Tutorial on Sandie's Book Card

Hi
As promised Sandie has written a blog with pics to show you how to make this fabulous project - what a great Christmas gift for a relative or friend

Requirements:

4 cardstock (12 x 12)

Dimensional adhesive dots/squares

Wonder Tape (or a very strong tape)

Double sided tape

Distress Inks (optional)

Strong Glue (I used Glossy Accents)

Travel Mini Paper Pack – Meg's Garden

Lace – Meg's Garden, Embellishments & ribbons

Method

Ø  Cut 4 pieces of cardstock measuring 6” X 8”

Ø  Score each piece of cut cardstock at 1” going across the whole 8”. *See photo 1

photo 1

Fold each piece of cardstock like a fan & ink the edges *See photo 2

photo 2

Ø  Gather two pieces of your folded cardstock pieces, and gently place together, fitting each fold from one piece into the other.  *See photo 3

photo 3

Ø  Using strong glue, such as glossy accents, adhere only the two end tabs on each end.  *See photo 4

photo 4

Ø  Continue previous ‘step’ to complete the frame for your book card.  Getting the final cardstock piece in place can be fiddly. I find it easiest to weave the last piece of cardstock in and glue down on one side only, then turning over and gluing the other.  *See photo 5

photo 5

Ø  Hold in place till glue is dry.  Finished frame work for book card. *See Photo 6

****Please note, you may have to push gently, each concertina fold, to get the pages to zig-zag into each other tightly.  With gentle persuasion, this can be done without bending the cardstock – just remember to wiggle the cardstock gently****

 

photo 6

 Ø  Choose a piece of paper from your Meg's Garden, Travel Mini Pack for the main background paper of the inside of your card. Adhere with a strong glue or Wonder Tape to the back of your book frame. *See Photo 7

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Ø  Using Wonder Tape, adhere lace to outer edge of your book frame. Decorate as you please, using a variety of embellishments that are to your liking. *See photo 8 & 9

Ø  Cut a piece of cardstock measuring 21.2cms X 15.7cms for your back cover & cut a piece measuring 15.7cms square for your front cover.  ****Please note:  The reason I have used centimetres and not inches, is for precise measuring.  The book cards cover, needs to be slightly larger than the inside ****

Ø  Score the back cover piece of cardstock at 4cms and 1.3cms (1/2”)

Ø  Ink all edges



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Ø  Before decorating and putting the cover together, use a strong adhesive to adhere ribbon ties to the outside edges of your cover *See photo 10

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Ø  With the back cover (longest, scored piece of cardstock), cover your 4cm area with adhesive/glue.  I use a mixture of both glue and Wonder Tape. *See photo 11

photo 11

Ø  Carefully adhere the back cover to the front cover so that the edges match up perfectly. *See Photo 12

photo 12

Ø  Adhere two pieces of paper from the Meg's Garden, Travel Mini Paper Pack – to the inside cover, and the other on the outside cover.

Ø  On the outside and inside cover, decorate as you please, and to your liking.  Don’t forget to add a journal label to write upon when your card is completed, and ready to ‘give’.  *See Photo 13 & 14 for examples of finished covers

 

photo 13 - Happy Christmas Cat Book

 

photo 14 - Summer Rose Garden

Summer Rose Garden inside pages

Summer Rose Garden page 1

Summer Rose Garden page 2

Happy Christmas Cat Book inside pages

Happy Christmas Cat Book page 1

Happy Christmas Cat Book page 2

Ø  Decorate the inside shadow-box area as you please.  *See photos of Summer Rose Garden & Happy Christmas Cat Book for examples

 

Ø  When you are happy with your decorating, using a strong adhesive/or glue to adhere your shadow-box into your book card.

Many thanks to you Sandie for this tutorial
If you would like a copy of this tutorial, please email me

Bye for now

Meg

 

Adriana's Vintage Summer by the Sea Collection

Hi
Adriana's Collection is awesome - the blue ribbons & fibres accentuate the vintage images, textures & embellishments.

Adriana's Vintage by the Sea Collection



VINTAGE SUMMER BABIES - EASEL CARD

I created an easel card using the water babes collage sheet, travel mini paper pack & vintage card.

Meg’s Garden Products used:

Travel Mini paper pack

Vintage by the Sea collage sheet

Vintage Bathing Belles 4 sheet

Forget me not antique blue velvet flowers

Ivory apply blossom flowers

Mini rose buds white,  Sea charms (thongs)

Cream lace, German scrap corners black

String of pearls, Blue & latter gingham ribbon

Cream Medley Fibres

Other products

Cream  & Black cardstock, distress inks.

