Hi everyone - Lowri here and welcome to my last guest post
for the month of May.
I
was thrilled when a box full of goodies from the Travel Girl Collection arrived at my door. I
had so many ideas but in the end I decided to create a couple of projects where
I could showcase the most design elements from this fabulously-put-together
set.
“On
the Go” Album
This
album was created as a “Smash” style project. It’s all ready to go – just slip
it in your backpack when you set off on your travels and journal like crazy as
you go along!
Before
we take a look inside – I will show you quickly how I made this button on the
front. It is simply threaded onto some elastic and tied at the back – but
having a closure like this keeps everything together and makes it less likely
your treasures inside will be lost.
I
used this simply gorgeous stamp to create the
button. Before starting – gather your supplies:
A stamp, Stayzon ink, a small piece of cotton fabric and a brayer/roller. You
will also need a handmade button blank – available at any sewing store.
1.
Ink
your stamp really well
2.
Gently
lay your fabric on top
3.
Carefully
and firmly pass the roller over the fabric – ONCE ONLY
4.
Remove
fabric – and Voila!
All
you need to do now is use that fabric to cover your button blank as per the
manufacturer instructions. Let’s take a look inside the album:
I
have used many elements to create and decorate the pages – see below for more
details:
a)
The
inside cover tells the start of the story – jetting off on an adventure. The airplane card is from the Miscellany Pieces.
b)
I
have added some glassine envelopes throughout the album – which can be used to
contain maybe a boarding pass or a memento from your flight.
c)
Small
tags are great as you can use them to jot down a quick thought or memory you
want to preserve.
d)
I
have used elements from the Word Stickers and Banners to decorate these.
e)
You
can use tags horizontally and vertically to create a layered effect.
f)
Plain
cardstock folded in half makes a great showcase for larger stickers and can be
left blank so you can add some favorite photos at a later time.
g)
Some
of these elements are so playful! These cards from the Miscellany are so cute!
h)
I
have also used blank postcards and pieces of patterned paper cut to size to
create pages.
One of my favorite things to do in albums like this is to
create little folders to tell a story within a story. They are “self contained”
within the album as a whole – here is how you can easily do this:
1.
Using
a larger element as the front and back “cover, thread only the back onto your
binding.
2.
Thread
on your other elements, largest first down to the smallest.
3.
Finally
– thread the front cover page on and continue assembling the rest of the album.
(Note: the bottom three pictures depict the technique only and are not the
exact same elements as in the main picture!)
“Journaling
Folder”
I
have also created this journaling card folder – packed with blank notes for you
to tuck into your bag and fill in whenever you like! For those that do Project
Life – these all measure 3” x 4” too!
This
picture above shows the folder opened up. You can see there are two pockets
stuffed with journaling tags
This
cute dog and taxi are a great example of the fun imagery included in this
collection!
I
have used a few different elements here:
1.
I
have simply cut out and corner rounded some cards from the Journaling Cards paper.
2.
These
are mini envelopes cut from plain cardstock and decorated with cards from the
Miscellany Pack – they will be great for storing all those ticket stubs and
receipts!
3.
These
folded cards are blank inside and will hold a lot of journaling text.
4.
The
folder will easily fit inside your bag – however light you choose to pack.
I
hope you have enjoyed my projects this month. I would like to say a huge
THANK-YOU to October Afternoon for the opportunity to showcase my work. They
have been wonderfully generous and a joy to work with.
Please
post a comment with any questions AND be sure to follow my Website or Facebook Page as I have a few more
giveaways coming up. I will also be asking October Afternoon to select a random
winner from those who comment on this post – and the winner will receive the projects
shown this week! Happy Travels!
Lowri
Thank you to everyone who posted a comment on the blog reveal of our new Travel Girl collection! This line has received rave reviews and will begin shipping to stores in April!
As promised, one lucky commenter has been chosen at random to win a Travel Girl collection kit. That winner is Queenbanana, who left this comment on Feb. 24th:
Finally, a line just about me. I am your travel girl.... Israel, Paris, London, San Juan, Rio so far. And this is just the line to doucument all the fun. Would love to win and add travel girl to all my other treasured OA products!
Congratulations Queenbanana and thanks again to everyone who posted comments!