Chapter 1 brings a new scoreboard die with many cuts that can be used in several ways, even on their own or with other previous dies. Versatility is one of the features I enjoy with these projects.
For this first completed project I was determined to just all of the new elements from this chapter release and feel like I acomplisheed that.
It all began with the new Scoreboard Plus die, Frame Pocket Journal. Mat board was covered with Sizzix cork paper on one side and a patterned paper on the other.
Two cover pieces and two flaps were cut to construct the Pocket Journal. One flap becomes the front, closing flap; the other flap becomes a pocket on the back of the journal to hold a variety of tags. On the front flap a line of adhesive flat pearls trim the edge. From a solid color card stock, perforated square letters are cut using the new Tiled Alphanumeric (666043) thinlit die to spell out a title. Each of the tiles is backed with a small square of leftover embossed metallic paper for some color and adhered to the lower front as a title.
A couple of pieces of the cork roll were also embossed with the new Tablecloth 3-D folder. The top of each pieces was colored with some ink and some Luster Wax to bring out the impressions. They were cut to fit the top and bottom of the journal and adhered into place. A button is attached to the top for part of the closure. A length of elastic is colored with ink and added to the bottom through the middle hole and knotted for the closure.
For the inside of the journal two pockets are cut from mat board covered with metallic card stock in two coordinating colors. Each of these metallic covered pockets were embossed with the 3-D, Tablecloth (666154) textured impression folder. Then construct the pockets and adhere into place inside the journal.
Two fold-outs from a vellum type paper are added next to each pocket.
Using the Library Pocket ATC Card & Tabs (666151)new thinlit dies, two accordian style books were created to fit into the 2 inside pockets.
Cut six library pockets from a double-sided card stock. Construct the library pockets. Cut 10 of the straight sided tabs to hinge the library pockets together. Repeat to create a second accordian book with other coordinating paper.
Cut ATC cards from coordinating card stock for each pocket (Cut 12). Cut 12 rounded tabs for each of the ATC cards. The tabs are cut from cork paper. Each is attached to the ATC cards with tiny staples. These can be adhered in an fashion. Tags can be cut from prepared card stock or individually made. Punch a hole at the top of each and add a bit of ribbon.
Use the ideas above to create themed journals for someone special or a special occasion. With this project, all but one of the new elements from this new Chapter 1 release was used in its creation.
