Vintage Christmas TP Mini Pt 1

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What is a TP mini? A toilet paper roll mini of course. I participated in a Vintage Christmas TP mini swap over at the Scrap Beach. (You can check it out by clicking on the badge on my sidebar>>>.) The mini is made from 5 tp rolls. Each roll has a #5 shipping tag. I have used Daisy D's vintage Christmas paper throughout. I used acrylic paints, stamps, distress inks. Too much to talk about individually. If you have questions, leave a comment and I'll get back to you with an answer. this is the cover.

Pages 1 and 2. There is a chipboard frame between them. The star is chipboard that I painted with gold acrylic and grunged with distress ink.

Page 1 has a flap that opens revealing a pocket with tags. A photo can slide under the vintage image.

This is the back of the frame and page 2.

Page 2 also has a flap that opens up.

Pages 3 and 4. Page 4 has an accordion fold that provides 4 photo mats and 3 journaling spaces.

Page 3 has a flap that has a journaling spot on the back and a photo spot.

Pages 5 and 6. Page 5 has a poinsettia that I made using the SU 5 petal flower punch and acrylic paints. A photo can slide behind the ornaments. I made those using the SU ornament punch.

Well, that's part 1. I will post the rest of the mini in a few days.

Thanks for stopping by. Til next time, happy scrappin.
Lela

A Coaster Mini

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Hope everyone had a joyous Thanksgiving. I spent Thanksgiving making a coaster mini for a friend. It is for wedding pictures. I used chipboard coasters for the base. I got them super cheap, 23 cents for an 8 pack, at Micheal's. Her colors were corals and blues. I hope I've matched the colors. I didn't get to go to the wedding which was three states away. Her bouquet was made of calla lilies which is why I chose this calendar page for the cover. I left it simple only adding a white rub-on. I used cream organza ribbon as the binding.

Pages 1 and 2 are covered with Mariposa from DCWV. The flowers were punched from some paint chips and have pearls. I used another white rub on. The frame is chipboard that I covered with paper from Que Sera Sera from K and Co. The little chipboard hearts I painted with acrylic paints and covered with Glossy Accents.

I covered page 3 with Le Romantique by Graphic 45 and added some Prima pearls. I used Mariposa for the background of page 4 and added another white rub on. I painted the chipboard heart with acrylics and added a white rub on. The flowers were e-line whites that I painted with the same acrylic paints and added a pearl brad.

I used Que Sera Sera paper on page 5 and some Paper Studio pearl paper on page 6. The flowers are Prima e-lines. I sprayed the white ones with a pearl shimmer and put a flower I made in the middle. The coral flower I painted with acrylics to match. I also placed one of my handmade flowers in the middle. I painted the tiny heart with acrylics, added a rub on and some glossy accents.

I used Que Sera Sera paper for the back cover. The flowers are the same as on page 1.

The tags are simple. I used more of the calla lily calendar page and designer papers and added some rub ons. The backs have journaling lines.

I'm happy with how this turned out. I think it is simple and elegant. Best of all, I was finally able to use up some of my old rub ons.

That's it for now. Until next time, happy scrappin.

Lela

The Last of the Halloween Mini

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Back once more with the last of the Halloween mini album. This is the envelope from the last page. I made it from grocery sack paper. I inked it with DI and stamped a haunted house image from a $1 stamp set. The insert is also made of grocery sack paper and folds up to create a photo wallet. I added some design paper and stamps. The front has some dictionary paper with the words "hallow" and "Halloween."

This page has some stamping in red, some red glitter letters to spell boo, and has been inked with DI.

This the back side. Again I have covered the panels with design paper and did some stamping and inking.

This is the back cover. I have created the same peeling wallpaper as on the front cover. You can see the red velvet ribbon that is acting as a binding. I had originally wanted to use some black velvet but I couldn't get it to stick. Even hot glue failed me. You can also see the eyelet where the red rubber band closure is attached.

Well, that's it. The whole mini. I hope my friend likes it. I certainly enjoyed making it. Thanks for the visit. Until next time, happy scrappin.

Lela

Page 8 of the Halloween Mini

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This is page 8. I added a pocket and some tags from the design paper.

This is the inside cover. I have created a pocket that holds an envelope made of grocery sack paper. The part with the mirror is a flap. I created the mirror by painting a chipboard frame black and red acrylic. I then added some crackle paint. I added 3 layers of UTEE to some silver paper then froze it for a couple of minutes and then bent it to make the cracks.

The open flap has a chipboard swirl that I covered with design paper. I treated the image the same as the mirror. The image is from The Graphics Fairy. (There is a link on my sidebar.)

These are the tags from the pages. The pumpkin image is also from the Daisy D Halloween paper. The shipping tag was from an image swap I was in. (Thanks Olga.)

That's it for now. There will be one more post to this mini to show the tags inside the envelope. Thanks for the visit. until next time, happy scrappin,

Lela

Halloween Mini Pages 6 and 7

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Back once more with pages from my Halloween paper bag mini. These are pages 6 and 7. The only thing I did since the in-progress photos was to add tags.

I added some red bling to the spiders. The top right tag has a German train station ticket. Again, this mini is for a German friend so I couldn't resist adding it. The ticket is from some Stampin Up paper that I've had for a few years. I simply added some cut out pumpkins to the tag on the bottom left. The bottom right is another image from the Daisy D paper. The backs simply have some journaling lines.

This is the page 6 bag tag. Again I have used a Daisy D paper image. The back has some journaling paper from Basic Grey. It has German writing on it.

Here is the treat bag for page 7. The spider is a drink label that I have backed with black paper to serve as a photo mat. It is removable so the background can hold a photo as well.

