wanderlust accordian box ~ minc series

An oldie but a goodie. One of my most cherished albums made with the Wanderlust Collection.

This week on my blog I am bringing back a few projects originally posted on Heidi Swapp's blog but lost when that blog crashed well over a year ago. It's part of my mini Minc series. These projects are cherished albums and gifts made from the heart, as well as made with the Minc Machine and Reactive Foils.

Wanderlust is a collection from Heidi Swapp that made it's debut last spring. At the time this Keepsake Box was one I had made using that collection as well as Minc items to add some gold foil glam. It's one of my very fav pieces created from that collection. Who am I kidding...I pretty much love all my paper creations from Wanderlust. It's a most beautiful set of paper and embellishments.

Shown here also includes Minc Dimensional Flowers foiled in gold.

The boxed keepsake album includes a window peeking in. There inside is found a paper accordion mini album, the blank pages ready for photos, pattern paper, and plenty of Minc touches. Here on the front cover Minc pieces include a few of the Labels foiled in gold.

I created pockets among the pages. These serve as hidden spaces for tags that hold my thoughts and words. Interactive is one of my favorite techniques on a mini album. Minc piece found here is from the Tags Collection.

This little book is a great capture of my then 13 year old daughter. It's just one of those albums I will cherish for pretty much ever. You can see I sneaked a polka dot Minc Label among the layers. Just can't help myself.

I posted this today simply as an inspiration piece. Wanderlust is still available online and can be found at JoAnn Stores as well as Scrapbook.com. The pieces utterly flow together and easily find their place on a project created from the heart.

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of jamiepate.com I do receive financial compensation and material product to develop my craft posts, but all ideas and opinions are my own. They really are.

supplies: Heidi Swapp Wanderlust Collection. Minc + Minc Embellishments.

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jot & heidi part two

Jot Magazine and Heidi Swapp pair up for a beautiful Mini Mag.

jot & heidi mini mag

Have you seen the latest Jot Magazine edition of Jot&Heidi Mini Mag?

here we go ~ world wide insta meet up

In light of the World Wide Insta Meet this weekend over on Instagram, the Heidi Swapp Media team decided to create their own way to celebrate the visual world of Instagram.

A couple of us are sharing ways to use Instagram photos by taking them out of our phones and documenting the story.

And this is my way.

I used the Vintage Gold Foil binder from Heidi Swapp's Wanderlust collection.  With this album I collected Instagrams from my phone as well as my girlfriends' phones from a recent little vacay to the coast.

All the details for how I went about printing these photos can be found today on the HeidiSwapp blog.

Today I would encourage you to grab a tall glass of something something, and simply enjoy the eye candy here of this 'best trip ever' as well as how my Insta's made it into this here album.

As I explain in the original post, I am using the pocket page protectors that are part of the Wanderlust collection and fit 3x3 photos. Perfect Insta size, right? The top pocket here holds part of the Lace Paper, glitter tape from the Flea Market Pouch Kit, and a clear star geo element from the Flocked Acetate Shapes.

I have always loved clear elements and think there is no reason to make pockets perform for this function.

Something that I have always adored about mini albums is the invitation factor. To see all these elements and that spray painted gold Charm peeking out and inviting the reader in. Ah...I could look at this all day.

Next page is a Journal sheet with plenty of journaling as well as one of our Instas. The 'today' Wood Veneer is sprayed with Tea Color Shine.

Gold is found everywhere in this album. The subtle hues of the salmon and tea and gold set the tone for this whole book for me. Not to mention some of my friends Instas were filtered, so it just all worked together to keep the same feel. THE OC was foiled using the Letter Foil Kit. So fun.

I did not take to over embellishing every page. This one is fairly simple. But the Tab Dividers just take on a whole focus of their own...that with the PURE HAPPY Foil Kit words added to it's cover...it needed not much else.

