With this project I thought I would bring a little scrapbooking into a 3-D project, a journal. This project is relatively easy to create but still elegant featuring the new Wedding Sweet stamp set (page 48) in the new Idea Book & Catalog. What I love about this project is that you can create one for many occasions – wedding, baby, friendship, recipes or just to use a your personal diary.

Wedding Sweet Artboard Journal

Stampin’ Up! product used:

  • Wedding Sweet stamp set
  • Sweet Swirls wheel
  • Bella Bleu designer series paper
  • Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware
  • Vintage Brads
  • Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon
  • Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
  • Clear Embossing Powder
  • Heat Gun
  • Cutter’s Kit (Distressor Tool)
  • 1/16" Circle Handheld Punch
  • Spiral Punch
  • Designer Label Punch
  • Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla cardstock
  • SNAIL Adhesive
  • Art OnBoard Journal

Technique used: Heat Embossing

Instructions

  1. Begin with 4 pieces of 5-1/4 square pieces of Bella Bleu designer series paper (DSP). I used the Very Vanilla and Kraft piece of patterned paper.
  2. Using the large stamp in the Wedding Sweet stamp set, ink using Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, and then stamp once in the upper left corner. Then re-ink and stamp again in the upper right corner as shown below or as desired. Sprinkle with Clear Embossing Powder. Then heat with heat gun.
     


     

  3. Then, ink the Sweet Swirls wheel in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink – roll it a few times in the Craft Ink pad.  Then roll across the bottom of the paper. Again, sprinkle with Clear Embossing Powder and heat.
  4. Cut a 3-1/4 x 2-1/4 piece of Sahara Sand paper. Adhere it to a 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 piece of Chocolate Chip paper. Then adhere that to a 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 piece of Very Vanilla.  Then use the Distressor Tool (part of the Cutter’s Kit shown below) to rough/distress the edges of the Very Vanilla paper. Adhere to front.  This is a mat for a photo picture.
     


     

  5. Wrap a piece of Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon around the front (but above the Sweet Swirls border.
  6. Place where you want the Hodgepodge Hardware, use a pencil to mark the holes that you will then punch with the 1/16" handheld punch.
  7. Punch a piece of DSP (of your choice) for the greeting/journal box using the Designer Label Punch and adhere to front. Then place hardware. Final front page shown below. This is an area for a name or personal greeting. Or you can stamp a greeting (before assembling the hardware) or use rub-ons for a note or greeting as well.
     

      8.   Then it is time to punch the spiral for each piece of paper using the Spiral Punch. Punch one side of each paper.
      9.   Then adhere using SNAIL Adhesive.


In this picture you can see some of the sprial has been placed down (left) while I was still placing the rest (on the right). Using Stampin’ Up!’s Spiral Punch aligns them perfectly.

Other Possibilities

  • Try other positions for the photo and designer label hardware layout.
  • Experiment with other colors and other techniques.
  • Use a stamp as the focal point instead of a photo.
  • Add sponging with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink for a more vintage look.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project!

 

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