This is my favorite layout from the mini. That's all for now. Thanks for the visit. Until next time, happy scrappin,

Lela

Yet More Halloween Mini Pages

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Back again with another page from the Halloween paper bag mini. This is page 4 and 4b. I didn't do alot to these pages since I posted them in progress. I made tags and added a prima flower that I inked and added some bling. I also added one of the black cats from the design paper that I covered in glossy accents.



These are the tags. The left tag goes into the bag. It was from an image swap. All I did was add some splashes of Aged Mahogany DI. The other 3 are shipping tags that I inked, stamped and embossed. The one second from the left uses a Tim Holtz technique called rusted enamel, I think. I learned how to do it from Arlene. Her YT channel is mybutterflykisses12. I used black velvet ribbon and tulle for the fibers.

I won't show page 5 again. I showed it in a previous post. Here is the treat bag for page 5. The witch is a label for drinks but I backed it with black paper for use as a photo mat. It does come off the other tag so both can be used for photos.

Well that's it for now. I'll be back tomorrow for another exciting page reveal. Thanks for stoppin by. Until next time happy scrappin.

Lela

More Halloween Pages

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I'm back once again with more Halloween pages. I've already shown you page 1 in a previous post so I will start with the tag that comes in the paper bag for page 1. Each bag has a tag inside of a Martha Stewart treat bag. This paper is from the collection that I've used throughout the mini, "The Spider's Web" by My Mind's Eye.



Pages 2 and 3 are pockets that are covered with some black trim and the same rose trim from Hobby Lobby that was on the front cover.

The tag on the left was a shipping tag that I inked with DI, stamped and attached some flowers. The middle tag is design paper and a cat stamp. The right tag I covered with design paper, stamped and attached a skull charm.

This is the bag tag for page 2, front and back. The image is from some Daisy D paper from long ago. The back is some Basic Grey (?) Basics. There is some German on the paper so I couldn't resist using it since the mini is for my German friend.

This is the treat bag for page 3. The orange piece is supposed to be for decorating a drink bottle but I have turned it into a photo mat. It does come off of the photo mat behind it so both of them can be used for photos.

Well that's all for now. I'll be back tomorrow for another edition of the Halloween mini.

Thanks for the visit and until next time, happy scrappin,

Lela

Halloween Pages Part 1

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Here are a couple of completed pages of my Halloween mini. This will be the first page in the mini and the small page will be attached to the front cover. I have added some red bling. I also added a red and black flower. They were white Prima E-Lines. Along the edge is some small pompom trim. This page will act as a photo page.



This is the middle page. On the half page I have added a stamped gate by Inkadinkadoo. On the right is an envelope, inspired by Maya Road, made from grocery sack paper. And I have added a flower and black bling. This flower as well as the previous ones I hand dyed with Distress inks.

These are the tags in the iron gate pocket and the insert from the envelope. The pumpkin and cat tags are both tags from the paper line, "The Spider's Web" by My Mind's Eye. The red tag I received as part of an image swap hosted by Steffogal1. I inked it with Aged Mahogany DI and clipped the three together with a Making Memories garment pin.

This is the back view. Ihave added journaling lines to the tags. The blood spatter on the insert, both front and back views, was with the Splat set by Recollections.

Stay tuned for more. Thanks for stoppin by. Til next time, happy scrappin.

Lela

My First YouTube Video

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Well, I did it, sort of. I uploaded my first YT video. It's not really a video. It is moving pictures of the mini I did for my friend Lisa. I used a movie maker program on my computer. I don't really like it because the video doesn't show the whole photos. It sort of cuts them in half. While I was putting the video together, it showed a preview in a very small preview box. I thought that the whole photos would be visible, but they're not. I also thought that music would be added because it talked about music in the creation phase, but nope. No music. There is a different movie maker program on my computer that is harder to use but I might try it again to see if I'm happier with the results. You gotta start somewhere right? (Hope I can purchase a digital camera with a video option soon.)

You can find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfqs4FttE9w

Thanks for the visit and happy filmmakin.

Lela

My Latest Mini

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These are photos of my latest mini. I made it for one of my El Paso friends. I used K and Co Blossomwood paper collection. The cover has some butterflies cut from the paper. One of them I covered in glossy accents. I spray inked some Prima E-Line whites. The large pink and blue roses I created myself from crepe paper. I have to give credit to Laura Denison of Follow the Paper Trail for the binding. She has a wonderful tutorial on the 3-ring binding that I used. The title is made with Making Memories letter stickers and fabric covered Thickers. I used Faded Denim and Broken China DI to color them.

This is a representative page. I made it using a technique from Kathryn at Life on the {Scrap} Beach. I took a 12x12 piece of paper, folded up a 4 inch pocket then folded in half, thus creating an 8x6 page with a 4" pocket. The inside pocket holds a 5x7 photo mat. Each pocket has a 4x6 photo mat. I completed 6 of these pages so the album has a total of 6 5x7 mats and 12 4x6 mats. The mini bag pocket holds a mini journal which I always like to include in my minis.

This is one of three "extra" pages I included. It is a Marion envelope pocket. You can find the tutorial on her YouTube channel APieceofCraftdotcom. However, I don't use envelopes; I make my own pocket from the design paper.

Here is the tag from the pocket. The butterfly is chipboard that I covered with design paper and painted the edges with brown acrylic paint. I distressed the edges with Old Paper DI and stamped the flourishes with Bamboo from CTMH.

Here are some tags that I added. There are nearly 40 tags in the mini. All of them I either created or added design paper to premade cards with one exception. The Graphic 45 tag you see here.
Those are only 5 photos. I have many more. If I can figure out my movie maker program on my computer, I will post them as a video on YT. It would be my first. I hope my friend enjoys it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Thanks for the visit and happy scrappin.

Lela