Oh Happy Day Folio

 

Another winning tutorial from France Long over at Your Book Of Memories!

I used the Oh Happy Day! collection by Simple Stories for this folio. 

This paper collection is so bright and cheerful, I love it!

On the cover I used some of the chipboard pieces and one of the cut-parts. 

 

On the back cover I used another cut-apart from the collection and some of the chipboard hearts. 

 

For my tie closure, I took some white seam binding and dyed it with some evergreen bough distress ink from Tim Holtz. 

 

On the front and back cover I used some black washi tape from Tim Holtz.

It has a little sparkle to it. 

 

This book measures around 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall.

On the right side there's a flap that opens to the right and to the left.

 

When the right flap opens there are two smaller flaps that open to show a small pocket with a journaling tag. There's also a waterfall that holds eight photos. 

 

 

The left side opens to reveal a pocket.

 

This pocket holds a booklet that has eight pages for journaling or photos can be added.

 

 

The next section has a small pocket with a photo mat.

 

There's also a large pocket that houses a larger photo mat.

The next page has another pocket that holds another photo mat. 

 

When this page is opened to the left it reveals another waterfall that will hold five photos.

There's also a page for two small photos. 

Even though I've make larger books, I much prefer creating smaller ones. It's not that they're easier, I just love how you can pack so much into such a small book. 

This book would be perfect for just random photos of everyday life. There are so many fun sentiments in this collection that will look great added on top of photos once they are adhered to the photo mats. 

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Super Simple Hugs Card

I've been playing with my distress oxides and I really love them! I love them so much that I will have to order the next new set of 12 that have now been released. I really love the way they blend.

I've made a bunch of cards lately but I haven't taken photos of all of them yet. Once I do I'll post them.

For this card I used the 1/8 - inch pieces of scraps that I cut off of two backgrounds I'm going to create cards out of. I haven't even started them yet. I usually toss the scraps in the trash but I remembered a video I had seen where Jennifer McGuire used her scraps for cards. I didn't do anything special, I just adhered the strips randomly to the card base. I used distress oxide inks in worn lipstick, broken china, wilted violet and fossilized amber. I diecut a heart in white cardstock  from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Scribbles and Splat die set and adhered it on top of the random strips. I used Ken Oliver's Stick It sheets since the heart is quite intricate. I love this stuff and can't be without it! The hugs sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and is called Painted Hugs. I cut it out of white cardstock and used broken china oxide ink on top of the diecut for color. I did cut it out three times and adhered each diecut together fro some dimension. Again, I use Stick It to adhere each layer.

Super simple card and it used up some scraps I would've tossed in the trash. I really should use up my scraps more often.

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