~ Retirement Book for Our Admiral

Alas, all good things come to an end.  Our big boss will be leaving us for the leisurely life of retirement.  This is a project I made for the office to add the their well-wishes for RDML David Boone.  The pages are covered in a combination of desert and chocolate chip cookie camo, Washington D.C. and Navy-themed patterned papers.  The retirement ceremony is on April 12, so I fixed the clock hands at 4:12.  Not sure anyone will that subtle details but we’ll see. =)

 

Supplies:

• Zutter – 1″ antique brass O-wire
• 7Gypsies – book boards, metal corners
• Tim Holtz – various metal embellishments
• We R Memory Keepers – extra large eyelets
• Bazzill Basics – textured cardstock
• Wausau Paper – gold cardstock
• Art Parts – chipboard frame
• Scrapbook Customs, Paper House, Sugar Tree, Creative Imaginations – patterned paper
• Scrapbook Customs – cardstock stickers, die cuts
• Recollections – epoxy alpha stickers
• Ranger – gold acrylic paint

 

~ Baby Shower Book & Goody Bags

Here is my second in a series of Bind-it-All minibooks made from patterned paper scraps.  This project is a baby shower book for well-wishers to add their happy greetings.

I also made goody bags for all 35 of my co-workers plus a few extra for Katie’s family.  See more photos of both projects in the slideshow below.

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Supplies:

Katie book –

• Zutter – 1.5″ white o-ring, 7.5″ acrylic tabs, 7.5″ kraft chipboard cover
• Basic Grey – patterned paper
• Epiphany Crafts – scalloped circle epoxy
• The Twinery – twine
• ribbon, pacifier decorations

treat bags –

• cardstock – Stampin’ Up!, Bazzill
• patterned paper
• twine – The Twinery
• ribbon, pacifier decorations
• We R Memory Keepers – large eyelets

~ Farewell to Stephanie

We were surprised to find out last week that our newest analyst was leaving us this week.  To help make her farewell luncheon a little more special, I made candy boxes to put at each place setting at the restaurant.  She loves purple so I made purple tags using twine from The Twinery – so cute!

Supplies:

• The Twinery – twine
• K&Company – patterned cardstock
• Wausau Paper – cardstock
• Bazzill – cardstock
• We R Memory Keepers – eyelets
• Paper Source – satin ribbon

 

~ Blizzard Wall Art

I guess the one good thing about being snowed-in is that you have plenty of time to watch movies, cook, bake and make crafts.  My daughter has been doing the baking while I’ve been cooking and crafting.

Here is a project that uses an origami frame as a wall hanging instead of binding together into a book.  I used an untraditional scrapbooking item for the project — comic book backing boards — as the base of my project.  Why not?  They’re light chipboard and acid-free.  

If you’d like the instructions on how to make the origami frame, go to the bottom of this post.  Please let me know if you use the instructions and make a project of your own.

Click here for a PDF of how to make the origami frame.

Stuff:  Zutter – 1/2″ white o-wire; My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper, adhesive chipboard shapes, stickers; Stampin’ Up – grosgrain ribbon; We R Memory Keepers – extra large eyelets; Dymo – labels; light chipboard, satin ribbon

~ BIA Halloween Minibooks & Matchbook Cards

Here are my latest BIA Halloween projects.  I will be sending these off to my brothers and sis-in-law to fill with pictures of their kids this year.  The My Mind’s Eye paper is sooo cute.   

 

I used the same line  for my card class this past week.  Here are the samples I made for the class to follow.  These will be given to my hubby’s co-workers.

 

 

 Stuff:  Zutter/Bind-it-All – 1″ black o-wire; My Minds’ Eye – patterned paper, chipboard stickers, cardstock die cuts, cardstock sitckers, ribbon; Little Yellow Bicycle – ribbon; We R Memory Keepers – extra large eyelets; Stampin’ Up! – ribbon; Paper Source – matchbook cards

~ WCMD Challenge

I issued a World Card Making Day Challenge in the Zutter Zisters Ning Board earlier this month.  Here is the card I made for inspiration.  The only requirements were (1) it was a card or card-like project and (2) that it used Zutter products.

