Sunday, July 10, 2011

Cabinet Card Album Journal...

I'm still doin' the Full-Tilt Boogie!!! Remember this album? It's the one I originally bought off of ebay, for the Full-Tilt Boogie class. The cover is beautifully embossed velvet, and inside, the pages are thick chipboard cabinet card frames...
The album is going to turn into two separate journals - one using the covers, and a different one using the inside chipboard frame pages.


Today was my monthly girls' crop, and I used the time to finish constructing the first of the two journals - the one using the inside pages. I had so much fun making it, and I have to say I love how it turned out...

The button closure is made from a Tim Holtz fancy button, and some stretchy pink ribbon.

Here's how the front looks...
I got the donkey from a 1965 Boy's Life magazine, and I've been waiting for the right project to come along - I'm so glad I finally got to use him!

For the spine, I used a combination of a photo from a thrifted book, and part of a bag from today's Dick Blick art store purchase...

Here's how the back turned out...

Here's the inside back cover. I haven't started filling it yet, so the frames are all empty, but I plan to collage on the pages. Some frames will be covered and some will be used as part of the page. You can see how I attached the ribbon closure. It's just a simple hole with the ribbon knotted. The photo of the horses is from that same thrifted book...

A closeup of the inside back cover...
I could not possibly be more happy with the Full-Tilt Boogie class! I still have two more journals to make, so in the end I will have seven handmade journals from the class! And they are all different!!! How fun is that??? I love it!!! You can still get in on the fun if you want to - click here to check it out.

Thanks so much for visiting and have a great Sunday my friends! I will see you again soon!



10 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I'm still on book 2, and I can't wait to get to this book. Yours is fabulous!!

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  2. Love this one too. Great job and the horse is pretty.

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  3. Wow Michelle... you ar in 'production mood'... yet another fabulous art journal! Have fun filling it!

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  4. What a fabulous book creation...love it....I will be signing up for this class in the near future...can´t wait!

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  5. there is nothing more exciting than a new journal and yours is gorgeous! i hope to take that class, ftb, someday but my summer is filled to the brim.

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  6. Looks AMAZING Michelle! LOVING the donkey! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  7. This is really an amazing book. You did a great job on it. Love love love it. It's a great class isn't it.

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  8. wow-this turned out great! I haven't even started book 2 yet! :)

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  9. This turned out really cool, Michelle! I love that donkey photo!!

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  10. Okay, I know that's a donkey on your lovely cover ... but I can't help thinking "Mr. Ed" and now I've got that silly theme song in my head .... of course! (http://classic-tv.com/shows/mister-ed.html )

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