Cowboys Configuration Page Album, a Country Craft Creations Design team Project

I have a new design team project for Country Craft Creations for you today!

Hello and welcome to the video! This came about from a request from one of my subscribers,  @marilynb8704  who had asked me if I could do a tutorial using 8 1/2 x 11" paper to make a configuration page album. I have done this in the past, but used 12 x 12 papers. So I revamped an older tutorial, added a few things, and taa daa! I'm using "Cowboys" by Carta Bella, and I think it turned out amazing! The original tutorial this one is based off of is here...Summer Configurations Mini Album Tutorial https://youtu.be/ggmdSDufKKA Other Links Mentioned: How to make a Stacked Waterfall https://youtu.be/rltR4X5awoM?si=5SlDVVE89SuyUNR2 Lay Flat Cover Method https://youtu.be/VDrBoasyqtc?si=XPxrWRZTRDgrHBDW PLEASE NOTE: I recommend that you watch this tutorial first, as I had a couple things that came up and I needed to explain about this album. This is discussed in the beginning of the video. Supplies used are from Country Craft Creations, https://countrycraftcreations.com, and are listed with links below. I also have a cut list below. Thanks for watching, I appreciate each and every one of you! Supplies: Carta Bella "Cowboys". I received one each of the 12 x 12 papers, a sticker sheet, and the Frames and Tags package. https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/#cd9f/fullscreen/f[brand][]=Carta+Bella&m=and&p=2&q=cowboys Double sided satin ribbon, https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/ribbon-3-8-inch-two-color-reversible-satin-with-woven-stitched-edge-brown-antique-gold Checkered Ribbon https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/ribbon-7-8-inch-woven-antique-ivory-checkered-ribbon-with-woven-edge-black Tonic Studio Heavy Weight Acetate https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/tonic-studio-heavy-weight-acetate-a4-5-pkg Buttons Galore & More Shimmerz, Desert Sky https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/desert-sky Altenew Ink, Espresso https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/altenew-coffee-break-crisp-dye-ink-ink-pad-espresso Craft Perfect Dimensional Foam https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/tonic-studio-craft-perfect-25-mm-black-dimensional-foam-pads Coffee Brown Felt Artisan Cardstock https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/artisan-cardstock-felt-coffee-brown Paper Rose Flower dies https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/paper-rose-metal-cutting-die-etched-blooms-2#cd9f/mobile/m=and&q=paper+rose+die+metal Scor Tape https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/collections/scor-tape EK Tools, Powder Tool https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/ek-tools-powder-tool-applicator-18g Magnets https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/basic-grey-large-magnet Heavy Weight Chipboard https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/chipboard-medium-weight-12x12-sheet CUT LIST Cover: PLEASE SEE THE VIDEO BEFORE CUTTING!!!!!! Chipboard, Heavy Weight 2 - 5 x 7 1 - 2 1/2 x 7 (Used in the tutorial), use 1 - 3 x 7 if you desire for wider spine, AGAIN PLEASE SEE VIDEO FOR EXPLANATION Cardstock 2 - 7 x 9 1 - 5 x 9 (FOR THE 3" spine you would need 1 - 6 x 9) 1 - 5 x 6 7/8 (FOR THE 3" spine you would need 1 - 6 x 6 7/8) ***Please also note that the wings for the spines for the 2 1/2" spine would only be 1 1/4" each, not the usual 1 1/2" Pages 5 x 8 1/2 x 11 Inside Front Cover Water Fall 1 - 3 1/8 x 9 3/4 1 - 3 1/8 x 8 3/4 Inside Back Cover Never Ending Album 3 - 8 x 6 Closures for the inside cover elements 4 - 3 1/8 x 4 3/4 2 - 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 Tags (cardstock) for closure 2 - 2 7/8 x 4 1/8

 

Attic Antiques Album Tutorial, a Country Craft Creations Design Team Project

 This is a tutorial for a fun little configuration page album using Country Craft Creations "Attic Antiques" paper. In this album I am incorporating two dies that I purchased at the Country Craft Creations brick and mortar store while in Utah last May. This album also used Graphic 45 tags that I purchased there as well. In the video description there is a list of the supplies I used, and a cut guide.  

THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!!!