 

Run-down on how I made this card –Instead of using the Canvas Cover, which I thought was a bit too thick for a card projects, I tore off the canvas from the cover itself.  I inked the canvas with two shades of orange and two shades of green then crumpled it up and inked a little bit more.  The patterned papers were sewn onto the canvas.  Once all of the other sewing details were added, I added the canvas to the Acrylic Cover with rivets.  Rub-ons, flower and foam letters were added and the ribbon was the last addition.  The little pocket will hold a tag and gift card.

Stuff:  Zutter Innovative/Bind-it-All – Acrylic Cover, Canvas Cover, rivets; My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper; Prima – flowers; American Crafts – foam letters; Making Memories – rub-ons; We R Memory Keepers – large eyelet; Stampin’ Up! – ink; eFavor – ribbon

~ Okay, just one more Cosmo Cricket and BIA project…

 

 

Yeah, my blog break lasted all of less than one day, huh?  Seriously, I’ll be on a blog break for two weeks after today. =)  I wanted to make one last project for my sister-in-law before we board the plane to see my family tomorrow.  I learned an origami-like frame folding technique in the wee hours of this morning and was so antsy to try it out.  Not bad for having figured it out from a few pictures online!  This is the new Early Bird line–nice, bright colors!

 

Stuff:  Cosmo Cricket – patterned paper; Zutter – 1/2″ o-wire; Lil’ Davis Designs – flowers with bling; We R Memory Keepers – extra large eyelets; Tim Holtz – tiny staples; Stampin’ Up! – ribbon

~ Cosmo Cricket – Acrylic Bookmarks & Shadow Box

Mr. Campy, Jack’s World, Dutch Girl – bookmarks

There is no limit to the use of Cosmo Cricket’s various paper lines.  The projects above are bookmarks I made on the fly and the one below is of a 4″ x 6″ shadow box gift I made for my retiring co-worker, Diane.  I thought it would be cute to combine her baby picture in a gift I was making for her retirement.  She will be retiring from the government with as years as I’ve been alive!

Early Bird – Shadow Box

Stuff:  Cosmo Cricket – patterned paper; AccuCut – acrylic; Stampin’ Up! – ribbon; Jolee’s – Shadow Box; Bazzill – cardstock; We R Memory Keepers – extra large eyelets; satin ribbon

~ Snow Daze & a Valentine’s Card

Lots of ice around here but hopefully it will all melt away this weekend!  Here are a few pictures from earlier in the week and a couple of pictures of a project I will be teaching at a card class at work next month.  It’s been a while since I taught my last class, so I decided to start with something small this year–a flat 6″ square card with a small pocket to hold an old-fashioned school kid valentine. 

  

{Click on the smaller pictures for a better look.}

Stuff:  Stampin’ Up! – stamp, cardstock, ink, flowers, ribbon; Fancy Pants – patterned paper and Valentine; Foof-a-la – button; We R Memory Keepers – large eyelet; rickrack

~ Blogversary RAK Winners and a Teaser

Happy One Year Blog Anniversary to me and the presents, er, RAKs go to: 

1. Jayne – eeyoremama@cox.net, and
2. Michelle – jirokenscrapbookcorner.blogspot.com/

Thanks to my hubby, Brian, for picking the winners.  Congratulations, Jayne and Michelle!  Please send me an email with BLOG RAK in the title with your full name and address and I (hubby, really!) will drop your RAKs in the mail in the next couple of weeks.

The pictures are a few teasers of a project I made after surgery that will be posted on the Zutter Zisters site at the end of February.

 

 

On the surgery note, the surgery itself went well but I was sore as heck afterwards.  Still waiting to hear back regarding the pathology but I do have a follow-up appointment on Friday so I’ll find out then if not before.  Thanks so much for all of your well-wishes and support.  It really boosted my morale knowing that I had friends all over who were thinking of me.  You all are great!

Stuff:  Teresa Collins – chipboard covers, paper collection, die cut charms, transparencies; Zutter/Bind-it-All – o-ring; Stampin’ Up! – ink, cardstock, ribbon; We R Memory Keepers – large eyelets; ribbon

~ The trio is complete – K&Co Halloween Minibook #3

 

Sorry about the poor lighting.  I took these pictures when I got home from work today–Lots of shadows from the tall trees in my backyard.  So, here it is–the third and last book of the trio that I set out to make this week with the Jen Yanok K & Company Halloween collection.  It was fun!  I love all of the paper and embellishments.

