Pressed Petals Archives – Crafting with Ashee

How to Make a Travellers Notebook – Junk Journal

This is my first attempt at a junk journal. I decided to make in the style of a traveller’s notebook. It turned out great, I think. I used the Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper (DSP) to decorate it.

Making mini albums is one of my favourite things to do. I love how out of a few pieces of chipboard you can create something unique and beautiful to hold all your precious memories and mementoes.

This travellers notebook (TN) is made from chipboard. It measures 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ with a 1 1/2″ spine. You can make them whatever size you want though. If you wanted to you can make the basic album and instead of making a TN you could widen the spine and use a hinge binding system instead.

measurements

Chipboard 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ X 2, spine – 7 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
Early Espresso cardstock – 9 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ X 2, A4 sheet cut to 7 1/4″ on the short side

other albums

Thank you for visiting. There are a supply list and video tutorial below. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock	Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper	Blueberry Bushel 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon	Rococo Rose 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon	Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine	Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots
Tear & Tape Adhesive	Snail Adhesive	Bone Folder	Simply Scored	Mini Glue Dots	Paper Trimmer

Sunflower – Birthday Card Tutorial

I have this sunny Birthday Card to share with you today. This card features a lovely sunflower from the Painted Harvest stamp set to brighten up any day. The card is simple and easy to make and really brings up back to the basics of cardmaking, ink, paper and stamps.

I love sunflowers. They are stunning flowers. I was watching the Tour de France earlier this year and remember seeing the amazing fields of sunflowers in parts of France. They are truly a spectacle to behold.

I normally don’t enjoy fussy cutting as I don’t have the patience for it but I seem to be making quite a few cards that require fussy cutting recently. Not sure why though. The sunflower on this card is fussy cut and it is not as hard as I thought it would be. The image is very forgiving as it has such a sketchy design.

measurements

Early Espresso Cardbase – A6 – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Whisper White Cardstock – 14.35cm x 10cm
Pressed Petals – 13.85cm x 9.5cm
Garden Green Cardstock – 11.5cm x 4.5cm
Whisper White Cardstock – 11cm x 4cm

As mentioned previously this is a really simple card to make that goes back to the basics of card, ink and paper. I think sometimes we make such elaborate cards that we forget how effective just simple stamping can be.

Other Simple Cards

As always there are a video tutorial below and supply list.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Garden Green A4 Card Stock	Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper	Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set
Perennial Birthday Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad	Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad
Flower Faceted Gems	Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Mini Album – One Sheet Wonder

Mini Album made from one sheet of 12″ X 12″ cardstock with supplies from Stampin’ Up!

I have a mini album to share with you today. This is a great one sheet wonder project that uses only one sheet of 12″ x 12″ cardstock for the basic construction. I first found this project online when I became a demo back in 2012. I’ve tried to find my original source but it’s too long ago now.

Mini Album - One Sheet Wonder using supplies from Stampin' Up! — Mini Album – One Sheet Wonder using supplies from Stampin’ Up!

This is a very simple and easy project to make for a beginner crafter. It looks complicated but is not. I did this album as my first demonstration piece at my upline, Amanda Fowler’s team training and it was a hit.

Measurements

Black cardstock – 12″ x 12″ – scored on one side at 2″, 6″ & 10″ and then turned 90 degrees and scored again at 3″, 6″ & 9″.
Soft Suede cardstock – 1″ x 8″
Soft Suede cardstock – 4″ x 4″
Whisper White cardstock 2″ x 3″ x 8
Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- 3 3/4″ x 2″ X 2
- 2 1/2″ x 3″ X 8
- 1 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ X 8

This mini-album can hold tags, little photos, sentiment quotes, really whatever you fancy. It is a great size to carry around as it fits into your hand well.

The paper used is the Pressed Petals speciality DSP which is thinner than our normal DSP but really great for projects such as this. You get 24 sheets in a pack so you have plenty of paper to use as you so wish.

There is a video tutorial for this great project and the supply list below.

My question for today is what is your favourite type of papercraft? Do you prefer to make cards, scrapbooking, mini albums or something else?

Thank you for stopping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Neutrals 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock	Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock	Bone Folder	Simply Scored	Delightful Tag Topper Punch
Rococo Rose 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon	Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Botanical Bliss Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad	Timeless Label Punch	Rhinestone Basic Jewels