DT: Kingston Crafts – summer shrink plastic

So I went a little overboard for this next project for my Kingston Crafts design team as I couldn’t decide which shrink plastic pieces to use and whether to make one 12×12 scrapbook page, and 8×8 scrapbook page or just to go a little off the wall and make a little mini journal style scrapbook for some our pics from Menorca … so yes I went with that!

I started by playing with shrink- colouring things and cutting them out and shrinking them – then I cut some papers from the summer collection pack and some white from the everyday cardstock collection. I already had my mini photos cut ready to use and then started arranging things loosely how I might want the pages.

Next I had to decide on what construction I fancied for the pages to sit on – in my head I wanted a little flip book so it could sit on a shelf and change the view whenever I wanted to look at a different page!

So out came the junk recycling – you know the packaging from having had craft supplies delivered which I am very guilty of ordering! I always save packaging as you never know when it will come in handy! It needs to be sturdy obviously but doesn’t need to be pretty as it will be covered by the pretty papers! I decided to use the fab rainbow stripe paper for the back of each of the panels as it then coordinated with all the panels.

I decided to use the wide red tape to adhere the papers to the junk card bases – this way I knew it would be secure and wouldn’t warp!

Once all four were covered on both sides I used my cropadile to punch holes in the top so I knew where the book rings would go and then started with the decorating and sorting out each page!

I had lots of fun putting each page together … this is the point where I was almost finished … but did add in some other touches once I had popped them together with the book rings.

I added in some hand drawn lines and frames for the extra words I had added and some little journaling elements like the where and the when!

I also added some card Candi to this page…

… and some additional shrink wrap icecreams I could resist adding to this one!

I know I still need to add journalling but decided I would add that to panels on the back of each page as the main point is to have the front visible on display. I will add that later… for now these are with Martin ready for going on display. When I get them back I will add the journalling to finish off.

Hope you like this fun project – I am really pleased with how fun it is and a different way to do some memory keeping!

Happy crafting!

Catherine