{Click on the thumbnails for a closer look.}

This book makes use of different patterned papers (from books 1 and 2) througout and a lot of rub-ons in the background of the cover.  I really like the effect the rub-ons had, almost as if the scene with the tree against the moon was really farther back in the cover of the book.

Here are all of the books together. =)  I highly recommend trying the Bind-it-All (if you haven’t already).  It really expands the options for making minibooks.  I really do not know how I managed without it!  Leave me a comment and let me know which of these books is your favorite. =)  

Stuff:  black chipboard – unknown brand; paper collection, paper embellishments, stickers, rub-ons – K & Company; acrylic – AccuCut; extra large eyelets and large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; ribbon – Stampin’ Up, eFavor, American Crafts and Lil’ Davis Designs; black o-ring – Zutter/Bind-it-All

P.S. – Thanks friends for your prayers and positive thoughts so far for my brother. 

P.S.S. Prayers for my youngest brother, Jimmy.  He is at UCLA Medical Center this week for thyroid cancer surgery. 

~ K&Co Halloween Minibook #2 and cake!

Here is book #2 in my series of 3.  This one is a little different inside — a couple of different patterned papers and large pockets for 5″x5″ tags (instead of the mostly clear acrylic pages I made in the first book).  There are also two of the other tags in this project where I had six in the previous.  The acrylic tags inside the pockets are decorated with rub-ons at the bottoms of each.

{Click on each thumbnail for a closer look.}

 

 

Doesn’t this look like the biggest chocolate donut you’ve ever seen?  Hee hee–it isn’t a donut.  I found a little time this morning to bake a bundt cake, all chocolate with cute sprinkles.  Love all of the colors of these sprinkles and the cake tasted great, too! =)

Stuff:  black chipboard – unknown brand; paper collection, paper embellishments, stickers – K & Company; acrylic – AccuCut; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; ribbon – Stampin’ Up, eFavor, American Crafts and Lil’ Davis Designs; black o-ring – Zutter/Bind-it-All

P.S. – Prayers for my youngest brother, Jimmy.  He is going to the UCLA Medical Center this week for thyroid cancer surgery. 

~ K&Co Halloween Minibook #1

I am going to do a series of Bind-it-All Halloween minibooks using the Jen Yanok K & Company line.  This K&CO line is totally cute!  I plan on making at least three 6″x6″ books to give away to my three sis-in-laws to scrap their little ones’ pictures this year.  Oh, I’ll make myself one, too, but it will probably be a larger format. =)

{Click on each thumbnail for a closer look.}

I realize that crafters from different countries come by to visit my blog.  Leave me a comment and let me know if you celebrate Halloween (or Day of the Dead, All Souls Day, etc.).  I like knowing what other countries and cultures observe. =)

Though it is difficult to see in the pictures, there are acrylic pages and journaling tags.  I haven’t mastered taking photos of acrylic in bright sunlight yet.  (I’ll keep trying!)

Stuff:  black chipboard – unknown brand; paper collection, paper embellishments, stickers – K & Company; acrylic – AccuCut; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; ribbon – Stampin’ Up, eFavor, American Crafts; black o-ring – Zutter/Bind-it-All

P.S. – Prayers for my youngest brother, Jimmy.  He is going to the UCLA Medical Center this week for thyroid cancer surgery. 

~ The day after Hanna (another minibook)

Today was a really pretty day.  You can’t even tell from looking outside that there was even a bad storm yesterday.  So, here is my “Day After Hanna Minibook”.  It is roughly a little less than 8″ x 8″ with tabs on the inside pages.  I finally broke out my Fiskars Craft Drill (I’ve had it unopened since March) and asked my hubby to drill holes in the tabs.  It really took the both of us to do the drilling.  I held the acrylic down and he drilled the holes.  I think he actually got a kick out of using it. =)  There is a lot of tool use on this book – Fiskars border punches, Fiskars Ultra Shape Xpress and Bo Bunny Flex Ruler.  I wanted there to be a lot of curvy lines on the pages.  

