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Where the Heart Is - Part 1
Staggered 4”x10” “Home” gift album
by Lynn Anne Cutler The name of Zsiage’s “Impressed with India?” paper collection may convey the idea of an exotic locale, but the warm shades and textile-patterned designs also conjure up the warmth of Home. Give as a gift and let the recipient fill with favorite photos of (or from) home, or fill it with your own favorite home photos and display on a mantel or your coffee table. Instructions include the patterns and ink colors used in the sample, but feel free to change out papers or colors to fit your own décor. Supplies: 8.5x11” – ish sheet of chipboard plus scrap chipboard (for backing various cut shapes) Paper trimmer (or ruler and craft knife) Tonic Studios micro-serrated scissors Tonic Studios paper distresser Hole punch Dymo label buddy and tapes (red, blue, green) Patterned paper (Here, Zsiage Impressed with India? Collection: Bombay Dreams, Calcutta Gardens, Himalayan Range, New Delhi Sari – 2 sheets each will give you enough for covers and inside pages with plenty left for photo mats and embellishments) Ranger Distress Inks (here: Shabby Shutters, Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Broken China, Dried Marigold, Fired Brick, Frayed Burlap) 1-1/2” Chipboard letters h-o-m-e (here, Zsiage alphastructures, 1.5” prim and proper) Scrap cardstock in matching colors for mats Four 8” strips gold ribbon Four 8” strips blue ribnon Additional embellishments: Magic Mesh (assorted) Scrap fibers, trims, ribbons, laces Favorite embellishments such as brads and photo corners CONSTRUCTION: This 4”x10” book consists of back and rear covers made of paper-covered chipboard, plus three additional inside pages, each made of two sheets of patterned paper mounted back-to-back. Finished, you will have four double-page spreads plus outer covers to work with! 1) Cut two rectangles from chipboard, one measuring 4x10” and one measuring 4x8”. 2) Cut rectangles from patterned paper as follows: 2 – 4”x8” (1 Himalayan Range, 1 New Delhi Sari) 2 – 4”x8.5” (Bombay Dreams) 2 – 4”x9” (New Delhi Sari) 2 – 4”x9.5” (1-Calcutta Gardens, 1-Bombay Dreams) 2 – 4”x10” (1-Himalayan Range, 1 Calcutta Gardens) 3) BOOK COVERS: Cover one side of chipboard with permanent adhesive, making sure that adhesive is right up against all edges of the rectangle. Attach corresponding-size patterned paper over adhesive. Turn chipboard over, and cover back side in the same way. Paper the other cover in the same way. 4) INSIDE PAGES: Match up 4x8.5” papers and adhere back-to-back, making sure adhesive runs all the way to the edges of papers. Repeat for 4”x9” papers and 4”x9.5” papers. 5) HOLES TEMPLATE: Create a hole-punching template from a 4” wide scrap piece of chipboard. Mark a hole ¼” in from the 4” edge of the cardstock, and ½” in from the long edge. Mark off three more holes at the 1.5”, 2.5”, and 3.5” marks. Use hole punch to create holes at each of the four marks. Use template to punch evenly-positioned holes on one 4” edge of each cover and each inside page. 6) Ink edges of each cover and page with desired colors by dragging Distress Ink Pads directly along each edge. 7) Place pages on top of each other, longest on the bottom, making sure holes are aligned. 8) Thread each hole with two 8” cuts of ribbon, one blue and one gold. If ribbon resists threading, try making holes a little larger or using a tapestry (wide-eyed) needle to thread the ribbons. 9) Tie ribbons, leaving some slack for turning pages, and trim edges if they have frayed during threading. 10) COVER: Use Dymo label to create words “our”, “where”, “the”, “is” in green and “heart” in red. Color Zsiage chipboard letters by inking in Fired Brick Distress Ink, then filling in white spots with Scattered Straw ink or a similarly colored marker. Note: not all brands of chipboard lettering will take ink well without surface preparation. Zsiage will. If you use a different brand and the ink beads up on yours, sand lightly or cover with gesso and let dry, then apply the ink. Adhere the word “home” to the front cover as shown. (I adhered over a strip of fine weave Magic Mesh) and place “our” label in front of it. Place additional dymo words as shown, one on each page-step. Page corners can be created with Dottie Ann Magic Mesh, and additional trim can be adhered by the ribbon ties if desired. This completes the basic book construction…everything now is embellishment! Read part 2 >> Lynn Anne Cutler ~read my blog~

Where the Heart Is - Part 1
Staggered 4”x10” “Home” gift album

by Lynn Anne Cutler

The name of Zsiage’s “Impressed with India?” paper collection may convey the idea of an exotic locale, but the warm shades and textile-patterned designs also conjure up the warmth of Home. Give as a gift and let the recipient fill with favorite photos of (or from) home, or fill it with your own favorite home photos and display on a mantel or your coffee table. Instructions include the patterns and ink colors used in the sample, but feel free to change out papers or colors to fit your own décor.

