Showing posts with label Hanging Mini Album. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hanging Mini Album. Show all posts

Friday, March 29, 2013

Engraver Hanging Mini Album


Last week I watched
a Ustream video on how you can make a hanging mini album with an Ikea Tolsby frame. Since the Penmaker and I were going to Ikea on Friday, I put that item on the top of my shopping list. I bought two.
After going through
the video three more times... I began...


This first step is
really messy. I had to call to the Penmaker to bring me some baby wipes, which had gotten moved to another room, as I couldn't even open the door for the gel medium coating my hands.


You need to tear your
 paper into strips, ink the edges and glue them to the frame with the medium. It goes fast, and all in all, well worth the effort.


I love the combination
of the Printery and Engraver papers... both from Prima. Here are the pages in order, front to back.


The flowers are all
either from Prima's Engraver collection or I Am Roses.


The chipboard pieces
and stickers are part of Prima's Engraver.


Prima Engraver brads,
Say It In Crystals and clock piece.


The game spinner is Idea-ology.


The album theme is
couples... the Penmaker, me and our four children with their spouses.


I'm still waiting for
two more photos, so I just left a blank tag to adhere them to when I receive them.


I printed the photos
in sepia to match the paper collections.


The eyelets are from Memory Keepers.


The metal corners and key are Momenta.


Black chipboard by Graffix.


Metal gears, pen nib, wings and pin by Idea-ology.


Rifle charm and paper
doilies are from my stash. The Distress Ink I used on all the paper edges is Walnut Stain.


I think that in time
this will hang a little flatter. If I make another, I won't use as many bulky embellishments. I must say I'm very happy with this project, and I thank Limor for the idea. 
Have a wonderful weekend, friends!

I'm linking up at:
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!
Linda

Thursday, March 28, 2013

A Sneak Peek

I'm late getting
things done this morning... still in my pj's. I was excited to get back to work on a standing mini album made from an Ikea frame, and forgot to write my post... tisk tisk! To top it off, my desk is loaded with supplies and I have eyelets sticking to my arm as I try to reach across this mess to type. 
Just have to show you a peek at this...


It's Prima's Engraver
collection with some Printery thrown in and hanging from an Ikea Tolsby $1.49 frame...
but onto today's project.
This is just a couple playin' around mixed-media pages...


I bought this cheapo
composition book at Staples last year to use as a practice work journal. It's where I brush on my leftover paint and gesso. The problem I have with it is... the pages are ruled and thin. I have to glue two together and pile gesso on to cover the lines... then they wrinkle. (Anyone else go through this? Ideas?)


I'm linking up at:
Balzer Designs - Art Journal Every Day

I hope you all
have a wonderful Thursday... hey, the weekend's coming fast! Please check back tomorrow if you can... I'm dying to show you this hanging album.
Remember to watch for our Giveaway coming soon!

Thanks for stopping by!
Linda
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