Mini Pop-up Album

Hi!

I found this nifty, interactive album and thought it would be fun to add pop-ups to each page with our not-so-fussy-to-cut Picnic stamp images. I developed some time-saving tricks while making the book, and I'm happy to pass them along to you.

Let's begin with the cutting and scoring preparations.

1. Score a 12x12" paper horizontally and vertically at 3 and 9". Trim the 12x12 at 6"; cut each 6x12 horizontally at 6" to create four 6x6" squares. Fold on all score lines. (Scoring prior to trimming saves time.)

2. Use a scissors or ruler and craft knife to cut along the bottom fold to the center of each 6x6 paper. Add one additional angled mountain fold to the upper left quadrant.

3. Score a 2x4" paper vertically at 1". Cut horizontally at 3, 2, and 1" to create four 1x2" rectangles. Fold along score lines to form squares. Cut two 1/2" slits into the folded edge of each square, about 1/4" from the left and right edges. (Shocker: It's totally fine to eyeball those cuts.)

4. Reverse the fold of the center tab formed by the two slits to form a pop-up mechanism. They look like cute little chairs, don't they?

5. To prepare an outside cover, score a 3-1/8x6-3/4" paper horizontally at 3-1/8 and 3-5/8".

It's album assembly time.

1. Place adhesive onto the lower left quadrant of each 6x6" paper and adhere the lower right quadrant on top to form a three-sided box shape. The angled fold will tuck inward to allow the page to lie flat when closed. Repeat for the remaining three 6x6 papers.

2. Adhere the pop-up mechanism to the crease in the lower right corner of each pop-up page. Do not place adhesive onto the pop-up in the middle, or it won't pop!

3. Stamp and trim images from the Picnic unmounted collection and attach to the pop-up mechanisms with your favorite adhesive. Be sure the size of the stamped image does not extend beyond the outside edge of the page. Add mattes and sentiments to each flat panel.

4. Adhere the pages back to back to form a book. Spread a ribbon across the prepared outside cover and attach the book pages aligned with the top, bottom and outside edges.

5. Hand the little book to Kay Williamson for a photo shoot.

The cover was finished with a Club Scrap printed cutapart.

Oh, my. That photo is perfect!

There's still time to make one of these and hand it off to Dad with a mason jar full of M&M's.

Have fun making it pop!

Tricia

Father's Day Gift Ideas

With Father's Day approaching quickly, it was time to put my thinking cap on! I scoured Pinterest and found a candy-filled mason jar. Since my hubby loves M&M's, I decided to load up a jar for him and make a custom neck tie with my new Picnic kit.

Here is how it all came together.

For the Tie:

1. Follow the step-by-step tutorial here to create a wax paper resist with the embossing folder included in your kit. (Run the wax paper through the machine twice, rotating the paper to create a cross hatch effect.)

2. Rub ink directly onto to the glossy papers to reveal the resist. This is my favorite part . . . MAGIC!

Apply Fuschia hybrid ink with a sponge applicator.

Wipe off ink with dry cloth to reveal wax resist.

Apply ink directly from the Lagoon hybrid ink pad.

Wipe away ink with dry cloth to reveal wax resist.

For the Mason Jar Assembly:

1. Download Christy's template for the collar and tie. Trace the collar template onto the back of the dark green Picnic paper and the tie shape onto the back of the blue wax paper resist paper. Cut out the shapes. * Note: Small mason jars work best for this project. I used a larger size jar and needed to add a bit of paper to the collar piece as it wouldn't fit around the circumference of the jar.

2. Attach the tie to the Dark Green shirt collar and wrap around the jar; secure with your favorite adhesive.

Ink the edges of the collar and tie for added dimension.

3. Use the Picnic Digital Kit with your photo editing software program of choice to create a lid topper.

4. Print the image on matte photo paper and cut a circled sized to fit the lid of the mason jar.

I just love the Picnic digital font! 

Additional card idea:

I was inspired by this fun card from the Splitcoast Stampers gallery. 

Follow these steps to create the card:

1. Use a 1.25x6” piece of from the wax resist technique to create a bow with an Envelope Punch Board and the steps found HERE.

The center of the bow tie measured .25x1" and I inked the edges of both the center and the bow tie. 

2. Layer the dark pink and dark blue papers onto a white card base. To create the collars, mark the center of each piece of paper and then cut a slit. The slit in the blue shirt is slightly shorter than the slit in the pink sweater. Fold the collars over at similar angles.

I just love the texture of the dark pink paper. 

3. Adhere two buttons from your stash to the pink sweater. Tip: Create faux thread by cutting a very thin strip of white paper and thread it through the buttons.

What are your Father's Day gifting ideas?

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Julie