Weekend Creative : February #4 : A Bit of Heart
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Last night we had a great local get-together to play with the February kit from Cocoa Daisy (a really fun collection of products put together by CD Muckosky). It was all the things that are good about scrapbooking with a group: reconnecting with old friends + making new ones, doing a bit of creative experimentation, lots of chatting, etc.
For the gathering I put together a 6 inch x 6 inch minibook using the kit, did a little demo on how to create the textured cover and interior pages (cardboard pages + KI lace cardstock + paint), and typed up a step-by-step to complete the album. Download AEheartbook PDF How-To(4MB). It was fun to see the variations that came about as people played around with the different elements in the kit.
Here's a look at the cardboard page before (I used mod podge to adhere the lace cardstock to the cardboard - we also tested out spray adhesive on it last night and that worked great as well):
And after (machine stitched the Heidi Swapp heart onto the painted cardboard cover - if you don't have a machine you could use a brad to hold the heart in place):
The stitching of the heart onto the page was inspired by a layout I saw online awhile back and has been on my mind with all the cool Valentine crafts floating around. I found the actual image again in my inspiration notebook but it was missing a name. Does anyone remember/know who created this page?Edited: Thanks guys + thanks Jill Hornby for the inspiration. And thanks for the heads up about this layout being featured on Scrapjacked.
Here's a look at the inside pages:
(Machine stitching around the outside - right through the Hambly "Clearly Heavy" Overlay - to create a framearound the photos. Photos are cut to the same size and adhered to each side of the acrylic.)
The prompt this weekend is this: Focus on the specific technique of layering one element on top of another and painting over the entire thing to create an entirely different look. This could be on a layout, within a minibook, on a card, etc - just take the concept and run with it. And in case you missed it above, Download AEheartbook PDF How-To (4MB)
Enjoy!
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Thank you for sharing your creativity with us! You're a constant inspiration.
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Ali, do you print your square format prints at home or send them out to be done? I am having a hard time finding places to print square and I absolutely love square prints.
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Hey Ali, Just wanted to say, THANKS a bunch, I really loved this, you know how somethings just 'grab' you & you want to stop what you re doing and go try it, well this was it for me just now, sadly though, am reading this whilst having a cup of tea before heading out the door to work, so it will have to wait until tonight, but that is OK, becuase today is Saturday here on the west coast of Australia, so guess what I will be doing tonight?
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Lovely Ali. Your work is inspirational.
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beautiful project and what a great prompt for the weekend ;0)
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Ali~
Love it, love it, love it!
Also, I am wondering the same thing as Heather about the square prints. Do you do them yourself?
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I've never commented before but I look at your blog all of the time!! Your ideas, your energy, your spark for life are just absolutely contagious! Thanks for the inspiration!
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Way, way cool! Love the white and all those labels.
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you done did it again! Ali Edwards you are crazy talented. cant wait to copy as usual!
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What a beautiful book - you are very talented and inspirational!
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Your works are so inspiring!I wish I could once attend one of your workshops!
YOU DON'T PLAN TO VISIT GERMANY, DO YOU? (;
Thx for sharing this!
Katharina (;
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That project is so totally cute! Thanks for sharing the instructions!! By the way, it was great to meet you at CHA!!! Take care!!
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Hey Ali...
Awesome idea. Um, you know the one thing I have noticed is that I haven't ever seen a page about your dog. Do you scrapbook any pages of your relationship to her? When you got her or her role in everyones lives? I was just wondering...?
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Thank you for the inspiration. I too read your blog religiously, but this is my first comment. I just finished my book and I love it. Although I didn't quite have all the new cool products you have so I had to make do!
Love your work! any chance you are coming to Australia anytime soon?
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OoooOOO
another really funky mini album!
After making 3 of the felt ones I can't wait to try this, looks VERy cool Ali.
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You are a constant source of inspiration. Don't know how you do it. Really beautiful mini and I know that I will be using this new idea! Kudos to you!
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Hi Ali-
Love it, love it, love it!!! This is my 3rd Cocoa Daisy kit and I was having some trouble getting started with it. The paint on top of the lace is just such an "aha" idea. I'll be working on my version today...
Happy Sunday!
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Hi Ali-
Love it, love it, love it!!! This is my 3rd Cocoa Daisy kit and I was having some trouble getting started with it. The paint on top of the lace is just such an "aha" idea. I'll be working on my version today...
Happy Sunday!
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Love it! I went over to Cocoa Daisy and ordered the kit. Can't wait to play with it!
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Not sure if you will notice my question you get so many comments :)
How do you stitch on your chipboard etc. I'm too scared in case I break my needle or the foot. Do you use a normal needle?
Love your work :)
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