polka dot whimsy - paper crafting kits by michelle hill

{October Spec Kit} Supplies needed: Basic tool kit Xacto knife Sanding block Mini glue dots brown ink paper edger crop a dile PAIENTCE 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 are going to start by inking all the edges of the album. Then you are going to COVER all the pages front and back with pattern paper. Trim it up using a xato knife. You can sand or ink the edges. Once you are done with this you will need to puch the holes...NOW this can get tricky...SO listen up....the first page you are going to punch 2 holes {using a crop a dile or hole punch} on the LEFT SIDE...and then taking that first page use it as a template to puch the holes in the rest of the album...2 on each side...{you can see the holes in the pictures below} BUT on the LAST page only punch the 2 holes on the RIGHT SIDE....becasue what this is going to do is create this fantastic accordian look for your book..this will be so super cute displayed on a table top or mantle... ok ready....
	make sure your pages are all covered and holes are punched...
	1.take the covered chipboard and adhere one of the label stickers from the melissa frances sticker sheet onto the front cover. 2. using the october after stickers adhere a border of your choice. 3. using the k and co alphas adhere your title... 4. place the flower onto the cover, place cardtsock sticker in the center.
	Page 1 {backside of cover} 1. adhere photo, place sticker tab on to the side of photo and label sticker.
	Page 2 1. take covered page and adhere a 2x6 piece of pattern paper. Fold excess over to the back side.
	still page 2 1. adhere photo, and rick rack ribbon to the top of the page. 2. adhere cardstock sticker.
	page 3 {backside of 2 } 1. make sure your pattern paper from the oppisate page is folded over.
	still page 3 1. adhere the scallop edge to the page { this scallop edge is from the sassafrass paper}. 2. adhere photo, place the small leave at the top of the page and finish off by placing the epoxy circle sticker in the center of the leaf.
	Page 4. 1. take a 4x6 piece of pattern paper of your choice. roll down the top...as shown in the photo {this is fun to do with double sided paper} 2. adhere to page.
	still page 4. 1. adhere photo, take a torn piece of notebook paper and ink the edges. adhere it to the right side and fold over the small part to the backside of the other page. 2.adhere a MF label to the lined paper again folding over to the back side. 3.adhere a october afternoon rub on to the paper, adhere some sayings to the paper and a button.
	Page 5 {backside of 4} 1. make sure your papers are folded over from the previous page.
	still page 5 1. take your photo and adhere adhesive to the back side of it...and place the fabric on the top to create this ruffle. 2. once the ruffle is done adhere the photo to the page. 3. using the lovly glitter letters...adhere your title. i embellished one of the letters using a green flower and a button.
	page 6. 1.adhere a 4 x 4 1/2 piece of pattern paper to the covered page. 2.adhere a 1x5 strip to the pattern paper. 3.adhere the tissue paper fringe to the top of the page. {love this stuff}
	still page 6 1. adhere photo. 2. adhere MF label sticker and october afternoon word stickers, to the right side of the page.
	Page 7 {backside of 6} 1.adhere a 4x6 piece of pattern paper to the covered page.
	still page 7 1. adhere photo. 2. adhere the leaf piece of note paper to the page, overlapping it onto the photo. 3. cut a tree out of the K and Co paper, adhere it to the page. 4. choose some words of your choice and adhere them to the trunk of the tree. 5. if you are using the sasafrass pattern paper you will have a little bit of it still peeking out of the top...this is where i used some buttons and placed them in the centers of the flowers.
	Page 8 1. place the circle deco paper onto covered page, trim it up.
	still page 8 1. trim a 3x7 piece of pattern paper and adhere it to the page.This will fold over to the backside of the other page.
	still page 8 for this embellie you will need a chipboard house and the k and co sticker tape and brown ink... 1. ink the house with brown ink. 2. take the sticker tape and adhere it onto the house. once adhere onto the house trim it up. there is a CLOSE UP PICTURE at the bottom of this page.
	still page 8 1. adhere photo. 2. adhere the embellie house to the left side of the page. 3. adhere a few labels to the page.
	Page 9 {backside of 8} 1 adhere a torn piece of pattern paper 3x3 1/2 to the page.
	still page 9 1. adhere photo. 2.adhere label to the page onto the photo. using a rub on of your choice adhere a saying to the label. 3. using the circle empoxys shapes adhere them below the label. 4. adhere the tissue apper leaf to the top of the page. you can use the K and Co rubons to the leaf.
	Page 10. 1.take a 3x4 piece of pattern paper {again folding it over to the backside} and adhere it to the page. 2. take a piece of 1x8 pattern paper and adhere it to the page, again overlapping it to the back side.
	Still page 10 1.adhere the lace ruffle to the backside of photo up on the top. adhere photo to the page. 2. adhere a piece of paper lace sticker tape to the page {placing a little bit of it on the photo} 3.place the leaf on the top of page and adhere a circle sticker and paper owl to the leaf. { i added some rinestones to the owls eyes}
	Page 11 {backside of 10} 1. with all the papers folded over from the other side, place a LARGE mf label sticker onto the page.
	still page 11 1. adhere photo. 2. adhere ribbon tab to the bottom of the photo, i used the nice wided wired brown ribbon. 3.adhere a chipboard phrase, also on the orange sequince i place a squirrel rub on.
	Page 12 1. ok a little tricky BUT not hard...just take the WIDE WIRED RIBBON and fold a portion of it under..to create a pocket. adhere it to the page usige a STRONG GLUE..i used the martha stewart fabric glue to adhere it and seal the sides so the tags dont fall out. That stuff is AWESOME..just fyi..walmart..like 2.39 for a huge bottle...anywho once adhered onto the page, place your cardboard embellisments to the pocket. {as shown in photo}
	Still page 12 making the tags....now you can make a ton of these if you want...even on thanksgiving leave them out and have people write on them what they are thankful for. Then you can add them to your book...anywhoo..they are just the LARGE label stickers left over from that MF sheet. and then embellished with all the extras, and then placed in the pocket....
	Page 13 {backside of 12} YIPPIE ALMOST DONE LAST PAGE! 1.adhere a 5x2 1/2 piece of pattern paper to the covered page. 2. using snippets of ribbon adhere them onto the page letting them stick up off the top.
	Still page 13 1. adhere photo. 2. adhere chipboard shape. 3. adhere tab to the left side of page. 4. i also placed some rub on words onto the ribbon. it says "simple pleasures"
	Tie it ALL TOGETHER... you will need one of these plastic needles..i think it is a yarn needle...not sure...but they work great for binding the fabric through the holes...all your going to do is tie the fabric through the holes...in a accordian fashion...back and forth....if YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME.... yippie your done..i hope you love it as much as i do.... xo xo xo m