About Town

About Town

Hallo Everyone!

This is our final trip

to town for this week

Angela Radford is here

with us today with a

great tutorial - you might

need to arm yourself with a

cuppa and a comfy chair

while you take in all the sights

"Hi all, back again to show you what 

I've been up to with the new Tim Holtz

Thinlits dies, Cityscape and I make no excuse 

for using the Oxides again to create 

some background papers.

By the way, I make no apology for the length 

of this tutorial you will just have to get a

 cuppa and settle down to it Lol!

To start this project I used two sheets 

of black A4 card cut in half length ways

for the pages and two pieces of packaging 

card cut slightly wider to make this 

Concertina Mini Book covers

Next you need to fold the black card and 

join three of the strips together

You can see here how I placed one section 

on top of the other and then glued them together.

Take the packaging card and place onto your 

chosen design for the cover allowing a couple 

of centimetres around the edges for turning

When you attach the background paper,

 score around the corners to ensure a clean finish.

 Nice corners?

If you want a fastening now is the time to add it.

This is not really necessary but I find it 

easier later when attaching the pages 

so this stage is up to you.

I used the spare black strips to cover this.

 Now the fun begins. 

You will notice I am using the negative pieces too.

All stuck down, love it!

I prefer to cut up all the pieces before I start the inner pages.

I used the blue paper to create the background

 for the pages which I stamped with a Tim Holtz 

Script stamp and the blobbs are a Tim Holtz stencil.

I decided to attach the pages before mounting 

all the pieces but this is up to you.

I find a strong double sided tape and glue

 ensures they are properly attached. 

You can probably see now why I attached

 the black piece as it makes for easier positioning.

Started attaching the buildings next.

I'm sure you don't want to watch me stick all 

those pieces on so here is the finished book.

FRONT COVER: 

BACK COVER:

THE PAGES:

CLOSE UP VIEWS:

The tickets are by Tim Holtz too which I had

 in my stash. You'll notice that I added some 

Stickles glitter glue too.

 Well that's it. 

Hope you enjoyed watching me make

 this little book, I certainly enjoyed constructing it. 

Happy crafting, Angela xXx"

Products Used.

Tim Holtz Stencils

Tim Holtz Dies

White Card

Black Card

Craft Card

Oxides

Stickles Glue

Thank you Angela. I was so engrossed

I even let my tea get cold..........!

What do you think everyone?  If you'll

forgive the pun but it is another that

is "right up my street"

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx