Clutch Purse

Decided to take a little break from the pinwheel album

to create this little clutch purse card holder.

My friend, Nancy, had just done one

and I couldn't wait until she

had time to show me how

she did it, so I googled it

and found this fabulous you-tube video

that shows you step-by-step.

It's by a Stampin' Up demonstrator in the UK.

 

Here's my first attempt. 

I must say that it's pretty easy.

The normal A2 cards will not fit,

but it's perfect to hold a set of cards and envelopes

for a pretty gift. It's made using the

We R Memory Keepers

Envelope Punch Board.

 

 

I used some DP from an old

Stampin' Up stash.

It features self closing "tabs".

There's one in the back that

tucks down into the box.

You can see the one in the front

that's used for the flap.

 

The ribbon is also from Stampin' Up.

 

The pretty flower "bling" is from ???

I've purchased bunches of loose

bling over the years and just

store them in jars.

Pearls are from Bo Bunny.

Ooops - I see I missed cleaning

off a bit of glue - those camera

close-ups are a good tool for those

pesky details LOL.

 

 I plan on doing a few more of these

and fill them with cards, but this

was my prototype.

 

Hope you enjoyed it.

 

 

 

 



Butterfly

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.

 

 



Pinwheel Album beginnings

A while ago I saw an intriguing video on

You-Tube from  Emily280881 and

this Pinwheel Album that she created.

I've since found a second video showing

the same album, but decorated differently.

It' pretty cool!  Since it was a video only

of her completed project and not a

tutorial with dimensions and instructions,

it's taken me a while to get this in gear.

 

I thought I'd break it up a bit, since

it will be photo intensive.

 

With all the cold, rain & snow that's been

going on for the past couple of months that

I would do the project in bright summer colors!

Here's the start....

 

 

I opted to use 12 x 12 sheets of cardstock for

my "base" album pages - which when folded

up makes them 6 x 6.

 

So - I decided to make my album cover

(chipboard) 7 x 7 and the spine 7 x 1 1/2

 

 

On the right side, I needed "spines" to attach

the other three pages - so made them in

graduated sizes 1/4"  -  3/4"  -  1"

 

 

Here's the right side with the 3 album sections added.

 

Here they are with two levels unfolded

 

This has one level unfolded.

 

This shows the entire right side "packet" prior to

attaching it to the album.  This is the bottom.

 

Here's the album with the inside cover

decorated and both the right and

left side album sections attached.

I attached a ribbon that matched around

the entire front and back of the spine.

 

Here's the outside of the album and you

can see the "spine" of the bottom section.

 

When all the album sections are unfolded

they resemble a pinwheel shape.

 

The top folds down first (blue),

then the side panel folds in (pink)

and lastly the bottom (yellow) section.

 

Another view with the bottom partially closed.

 

More of the section partially closed

 

This one has the orange, blue and pink sections closed

Here's a close-up of the pretty, funky ribbon that

I used on the spine, both inside and outside.

There's possibly going to be a "flower" for the

outside made from the same ribbon....

 

This shows the album opened with the sections all closed.

 

More as I get going  :)

 

Hope you've enjoyed the journey so far.