Hello crafty friends..
Welcome to my page today. Back to paper crafting after a long time...yes
this time with some scrap denim too!
I had an empty cereal box sitting on my table for sometime now and I was
wondering what to do with it. As I was playing with it, I realized I could make
a bag and so was born this project!
Next, my hands reached out to some old jeans and i ripped some fabric to
make the cover. The best combination to go with denim is leather and so....
some faux leather too for this project.
Here is what I made...do you think this is just a bag!
It opens into a handsome, macho masculine album! The paper line used is Tim
Holtz “lost and Found” and have used the hidden hinge binding here.
I followed the score line of the empty carton and so the size of the album
and spine was determined by that. To enforce the strength of the album, i used
thick chipboard and tyvek too to make the album durable.
There are 4 interactive pages...the base being Kraft, the papers compliment
so well with it. I have inked the edges with walnut stain to further age the
album. There are a lot of tuck spots and some little interesting tit bits that
can be opened up for a little surprise!
The faux leather too is with Kraft CS as base and I have actually done some
stitching to attach the leather and denim to the cover! How cool is that.
This album screams “masculine” from all sides and so I kept the
embellishments sans flowers! Now that is a relief...
The handle is fixed using bronze metal brads and there some charms too
hanging from the handle. The little glass bottle is filled with colored
sand...white sand + fired brick distress inks!
In all this album has a list of men’s favorite stuff....denim, leather,
metal, machine, football , blues, browns , reds and NO FLOWERS! Do you agree???
Do leave me a note about this album...I had a great time making the bag
too! A lot of Tim Holtz Visual artistry stamps have been used for the secret
elements and surprise notes that spring from the pockets!
I have still not made up my mind about the recipient of this bag full of
memories...may be my brother who is visiting me next month with a box full of
crafty goodies??? Definitely a deserving candidate...what say?
I would like to enter this album in the following challenges...
Lulupu- make a mini
Sparkles monthly Challenge- Anything But A card
Country View Challenge- Blue
The Artistic Stamper Ch- fabric
All Sorts Ch Blog- Anything but a card
Thank you so much for stopping by today.
Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers.
