This summer our family spent a
wonderful week in Summit County Colorado at America’s highest elevation Yacht
Club at Lake Dillon (elevation 9, 017 ft). If you know Summit County, you will recognize that it is the
home to many ski resorts just through the tunnel from Denver. Mountains and incredible scenery
surrounded the lake as well as view of two ski resorts. The water was cold, 55 degrees
Fahrenheit, and the weather was variable to say the least! I am very proud of my 15-year-old son
as he joined his dad crewing on the Mandy Lu at the BNAC 2014 Regatta. It was his 3rd-7th
day sailing. My DH is an
accomplished sailor and skipper and my son had a wonderful teacher and a great
experience. My younger son and I
enjoyed kayaking and bike riding while Dad and brother were on the water. This is the huge project I have been
working on over the last month.
Even if you do not read through the entire post, if you like making
acrylic albums you might find a few good tips. If you just want to see photos of each page, click on the first photo and you can look through the album. Supply list is at the end of the post. Enjoy!
Beginning Hints:
1.
When working with acrylic albums it is important
to prepare embellishments for both sides before the final assembly of each side
of the sheet. Mirror or center to
frame the opposite side of the sheet before adhering.
2.
Album is assembled and adhered using Tombow
Extreme Permanent Adhesive unless specified other wise.
3.
Any step involving StazOn ink or irResistibles Color
Texture Spray will require drying time to avoid smearing the ink.
4.
All the photos are edged in StazOn inks, which
works great on a photo!
Cover aka Page One
1.
I tried stamping the rope image with out StazOn
Cotton White dabbed around edges first and was not satisfied with the
results. So plan 2 included the
StazOn opaque ink to help the rope image show up better.
2.
I had a little fun with Vertigo by pressure
embossing with Cuttlebug Animal Print Spots. The StazOn Blue Hawaii to inked raised areas to bring on the
dimension.
3.
Radiant Neon Electric Pink sponged around the
mat matched the spinnacker.
4.
The album cover was a handy pattern to trace the
shape of the point onto the Vertigo piece with a sharpie pen and cut with scissors
¼” inside the line.
5.
By now the StazOn Cotton White was dry so next
step is to stamp Technique Tuesday Borderline Space & Time rope image in
Cactus Green around the edges. An
old trick to miter the corner or point is to use scrap paper to miter as shown.
Page Two
1.
Spritz white card stock with irResistible
Dandelion.
2.
Crop photo to 3" x 2" and white card
stock to 3" x 1". Ink
edges of both with StazOn Cactus Green.
3.
Stamp Technique Tuesday Game On "Road
Trip" in StazOn Cactus Green directly on the photo, which will not work
with other non-permanent inks.
4.
Journal in Memento Bamboo Leaves.
5.
Now it is time to assemble cover and page two
and adhere.
Page Three
1.
Stamp My Minds Eye Laundry Lint Coastal
Authentic star image in StazOn Blue Hawaii over the star on the album page. Take care as the acrylic album is
slippery and it is easy to smear the ink while stamping.
2.
Trim white card stock and use a soft rubber brayer
or a small hardware store foam paint roller to ink with Radiant Neon Electric
Blue to a light shade. This seems
to give a more even color. Crumple
a small section of aluminum foil and apply Radiant Neon Electric Pink around
the edges. Adhere photo and
journal in Bahama Blue.
3.
Die cut medium Sizzix Star #2 from Darice green
Foamies and ink with StazOn Cactus Green.
(Sizes of stars range in size from large, medium, small, and petite) Ink with StazOn Cactus Green.
4.
I like to cut extras that might work later in
the album, so I die cut the following stars from Vertigo: 1 medium, 2 smalls,
and 2 petites. The remaining stars
will be used on page 12 of the album
Page Four
1.
Trim Kraft card stock and spritz with irResistibles
Wedding White followed by Dandelion.
Overlaying the colors allows the Dandelion color to have more pop on the
Kraft card stock. I tried both
ways, and Dandelion on Kraft just doesn’t work well!
2.
I die cut 8 Sizzlets Tag Set-tags from Kraft
card stock. The remaining tags
will be used for journaling throughout the album. Ink the edges of each tag with Radiant Neon Electric Blue
and lightly distress tag by inking with crumpled aluminum foil. Cut Darice #10 Hemp Cord to 4"
lengths and loop through hole in tag.
Journaling is done in Bahama Blue.
3.
Assemble pages three and four. Adhere Foamies green star over stamped star
image using Xyron X permanent adhesive on page three. Complete adhesive coverage of element conceals the adhesive through
the acrylic sheet, something I learned by working with vellum. Adhere Vertigo small star on page four.
Page Five
1.
Time to play with The Crafters Workshop
Punchinella stars section stencil, place it over acrylic page and ink with ink
blushers. Start with StazOn Cactus
Green and fade to Blue Hawaii and back to Cactus Green.
2.
