My past few posts have been using the Love You Much Bundle from Stampin' Up! You can still take advantage of the savings (20% off) on the stamp set, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper and the Heart to Heart punch. But don't delay, this offer is only good through Jan. 31. Click on the Shop Now button on the right - you'll be linked to my website where you'll find the details.
Today I'm sharing a work in progress. It's done except for the photos, which still need to be resized, printed, cut and added to the pages, pockets and tags of this cool book.
This is going to be a gift for my husband for Valentine's Day. It'll be filled with photos of us, our son and daughter-in-law, and our grandchildren.
The theme I chose was influenced by the stamp on the cover, "Hugs & Kisses", from the Love You Much stamp set. So all of the pictures will be of us -- hugging or kissing the ones we love.
The color scheme was very easy to choose. It's the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper, coordinating card stock, ink and ribbon, and a few pieces from Bella Rose DSP that use the same colors. (Those are Pirouette Pink, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.)
Once the ribbon is untied, you can see how the book is put together. It's made up of three CD literature folders made of sturdy but lightweight chipboard. They're joined by the plain pages you'll see in the following photos, and inside each CD folder is an accordion-folded piece of card stock to which three mini envelopes or tags are attached. There are MANY surfaces to hold photos, journaling and keepsakes. I love the potential this book has.
Credit for the design goes to Patty Bennett, and you will enjoy seeing her versions of the book on her blog
Besides the card stock, stamp, ink, DSP and ribbon, I used the following tools:
Round Tab Punch
Scallop Border Punch
Scalloped Circle Punch
Scalloped Envelope Bigz die
Circles die
Big Shot
Scallop tags die for Big Shot (this is not yet a Stampin' Up! product but a girl can dream)
Scoring blade, 12" trimmer and bone folder
I'll probably add some more embellishments after the pictures are added and the journaling done. After all, I have that fabulous new punch, Heart to Heart, that also coordinates with the Love You Much stamp set and which is just crying out to be used in a book called "Hugs & Kisses."
I hope you've enjoyed seeing this project as much as I have enjoyed making it.
Wishing you many hugs and kisses,
Carol
very nice. I love it. I think it is neat that you altered cd books. But I wish I could see how you put it together better. Maybe I can figure it out on my own.
Posted by: jules p | February 05, 2009 at 05:44 PM