Swap reminder...

Hello,
 The new issue of Crafting Ireland is out and full of excitment - including the announcement of the new design team!

Open publication - Free publishing - More altered art

The theme for this months mini book swap is "VINTAGE" I definately want to play this month, who can resist vintage?!
I have had a couple of emails from people, new to the swap who didn't see the original post about how it works....
So if you want to know more about it please follow this link:
http://www.scrapzville.blogspot.com/2012/04/its-back.html

If you have any questions let me know!

The Easy-peasy mini book!

Ok, the list for this mini was already published but i'll tell you all again (just in case you missed it)

A4 Card - this comes in a range of colours in packs of 50 sheets for around €3.99- (this means you make a lot of bases for albums cheaply!)
Cutting mat
Craft knife /Paper trimmer
Ruler / pencil
Double sided tape
Wet glue
Scoring tool /bone folder
Distress inks / applicator
2 x chipboard covers 14x18cm (cereal box will do but needs to be doubled for strength)
3 x binding rings or a strip of  Bindit-all rings.
4 x Hinge clips (Tim Holtz or similar size)

Your choice of 12×12″ papers, embellishments, ribbons and fibres to match paper.
This album is for Portrait style photos, it will hold 20 4″x6″

I used black card and K& Co Lifes Journey papers - the dimensions are shown on cream card just so its easier to see.


Step 1
You need to make 2 of page style A and 2 of page style B:

To make page style A:

Cut a piece of card to 26 x 20cm
Score at 13cm vertically and at 1cm top and bottom (see pink lines in the photo)
Trim off the 1cm score line on left side only.
Fold in the score lines, add adhesive top and bottom and fold to make a pocket.

Now the only difference between your 2 style A pockets is this:-
cut a piece of card 13x18cm and score 1cm on the left long side. Attach the scored piece to the inside of your pocket and fold it back on itself.
I punched to edge of mine and obviously this is after I added papers but you get the idea...

Page style B

You need to cut a piece of card to 15x19cm and score 1cm on the left, right and bottom edge.
Trim the corners so that it folds neatly.

Fold your score lines, add adhesive and cover with a piece of card that measures 13x18cm - this forms a top loading pocket.

Step 2

Paint a 2cm border around your chipboard covers (both sides)In a colour that compliments your design papers,  then bind your album using rings & eyelets, ribbon or a binding system such as Bind-it-All.

Step 3

Make 4 tags for your pockets - cut them to measure 12.5x18cm.

Step 4

Mat all of your pages and tags with your chosen paper. Add ribbons and fibres to your hinge clips and attach these to your tags.

 The inside of this book has been kept really plain to allow for large photos but you can get as fancy as you please with the cover!
                                     
 
I hope this was easy to follow, have fun making it!

The Crafting Ireland Crop.

Last Saturday was the Crafting Ireland crop in Athlone, a great day was had by all.
Kate from Create with Kate brought her shop along and did a great Make & Take with the Tim Holtz " In the Bag" die.

You would not believe the amount of goodies this woman has..... so much in fact that I was bamboozled by choice and ended up buying very little! ("little" is a relative term!)
She has tonnes of Prima, Tim Holtz, Bo Bunny, Graphic 45....... the list goes on, check out her shop its delicious!!!

We made the mini book that I showed you in the last post, I decided to call it the "Easy-peasy mini book" because it was just that! I will add the tutorial in another post later today for those of you who weren't there and want to give it a go.
Timi demonstrated Inktense colour bars - give her those and a pack of baby wipes and its amazing the layouts she makes! I'm definately going to pull mine out and play with them after seeing that.

Nicole brought along her ECraft diecutting machine - I always say I couldn't justify having one of these gadgets untill its Halloween time and then I get slightly obsessed with haunted houses and wrought iron gates. Still , this year I know Nicole has one so I might order my haunted houses from her!

Athlone is a three and a half hour drive from Kerry so I want to say a big, giant thank you to Ann Healy for the great company and many laughs on the journey and over the weekend!

Crafting Ireland Crop.

This is the album we will be making at the Crafting Ireland crop at the Athlone Springs hotel on Saturday 26th May.

You can book a place for the classes here - there is going to be loads to do on the day, demos, classes, lots of space for working on your own projects and Kate is bringing her shop!

If you want to take part in my class then you will need to bring everything on this list:

A4 Card in cream and black – Crafting Ireland will provide this card stock



Cutting mat


Craft knife Paper trimmer


Ruler / pencil


Double sided tape


Wet glue


Scoring tool bone folder


Distress inks / applicator


2 x chipboard covers 15x18cm (cereal box will do but needs to be doubled for strength) – to save time on the day, paint a 2cm border around each cover (both sides) in a colour that matches your papers.


3 x binding rings or a strip of 12 Bindit-all rings. ( I will bring my Bind-it a-all for all to use) You can also use ribbon. If you choose to use eyelets please bring an eyelet setting tool.


4 x Hinge clips (Tim Holtz or similar size)


Your choice of 12×12″ papers – bring at least 8 to give you a selection, remember if your paper is directional you may need more sheets. embellishments, ribbons and fibres to match paper. This album is for Portrait style photos, it will hold 20 4″x6″

Hope to see you there!!!