Monday, October 29, 2007

Signs of Fall Mini Book by Leslie Ashe!

Supplies Needed:

Moxxie's Season of Change papers, cardstock stickers, and rub-ons
12x12 Cardstock in red, green, and orange
12x12 Scalloped cardstock
2 Crystals or gems
Chipboard letters or stickers
1 paper clip
1 metal clip
3 Buttons
Orange/Brown flowers or leaves
Adhesive

To begin lets start off with 2 sheets of 12x12 cardstock.
You're going to cut each piece of cardstock in half making 4 sheets of 6 x 12 pieces.
You will be using 3 of the 4 sheets. (You can use the 4th if you want a larger book).
I chose a green to make the Moxxie papers POP.
You can choose the color you want to use.

Next you are going to fold each piece of the 6 x 12 piece in half, making 2 squares (they will be perfect 6 x 6 size) Fold each one a different way, making an "accordian" look.

Take the 2 you folded alike and glue them to the sheet of 6 x 12 that you folded the opposite way, laying them on top of each other. Your pages will now be an accordian book.

To decorate the cover:-cut a piece of Moxxie's "Splash of Spice" to the size of 2 3/4 x 5 inches.
Cut a piece of Moxxie's '"Autumn Splendor" the same size.
Cut a piece of orange cardstock 3 x 6 inches.
Cut circles (or use shaped cardstock) for the bottom of the page to the size 1 3/4 inches x 1 3/4 inches.
First put down the orange cardstock 2 1/2 inches down from the top of your cover.
Next put down the "Autumn Splendor" 1 inch lower than the orange cardstock, placing it 1 inch from the left side of the cover.
Next lay down the "Splash of Spice" all the way to the right of your cover, just barely below (I eyeballed this one) the "Autumn Splendor".
Put your picture (whatever size you chose, whatever theme you chose) I cropped my picture to 3 x 3 1/2 inches.
Place the bracket sticker from Moxxie's "Season of Change" cardstock stickers just to the right of your photo.
Place a photo corner sticker from the "Season of Change" cardstock stickers on the left side of your photo.
Place the "hot chocoolate" sticker (also from the "Season of Change" cardstock stickers) towards the bottom of your photo, letting it touch the patterned paper and cardstock.
(For fun "bling", I added 2 swarovsky crystals on each side of the "hot chocolate" sticker)
Next, rub on "SIGNS OF" (you have to cut the rub ons out to get the words separated from the "Season of Change" rub ons on the top of your cover, adding leaves for a little dimension.
You can add dots by the letters if you choose.
Next you add letters "fall" going downwards beside your photo.
I used chipboard letters, you can use stickers if you choose.
Next you add a paper clip all the way to the left of your cover, on the orange cardstock.
Tie 3 different types of ribbon on the paper clip.
Finally, add a silver clip to the top right and add ribbon of your choice to the clip.
Page 1:
Cut a piece of Moxxie's "Autumn Splendor" to 3 x 5 inches.
Tear a piece of Moxxie's "Mocha" 2 inches by 2 1/2 inches.
Place the "Autumn Splendor" just barely below the top of page 1, so you can see a border of cardstock on the top and to the left.
Cut your photo in a circle 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.
Place your photo to the left and middle of your page.
Place the journaling sticker from the "Season of Change" cardstock stickers under your picture you've cut into a circle.
Place the bracket sticker on your photo, to the left a little.
Place the ribbon slide sticker (also from the "Season of Change cardstock stickers) just under the journaling sticker, poking out a little (for dimension)
Rub a few of the acorn/leaf rubons to the bottom of your journaling sticker.
Add a row of 3 shiney buttons.
Page 2:
Cut a circle from Moxxie's "Foliage Frenzy" 4 inches x 4 inches and place it to the right of your page, barely below the top of your page so you can see a border at the top.
Cut your photo 3 1/2 x 4 inches and palce to the left of your page, making it go on top of your circle a bit.
Add scalloped cardstock under the photo for added dimension.
Place a photo corner sticker at the top right of your photo.Rub the words "goodbye summer" from the "season of change" on the left side of your photo going up (summer should be on the cardstock)
Rub the word "Fall" on your photo, to the right.
Place small letter stickers spelling "hello" right above fall.
Rub leaves just under the word Fall.
Page 3:
Cut a square from the "Splash of Spice" 4 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches and place it to the left of your page, just below the top.
Cut your photo 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches and place it to the right of your page.
Place red cardstock just barely under your photo.
Take the circle "Autumn Splendor" sticker and put on red cardstock, cutting around leaving a border of red.
Place the sticker to the bottom left of your page, overlapping your photo.
Under the sticker place ribbon (I used a scrap piece of denim) 5 inches long
Place orange and brown flowers (or leaves if you choose) just under the sticker, overlapping one another.
Put the sticker "changing colors" under the Autumn Splendor, on top of the flowers.
Place "scenic drive" right above ribbon.
Place "colors of autumn" sticker just under ribbon.
Place photo corner sticker to the left of your photo.
Page 4:
Cut a square from the back side of the "splash of spice" 4 1/2 inches x 4 inches and place it just under the top of your page, to the right.
Cut a piece of "Mocha" 4 1/2 inches x 5 1/2 inches and place it all the way to the right of your page, about an inch and a half from the top of your page.
Cut a strip of red cardstock 1 1/2 inches by 4 inches.
Place it under the "mocha" with it barely sticking out to the top and left.
Cut your photo 3 1/2 inches x 4 inches.
Back it with orange cardstock.
Cut a square of "autumn splendor" 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches and place it under your picture.
Tear a strip of green cardstock 1 inch by 5 1/2 inches.
Place it just under the bottom half of your photo.

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