Far & Away travel mini book by Julie

Hi there!  I have another mini book to share with you.  This one is similar to the Arizona vacation book I did with subway art.  I actually did this one first though...using the Far & Away line.  I think I used almost everything!

I designed the cover in Photoshop. :)  This trip was when we drove our oldest out to college in Iowa last summer.  On the way home we stopped and visited Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone...so fun.

Of course you have to stop in Mitchell, SD and visit the Corn Palace!

I included all different sizes of pages...it's fun to add smaller ones too.

Ian celebrated his 10th birthday at Mt. Rushmore. :)

Not too many kids can say they had their birthday root beer float & opened up gifts on the patio overlooking  the mountain.  Pretty amazing view.

This is the Yellowstone portion of the trip...complete with Old Faithful and buffalo.

I have the whole book on my blog today, if you'd like to see more. :)

Altered Book - June thankful journal - Days 6-10.......by julie jacob

Happy Monday!  And happy belated Mother's Day to all the moms & grandmas out there! :)

Today I am continuing with a project I shared on National Scrapbooking Day.

It's an altered book, which I turned into a gratitude journal for June.

You can find the tutorial for making the cover, pages, and days 1-5 HERE.

Today I want to share days 6-10. :)

Day 6:

1.  Cut a piece of Summer Stories (SS) Flowers paper 4x7.5".  I assemble my page and THEN glue it into the book.  Way easier, as this book is NOT a lay flat book. :)  

2.  Cut the colored, lined index card from the Memories (M) Ledger card paper.  Stamp I am thankful at the bottom, and adhere.

3.  Add a strip of gold glitter scallop border beneath.  Adhere chipboard LOVE pennant to top right, and the 'notes' SS die cut above the date on the index card.  

4.  Stamp the date and add a gold 6 (Thickers).

5.  Glue whole piece into the book, then add black camera washi tape to left edge.

Day 7:

1.  Adhere 'You & Me' SS die cut to top of book page...leave room at the bottom to slide notebook paper underneath.  I kind of already decided this would be an 'I'm thankful for us' page.  

2.  Cut a piece of M Ledger Card paper (white ledger side) 3.5 x 5.5".  Slide under you & me and adhere.

Add US pennant.  Stamp I am thankful on SS Filigree paper (woodgrain side) and adhere.

3.  Add chipboard button, SS enamel dots & the 7 (Thickers.)  

4.  Stamp the date and add the gray ruler washi tape to the bottom of the page.

5.  I used my McGill tab punch and M Calendar paper (pink chevron side) to make the top tab.  The numbers are from the Memories chipboard pieces.  The back of the tab has the 8 on it.

The next two pages.

Day 8:

1.  Cut a piece of M Subway Calendar paper (gray dot side) to 3.5 x 6.5".

2.  Add the Remember die cut M piece.  Cut the 8 from the SS Bingo paper (yellow numbers side) and adhere.  I sewed beneath the remember...again, before you glue it into the book. :)

3.  Add the die cut SS Just Because piece to the bottom.

4.  Adhere the pennant, and stamp the date on it.  Stamp I am thankful above it...then punch out Love This circle from the M Dots paper.

Day 9:

1.  For this page I used the second to largest M file folder.  The one with the different ledger cards on it.  There's lots of room inside for journaling, or adding a picture or two.  

2.  Add a 1 3/4" strip of SS Stripes paper (pink dot side).  I sewed on mine after adding the other elements.

3.  Add the Story 3x4 card from the SS Cards paper.  Punch a large gold glitter heart and add.  Stamp I am thankful at the bottom right corner.

4.  Adhere the yellow Love and pink pennants to the top left corner.  Stamp the date above the Story card.

5.  Punch the clock from the M Dots paper and tuck in on right side.  Add the yellow brad to the center...then the chipboard button and enamel dots.  Last...cut out the 9 from the SS Bingo paper (yellow numbers side) and adhere.

Day 10:

1.  Punch out the fleur de lis ledger piece from the M die cut sheet.  Add the good times strip.  Then stamp the date beneath.  Stamp I am thankful at the top.  Adhere.

2.  From your scraps of paper, punch several (I did 9 using a Martha Stewart punch) medium butterflies.  

Adhere over the page...Add enamel dots to some butterflies...also the M 10 chipboard piece to another.

There you go...the first 10 days of June!

