
My husband Dave and I met on a blind date seven years ago and it was like we had known each other our whole lives. I live quite a beautiful life right now with my four year old and husband. I share my life with a family that loves and laughs with me!
I have a sweet addiction to chocolate, my favorite being Britain’s Cadbury Crunchie. Since I am unable to get the chocolate covered honeycomb locally anymore, any chocolate is its substitute. I also enjoy a lovely cup of coffee, a warm blanket, and a good Jane Austen novel.
One problem I have always had in my mixed media work has been adhesive! I love to layer paper and supplies. As a mom to a preschooler, I usually only have a short time to work. When I used Helmar's adhesives for the first time, I could have made quite the scene. I think I remember hugging the tube of glue while yelling with extreme excitement!
The project tutorial I am sharing today is one of my journal pages. This journal page comes from Amy Tangerine's mini book for American Crafts.
To start, I work with a blank page. I have all my supplies out to get inspired!
I begin to find magazine photos that inspire me. I also love to use phone photos in black and white printed in wallet sizes. I am also using some cards of my own art work printed at Moo.com. I figure out how I want them to lay on the blank page.
I then use Helmar's dry adhesive to glue the pieces on. Make sure you get all the edges well, since these pages are going to be turned a lot and will not have page protectors. It works lovely for mini books or journals. Plus, it is small enough to fit in your purse or crop bag.
Look inside your stash for a bracket die cut. This one is from My Mind's Eye.
Cut the bracket off and put it under the photo.
Pick out some stickers from Amy Tangerine's line for American Crafts. I cut the numbers off this sticker to use elsewhere on the page.
Then place the sticker under the bracket. Use your Helmar's dry adhesive to glue the bracket down under the photo.
I then pulled out my border stamps from Pink Paislee's Daily Junque line. Any border stamp would work well.
Stamp the numbers across the bracket with Versafine black ink. I also stamped an arrow at the bottom of the page.
I also added some layered stickers from Amy Tangerine's line like these. It's ok to layer over your photos and magazine cut outs.
Cut off the top of an American Crafts tag and grab a ticket stub from your junk drawer. Paperclip them to the top of the page.
Cut out two stars or use die cuts like these from My Mind's Eye. Place a dollop on the back of the star and glue it in place carefully. Do not push down because this glue will help it to pop off the page. No cutting little foam squares to fit this tiny die! (Sigh! I love Scrap Dots!)
Also, use Zap Dots to put on the back of a circle punch or in this case a little die cut from My Mind's Eye.
Put it place along the bracket.
Now cut pattern paper from Amy Tangerine's American Craft line and use the dry adhesive to glue it together.
Add it to the edge of the page using the dry adhesive again. Try and slip it under the photo you have on the page as shown below. Let it hang off the page to look like a tab.
Now you are finished with your first journal page for your mini book!
Thanks for having me! I look forward to sharing more tips and projects with you this month!
Love your smash project pages!! Total art, really, totally artsy!!!! xo Jules
Posted by: Jules | November 18, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Thank you all! ;) @Doris, I am addicted to SMASH books. ;) lol...
Posted by: jennifer evans | November 08, 2011 at 05:31 PM
yay jen!
you rocked this!
great job lady!
Posted by: Andrea | November 05, 2011 at 05:28 PM
Awesome job! Very similar to the the Smash books I'm addicted to, so I love your post! :-D
Posted by: Doris Widder | November 04, 2011 at 08:37 PM
Love your style Jennifer, this journal is amazing!
Posted by: Renee Aslette | November 04, 2011 at 07:21 PM
love this! So fun and out of the box....the way I love it most!!!!
Posted by: jodylynn | November 04, 2011 at 05:19 PM
I share your passion for Scrap Dots! Love that! I like how you glued down the bracket and later stamped on it! Very Cool page! Welcome to Helmar! I look forward to seeing more of your work! :D
~Vanessa W
Posted by: Vanessa Wachlin | November 04, 2011 at 04:52 PM
You rocked this project~love the way it came out!!!
Posted by: ConnieM | November 04, 2011 at 03:46 PM