Creating a Mini-Book: A Tribute to Autumn© Merrideth Chenoweth
Sep 22, 2004
Rather than making separate layouts in different scrapbooks for your autumn traditions and happenings, why not make a mini book dedicated to the joys of autumn? A mini book can be the perfect way to celebrate this flamboyant season and all the treasures it has to offer!
To give you a head start, I'll walk you through the book I've recently made to document our family traditions. Supplies:
•Mini book of your choice
•Paper and cardstock in various colors and patters of gold, red, brown, green and orange
•Scissors
•Hole punch
•Your favorite adhesive
•Rubber or foam stamps related to autumn
•Embellishments like brads, eyelets fibers, buttons, die cuts, and slide mounts
•Chalk
•Walnut Ink and distressed ink pads
•Poems and quotes relating to autumn, leaves, Thanksgiving, and Halloween
Once you've gotten all your supplies gathered together, it's time to go over a few tricks to give your book a little of the worn look.
Adding Paper under the Binding My frustration with wire bound books was that I don't like to scrap on plain white paper and the binding wires would get in my way. There is a way to get around this, however, and while it's time consuming, the look is well worth your time!
What you will Need:
•Wire bound mini book
•Patterned paper or card stock
•Double sided tape
•Hole Punch
•Scissors
What you do:
1.) Tear a blank page out of the mini book to use as a pattern
2.) Adhere decorative paper to the removed album page, aligning the edges
3.) Apply a length of double sided tape to the side you are going to put the holes
4.) With the mini book page as a template, punch holes out
5.) Snip the paper into the holes, and remove back of the double sided tape
6.) Push paper into the binding using a q-tip or scissors, adhering the paper as you go
Distressing Techniques!
When I think of autumn, I think about weathered, and tarnished, and beaten up. While the shabby chic style isn't usually the way I go in my scrapbooking, I decided to branch out a little this time. I've gone heavy on the walnut ink and distressed ink pads for my pages, which gives everything a rolled in the leaves look that reminds me of autumn. Feel free to go with whatever style suits you best! Here are a few of the products and techniques I've used throughout my Fall '04 mini-book.
Walnut Ink
Walnut ink comes in crystal form, and is mixed with water to make a dye. Depending on the amount of crystals added to the water you will have a liquid colored from the shade of tea to coffee. You can use this in many ways, dip your paper, spray it by putting the walnut ink in a spray bottle, brush it on with a dry paint brush, or completely soak it in the ink. Practice a first with scrap paper to find the technique that gives you the look you're aiming for.
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