Shabby Chic Joyful Time

 Hello Paper Artists

This time I have a mini album done in shabby chic style.

It also introduces you to the 'Mistletoe Fairy'

I found out about  this fairy several years ago & she was always at the back of my mind until 

this year she popped out

The mini-album is done on cream cardstock & the pages measure 5.25" square

This size is done so that the entire album can be done with 1 piece of cardstock 12x12"

The cover uses the bottom half of 1 of the A4 papers. It is embellished with gold dust, a cream velvet rose, a cream ribbon bow & a word art (freebie from the Christmas newsletter) printed on vellum. The vellum is foam mounted.  A little gold dust is also added to the velvet rose.

The cream organza ribbon has also been tied around the centre of the album & tied in a bow at the front.

The cover has a 0.5" spine to allow the 2nd section to be attached

 

This is the first page & second pages.  They are the back of the cover & the front of the second section.

Since the paper used on the cover was from A4, it measured 8.3" wide. I was in a quandary when I turned the cover over, before embellishing, that I either had to cut the extra off or fold it onto the inside of the cover - folded over was the answer. The gold dust was used again.  A strip of lace with cream ribbon glued on the centre with 3 tiny paper flowers & 2 paper leaves, all with some gold dust, was used on the side of the fold.

On the right side (the cover of the second section) was the top of the same A4 papers cut into a 5.25" square. A vellum envelope was glued to the page & a Cut & Create inserted. A strip of narrow lace was added to the bottom of the envelope & a strip of the same cream lace with pearls at each end. Some more gold dust was added.

This is the centre of the 2nd section - the ribbon covers another spine 0. 35" to glue onto to front section spine.

The left page has a mistletoe cut & create with the same cream organza ribbon. A die-cut star is sparkled,

On the right page, I introduce you to the Mistletoe Fairy. The same die-cut stars are used; a sign welcomes the Fairy & a little vellum book tells her story,

The front shows the fairy tossing her gold dust which, in this little book, is carried in the bottle. The vellum fold is embellished with lace. Inside is her story.

The page on the left is the back of the middle section & the right is the inner of the back cover

A piece of lace with double-sided cream ribbon acts as a tuck spot for the 2 tags - one has some word art on vellum with pearls while the other has a cream & green lace

The back of the mini-album is a cut & create which is fussy cut, then gold dust  & a cream organza ribbon added.

a jpg file for you to click & copy

Bye for now

Meg

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