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Attic Antiques Album Walk Through

 

Good morning. I have a walk through for you for an upcoming tutorial using "Attic Antiques". This is a Country Craft Creations collection, and will be a design team project.

I will get the tutorial out soon.

Have a great day and stay crafty, my friends!

Retro Men Configuration Page Mini Album Tutorial

 

The tutorial finally decided to upload! Yipee! I hope you like it!  

This is my first project using "Retro Men", the exclusive paper collection from Country Craft Creation, and I love it!!! I hope you do too!  If you would like to get some of this paper for your own, head on over to the store. Country Craft Creations is an amazing store, and community, and you will not be disappointed.

There is a full cut list in the video description.  

Have fun!

Michelle

"Retro Men" Mini Album Walk Through and a CONTEST!!

Hi!  I have my first project for the Country Craft Design Team uploaded to YouTube and I think you will LOVE IT!

I am using the exclusive paper collection "Retro Men" from Country Craft Creations and made this adorable configuration album.  The album is super easy and fun.  I am using my technique of using a single sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock with the same scores and cuts to create many different page styles.  The tutorial is uploading, and should be available tonight.  

There is also a contest!!!  Watch the video to see how to enter to win a $50 gift certificate to COUNTRY CRAFT CREATIONS!!!

Stay Crafty!

Michelle

Bee House Cascading Page Mini Album Tutorial

Hi all!  I have another tutorial for you. I am using the amazing Bee House papers designed by Tamra of Country Craft Creations and I’ve come up with a great design team project with it. You can get your own papers by clicking this link to get to the Country Craft Creations store  

These papers are absolutely gorgeous, you are going to love the detail and the beautiful designs. I also used Artisan cardstock in Black and Summer Yellow.  

One of my YouTube viewers asked if I could do a configuration style page using 8 1/2 x 11 paper. So I came up with this. The really fun thing about this album is that all of the pages start off with the same size paper but I scored them all a little different and made them into 5 different widths. The pages graduate in size.  Check out this video and you’ll see who fun this album is and how versatile it is. 

Here are pictures of the scoring I used to make the pages with. The blue dashes are the score lines, the red indicates where to cut “slits” in the paper, or where to cut pieces out. I go over all of this in the video. The cutting list will be below that.

                                      

CUT LIST: Chipboard: 2 - 7 x 7 1 - 3 x 7 Cardstock to cover the Chipboard: (I used Artisan Black for this) 2 - 9 x 9 1 - 6 x 9 1 - 6 x 6 7/8 I did mat the patterned paper on the front of the album with Artisan Summer Ivory. I used 4 pieces at 6 7/8 x 6 7/8, two for the outside of the covers and 2 for the inside covers. I also cut a piece 2 7/8 x 6 7/8 for the outside spine. Pages: 5 - 8 1/2 x 11 From the scraps from cutting the pages above from the 12 x 12 Artisan Black, you will have 1" pieces. I used these for pocket connectors/hinges. I scored them down the middle at 1/2" and then cut them to fit the pockets. I go over all of this in the tutorial. Waterfalls (Stacked, one for the front and one for the back inside covers) 2 - 6 x 9 1/2 2 - 6 x 8 1/2 Waterfall closures (trimmed to make tag shapes) 4 - 3 1/2 x 3 Out of the scraps I made a variety of tags and photo mats that I added to the pockets. I also used 2 extra pieces of Artisan Black for this purpose. The triangle pocket under the front cover waterfall was made with a scrap left over, as is the pocket under the back cover waterfall. These were "after thought" pockets, and are optional.

Good Vibes

Today I did a mini album share on my "Good Vibes" mini album.  This album is another variation of my page configurations album that I have done lately.

Click on this sentence to go to the YouTube Slideshow!

I used My Mind's Eye papers, "Good Vibes" along with their ephemera and stickers and also some pieces from Crate Paper's "Good Vibes" frames and ephemra.

Tutorials for the page configurations are also available.  I used 10 of the configurations on this album, one on each side of a single page attached to the spine.

The 20 page configurations are here.
The way I put them together making "page sets"  in my "Happiness is Homemade" album are here.

I have also used this style of page configurations in a totally different way in my "Tall Skinny Mini" and my "Short Chunky Mini" albums.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a crafty day!
Michelle