Today I am so excited to share with you what I have created with 7 Dots Studio Papers and Stickers and my favorite Helmar adhesives.
I used a Basically Bare Album to start the foundation and several shipping tags, which I stitched, inked, misted, and distressed and layered with all sorts of pretty things....
The Domestic Goddess line really stood out to me... I knew I would be making more than just a Valentine or two as I started looking over the papers... I knew I would be making a Valentine to ME. Yes, me. and I will share more about that on my personal blog, but for now, I will share what I have created with the paper, stickers and glue..... and how wonderfully they worked together! I started with a basic design for both the pages and the tags. This helped my design move a little faster and then I could add embellish and decorate as I wished after the base was completed. I use this process for all mini albums I create and always have for the most part. It is the stuff on top that I really care about and not what is on the base for the most part.
here are the first two pages...
These two pages set the tone for the rest of the album, a solid base, a "pocket", a shipping tag with some embellishing and doilie with sequins. I used a lot of Premium Craft Glue on these pages. I am an avid paper stitcher and with liquid glue I can add just little dabs here and there to hold it into place, but not gum up my needed with adhesive. That makes it so much faster and easier to create my project. I also used Liquid Scrap Dots to add a lift to embellishments on my pages, like the "motherhood" circle sticker on the first page. Here is the tag up close. You may also note I used a lot of Epiphany Crafts tools and bubble caps.
here is the next spread:
When I create banners like on the first page's tag, I just add a dab of Premium Craft Glue on one end and then let the rest "float" so that it can give the banner more movement and lift. Also, scrapdots are used to give the little circles a lift.
here are the next two pages....
The clear page was fun to create with and the Premium Craft Glue again was perfect since it dried nice and clear and did not show through at all! The Gemstone Glue was so perfect for helping me to stick down those littel sequins perfectly!
here are the last two pages:
Did you see that little clock hand? I have had that in my stash forever (I think since 1999) and was so happy to pull it out and find it macthed the papers perfectly!
and here is the back, the end (or is it)...
I feel so blessed to be able to play with my favorite glue and 7 Dots Studio products! They are so beautifully designed and I enjoyed thinking out of my box, getting my hands all messy and becoming a mixed media artist this week! To hear more of the story behind this album and see more details be sure to check out my blog soon.
Happy Gluing and Messy Making!
Lisa Wilkinson, Design Team Member
