Hey guys! Laura Craigie here, and today I'm here to show you two more cover inspirations for using your Very Merry December Kit!
For me personally, before I even set out to work on my album I knew I had to think of how I was going to store and display it. Because this album will most likely be stored on a bookshelf with the spine out, I knew that I needed to keep the cover as flat as possible. I don't want bits and pieces flaking off when it gets pulled in and out.
So I started off my album by adding the gold mesh washi tape to both the front and the back covers, lining it right up to the red fabric binding. If you know me, I can't call something "done" without sewing on it. Since that wasn't entirely possible with the thick cover I pulled out a white gel pen and drew ticking lines around the perimeter of the cover.
The next part is my stamping on the cover and back of the album. I have to admit I was a bit scared about heat embossing and if it might warp the cover or not, but it worked perfectly! I just adore the shimmery silver embossing powder. It's such a simple thing, but looks quite striking in person. I started on the back corner by stamping the December 2013, because I figured if it was going to mess it up I wanted it to be on the back and not the front, but as you can see I didn't need to worry at all. Next I stamped the front of the cover and did it all at one time with a large acrylic block making it was really quick and easy. For the record I let my heat gun fully heat up before using it so that I had the heat on it as little as possible.
Since the spine of the album is always sticking out I felt free to add some dimension in the way of chipboard and a sweet little silver bow.
So that is my very simple, and sweet album cover. I also have the pleasure of getting to share with you Aleksandra's amazing cover too!
Here is what she had to say about her process:
"I am in LOVE with the Very Merry December kit! It took me awhile to decide a style of my cover. The possibilities with this kit are endless! I went for a rather clean red and white look with a tiny touch of light blue. I used my Cameo to cut the zig zag background and my title.To pick up the red from the binder, I placed the red felt behind the title. I cut the Very Merry December banner from a sheet with cut-outs. It's the name of the kit and not the actual cut-out, but it was too pretty not to use :-) I have also used a couple of doilies, a tin pin and a little elf (oh, that little elf... I die of cuteness every time I see him!), Finally, I stamped "it's the best time of the year" with the add-on stamp, cut it out and layered it on top of a piece of washi tape. White trim and some golden splatters and my cover was done. Now I can't wait to start filling the album!"
Wow! Don't you just love her cover?? So gorgeous!
I hope you guys feel inspired to dig into your kit and get started! I also hope you'll continue to join us every week on Wednesdays and Saturdays as we work on our albums throughout December and into the New Year :)