Trim white card stock to 4 1/2" x 4
1/2". Sponge roller Radiant
Neon Electric Blue onto both sides of the card stock. Pressure emboss with Cuttlebug Wood Grain embossing
folder. On one side use direct to
paper inking with StazOn Blue Hawaii to highlight raised areas. On the reverse ink with StazOn Cactus
Green. This will serve as a frame
on both sides of the acrylic sheet.
3.
Crop photo to 4" x 4" and ink with
StazOn Blue Hawaii.
4.
Cut Darice blue Foamies to 3 7/8" x 3
7/8". Trim to a three- sided
frame leaving 1/2" frame.
Adhere to the back of the photo to create a pocket as shown. I chose to use Foamies over dimensional
foam squares because it is colored and will match the album better.
5.
Cut Vertigo with scissors to make a 4 1/2"
x 2 7/8" tag. Use a tag as a
pattern to shape leading corners. Punch
the center hole with a Cropadile tool.
Ink edges with StazOn Cactus green. Loop Darice #20 Hemp cord through the hole.
6.
Trim two pieces of white card to fit the tag, 3
1/4" x 2 1/8”. Sponge roller
Radiant Neon Electric Blue and stamp Technique Tuesday Code Grid in StazOn
Cactus Green. Journal in Memento
Bahama Blue. Adhere to Vertigo
tag. The tag still needed
something so stamp Technique Tuesday Borderlines Space & Time stars images
along the leading edge.
Page Six
1.
Crop photo to 4" x4" and ink edges
with StazOn Blue Hawaii.
2.
Assembly:
adhere Wood Grain embossed piece to page six taking care that the adhesive is applied inside of a 4" x
4" square, at least 3/8" from the edge. When page five photo is centered over the frame the adhesive
is hidden. Adhere photo with
hidden Foamies frame to page five to
create a pocket for the Vertigo tag.
Page Seven
1.
Stamp SEI En Route compass twice in StazOn
Cactus Green on white card stock. Sponge roller Radiant Neon Electric Blue over stamped images
and die cut with Spellbinders Standard Circles Large die that is slightly
larger than image; hold die in place with removable tape. Die cut two Darice blue Foamies with
the same size die.
2.
Use an ink blusher and Clear Scraps 6" x
6" Spiral stencil to ink acrylic sheet with StazOn Blue Hawaii. Position spiral on arrow section by
placing die cut compass in desired position.
3.
Use an ink blusher to tap StazOn Cotton White
onto Studio Calico sailboat.
4.
Trim white card stock to 6" x 4 1/2"
and sponge roller Radiant Neon Electric Pink. Apply Radiant Neon Electric Blue directly to the flat side
with indentations of the Cuttlebug Basket Weave embossing folder and pressure
emboss. (Polka Dot is shown.) Direct to paper ink the raised area of
Basket Weave with StazOn Cactus Green.
5.
Cut three pieces Vertigo to 2 1/2" x 4
1/4". Miter corners with
scissors and punch center holes with Cropadile tool. Ink edges with StazOn Cactus Green.
6.
Cut green Foamie to 5 7/8" x 4 3/8"
and make a three-sided frame to back Basket Weave card stock. Cut 6" x 1/2" piece of
Vertigo to reinforce the open edge of the frame. Adhere both to the back of the Basket Weave.
7.
Crop photo to 5 1/2" x 4" and ink
edges with StazOn Blue Hawaii.
8.
Crop 6 photos for tags to 2" x 3" and
ink edges with StazOn Blue Hawaii.
Trim Kraft card stock into 2" x 1/2" journal strips and ink
with StazOn Blue Hawaii and journal with Memento Bahama Blue. Adhere photos and journal strips to
Vertigo tags. Loop Darice #10 Hemp
Cord through holes.
Page Eight
1.
Trim white card stock to 6" x 4 1/2"
and sponge roller with Radiant Neon Electric Pink. Apply Radiant Neon Electric Blue directly to the flat side
with indentations of the Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder and pressure
emboss. Direct to paper ink the
raised dots with StazOn Cactus Green.
2.
Crop photo to 5 1/2" x 4" and ink with
StazOn Blue Hawaii.
3.
Assemble pages seven and eight and adhere.
Page Nine
1.
Ink acrylic sheet with Clear Scraps 12 x 12 Spiral
Dots stencil, ink blushers and a mixture of StazOn Cactus Green and Blue
Hawaii.
2.
Crop three photos to 3" x 2" and ink
edges with StazOn Blue Hawaii.
3.
Cut four pieces of Vertigo to 3 1/4" x 2
1/4" and ink edges with StazOn Cactus Green.
4.
Die cut one white cardstock and one Vertigo
arrow from Project Life Die Cut set and ink edges and with ink blusher and
Radiant Neon Electric Blue.
Vertigo arrow will be used on page 12.
5.
Trim white card stock to 2" x 8" and
sponge roller Radiant Neon Electric Blue on both sides. Score at 2", 4", and 6"
and accordion fold to train folds.