Have a great Monday... :)

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Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!

Hi everyone!  Julie here, and I'm hoping you have lots of time for creativity today. :)

In addition to the Summer Stories Collection pack give away, I have a tutorial for you today.

I love altering old books.  Awhile back, I participated in 30 Days of Lists and shared the altered book I did on my blog.  I made another one using Summer Stories, Memories, and little bits of Teresa's other lines...and here's the fun 'how to' for NSD, so you can make one too! :)

Fun, right?  :)

1.  First things first.  Find an old book.

The Thrift store or Good Will...garage sales...all good places to find them.  I think mine cost fifty cents.  Be picky.  Look for one with a nice spine & an appropriate title (I don't cover the spine)...check for water damage and stains...or inner pages used as a coloring book.  I have even been known to sniff the inner pages to make sure they don't smell funky.

2.  Each of your inner pages...is actually several pages glued together.  As it would take forever to glue every page of the book together...feel free to cheat a little.  Every few pages or so...I ripped out a few pages.  Now there's not so many pages to work with.  Don't make it hard...there's nothing exact about it...just start ripping here and there.

It will look like something like this.

3.  Determine how many pages you want in your book.

My book is a thankful journal for June.  June has 30 days.  I'm going to use front and back...so I need at least 15-16 pages.  This helps in determining how many pages to glue together...to make one page.

4.  Make your inner pages.

This is the easy part.  It's also the most time consuming.  All you really need is a glue stick.
REMEMBER:  You do NOT need glue on every inch of the page.  As long as you get most of the top, bottom, and side edges...and a smidge in the center...you are good!
You'll get really fast at it by the time you're done, I promise.  Keep gluing pages together until you have the thickness you want for one page.  Keep doing this until you have all your pages done.  Smooth them out as you go...from the front, and after you flip the page.

You can also sew pages together to make a page.  Or use your stapler.

Hint:  Fold down half your pages diagonally from the top right corner, and make a pocket page.

My glued together pages.

5.  The cover.

  

I used Summer Stories (SS) and Memories (M) for most of the book.  Cut a piece of SS Flowers paper to fit the front of your book.  Be sure not to cover the bendy part.

Cut a rectangular piece of SS Filigree (wood grain side).  Sew around the edges.
Hint:  Be sure you put together the front piece before you attach it to the flower paper with pop dots.

Adhere a small round doily to the wood grain paper...then add the Memories (M) calendar grid piece (I covered the grid with SS Damask (print side)...then I sanded the edges.

Using my old typewriter, I typed out '30 days of thankful' on white cardstock...then adhered it to the top left on the chipboard piece.  Adhere the SS yellow pennant border piece below it (trim it to size first).  Add the pink number border on top of the yellow piece.
Next, add a strip of SS gray chevron washi tape.

Adhere Thickers to spell June (or whatever month you choose).  Punch a small gold glitter heart and add to top left corner.  I added a small cluster next to June...a SS brad (I actually glued this on with a heavy duty liquid glue - Quick Grip), button & enamel dot.  The 'always' in the bottom left corner is from Memories...the die cut sheet.  Last, I stamped the date below June with a date stamp.

Finally, adhere the whole piece to the flower paper with pop dots.

Next, tuck in the top elements:  the SS 'beginning' tab, button, and ticket from the border strip.
In the upper right corner, add 2 SS die cut pennants...with the 'smile' piece on the top.  I sewed above it.

Adhere the whole piece to the book cover (again, I used the Quick Grip).  Let dry for a bit and sand the edges.  Done!

Inner Cover:

Confession.  When I ripped the very first page out of the book (a blank extra one)...it wasn't a very good rip.  In fact, it was really messy.  So I cut a piece of SS Bingo (yellow numbers side) to fit inside.  It was still messy looking in the center binding part...so I added some Far & Away grid washi tape.  Voila!  No evidence of the messy rip.  :)

Next, add the calendar grid die cut from the M die cut sheet.  Stamp the 'everyone has a story to tell' using the SS stamps.  I used VersaFine Smokey Gray ink.

Add a large 30...I used wood veneer numbers found at Michael's.  I inked them pink and adhered them.  Next, add a strip of the pink pennant border.  I stapled it a couple of times at the edge.  Add 'days' with Thickers...then the M 'keepsake' brad.

Last...I had to fill in the month and year at the top.  I just couldn't leave them blank.

