Tim Holtz Collection Folio & Simple Stories Documented

Good morning! Today we have a new challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity, which is to use a camera or photo theme or element. I have gone with a photo theme and created an album using a large Tim Holtz Collection Folio.

Warning: this is a picture heavy post.

Papers used throughout: Simple Stories ~ Documented. I have used all 18 of the papers in the collection and then I purchased a further four sheets and then used the other sides to what I had already used.

The pocket on the bottom flap was created with a Sizzix Pocket Envelope die and contains a pull-out card.

The top flap is decorated with a pocket with a pull out tab. 

One side of the tab ...

... and the other side.

Inside bottom flap holds another pocket with a pull out card.

Inside top flap has another pocket created with the Sizzix die and contains a pull out tab.

I have decorated the tabs which come with the folio in a progressively wider way, so that they fall like a waterfall and so that you can see a peek of each layer underneath.

I decorated all of the pages, before I added the entire piece to my folio. For each of the tabs (except for one), I created a pocket, by sticking card to each side of the tab and then sealing across the bottom, along the stitched area and up the sides. The first tab is just a short piece and contains four pull out mini cards, two of which open up. You can see the detail of these cards on my youtube video.

The second tab is a bit larger and has been made into a pocket again. I cut up some of the papers and overlapped them slightly, when arranging them on the side of each pocket. I added a decorative brad to each side also.

The pocket has a little pull out booklet, consisting of four sides, each of which is decorated with paper.

The other side of the tab.

For the third tab, I have just decorated each side with a shorter piece of black cardstock and sealed them so that there is no pocket.

I've then added two pull out pieces.

And the back.

The fourth page is a larger pocket ...

... with a pull out photo mat ... front

... and back.

The other side of the pocket.

The fifth page is another pocket, again slightly larger. The front of the pocket contains another pocket with a pull out tag, which has been decorated on each side. The main pocket contains a pull out photo mat which is covered with paper on each side.

The other side of the pocket.

On the sixth and final tab, I have created an expanding pocket, containing three items.

There is an envelope, cut with a Sizzix die and contains two pull out photo/journaling mats.

Two pull out booklets have also been included inside the pocket.

These have been decorated on each side and each also contains a pull out booklet inside.

For the back cover, I changed the eyelets which were in there and replaced them with some nicer ones.

I've added one final pocket with a pull out photo mat.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• focus on sentiment ~ City Crafter 
• twine ~ Creative Card Crew 

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

Paris box

Good morning! Today we have a new challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity which is to use your favourite colour combination, using at least two colours.

I personally love black and white plus one other. Here I have added pink and made a trinket box.

I have used the Sizzix Matchbox die to make four drawers, two facing one way and two the other.

Papers: Carta Bella ~ Paris Girl

I have used the Sizzix Tim Holtz ~ Trellis die to decorate the sides.

On the other side of the box I have added a Prima Trinket Charm.

For the centre piece on the lid I have distressed a tag with distress inks and then stamped on my Stamp Happens ~ Paris Socialite stamp. This is one of my most used stamps. Love it!

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• P for pretty petals ~ Alphabet Challenge 
• anything goes ~ Creative Inspirations 

Thank you for looking.

keeley

she wore her heart on her sleeve

Good morning! Today is Friday and so another challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity is digital, so just add your digis to your project.

Well, you may know I am not very good with the digis, but I could still play along as I added some digital words. I printed my she art phrase out on my printer, so that counts as digital ...huh?

So, I have created a mixed media she art canvas.

I have used a Winsor & Newton artist canvas board as my base. Love these as they are sooooo solid! Then I've added papers, stamps, inks, sprays, rub-ons, texture paste etc to add depth.

My bird is actually a Tim Holtz stamp which I coloured with Faber-Castell Gelatos and then added some extra definition with my pen.

For my clouds, can you see the backing piece? I used an insert from a My Mind's Eye: Lost & Found set of pearls which I had used up. I die cut the Magnolia Cloud die from a piece of scrap and the used the off cut to add extra dimension and then outline the clouds. I just knew I had to fit that cute bumble bee rub-on on there.

I used rub-ons and my Faber-Castell Pitt Pens to create the flower. I added dimension with a layered paper flower.

All across the bottom of my canvas, I have used pink rose rub-ons. Just by chance I came across them in my stash and they worked really well for the colours I had used for my girl.

Onto my girl. Loving her BIG hair! I drew her and coloured her with gelatos and Pitt pens, then added some rub-ons.

More texture.

Have you spotted the hearts on her sleeves?

I am entering this into the following challenges:

• living beings ~ Art Journal Journey 
• colour challenge (I have used the pink, yellow, blue & green) ~ Mixed Media Monthly 
• boldly go ~ Simon Says Monday Challenge 

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

each and every day

Hello! Today at Crafts 4 Eternity we have a tic tac toe challenge! Just choose any three squares in a row from the grid below. I have used the diagonal from top left to bottom right, being: add something old (flowers, I managed to finish off a packet!), use the colour blue and add something new (mixed media canvas).

 

 Here is my piece.

For the centre piece, I cut a piece of canvas and just played around on it with distress inks, gesso, stamps and stencils. When complete, I covered the whole piece with mod podge and once dry stamped the image and the sentiment onto it.

Image and sentiment: Tiddly Inks ~ Happily Ever After.

Papers: various bits from my stash.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

don't forget to be aWEsome

Good evening! I am a bit late sharing my project for the sketch challenge at  Crafts 4 Eternity this week. Sorry!

Here is the sketch:

 

I have used the sketch to complete a cover on a large Tim Holtz Collection Folio.

Not loving the black elastic wrapping these albums. A bit poor quality I think. They look like they would go baggy quickly. I think I will swap this out with something more pretty before the entire album is finished.

The paper collection I have used is My Mind's Eye ~ Find Your Wings and Fly: Up and Away. 

I just happened to have received this order and was unpacking it, when I thought those chipboard arrows would work perfect for this sketch. And so it fell into place.

In the spirit of the funfair circus theme that runs through these papers, the image I have added is: Magnolia ~ Little Trumpety Elephant with Bow, coloured with copics and I added some stickles.

I have completed most of the inside of the folio, but not quite all. So you will need to wait for another post to see that, in it's entirety, once I've finished.

Here is a sneak peek. It is getting very chunky.

These albums are my new love. I have completed one large one but not yet blogged. This will be the second one to finish. I've also started a few others! Hopefully I can complete them soon!

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• feature an animal ~ City Crafter 
• summer colours ~ Deep Ocean Challenge 
• anything goes ~ Die Cuttin' Divas, Magnolia Down Under, Stamp & Create with Magnolia, The Pink Elephant Challenge
• use craft ~ Use kraft 
• use at least three items (I have lace, pearls, punched elements, die cut elements, doilies (on the paper)) ~ Shopping Our Stash
• die cuts & punches ~ The Crazy Challenge 

Thank you for looking.

Keeley