Stamp Technique Tuesday Code Grid in StazOn Cactus Green on five
sections; the first is the top block on one side the remaining four on the
reverse. Journal in Memento Bahama
Blue. Fold journal section and
adhere to form 2 pages that flip up to reveal the hidden journaling. I had a lot to say on this page!
6.
Ink edges of both sides of an Imagine Craft
Large Oval tag with StazOn Blue Hawaii.
Complete in several stages to avoid smearing the ink. Stamp Technique Tuesday Game On “EXTREME”
image on both sides.
Page Ten
1.
Trim white card stock to 7" x 5" and
sponge roller with Radiant Neon Electric Orange. Apply Radiant Neon Electric Blue directly to the flat side
with indentations of the Cuttlebug Basket Weave embossing folder and pressure
emboss.
2.
Crop photo to 3 1/2" x 3 1/2 and ink with
StazOn Blue Hawaii. Trim white card stock to 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" and use
an ink blusher to ink edges with Radiant Neon Electric Orange.
3.
Trim white card stock to 3 3/4" x 2
1/4" and sponge roller with Radiant Neon Electric Orange. Stamp with Technique Tuesday Code grid
and StazOn Cactus Green. Journal
with Memento Bamboo Leaves.
4.
Lay page ten’s mat on table and center page nine
photos/journaling block with Vertigo mats and adhere. Flip the acrylic sheet over and adhere the mat for page ten
by hiding the adhesive behind the page nine photos. Cut an 8" length of Darice #20 Hemp Cord and loop
through the Imagine Crafts oval tag and secure with a sailing knot (this one
tied by my DH) around acrylic sheet.
Adhere photo and journaling block.
Page Eleven and Twelve
1. Custom
lettering stencil: run a strip of vellum
through a temporary adhesive Xyron X and die cut selected
letters/numbers/shapes. (Quickutz
Classic Frankie font was used for this title, Pirate’s Saber for the emblem.) The Pirate’s Saber was cut twice,
the second cut made on the reverse side to reverse the image as shown. Place die cut letters/numbers/shapes in
desired position on acrylic sheet.
Place outline and dams around letters/numbers/shapes in correct
positions, trimming away excess with scissors. Remove die cuts and ink with bullet tip Fantastix in StazOn
Blue Hawaii.
2.
Replace die cuts after ink has dried and ink
through The Crafters Workshop Punchinella stencil with ink blushers. Start with StazOn Cactus green over the
title and fade to Blue Hawaii and back to Cactus Green.
3.
Trim white card stock to 6 1/2" x 4
1/4" and spritz with irResistible Dandelion.
4.
Ink Vertigo stars and small arrow cut earlier
with StazOn Cactus Green or Blue Hawaii.
When dry apply Xyron permanent adhesive to one side and Tombow Extreme
Permanent adhesive to the other and adhere this side to positions on the back
cover photo. The Xyron permanent
adhesive will help hold photo and mat in place and can be viewed through the
back of the album.
5.
Spritz the reverse side of white card stock with
irResistibles Dandelion and place final photo. Adhere to the front of the page so the photo will show
through to the back. The
irResistible Dandelion will act as an adhesive for both the photo and to the
acrylic sheet.
6.
Adhere photo to front.
Final assembly
1.
Add journal tags throughout album.
2.
Bind album with 1” book rings.
Supplies:
Tsukineko/Imagine
Crafts: Radiant Neon: Electric
Blue, Electric Pink, Electric Orange; StazOn: Cactus Green, Blue Hawaii, Opaque
Cotton White; irResistibles Color Texture Spray: Wedding White, Dandelion; Vertigo; Memento Dual Markers: Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue; Large Oval
tag, Ink blushers, bullet tip Fantastix
Clear Scraps: U Turn album, Stencils: 6 x 6 Spiral, 12 x 12 Spiral Dots.
The Crafters
Workshop: Punchinella Stencil
Cuttlebug: machine and plates, metal shim;
Embossing folders: Animal Print
Spots, Wood Grain, Polka Dots, Basket Weave.
Spellbinders: Standard Circle Large.
Quickutz: Frankie Classic font, Pirate’s Saber
Sizzix: Stars #2, Sizzlets Tag Set Small.
Project Life: Arrow from die set.
Technique
Tuesday: Border Line
Industry-Rope image; Border Line Space & Time-Star border; Game On-“Road
Trip” and “Extreme”; Code Grid
My Minds Eye: Laundry Lint Coastal Authentic-Star
SEI: En Route-Compass
Studio Calico: Wood Veneer Sailboat
Darice: Hemp Cord #10, #20; Foamies: Green, Blue
Misc: White Card Stock, Kraft Card Stock,
scissors, small foam paint roller or soft rubber brayer, aluminum foil, Sharpie
fine point pen, tags for patterns, Cropadile punch tool, Tombow Extreme
permanent adhesive, Xyron X permanent and repositionable adhesive, Thermo Web
Zots 3D, removable painters tape, three 1” book rings
This Album has been entered in the following challenges:
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