Stuff:  paper collection, chipboard and cardstock stickers – K & Company; acrylic album – Creative Acrylics; ribbon – Stampin’ Up! and Target; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; rings – 7 Gypsies

~ The good thing about Storm Hanna…

Being that it is raining cats and dogs and the winds are whipping the trees into a frenzy, stormy Hanna allows me to stay inside and craft!  (So much for my hubby and daughter, though, I sent them out to brave the weather to buy a new printer since ours went kaput this morning!)

So, here is a minibook I’m calling Hanna for the storm today.

{Several of the inside pages}

Stuff:  black chipboard – unknown brand; patterned paper collection, cardstock and sticker embellishments – Rusty Pickle; ribbon – Rusty Pickle and Stampin’ Up!; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; wire ring – Zutter/Bind-it-All; acrylic – Accucut; felt flower – Creative Imaginations; cardstock journaling embellishments – Teresa Collins

~ Monkey Fun

Here is a small project I made for my daughter’s welcoming home.  She’s coming home this week from her summer vacation with my parents in Las Vegas.  She had asked me to make a mini album for her with these monkey papers a while back and I just got around to making it for her.

I kept the book simple in design so that my daughter can easily add photos or other keepsakes to it without much fuss.

  

Stuff:  patterned paper – Reminisce; cardstock – Bazzill; wire binding – Bind-it-All; ribbon – American Crafts, SEI and Wal-Mart, extra-large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; alphabet stickers – Lil’ Davis Designs and American Crafts

~ LYB BIA Minibook

 

Okay, no more acronyms (did I think I was at work?)  Here is my Little Yellow Bicycle & Bind-it-All project using a variety of BIA materials — Zutter Clip-Board Wood and Perfect Closures.  This was my first time using the clip-board wood and boy was I apprehensive.  I didn’t think the BIA would cut its way through but it did and super-easy.  If you look closely, you can see the embossed velvet that I created with one of my FIskars embossing border punches.  I am so enamored of the colors in the Vita Bella paper collection (I guess I need to go back to my local scrapbook store and buy more)!

Of course, this project will end up in the hands of one of my family members as a gift.  Just need to fill it with pictures or gift it as an album for them to fill.

Here are a few close-ups of the binding and selected pages. 

{Click on each picture for a close-up}

Stuff:  Clip-board Wood Cover, Perfect Closures, wire ring – Bind-it-All/Zutter; paper collection, ribbons, glitter die-cut stickers, chipboard embellishments, rub-ons – Little Yellow Bicycle; velvet – SEI; cardstock – Stampin’ Up!; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers

~ My Fiskars Travel-themed Project

 

Hooray!  I’m a guest designer this month on Fiskars!  My travel-themed purse, mini album and clipboard projects are featured on the Fiskars Craft site (just newly posted today!).  Fiskateer (Legend) May sent me the Away We Go paper collection from Li’l Davis Designs and asked for a Fiskars tool-heavy project and this is what I came up with.  This one is a keeper–I don’t think I’ll give this set of projects away like so many of my others. =)  

 

 

Please go to this link and view the project details, steps and a downloadable PDF:  http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/projects/t_travel0808.aspx

Oh, one last note–I completed this project after I had fallen down my stairs leading to the first floor.  You just can’t keep a crafter down–hobbling but not down!  The calf pain was sharp (now a dull annoyance) but I was still crafting!

Stuff:  wooden purse, clipboard – A.C. Moore; paper collection, embellishments – Li’l Davis Designs; stickers – Cloud9; cardstock – Stampin’ Up!; rings – 7 Gypsies; large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers

~ Family Mini Album

I took a ton of pictures when I went to visit my parents and brothers earlier this month, so I put a small album together for my mom and dad.  I had my teenager in mind when I made this, so the style is a little messy-funky-quirky but I think it works for the theme of the photos (and my family!)

 

 

Stuff – book boards – 7 Gypsies; paper collection, cardstock buttons, epoxy stickers – Love, Elsie; alpha stickers – American Crafts; felt flowers – Creative Imaginations; rub-ons – Rusty Pickle; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; ribbon – eFavor

~ Funny Faces on the 4th of July

 

Most of my projects are gifts, this one is no exception — an 8″x8″ scalloped acrylic mini-album filled with pictures (assorted goofy mugshots, really) of my brother, sis-in-law and nephew from my visit to Las Vegas on July 4th.  This is my first project with Kaiser Craft paper.  I’ve often used their pressboard albums but never their paper collection. 