 If you follow me at all, you know I keep my albums just repeating the same page elements so I don't have to keep making stuff up...LoL. So here, after the Tab Divider, another clear element is used to introduce the reader to the next section of the book. The next day in our mini vacay.

 You can see I did the same process as before. A photo on the bottom half and the Lace Paper on the top half.

The next page is showing up the same as page two in the beginning of the album. Did you notice the Minc pieces I have been using throughout? The 'good times' is part of my favorite Chipboard Shapes. If you pick up just one Minc accessories pack, get that one...oh...and the Icon Stickers too.

Here again, a Journal Page with a photo, some Wood Veneer, and a few other elements. I call this 'not re-inventing the wheel everytime'. Just follow a page plan and the focus in the creating is on the photos+story.

 And this might be my most fav clear page..and also the end of this post...

The Foil Kit with dimensional words. I love how this looks on a clear page! With words layered on top of the page. (WordJumbleStickers found at HobbyLobby), and glitter and that ocean! ah...it makes for a most happy page. A new fav album. And inspiration to go on another trip!

Thank you for staying till the end.

be happy ~ wanderlust

Today you will find me over at HeidiSwapp blog sharing this ever so sweet Floral Square Keepsake Album from the Wanderlust Collection. The team is posting all week some fav projects. You won't want to miss.

best ever adventure ~ wanderlust

So as you may or may not know I have 5 children. And for many years I took pride in 'keeping up' with their albums.

Cue 2015.

Yeah...not so much. Letting go a bit of this need to perfectly fill each child's album with all the most recent events and what not.

I am finding myself move in the direction of sharing moments with them and speaking to them by way of journaling about the moment more than trying to document each and every occasion and event.

But when I recently came across these photos from a hiking trip in September,  I was just struck by a few things in these photos. So this page now belongs to my youngest daughter and is part of her album.

I look forward to this freedom I think the approach will bring me in the future. Especially now that the older ones are, well, older. The words I want to share with them are so much different than when they were littles.

The collection used here is Heidi Swapp's Wanderlust. It's a beautiful program available at Joann and also showing up online in places like A Cherry On Top.

The collection is so so perfect for any sort of travel or hiking or discovery type layout. The elements help tell the story perfectly. I used one of the Memory Dex Cards here to highlight the date. I have always been a push over for anything tabbed. These cards will be finding their way on lots of my layouts and only maybe actually in the Desktop Memory Dex Tray.

The Memory Dex Pockets, also intended for the Desktop Tray, will wander and be found on other projects. This one here is actually holding my journal card.

Another Memory Dex Patterned Card is used as the inclosed journal spot. I trimmed off the bottom pieces that attach to the Tray and rounded the corner.

The last thing I wanted to share by way of the design is the Sentiments Foil Rub On Kit. I took the 'best ever' image and rubbed the sticker part on pattern paper. Then the gold foil was rubbed over the sticky using my finger to add some heat. And tad-dah! A beautiful gold foil feature. That and the Salmon Color Shine misted 'adventure' Wood Veneer rounded out this project and gave it it's name as well.

cut files ~ jot magazine issue 9

What an honor it is to be part of the Jot Girls 2015 team. Truly I am surrounded by a stunning community of creatives. It is always good to be around those that inspire and challenge in a good way to be your very best.

The magazine has several themes one of which was Cut Files. My submission for that category included a couple different cuts from my Sizzix eShape collections.  The 'sweet'is found here. The floral vine is found here. The last one is from the SpringToday collection and I thought it was a perfect soft detail against all the Wanderlust from Heidi Swapp that makes up most of this page.

I have sort of shied a way a bit from pattern paper for a background. But this piece here called Paper Cafe  just drew me in.

This girl is found reading ALL. THE. TIME. It's a good thing. I know. Capturing her in her truest form made me happy and want to share this moment to remember years from now when her life gets a bit more chaotic. She needs to remember the importance of down time and reading for pleasure and all the joy that is found in this activity.

So here is to the new issue of Jot Magazine. Sweet cut files. And time to pursue good things.