The April weekend workshop featured the 6x6 My Creations Memory Showcase accordion-style album. The album features 6 pages with chipboard covers.
The technique used is fun-flock. I learned this technique from Jeannette Lynton's blog the founder and CEO of CTMH).
http://www.jeanettelynton.com/ Jeannette's blog is full of fun tips and techniques. Her blog is updated regularly and is on my "favorites" list. So, I visit it frequently.
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This is a view of the two back pages.
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This view is the 2 right side pages in the front.
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This view is the 2 left side pages in the front. (The front has four pages)
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I used the 2" scallop circle punch to create this layered flower. I ink distressed the edges, crinkled, mashed and wadded up the scallop circles to give them a nice distressed look. I added a white fiber flower from the RETIRED Mini-Medley Accents: White Daisy. I love these flowers and still use them even though they are retired from the catalog.
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This is the "accordion" view of the back side. (the back two pages)
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This is the "accordion" view of the front four pages.
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This is a quick re-cap of the Jeannette's technique of coloring Fun Flock:
Place white Fun Flock in a zip lock bag (I placed it on wax paper)
Place a few drops of re-inker in a Spray Pen and then add water. Shake well.
Mist the Fun Flock. Allow it time to dry (I let it dry overnight).
Stamp your image and cut it out. (I also ink distressed the edges)
Using a Bonding Memories Glue Pen I added the adhesive to the areas I wanted Fun Flock.
Scalloped Flower: Using 3 scalloped punched flowers...crinkled.
Pin-Wheel Flower: Using 4 circles using the 1 1/4 punch.
Fan flower: Using a 12x3/4 inch B&T. I scored the paper every 1/4.
Supplies Used:
For my January Workshop Weekend we will create a mini-album using the My Creations Banner. The cost of this workshop is $20.00. This is a new and trendy album. It includes 8 chipboard pages and 7 jump rings. The pages are 7 x 6. Since I made my banner into an album I used 1 inch jump rings to hold the album together. I used a variety of 5x6; 4x6 and wallet size photos. Attendee will also learn how to create faux pleated ribbon as well as create a flower out of pleated ribbon. I uses a lot of embellishments and my album ended up a little bulky. I also used a lot of 3D foam tape to add dimension to my photos and embellishments.
In December the Weekend Workshop was 12 Christmas Cards for $15.00. There were 3 designs (4 cards per design). We had a lot of deminsion on each card. They turned out fabulous, if I do say so myself!!!
Have you gotten your hands on the Jeanette's newest "How To" book? It is awesome! I've looked through each page, hundreds of times! As I looked at each layout I realized I was ready to try creating one for myself!
As you can see, these are 12 x 12 layouts in page protectors. They are fun and creative! But, if you look closely the film strips are hiding more pictures which tells my story to the fullest.
