

and will keep you updated as I progress.

 

 

I just love the color of this paper!

 

Got the box done except for the embellies

on the top

 

Have the outside chipboard album cover started

and some papers cut for the album pages.

 

Some of my layout started for the album.

 

More of possible layout.

 

Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek :)

More to follow....

 

 



Yippee - the Pinwheel Album is finally done.

It seemed like a long never ending project,

but I've finished the first pinwheel album.

It was fun and I think perhaps I'll try

another in a while - maybe with

a travel theme since I have another

cruise coming up next month.

 

Anyway - here are the photos

with the pages and tags

"blinged up".

 

I used stick on pearls and rhinestones

from Stampin' Up - some jewels from

Bo Bunny, Darice, ZVA Creative along
with some unknowns

that I had in my stash...

I also highlighted some of the

flowers and swirls with a

glittery Gelly Roll pen. (that

part didn't come out well in the photos)

 

 

 

The only thing left to add is photos!

Hope you enjoyed the journey.

 

Stay tuned..........

 



 

 

 

Phase IV - Pinwheel Album

This is becoming quite the project LOL.

I'm still basically on phase 3, but

it's slow going.   Here are a few more photos

and I still have another full section to do

pockets and tags for before I

venture into the final "bling" phase.

 

 

 

 

Here' s the top of the blue section

where I added another pocket using

one of the big flowers, but used it

in conjunction with a blue background

instead of a stand-alone.

Used a Spellbinder's die for the tags.

 

 

Here's the first flip out of the blue section.

I've added decoration to the pocket

and two tags decorated with a punched

out area. More on the funky flower in a bit.

 

 

Here's the blue section partially done

and opened up.  There's a tag

under the flower "pocket" and

a tag in the big pocket.

 

 

Below are four chipboard flowers

that I've had for eons.

They've been embossed several

times each with a couple of different

embossing powder colors

and finished off with Magic Speckle

to give them an enameled look.

All the EPs are from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

While the EP was still hot I pressed

a stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Swirls Set

into the hot EP to give it texture.

The paper flowers on top were cut out

using the Spellbinder's Rose Creations die

and topped off with Stampin' Up stick on pearls.

 

 

 

More to follow in a few days...

 

 

 



Pinwheel Album Part III

Well, I thought Part III would be the end

LOL, but it's taking me longer than I expected.

I'm slowly getting some of the pockets filled

with tags and adding more embellies, but

have a long way to go.

This may turn out to have several more parts!

 

Here's a peek at where I'm at now.

 

 

Started with the left (orange) side and added a little

more to the pocket along with a tag.

 

First flip shows two tags under the floral "pocket"

and a mat for the other panel.

 

Here's the fully opened section.

Two parts just have mats.

One has a double pocket and a couple of tags.

The third has a pocket and a tag with a pocket on the tag.

 

Here's the first flip of the yellow section.

 

 

 

 

The fully opened yellow section has

a deep pocket with a tag, another floral

pocket with tags, and I added another scalloped pocket

with a scalloped tag.

 

I'm not done with the orange section yet,

but moved on to the next.

It's a step by step deal, I guess.

Basic album, basic set up,

basic, tags, etc.

 

Then when that's done -

on to the heavy bling LOL...

 

Hope you're enjoying my little journey.

 

 

 



Pinwheel Album - Part II

Another photo-intensive post, but here's

phase II of the pinwheel album.

I've pretty much got all the pages

with the "basic" decorations

and pockets.  Since I made each

section a different color, it should

be easier to see the folds, etc.

My DP was Prima's

The Sasha Paper Collection stack.

 

 

Here's the album when it's first opened up.

The left side holds one section (orange)

The right side holds three sections (yellow, pink & blue)

 

Here's the left side with the first opening

(flipped down)

The pink flower was layered onto CS

and fussy cut - it's attached on one side

and the bottom to use as a pocket.

 

Here's the left section with the second opening

(flipped over to the left)

 

Here's the right side.

The yellow section opens first

(flipping down)

 

The next opening for the yellow section

is another flip downward.

 

The last opening for the yellow section

(flipped to the right)

The top right section has another flower

adhered to CS and used as a pocket.

 

Next up is the pink section

(flipped to the right)

 

The next opening for the pink section

is another flip to the right

Another pink flower pocket on the center panel.

 

The last opening for the pink section

(flipped upward)

 

The blue section's first opening

(flipped upward)

 

Blue opening number two is

another flip upward.

 

The last opening for the blue section

(flipped to the left)

The green and pink flower was

also used as a pocket.

 

Here's a photo of the entire album opened

up - you can see where pinwheel comes from.

 

Here's a closer view

the inside "base"

is also decorated and

has a pocket.

 

Here's a close-up of the layers

in their closed positions.

 

Here's what the album looks like

standing up with the sections closed.

 

Here's the front of the album.....

 

Phase III will be more

decorating of the individual pages

and the addition of tags, etc.

Stay tuned :)

 

Hope you enjoyed the show.