{March Specialty kit} - "Family"

Supplies Needed:

Basic tool kit

Xacto knife

Sanding block

Mini glue dots

Hole punch

Little piece of plastic

Colored pencils

Sharpie

Ok..lets get started….{ at the end of the project…you will have a TON of extras…that was my main goal for this kit club…to be able to do a project and then have leftovers for other things like layouts cards….anther mini book. and so-on…}

Prep Work:

You have 7 pages, 14 total front and back…you will need 12 photos that are cut into a circle {I used my creative memories one, but any circle cutter will work}…You will need to pick out which pattern papers you would like to use {or you can totally follow the photos and do it just like that} for the top half of the tree and the trunk part of the tree..{that’s the fun part}.. now I trimmed them up to 6x6 pieces for the top part of the tree..and then just used my xacto knife…Adhere all your pattern papers to the tree and the trunk EXCEPT for the title page, I will explain how to do that one. You can sand or ink your edges (I am a sander). Remember though when you adhere one side….you have to punch the holes and then adhere the other side…and then punch the holes it is a repeat process. Also. Now we are ready to get started….

Cover and back cover:

{supplies needed: 6x6 pattern paper, 6x4 patter piece {the trunk}, metal alphas, sticker alphas, family chip word {7 gypsies}, sequence, plastic {little piece}, chip circle}

1. Take 6x6 piece of pattern paper and cover the tree portion of the cover. Sand or ink edges {repeat the sanding or inking on each page}
2. Take 6x4 piece of pattern paper and cover the trunk portion using a light adhesive..Now cut out the heart part, once cut out peel back some of the pattern paper and adhere a tiny bit of plastic. {this will make your shaker box} now put what you would like in the heart, and take anther piece of patter paper and cover the back side of the trunk, now your box is sealed.
3. Adhere the trunk portion to the tree {now BE SURE to take anther tree insert and place it behind the cover so you can line up the tree trunk, make sense}
4. Now adhere your title to the cover..mine says “my family of …. This is where I used the heart cut out and made a shaker box {remember those, total old school} I put 7 sequences in the heart..Make sense…if you are using the 7 gypsies chipboard you can either ink or paint it.
5. On the last page of the book {back cover} adhere the same pattern paper to the tree part and the same to the trunk part.  {just so they match}

Page 1 {back side of cover}

{supplies needed: covered tree and trunk, family chipboard piece, JB die cut journal card}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take the “all together” chipboard piece and adhere to the page.
3. Journal around the photo.
4. Take the JB journal card and JOURNAL… place in between page 1 and 2.

Page 2

{supplies needed: covered tree, 7gyp chipboard border, mambi heart, rub-ons.}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take the chip border and ink or paint it, once dry adhere the flower rub-ons to it ( these are in the American crafts booklet}
3. Adhere the chip heart to the border.
4. Journal around the photo.

Page 3 {backside of 2}

{supplies needed: covered tree, blue flower, sei epoxy sticker, AC rub-ons,sharpie}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take a rub-on frame from the booklet and adhere it to the photo.
3. Adhere flower to the left side of photo.
4. Adhere epoxy flower to the inside of the frame.

Page 4

{supplies needed: covered tree, buttons, chipboard board frame, chip bracket, and circle chipboard}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take the circle chip piece and adhere it over the photo. ( this is the deja –views one)
3. Take chip frame and ink it, place the bracket on one side of the frame, use this to journal on, place in between pages 3 and 4.
4. Adhere some buttons to the trunk portion.

Page 5 {backside of 4}

{supplies needed: covered tree, American crafts ship board, metal alphas, felt bird, circle epoxy, tag}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take one of the AC ship frames and trim it to make brackets. Adhere the brackets to each side of the photo.
3. Adhere the felt bird to the right side of the bracket.
4. Adhere a title using the metal alphas.
5. Ok now I used a tag from the add-on kit..if you didn’t get the ad-on kit it’s ok..just make a tag to put in between pages 5 & 6. and journal on it.

Page 6

{supplies needed: covered tree, felt flower, epoxy, sticky note}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Place the felt flower to the upper left side. Place an epoxy of your choice to the brad that is the center of the flower.
3. Using the back side of the tag, tear a piece of the post it note and adhere it to the tag. Journal and tie the top of the tag with a ribbon.

Page 7 {backside of 6}

{supplies needed:  covered tree, felt squares, green sequence, flower rub-on AC, sticker alphas, chip swirl}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Adhere your title to the top of tree using the alpha stickers…I LOVE these..
3. Place the chip swirl under the title onto the photo. You can write on this swirl w/ a sharpie.
4. Layer the felt squares on to the lower left side. Adhere the sequence to the center and place a rub-on of your choice to the sequence.
5. Journal around the photo

Page 8

{supplies needed: covered tree, AC chip swirl, smile chip piece, sei epoxies}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take chip swirl (AC now everyone has a different sheet so just pick something that is like a border) and place it on the left side of tree.
3. Place the smile chip piece onto he border.
4. Now with the rest of the circle adhere the epoxy circles small and large to the photo..( as seen in picture)

Page 9 {backside of 8}

{supplies needed: covered tree, mambi chip embellies, metal alphas, sticker alphas, JB journal card, chip flower, button}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take the embellishment of your choice {off of the mambi sheet} and adhere it to the page.
3. Using a combo of the metal alphas and sticker alphas create your title.
4. Take the JB journal shape and adhere a piece of solid colored paper to the back side. Journal on this card. Now place the card board flower and button to the card.

Page 10.

{supplies needed: covered tree, happy chipboard, rub-on AC, and the sasafrass paper w/ the small clouds, pop dots}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take a piece of the sassafrass paper, and cut out a few of the clouds and the little owl.
3. Place the clouds in the upper right hand corner arranging those using pop dots. I love doing this pattern paper.
4. Take the JB journal card {side with the lines} and adhere a rub-on onto it. place the happy chipboard on to the card…JOURNAL

Page 11 {backside of 10}

{supplies needed:  covered tree, FUN letters mambi, ribbon, stick pin}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take the word FUN and adhere it to the lower portion of the tree.
3. Tie a snippet of ribbon onto the letter “N”, stick the pin through the ribbon.

Page 12

{supplies needed: covered tree, family word, AC chip shape, “I adore you word”, ribbon}

1. Take covered tree and adhere photo.
2. Take the word “FAMILY and adhere it to the right side vertically.
3. Take a chip piece and adhere it onto the family word. I used the circle.
4. Tie ribbon to the chip circle.
5. Adhere a word of your choice to the chip circle.

YEA!!! We are done. Well almost…putting it all together, just stack all of it and place beaded strand into the hole..{I used a ring, only because I LOVE rings and they make the project turn better}. Once all together tie the ribbon and fabric to the rings. I LOVE the way the tree album turn out…so flippin CUTE..well whatever you make of this album…I hope you had as much fun as I did creating it…. J enjoy..