So I used a small set of alphabet stamps...and stamped JU for June.  Then I realized JU could be June or July.  Duh.  Upon deeper thought, I realized it would have to be June because there's 31 days in July.  Whew.  I stamped 13 for the year and adhered the whole thing to my inside cover page.

Page 1:  (I did the first 5 pages of the month...I'll share more later ;)

Cut a piece of SS Ephemera (gray side) to fit inside your book.  Mine is approx. 4.5 x 7.5".  My 'I am thankful.' stamp I made with my TC Stampmaker.  It's easiest to make the page, and THEN glue it into the book.

Stamp I am thankful in the upper left corner.  Add M crown washi tape underneath.  Stamp date below the washi.  Add a die cut SS pennant in upper right corner & staple at the top.  I punched a butterfly from the SS flower paper and added it over the pennant with 2 yellow enamel dots.

Add the M bicycle die cut to the bottom right corner.  Use Thickers to spell out june 1.

Adhere the page into the book...I used Quick Grip.  Leave room at the top for the M sticker number tab.  Only use half...you'll want the back of the tab to have a two on it for the June 2 page.  Adhere tabs to top right corner.

Here's the next 2 pages.  Lots of room for journaling what you're thankful for that day. :)

Page 2:

Cut a rectangle to fit your book from the SS Flashcards (pink stripe side) paper.  I adhered a He Said envelope to the pink paper, and used a M die cut 'My thoughts' card to put inside.  Add the photo ticket from the border strip.  Punch a medium heart from gold glitter paper and adhere to bottom right of the envelope.  Stamp a 2 in the number blank.

Adhere the whole thing to your page.  I wanted some of the text from the book to show.

Stamp I am thankful at the top directly onto the book page.

Add the SS 'this day is perfect' chipboard piece below the envelope.  Finish with a strip of He Said ruler washi tape, and stamp the date.

Page 3:

Cut a piece of SS Stripes (the dot side) to fit your book.  I added a library card from my stash.  Adhere a strip of SS chevron washi tape across the bottom.  Add the 'today' chipboard piece, and stamp the date onto the library card.  Next add the SS ledger tag brad with a 3 (Thickers).  Stamp I am thankful in the bottom right.

Glue page into book.  I added a couple of staples.  Don't worry about them showing through on the other side...you can always cover them with paper.  I added a piece off SS washi tape...take note.

Page 4:

I cut a narrower piece of M Tags paper (gray ledger side) and stamped I am thankful at the top.

Punch a large heart from the SS gold glitter dot paper and add to bottom right corner.  Stamp the date in the bottom left.

Add the SS 'love this so much' sticker above the stamped date...and a 4 next to it.

Add SS pink scallop border sticker below I am thankful.  Adhere a few enamel dots, and you're good!

Page 5:

Cut a narrow piece again of M Filmstrip paper (diagonal stripe side) and stamp I am thankful in the bottom right corner.  Add the M gray dot scallop border sticker above it...trim off extra and save.  Adhere Documented sticker next, and stamp the date above it.

Glue page into book and add wood veneer 5 (Michael's).  Add a little strip of She Said pink washi tape to the top.

Whew!  You made it!  Only 25 more pages to go.  ha ha :)  I will have to post those later...

On to the give away!!

Leave a comment on this post...and you will be entered to win a Summer Stories Collection pack!

We will post a winner on Monday!  Hope you enjoyed the altered book...give it a try.  They are a kick to make :)  Happy NSD!!

Project Life using Summer Stories - with Julie

Hi everybody!  Welcome to another fun week of Project Life!  

And if you're not doing PL...don't run away!   Many of the tips, tricks & ideas used for PL or journaling cards can be applied to layouts, cards...whatever you're working on! :)

I'm sharing my pages from last week.

I was getting quite a glare from the page protectors...so I took everything out for photos.  I used two different sized page protectors.  I do this from week to week.  First I see what I have to work with (my favorite photos)...if I have a lot of verticals...I'll use page protectors like I did this week.  If I have lots of horizontals...or 'littles'...I'll use one that has more 3x4 spots.  

Week 16...which for me was April 14-20.  

When I was working on this for today's post, I still had pictures coming from the weekend.

I also want to add some journaling about what happened in Boston.  I will most likely use the back of this page for those things.  