Though you really can’t see it that well, there are thin sheets of acrylic (little tabs are attached to each) between each of the decorated pages to protect the facing pages from the thick embellishments.  I’ve found in the past that really thick embellies tend to leave indentations on the pictures or paper of the facing page, so this was my solution.

I would have liked to have taken pictures of every page but the combination of acrylic and lots of light just created too much glare.

Stuff:  acrylic album – Creative Acrylics; paper collection – Kaiser Craft; chipboard and stickers – Scenic Route; alpha stickers – American Crafts; extra large eyelets and binding rings – We R Memory Keepers; grosgrain ribbon – Stampin’ Up!;  gems – Doodlebug; bling – Heidi Swapp; additional materials – brads, rickrack, glitter

~ “Boo-tiful” Halloween Minibook & House

{Click on the picture for a closer look at the three different Fiskars punches used on the cover–Leave it to Weaver, Threading Water, Give it a Swirl.}

 

I love Halloween!  I couldn’t wait to finish this minibook and matching house and share it with you.  This is my second Bind-it-All project and I think I’m getting the hang of my new tool!  (Lea’s lesson–Don’t try to cram too-thick materials into your BIA if you want it to work for you.)  Though I love straight lines, I like the challenge of making odd-shaped projects like this one using a chipboard album from Crafty Secrets.  This mini is pretty full with pockets, acrylic tags and hanging cardstock tags.

 

{acrylic tag close-up}

 

{back and front of house}

 

 

{inner pages}

 

Stuff:  chipboard house – Michael’s; chipboard album – Crafty Secrets; paper collection, rub-ons, cardstock stickers, tags – Rusty Pickle; textured cardstock – Bazzill; alphabet stickers – American Crafts; ribbon and ink – Stampin’ Up!; ribbon – eFavor; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers 

~ Father’s Day Accordian Album

Here is my submission for the Fiskars Crafts Father’s Day Contest.  I made this one for my dear hubby, a wonderful father to our two children. 

I purposely wanted this to look busy and messy by painting over the smooth lines of the photos and around embellishments in a hap-hazard way and randomly adding fabric stickers at angles.   Alas, the album is too “fat” to stick into the little box holder that came with the album.  Not to worry, I’ll use the box for a different project. =)

Click on each picture for a better look.

Stuff:  accordian album – Creative Imaginations; paint – Making Memories, paper collection, epoxy stickers, sticker ribbon – Little Yellow Bicycle; gems – Doodlebug; rub-ons – Daisy D’s; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; grungeboard – Tim Holtz

P.S. Happy Belated Father’s Day

~ Mini-Mini (AKA Teeny Tiny Minibook)

 

Don’t let the pictures fool you!  This pretty little mini-mini is only 3 1/2″ square.  It is perfect to display small square photos from the Epson PictureMate.  This project made frugal use of the three sheets of Cosmo Cricket “Dutch Girl” paper that a great friend and Fiskateer, Lisa Falduto, sent me some time ago to play with.  Though the project is small, it packs a big punch!

Stuff:  paper collection and die cuts – Cosmo Cricket; chipboard squares, ink, ribbon, die cut flowers – Stampin’ Up!; rings – 7 Gypsies, extra large eyelet – We R Memory Keepers; paint – Making Memories

~ Engagement Mini Album

A son of a dear friend of ours from Naples, Italy, is getting married in a couple of weeks.  Instead of getting an impractical gift for the two young lovebirds, we’ve decided to give them a gift they can use (money always works, right?).  Along with the monetary gift, I wanted to give Manny and Nancy a small mini album to scrap and journal a few of their engagement photos.

 

Stuff:  paper collection, chipboard, chipboard stickers – Cosmo Cricket; rings – 7 Gypsies, extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; grungeboard – Tim Holtz; flowers – Bazzill; paint – Making Memories

~ I’m back…sick, but back…

It was nice to have family over but not so nice that they were sick while they were here.  So, guess what–they left me with a parting gift of a horrible hacking cough and dizziness.  Oh well, those are the breaks!  The Cloud 9 Sunrise Smoothie paper collection used in these crafts are from a birthday gift given to me by my brother and sis-in-law. =) 

Here are two projects in one – a decorated wood cigar box and a minibook.  The paper on the box is mod podged on.  The minibook is 7″ x 7″.