VINTAGE SUMMER LAYOUT (PAGE)

I wanted to create a layout that depicted what life would be like in the early 1920’s at the beach.

No bikinis here, men wore suits and shoes to the beach.

Life at the beach is very different now.

MEG’S GARDEN MATERIALS

Papers – Water colour by the Sea 3365

-     By the sea – collage sheet 3348
-     Vintage by the sea 1027
-     Holiday 12 x 12 paper
-     Wild Flowers field paper P6273
-     Cream Lace paper P6269 

Sea charm pack

German scrap corners black, Forget me not antique blue flowers

Raffia, Ivory apple blossom flowers

Mini rose bud flowers, Banyan Tree Leaves – natural

String of pearls, Blue & latte Gingham ribbon

Brown& Cream  & Autumn shades medley fibres, Cream Lace

Other products

Cream, Blue & black card stock

Compass and Rope stamp, Shells,Distress inks,Diecut letters

VINTAGE SUMMER BY THE SEA – “TRIPTYCH”

 Off the page project.

‘Triptych” means a work of art divided into 3 sections.

Very popular in  the 17^th  & 18th century;  many art works painted in churches  were divided into three sections.

Using a Kaisercraft Bay Window Frames as a base which I painted

This is a free standing frame when tied together, creating a off the page project, something to display.

I used  the following

Meg’s Garden products

Raffia to hold the frames together

Holiday paper P6271

Vintage by the sea collage sheet

Watercolour by the Sea collage sheet

By the sea 3348 Images

Holiday paper

Travel mini paper pack

Vintage bathing belles 4 collage sheet

German scrap corners

Forget me not antique velvet blue flowers

Mini rosebuds, Ivory Apple blossoms flowers

Banyan Tree Leaves – natural

String of pearls,  Blue & Latte Gingham ribbon

Blue & Cream medley Fibres

Other Products

Seashells, Cream Mesh & Muslim, Distress inks.

VINTAGE SUMMER MEMORIES – PHOTO ALBUM

VINTAGE SUMMER MEMORIES – PHOTO ALBUM

Here I created a vintage photo album & scrapbook, Visit to the beach in 1920’s.

At the back there is a pocket to put postcards in.

Vintage by the sea collage sheet

Water colour by the Sea collage sheet

By the sea 3348 Images

Holiday paper

Travel mini paper pack

Vintage bathing belles 4 collage sheet

German scrap corners

Forget me not antique blue velvet flowers, Mini rosebuds

Banyan Tree Leaves – natural, String of pearls

Blue & Latte Gingham ribbon, Blue & Cream medley Fibres

Embossed keyhole, Sea charms

Other products

Life’s journey Tag Book by K&CO

Cream mesh & muslin, Starfish, vintage diecuts, black & cream cardstock.

Well done Adriana

Bye for now
Meg

Sandie's Summer

Hi
These are Sandie's beautiful creations from her chosen pack of goodies.

“Summer Roses, Best Wishes Card”

Products

Travel Mini Paper Pack

Doilies: Square & Circle

Layout – “Summer Memories”

Layout – “Summer Memories”

Products

Time zones 12 X 12 Paper

Embossed Silk & Satin 12 X 12 Paper

German Scrap - Fleur border

Off White Open Rose

Ivory Paper Roses

Time Zones A4 Paper

Travel Labels A4 Paper

Pins of Jewels

Lace L28970 & L29220
Paper Lace Doilies: Square & Circle

Tulle ruffled edge around the outside 

Summer Fairy Garden “Shadowbox”

Summer Fairy Garden “Shadowbox”

Products

Watercolour Fairies 2 transparency

Summer Couture 12 X 12 Paper

Embossed Silk & Satin 12 X 12 Paper

Lace 1.6cm L28970

Travel Mini Paper Pack

Summer Rose Garden, Book Card

cover

side view of card book

inside pages

Summer Rose Garden, Book Card

Products:

German Scrap – French Flourish, Key Hole Lge, and Corner Decorative.

Embossed Silk and Satin 12 X 12 Paper

Lace L28970 and L29220
Paper Lace Doily

Time Zones 12  X 12 Paper

Travel Mini Paper Pack

Tim Holtz Journaling Tickets

Well done Sandie - beautiful takes on 'Summer'

Bye for now

Meg