I included my cat Lola, who had to make a little visit to the vet (all is well!)...Ian walking in to school, and a couple of pictures of things I see in my home town pretty much every day, I just don't stop to photograph them.  Until now. :)

I used Summer Stories for my accent pieces.  LOVING that line! :)  (Especially the gold dot glitter paper!)

This piece is 4x6.  I used a lot of the papers from the 6x6 paper pad.  The D/Document is cut from the Flashcards paper.  Then I added little bits and pieces from the chipboard accents (these are awesome!), the die cuts & brads.

This is a 3x4 card...cut from the wood grain side of the Filigree paper.  I added the Nowhere Else sticker...some chipboard, the glitter border strip, and those enamel dots.  LOVE those little guys!

I added a doily for the bottom, and fussy cut a couple of those pretty pink flowers.

I cut this out from the paper that has all the 3x4 journaling cards on it.  I covered the center section with the flower paper, added chipboard, a little bit of gold glitter border...and stamped the Story.

The top 3x4 card is also from the Cards paper.  I stitched along the banner at the top and added a little washi at the bottom.  I included some highlights from our family's week.

I had to include the picture of my daughter texting...because it was just so typical! lol

Also, baseball season has started...and I got a new phone last week!  Woohoo!

This is a 6x4 piece of gold glitter dot paper.  I added a strip of the black from the 6x6 paper pad, and I cut the library card portion from the Ephemera paper.  Then I added a few doo dads to make the filler card.  

Thanks for sharing my week with me! :)

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Arizona Adventure Mini Book - with Julie

Hi everyone!

Awhile back I shared a travel journal I made with the bigger stitched notebook from the Far & Away line.  You'd be so proud of me...I kept it in my purse and filled it up with what we did each day on our Arizona vacation last month.  

It was fun for journaling...and now it helps me remember all those details I was SURE I would never forget. 

I got my photos back from the trip and decided to do a mini with them.  I mostly used the He Said line...but there's pieces of She Said and Far & Away too.

The cover is a clear/acetate page cut to 5x7.  Awhile ago Michaels had those fun glitter letters...so I grabbed a couple of J's (Julie Jacob...I'm stuck with J!)  I added one to the cover for our family name...along with some little bits and pieces...like my airplane ticket stub.

This page is also 5x7.  I made it in Photoshop.  I like how it comes through behind the acetate page.

The left side is the back of the above picture...so it's 5x7.  The next little piece is a file folder from He Said.

Don't be afraid to add stuff that didn't actually, strictly, technically come from your trip!

The little Arizona is a puzzle piece...and the fact card came out of an old game found at the thrift store.  

Here is the inside of the file folder.  I did some journaling by hand...and some on my old typewriter as well.

For fun, dig out your sewing machine and start stitching!  It doesn't matter if it shows through on the back.

The back of the file folder is on the left...I added a little 3x4 card I made in Photoshop. :)

The Starbucks page on the right is smaller...4x5.

The page on the right is a big file folder cut down a bit for my book.  

I think the big Grand Canyon sticker is supposed to go on the back of a car...but I bought it for my book. :)

The inside of the file page...I added a receipt and another photo.  You could also sew the top and bottom to make a pocket page, if you didn't want it to open up.

On the right are two 4x6 photos adhered together...

I didn't want to add too much stuff to the Grand Canyon photo...let's face it... The GC is pretty darn amazing all on its own.   The right side is a post card.

I dooded up the back of the post card...and added another large post card on the right.  

The left side is actually the paper e-ticket from the Royals-Mariners baseball game we attended.

The Mariners lost.  But that's ok.  We're used to it. ;)

I punched the tab for the left side, and added a photo from our trip to the zoo.

Well, the zoo gift shop.  It was SO hot the day we went.  I think they close the zoo at 2pm.  I couldn't understand why until I realized it was for the HEAT.  Holy cow...the poor melty animals.

The rest of our trip was in Scottsdale.  My husband had a conference to attend...so the kids & I hit the pool every day. :)  The page on the right is another acetate clear page.  I just cut my photos to the same size, so the backs wouldn't show from either side.  I added the enamel dots the same way.

So the page on the left is clear...you can see through to the pages behind it.  Make sense?

And the right side is the end!  Whew...you made it!

I love to layer those flowers with chipboard pieces and brads...

Thanks for reliving my Arizona trip with me...and for those of you who live there....lucky ducks!!! :)

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