Well, this is one of the projects I had every intention of completing whilst we were on holiday but without my scoring tool, I was completely lost! So, this weekend was an ideal time to catch up and get this finished, so after a couple of evenings work, here it is.
I was lucky enough to have the chance to work with the July Project 365 kit form Digilicious Designs and it is truly scrumptious:
The polka dot paper is gorgeous, and the tags are just perfect. I really love this kit. Mind you, I've said that about the earlier six months' worth too ;)!
Anyhow, this is what I came up with:
I made the cover from A4 cardstock and covered it with paper on the front but inside, I used kit papers printed on card for added strength as the cardstock was rather flimsy for a cover. The scalloped edged paper was made using a Stampin' Up! punch and the lace was bought whilst on holiday in Wales. I used two pieces of lace and placed them back to back so the edges overlapped to form a solid line.
It looks rather effective, doesn't it?
I finished the cover off with washi tape at the top and bottom. I think this may be Tim Holtz tape but can't be sure - I really need to start keeping a proper record of exactly what is in my stash so I don't end up buying the same thing twice, which I have done before (and I know I am not the only one who does this!!!). I nearly bought a Stampin' Up! die that I already have last week - now that would have been an expensive mistake ;).
The inside pages were cardstock covered with the printed kit papers and embellished using elements from the kit:
You can see I added lots of pockets for tags and journal mats and this is all thanks to Kathy Orta of Paper Phenomenon as this is based on her occasion mini album. That woman is a wonder, she is so talented!
I really love all these rich reds in the kit, and the photos just do not do them justice. Blame it on the poor lighting in my office and my lack of camera and Photoshop editing skills....
These Project 365 kits are really just made for making albums. They are gorgeous and the great thing with them being digital, is you can print them out to any size you want so can make a large(ish) album like this one or a small one using wages envelopes for instance. I just love the adaptability of digital kits!
Well, the next album I make I am going to try and remember to take photos in the process as I am keen for as many people as possible to try these out!
Well, a glass of red wine is calling out my name now, so I am off to answer the call. And before you ask, I do only have the one glass (and no, it is not a pint glass ;) ).
Happy Scrapping!
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