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I think I'll make a book.

So, as you well know, I've been doing a bit of collaging recently, which has led me to more of a practical combination of collaging and scrapbooking. Art journaling. I've made mini little art journals before, but this one's big.  The largest page so far is 12x12. I've the pages individually from each other, and then I put them together to sit in piles until I have enough for a book. Then, I guess I'll decide how to put it all together. Not the most practical order of events... oh well.

Wooden Mini Album Cover Tutorial #3

This is the last of the cover tutorials for the wooden mini albums, which are available in The Housewife Kit.  I hope these have been some help to you!

 

Here's what you might need:

-Wooden Mini Album Cover

- Letter Stickers

- Decorative rub ons

- Sylus

- Slick Writer or Sharpie

 

 

Step One:

 

Select a decorative rub on that will run the width of your album cover.  Then, carefully cut it in half.

 

 

Step Two:

 

Place the last word of your title, using the letter stickers you have chosen, aligned with the bottom right of your book.  Then, align half of the rub on next to it, running all the way to the bottom edge of the cover.  Then, place the other half at the top of your cover, running all the way across the book.  The last part of this step is simply rubbing them onto your wooden cover, making sure each little detail has been adhered.

 

 

Now that you have your cover looking beautiful, there is one part left!  The rest of your title.

 

Step Three:

 

Using your slick writer or fine sharpie, fill in the rest of the space above your letter stickers with the beginning part of your title.  I like to write my word in the air above the book first, just to make sure it will fit.  Sort of a trial run.  Then, I lower my pen to touch the book and scribble away!

 

That's all there is to it.  Very simple design, but a nice intro to a lovely book, wouldn't you say?

 

Wooden Album Cover Tutorial #2

 

This tutorial is all about using photos and buttons to adorn the cover of your wooden mini album.  Here's what you might need:

- Wooden Mini Album Cover
- White Spray Paint
- One small photo
- Various sizes of buttons
- Strong liquid glue
- Rub on letters (optional)

Step One:

Spray a fair amount of white paint in a circle, keeping the nozzel of the bottle close to your cover, to prevent overspray.



Step Two:

Pick up the cover and move tilt it around, causing the paint to run in various patterns.  The runs needn't be precise, as for the most part they will be covered in buttons.

Step Three:

Adhere your photo to the center of the paint, and surround it with the largest of the buttons you have chosen for the cover.



Step Four:

Fill in the gaps with smaller buttons.  Once everything has dried, you may chose to rub on the letters for your title, over top of the cover photo.  In the end, I decided it would be too busy for this particular photo, but it might work well with a photo you might chose to use.

On Friday I will post the last of the wooden album cover tutorials.  I hope these ideas have been helpful to you so far!