Vintage Keepsake Book Box & Tag Mini Album

Whhewwww! I'm finally getting there! Almost caught up! I'm so excited to share this project with you all!! This is another GDT project for Shabby Papers Hub, Craftycity & Secret Garden. I had purchsed a couple of paper mache book boxes from Michaels craft store. I originally had thought of making a book stack but then changed my mind . I got the idea to make a tag mini album to go on the inside. 

I first went over the edges with gesso, I picked out the paper that Archana sent me. Its a beautiful vintage paper collection. I measured and then ahered the paper to the box using FabriTac . I distressed the edges using Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Ink. I also stamped randomly using a brick wall stamp from Prima Marketing. 

I had a frame in my stash from Michaels $1 spot, Its original color was silver. I painted a couple of layers of white gesso on it then used both Tim Holtz Distress Paints that I purchased at Tuesday morning and Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I then added some beautiful black ruffle trim I had bought from  MsGardengrove on Etsy. I used black chinese braided trim on the back part.  Then used some beautiful flower buds I had recieved in a kit from FlairByMe. On the inside I had this gorgeous tissue paper that I had in my stash that someone had sent me. I can't recall who sent it though. I decoupaged it onto the inside of the box. Then went over the edges with the same distress ink as I used on the outside.

 I had previously seen a tutorial on YouTube that Ginger Ropp who is My Sisters Scrapper on YT had done. It was so easy to follow and then I just added my special embellishing. I had used kraft colored cardstock as my base. I used my We R Memories Keeper corner rounder for the paper and photo mats as well. Used some Distress Ink in Tea Stain color around the edges. I added laces to some of the pages from MsGardengrove . I embellished it with some metal filagrees on the edge of the pages, accented with a flatback pearl, among other embellishments. I added some of the same black ruffle trim to the spine of the album on top of the faux leather paper from Prima. Lastly I used a beautfiul vintage image for the cover. A chipboard sentiment that I only went over with distress ink on the edges & used a Petaloo black burlap flower . 

My 2nd DT project for FlairByMe "Sweet Peppermint"

Hi again crafty friends!! I want to share with u all my 2nd Design Team Project for the Etsy shop www.flairbyme.net . I really thought I had already posted this project on here, apparently I didn't lol. I honestly have to say that I truely enjoyed making this project! When I see some of the products from Flair By Me, I knew that I wanted to add them to this wonderful mini album!! Besides loving laces, trims, bling, etc, my other passion in crafting are making mini albums!! I really hope that if you haven't tried adding laces to your mini album, I promise you will love the look of them!! If you have any questions regarding my mini albums,  or would like to purchase one similar, leave me a comment and I will get back to you!! Thanks to everyone who take the time to look at my blog. xoxo, Jeanne

My 1st Needle Book & Design Team Project for FlairByMe on Etsy

Hi crafty friends!! HAPPY OCTOBER!!  Its close to Halloween and have yet to make a specific Hallowen project I've been wanting to make that is on my bucket list, but that list is long already lol Anyhow but today I am updating my blog of course and have a few projects I would like to share with u. This first one is a little late , I made this project last weekend but as some of you may know, my health decides to act up when I've got things to do. I am very excited to share my 1st Needle Book , This is also my 1st project for FlairByMe on Etsy! I've been wanting to make one of these for quite a while. So when I recieved an amazing Autumn Kit from Flair By Me, I knew right then that this would be my 1st project!! Another creation checked off my pretty long bucket list! Hope u are inspired by my project just as many talented crafters inspired me to make this!

This were the quilted pieces that came with the kit (pic below)

Here is my finished project using some of the items from this kit!!