This is the third project I created for the Creative Crew gallery on Splitcoast Stampers. You can see my original post with the challenges details here.
I'm leaving Christmas behind today and sharing something I haven't shared in a little while, now - a scrapbooking page! My scrapbook album tends to get pushed on the backburner in the fall, since I have a ton of cards and gifts to get ready. The CC challenge was a great excuse to get a page done in between the rest.
The challenge was to turn the library pocket concept into a full page. I looked through my pictures for something that would work and when I found those pics that were snapped before a concert, I thought I could use the pocket to slide the tickets and set list in. Perfect!
Those are old pictures - I can't believe they go all the way back to 2005 (as per the ticket date) and hadn't been scrapbooked yet! I could never really find the right sketch or inspiration for them, and I am glad I waited because the Pocketful of Posies DSP worked beautifully with them. Tori's tour was for her Beekeeper album and if you look closely at the bottom paper, it looks just like beehives! I handcut the bottom following the hexagon shapes and I added colorful brads in the bottom row. The top was punched with the Scallop Edge punch and turned over to reveal the backside of the paper. I punched holes and threaded a piece of Wisteria Wonder ribbon, then added pearls in between.
The title was created in parts with the Big Shot (Timeless Type and Simple Numbers dies) and in parts with stamps (Empire Alphabet Lower and Letter It). The first letter was handcut and glued in one of our big Spice Cake buttons. The "Os" were decorated with a In Color polka dot brad and a Designer button, and I also added Dazzling Details on the white rain drops printed on the background paper.
The paper strip I was left with after using the Scallop Border punch on the pocket was glued at the top of my page and held in place with mini silver brads. (Have you noticed those in the catalogue? They are new and they are great! They're smaller than our regular brads and fit in every tiny little nooks.)
Finally, I created a tag on which I handwrote my journaling on one side and printed the set list from the show on patterned paper that I glued to the other side.
Hope you like this one as much as I do!
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Empire Alphabet Lower, Letter It
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder, More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry,
Elegant Eggplant, Pocketful of Posies DSP, In colors DSP
Big Shot: Simple Numbers dies, Timeless Type dies
Accessories: Dazzling Details, Spice Cake button, Pearls, ribbons, brads, button, white gel pen,
Curly Label punch, Scallop Edge punch, mini silver brads, Corner Rounder punch
Love this layout...I saw Tori Amos in concert in New York years ago and I was blown away at the way she played that piano and that amazing voice was so amazing.
Posted by: Laura Pinto-Nguyen | November 11, 2011 at 19:33