Supplies:

8.5x11” – ish sheet of chipboard plus scrap chipboard (for backing various cut shapes)
Paper trimmer (or ruler and craft knife)
Tonic Studios micro-serrated scissors
Tonic Studios paper distresser
Hole punch
Dymo label buddy and tapes (red, blue, green)
Patterned paper (Here, Zsiage Impressed with India? Collection: Bombay Dreams, Calcutta Gardens, Himalayan Range, New Delhi Sari – 2 sheets each will give you enough for covers and inside pages with plenty left for photo mats and embellishments)
Ranger Distress Inks (here: Shabby Shutters, Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Broken China, Dried Marigold, Fired Brick, Frayed Burlap)
1-1/2” Chipboard letters h-o-m-e (here, Zsiage alphastructures, 1.5” prim and proper)
Scrap cardstock in matching colors for mats
Four 8” strips gold ribbon
Four 8” strips blue ribnon

Additional embellishments:

Magic Mesh (assorted)
Scrap fibers, trims, ribbons, laces
Favorite embellishments such as brads and photo corners

CONSTRUCTION:

This 4”x10” book consists of back and rear covers made of paper-covered chipboard, plus three additional inside pages, each made of two sheets of patterned paper mounted back-to-back. Finished, you will have four double-page spreads plus outer covers to work with!

1) Cut two rectangles from chipboard, one measuring 4x10” and one measuring 4x8”.

2) Cut rectangles from patterned paper as follows:

2 – 4”x8” (1 Himalayan Range, 1 New Delhi Sari)
2 – 4”x8.5” (Bombay Dreams)
2 – 4”x9” (New Delhi Sari)
2 – 4”x9.5” (1-Calcutta Gardens, 1-Bombay Dreams)
2 – 4”x10” (1-Himalayan Range, 1 Calcutta Gardens)

3) BOOK COVERS: Cover one side of chipboard with permanent adhesive, making sure that adhesive is right up against all edges of the rectangle.

Attach corresponding-size patterned paper over adhesive. Turn chipboard over, and cover back side in the same way. Paper the other cover in the same way.

4) INSIDE PAGES: Match up 4x8.5” papers and adhere back-to-back, making sure adhesive runs all the way to the edges of papers. Repeat for 4”x9” papers and 4”x9.5” papers.

5) HOLES TEMPLATE: Create a hole-punching template from a 4” wide scrap piece of chipboard. Mark a hole ¼” in from the 4” edge of the cardstock, and ½” in from the long edge. Mark off three more holes at the 1.5”, 2.5”, and 3.5” marks. Use hole punch to create holes at each of the four marks. Use template to punch evenly-positioned holes on one 4” edge of each cover and each inside page.

6) Ink edges of each cover and page with desired colors by dragging Distress Ink Pads directly along each edge.

7) Place pages on top of each other, longest on the bottom, making sure holes are aligned.

8) Thread each hole with two 8” cuts of ribbon, one blue and one gold. If ribbon resists threading, try making holes a little larger or using a tapestry (wide-eyed) needle to thread the ribbons.

9) Tie ribbons, leaving some slack for turning pages, and trim edges if they have frayed during threading.

10) COVER: Use Dymo label to create words “our”, “where”, “the”, “is” in green and “heart” in red. Color Zsiage chipboard letters by inking in Fired Brick Distress Ink, then filling in white spots with Scattered Straw ink or a similarly colored marker. Note: not all brands of chipboard lettering will take ink well without surface preparation. Zsiage will. If you use a different brand and the ink beads up on yours, sand lightly or cover with gesso and let dry, then apply the ink. Adhere the word “home” to the front cover as shown. (I adhered over a strip of fine weave Magic Mesh) and place “our” label in front of it. Place additional dymo words as shown, one on each page-step. Page corners can be created with Dottie Ann Magic Mesh, and additional trim can be adhered by the ribbon ties if desired.

This completes the basic book construction…everything now is embellishment! Read part 2 >>