School Days ~ Robin's Nest DT Post

Well, it's officially the last weekend of summer vacation.  School starts Wednesday (ugh!) . . . So here's my Schools Days project (okay, so I'm finally getting to scrapping 1st grade and my son is going into 3rd . . . but hey, I'm doing it lol.

So I started the way I always start. I chose my paper and what embellishments I thought I might use from my Robin's Nest stash.  Check out the Robin's Nest website for some fabulous products!  The paper I ended up using is Red Fat Plaid, Glitter Brown Animal Print, and solid cardstock to match.  The embellishments I chose were Red Apple Die Cuts, Apple Paper Clips, and the chalkboard (which I love, love, love!). 

 

I decided I was going to make a mini album (because that's my all time favorite thing to make).  The base of my album is two pieces of chipboard 6" x 4.75" (please ignore my messy craft mat - I am not a clean crafter, much to my husband's dismay).

 

 

Next I inked up the edges of my chipboard with red ink (you could use paint or chalk or any form of color that works for you - or leave it raw).  Then I added some Robin's Nest Glitter Brown Animal Print for my first layer. 

 

 

 

I punched two holes at the top of each cover (one inch from the each edge and a quarter of an inch down) and added extra large eyelets for a finished look.

 

 

 

Next I added a layer of solid card stock followed by the Red Fat Plaid patterned paper (perfect for those school themed layouts or albums).   I wrote on the chalkboard with a white distress pen and added a pencil and piece of chalk I made myself.  Both are created from a bamboo skewer which I have cut in pieces.  The chalk I simply painted white and it is the perfect addition to the fun, fun, fun chalkboard.  Can you tell how much I love the chalkboard - lol?

 

 

The pencil (zoom in on the picture below to get a closer look) was sharpened with a hand-held sharpener and painted yellow except for the tip and the eraser.  I colored the eraser with a red marker and the tip (lead) with a black marker.  To give it a finished look I used a little thin silver colored wire I had in my stash to wrap around where the eraser meets the pencil.  I love the way it turned out.  I simply glued the pencil to the top of the chalkboard.  To finish off my mini cover (I will add pages later) I added a stamped image of ABC blocks, a red apple paper clip (see the link above to purchase the set which comes with three colors), two binder rings and some ribbon.  Let me know what you think.  I am really pleased with how this turned out.

 

 

 

 

Visit the Robin's Nest Blog and check out some of the other designers' creations!  Thanks for taking a look at my School Days Mini Album cover.

 

~ Make Today Count

Wendy

 

 

 

 

Yet Another Junk Journal / Smash Journal

Okay, this junk journal (I know, another one - I seem to be into journals lately) I made for a darling little girl in our neighborhood for her birthday.  This paper is so fun to work with that its hard to go wrong.  In this journal I used paper from the Street Lace paper pad (DCWV) and from the Tiffany Paper pad (We R Memory Keepers).  The pages are 6x9 and the cover is simply chipboard with patterned paper; and the journal is bound using my Bind-it-All.  I found the cutest stamp set at Hobby Lobby (50% off so it was only $1) by inkadinkadoo (I'll put a picture at the end of this post). Sorry my pics are not so great, I uploaded them directly from my phone using the blogpress app instead of to the computer so  and they seem a bit blurry doing them that way, but I figure at least I'm getting them posted (I may do the second half the regular way).  So here it is (in all it's glory) Tia's Journal:


Inside cover and patterned paper page:


Back side of patterned paper and half sheet of plain white for journaling or pics (behind the half sheet is the back side of another patterned paper page:


Patterned paper page and pocket page (there are tons of tutorials on youtube on how to create this, but basically you fold your paper up how far you want the pocket (and fold the corner down either in or out if it's two-sided paper) and then in half with pattern on the outside.  You put adhesive on the bottom (binding will seal the side) and viola . . . a pocket page:


Back side of pocket page and another pocket page (side pocket) which is just folded in half with adhesive on top and bottom edges and a tag inside:

Back of side pocket page and composition book paper (cut down and corners rounded) stamped on first page:


Last page of composition book papers and patterned paper (glitter butterfly - love this paper!):

Back side of patterned paper (stamped image in corner) and a journaling spot cut from the glitter butterfly page and behind that another simple pocket page (just folded in half):

Okay, these pictures are better, so here are the last few pages of the journal:

Oops!  I forgot to add the stamp set - here it is:

Thanks for checking out my journal!
Make today count ~
Wendy