Travel Girl Journal (October Afternoon)

Hi Everyone

It’s been a crazy old time here at PaperVine in the last couple of months! I recently attended SENZ (New Zealand’s Largest Scrapbook Expo) with my PaperVine Shop and I have really been focusing on growing that business. I did have time to complete a couple of final projects for October Afternoon using their simply stunning line Travel Girl and I have the first of those projects to share today. 

“On the Go” Album

This album was created as a “Smash” style project. It’s all ready to go – just slip it in your backpack when you set off on your travels and journal like crazy as you go along! 

Before we take a look inside – I will show you quickly how I made this button on the front. It is simply threaded onto some elastic and tied at the back – but having a closure like this keeps everything together and makes it less likely your treasures inside will be lost.

I used this simply gorgeous stamp to create the button. Before starting – gather your supplies:
A stamp, Stayzon ink, a small piece of cotton fabric and a brayer/roller. You will also need a handmade button blank – available at any sewing store.

1. Ink your stamp really well
2. Gently lay your fabric on top
3. Carefully and firmly pass the roller over the fabric – ONCE ONLY
4. Remove fabric – and Voila! 

All you need to do now is use that fabric to cover your button blank as per the manufacturer instructions. Let’s take a look inside the album:

I have used many elements to create and decorate the pages – see below for more details:
a)The inside cover tells the start of the story – jetting off on an adventure. The Airplane card is from the Miscellany Pieces.
b) I have added some glassine envelopes throughout the album – which can be used to contain maybe a boarding pass or a memento from your flight
c) Small tags are great as you can use them to jot down a quick thought or memory you want to preserve. 
d) I have used elements from the Word Stickers and Banners to decorate these.

e) You can use tags horizontally and vertically to create a layered effect
f) Plain cardstock folded in half makes a great showcase for larger stickers and can be left blank so you can add some favorite photos at a later time
g) Some of these elements are so playful! These cards from the Miscellany are so cute!
h) I have also used blank postcards and pieces of patterned paper cut to size to create pages.

One of my favorite things to do in albums like this is to create little folders to tell a story within a story. They are “self contained” within the album as a whole – here is how you can easily do this:

1. Using a larger element as the front and back “cover, thread only the back onto your binding
2. Thread on your other elements, largest first down to the smallest
3. Finally – thread the front cover page on and continue assembling the rest of the album

(Note: the bottom three pictures depict the technique only and are not the exact same elements as in the main picture!)

Tune in later this week for a journal cards holder made with the same collection!

Please post a comment with any questions.
 
Lowri
 
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