Close up of the top of the cigar box.

Close up of the open cigar box with the minibook inside.

Close up of the minibook cover.

Stuff:  patterned paper, chipboard stickers, journaling tag – Cloud 9; felt flowers – Creative Imaginations; rings and book boards – 7 Gypsies; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; paint – Making Memories, wooden box – Darice

~ “Get Happy” Mini Album

I know, I know, this is my third project with this paper collection.  I need to use my stash, right?  Here is one more Cosmo Cricket “Get Happy” project, a mini-album I made for my nephew.  He’ll be here with my brother and sis-in-law next week and I’ll be taking plenty of pictures of them.  Before they go home, I’ll send them off with this album complete with pictures. =)  The closed book measures 6″x12″. 

 

Stuff:  book boards and rings – 7 Gypsies; patterned paper and tags – Cosmo Cricket; ink and ribbon – Stampin’ Up!; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers 

~ Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

 

Here is my project for today’s “crafting holiday” — an acrylic minibook that I will be sending off to either my mom or my mom-in-law (don’t know which one yet!) as part of a Mother’s Day present.  I don’t know, maybe I’ll keep it for myself for Mother’s Day (yeah, that’s the ticket).  The Cosmo Cricket line “Love Notes” is sooooo pretty I might have too difficult a time giving this one up. =)  There is prominent use of Fiskars border, corner and circle punches throught the book as well as use of the Bo Bunny flex ruler on the cover. 

 

Pictures of my kids are brought to you via my mom-in-law’s birthday present to me–an Epson Picturemate printer!  Yay =)  No more long waits at the store or for online photo orders! 

Click on each picture for a better look.

Stuff:  acrylic – no name brand from my LSS; patterned paper, cardstock stickers, die cuts – Cosmo Cricket; flowers – Jolee’s Boutique; rings – 7 Gypsies; ribbon – Target; large and extra-large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; ink – Stampin’ Up! 

~ “Pockets Full of Tags” Book

 

This project is a take on the “Perfect Pocketbook” class by Christy Tomlinson from Scrap-a-Faire.  The Gretel line from Cosmo Cricket “spoke” to me last night, beckoning me to make something of all its papers, tags and other goodies.   Each of the inner pages has a pocket and each pocket has a tag for journaling or to add extra pictures or other mementos.  

Finished book size is about 5 1/2 x 6 inches.  Lots of space for pictures, journaling or just adding mementos.  Click on each picture for a closer look.

  

Stuff:  patterned paper and tags – Cosmo Cricket; ink and ribbon – Stampin’ Up!; ring – 7 Gypsies; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers 

~ Lunchtime Bookmark Class

I had my second “demo” at work on Thursday and Friday this week.  Very heavy on Fiskars squeeze and embossing corner punches, we made acrylic bookmarks using Heidi Grace papers, stickers and rub-ons.  Alas, I didn’t make a video this time.  It just didn’t work out but here are pictures of some of my co-workers who came to enjoy a leisurely lunchtime of crafting and socializing.  It was a great time showing them the possibilities using the different tools. =)

Stuff:  acrylic – no brand from my local LSS; patterned paper, rub-ons, stickers – Heidi Grace; ribbon – Stampin’ Up!; eyelets – We R Memory Keepers

~ Live Laugh Love Minibook

Wow!  Has it really been a week since I last posted?  Bad Lea, bad!  So here is my latest, a 5×7 inch minibook which smacks of Tim Holtz (in a good way, of course!)  I was inspired by Irene’s alcohol-inked leaves.  I alcohol-inked a full 8×10 transparency and used pieces of it throughout the pages.  It has very little in the way of embellishments as the Cosmo Cricket paper, tags and sayings are perfect.  About the only additions are the stamping and Fiskars border punches.

 Click on each picture for a better look!

 

Close-up of the alcohol-inked transparency.

Stuff:  book board – 7 Gypsies; textured cardstock – Bazzill; patterned paper – Cosmo Cricket; alcohol ink, distressing ink and grungeboard – Tim Holtz/Ranger; extra large eyelets – We R Memory Crops; ink and ribbon – Stampin’ Up!; felt flower – Creative Imaginations; transparency