Creative Team Project for Ephemera's Vintage Garden and Tim Holtz Folio Folder

Hi Friends!  Today I'm sharing my first project using the latest digital paper kit I received called Paris in my Heart from  Ephemera's Vintage Garden.  I know that each time I receive a new kit I say it's my favorite one yet, but I can't help myself, I get so excited!  I mean, what's not to love about images of Paris combined with beautiful shabby roses?  One of my favorite things about this particular kit is the combination of vintage washed out colors combined with the bright vivid ones.   It's such a feast for the eyes.

Anyway, I was trying to decide what I was going to create when I happened to find one of those Tim Holtz Folio's in my stash.  The small folio (which is not really that small I might add) just so happened to fit these papers perfectly!  I love how the folio cascades showing off the beautiful images so perfectly.  The first thing I did after printing the kit was to look through my files of Ephemera's Vintage Garden Freebies.  It's awesome when you find just the right images that match perfectly, so I printed some of those too, then I just got to work (or more like play).  I love the results, and I'm planning to gift this to a special friend who was practically drooling over it when I was half done. 

There are lots of tags and pockets for tucking, and I'm planning to also tuck an accordion style folder of just the journaling pages at the back of the folio so she will have even more places to write.  The folder leaves plenty of room without getting bulky.

Supplies:

Printable Design Paper by Ephemera's Vintage Garden

Paris In My Heart Kit

Check out Debbie's other gorgeous papers, and sign up for amazing weekly freebies HERE!

Mini Album "Heart Break" Paris Style for August Cross Promo

Hello Everyone!  Today I'm sharing another cross promotional project pairing Gina's Design's chipboard with digital papers from Kitty's Scrap Post.  This is my third project this month using the awesome papers in the Heartbreak kit.

Above:  The cover using fussy cut images from the Heartbreak digital paper kit and Gina's Designs Texture Sheet - Diamond Pattern, deco corners, and the word "Love" from the 10 words set.

Above:  Background paper and images from the digital paper kit.  Photo book tucked inside pocket featuring a chipboard cameo by Gina's Designs embossed in shabby aged silver.

Above:  A flip-up page featuring sentiment,  corset and mirror by Gina's Designs.  Perfume bottle is fussy cut from the digital papers, and also background paper is from the collection.  All design elements are unattached in the photo mat area, so a photo can be slipped onto the mat.

Above:  Gina's Designs chair and dressform, the perfume bottle, image of lady and background paper are from the digital paper collection.   All design elements are unattached in the photo mat area, so a photo can be slipped onto the mat.

Above:  Another cameo from Gina's Designs placed on an image fussy cut from the collection

Above:  The image opens up to display more gorgeous images from the collection.

Above:  More images from the collection and a chipboard Fleur de lis and Paris elements from Gina's Designs.

Above:  A flip page featuring papers from the collection (you can see the inside of this page and more on my blog) and Eiffel Tower by Gina's Designs.  On the adjoining page I have a side pocket featuring doilies from Gina's Designs in black, and also a silhouette lady has been script stamped. 

More gorgeous images from the collection on this flip out page, and below is the final page, with tag removed to reveal a transparency with an image from the collection slipped inside which could be replaced with a photo.

This mini album was so much fun to create, thanks so much for looking!

Gina's Designs Products used:

Fashion Cameos

Vintage Ladies Silhouette Set

Art Deco Corner Set

10 Words

Parisian Shape Set

Words and Phrases 1

Feathery Flourishes Set

Digital Design Papers by Kitty's Scrap Post

Heart Break Full Kit

Other:

Dark Red Latex Roses and White Pearl Trim by Craftsupplies1

White Feather Flower on cover by Tresors deLuxe

Creative Team Project for Ephemera's Vintage Garden - Bee Book

Hi Everyone!  Today I'm sharing a project that I absolutely love!  This is my third project using the Vintage Queen Bee 5 x 7 Printable Journal Kit by Ephemera's Vintage Garden.  If you've never worked with digital papers before, I would urge you to try it.  Print it and use like any other design paper, with the advantage of printing your favorite patterns and images over and over again.

I have created this gorgeous book using the envelope mini album tutorial by Kathy Orta on YouTube.  You simply create the book with an envelope and blank card set from Michael's.  The idea is that the folded cards will slip into the envelope ends to create flaps.  I must say that I was very impressed at all the real estate it provides, as the flips and flaps went on for days. 

In some of my photos below you can will see tags and inserts, and in others I have pulled the tags out so you could see the pockets I created.  I didn't follow the tutorial exactly other than the basic construction and the hinge binding system she used.  Mostly I just started creating as I went along, and put flaps and pockets wherever I thought they should go.  I had a piece of distressed corrugated cardboard on my desk and I used that as the spine.

Just look at all the gorgeous bees!!

Also to note, I have used some of Debbie's freebies along with papers from the kits, and I have also used the journaling tags that are an add-on to the kit.  The kit comes with ready to cut out tags and pockets, plenty of everything for a complete journal or mini album, but let's just say I was bee obsessed.

I have also included a link from the designer of this gorgeous paper that demonstrates just how easy the kit can be put together as a journal, ready to embellish in any way you like.  That video is HERE.

Products used:

Digital Paper Kit by Ephemera's Vintage Garden the Vintage Queen Bee Printable Journal Kit

Check out Debbie's other gorgeous papers, and sign up for some amazing freebies HERE! 

D T Project for Ephemera's Vintage Garden - Standing Flip Style Mini Album

I decided that I would feature my cat Timothy on these stunning and vivid digital papers by Ephemera's Vintage Garden.  I've been so impressed with these papers.   They are so saturated with color and they print out beautifully.  This is my third project with this same collection!   This collection by Ephemera's Vintage Garden is called  The Spring Chic Digital Paper Pack.  The papers are designed to make creating handmade journals easy, but you can use them in any other application, just as you would any other design paper. 

Thanks for looking, more info below the photos.  The first photo is the cover, and the last one is the backside of the mini album.

To view the other projects I made with this same paper collection, please go to the labels section on the sidebar of my blog and click on Ephemera's Vintage Garden.  Head on over to Ephemera's Vintage Garden, to check out Debbie's other gorgeous papers, and sign up for some amazing freebies HERE! 

Design Papers by:

Ephemera's Vintage Garden

Spring Chic Digital Paper Pack

Other:

Standing Flip Book Mini Album and chipboard embellishments by Gina's Designs