Academy - 2 Mini Books, 2 Bookmarks, and 2 Layouts!

Can you tell that I'm really loving the new Academy 8/07 Kit from Club Scrap? Here are two Mini Books, two Bookmarks, and one Digital Layout in two color options, all using the same kit! For the first projects, I took the theme and ran with it!




For this Mini Spiral Bound Book, I used photos from school events for the 2005-2006 School year and then laminated each page in driver's license sized laminating pouches! I trimmed the pages down so that the tabs were actually protruding... My Crop-A-Dile came in handy for creating nice and even hole punches for the spiral binding!

Supplies Used: Club Scrap - Academy 8/07 CSt and Jr WM Stamps, B&B and CSt UM Stamps, and Cardstock in Blue, Brick, Brown, and Tan; Ranger - Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber in Aqua, Archival Ink Pad in Coffee; We R Memory Keepers - Crop-A-Dile; ABC - Heat Seal Laminating Pouches;






These little treats are samples of new free gifts that I've made for my customers! The top image is of a lined notebook with a handmade laminated cover, sharing designs and techniques with the laminated bookmark below it. I stamped my images with archival ink onto glossy paper and then colored the images in with Distress Inks using a Niji Waterbrush plus both Cut 'n' Dry Nibs and Foam! The bottom bookmark was made by monoprinting with the extra ink from the top projects and then collage stamping over it!

Supplies Used: Club Scrap - Academy 8/07 Kit CSt and Jr WM Stamps, B&B and CSt UM Stamps, and Cardstock in Blue and Tan; Niji Waterbrush; Ranger - Archival Ink Pad in Coffee, Cut 'n' Dry Foam, Cut 'n' Dry Nibs, and Distress Ink Pads in Aged Mahogany, Brushed Corduroy, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, and Weathered Wood; We R Memory Keepers - Crop-A-Dile; Duck Brand - Heat Seal Laminating Pouches; Bridgeport Memo Book;


This pair of Digital Layouts is identical, except that I altered the hue of the background and "9" block to match the shade of the curtains in the photo! You may recognize it from this month's DigiRap :) I was careful to use a feathered edge when cutting the digital version of the Edified Felt, keeping the edges soft like they would be in real life! I also made use of the Ivy League stamp image to create an all over background pattern on the Brick paper.

(Please click on the blue version if you wish to see the full sized image.)

Supplies Used - Club Scrap Digital Academy 8/07 Kit.

Remember, this is the same kit that I used for my Ducklings layout and ATCs! Love the versatility of it!

Make Way for Ducklings

I must say that I fell absolutely in love with the flourish stamp from this month's Club Scrap Academy Kit and I immediately thought of some photos from the Boston Commons to use with it! You all know the story Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey? Well, in the Commons there are wonderful little statues of the ducks and children often pose with them! My mother snapped this shot of my girls there this Summer and it seemed perfect!

I used the stamp in a repeating pattern to make each of the three paper mats. I also used the Edified Felt from the Sr Kit for a fourth mat and the Tonic Border System with the Royal Punch (now available through Club Scrap and me!) to create the paper lace strip.

Ranger's Aqua Adirondack Paint Dabber was used to hand paint the flourishes under the title and to stamp the flourishes onto the brown cardstock. I inked the chipboard corner flourish with Ranger's Copper Adirondack Paint Dabber and made sure to pounce and get the paint to be dimensional and then I glazed over it with some Chianti Radiant Pearls that I wiped most of the way off. That gorgeous chipboard flourish, title chipboard letters, and the lovely transparency overlay are from Scrapbook Takeout.

I loved the look so much that I took the same supplies, and created some ATCs to match!

Supplies Used:
Club Scrap: 8/07 Academic Kit Sr - 12x12 Brick Print, Sr Edified Felt in Tan, Borders & Backgrounds UM Stamps, Jr Ivy league Stencil, and Cardstock in Blue, Brick, Brown, and Tan; Tonic Border Punch System; Tonic Royal Punch;
Scrapbook Takeout: 8/07 Adventures in Altering Kit - Maya Road Fresh Chipboard Scroll Corners; 7/07 Clearly Speaking Kit - Hambly Urban Chic Frames in White; 5/07 Fresh and Funky Kit - Queen & Co Chipboard Alphadots in Bold Black;
Ranger: Adirondack Paint Dabbers in Aqua and Copper; Archival Ink Pad in Plum; Distress Inks in Aged Mahogany, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, and Walnut Stain; Cut 'n' Dry Foam;
Angelwings: Radiant Pearls in Chianti;