Binding week - Gio

Hi, 
Here's another different way to use book rings, which I must admit I had never seen before. It might be new to some of you too. 
Gio made a mini album and a rubber stamp holder. Love the gorgeous colours too. What about you? Let us know in a comment below

 For the mini album:

I cut grey cardstock to get some house shape and I gessoed them with the Pebeo Gesso. I used some different stencils, from the Crafters Workshop and Crafty Individuals and I spread some PaperArtsy Grunge Paste with a palette knife trough the stencils. When dry, I sprayed several colours of Dylusions ink sprays. I highlighted the raised areas with the Treasure Gold: Brass, using my fingers. I stamped every page with swirls, text and flowers from Hot Picks 1006 and Hot Picks 1206 using plates Ranger Archival Ink pad: Jet Black.

For the binding: I made some holes for the 25 mm rings, 2 cm one from another. I put the book rings trough the holes in vertical way, using two holes for every ring.

For the rubber stamp holder 

I cut two rectangles of heavy cardstock to size,  I gessoed them with the Pebeo Gesso. 

I folded them and I glued one to another on one side to create a folder. I reinforce the corners with some washi tape. 

I used some different stencils, from the Crafters Workshop and Crafty Individuals and I spread some PaperArtsy Grunge Paste with a palette knife trough the stencils. When dry I sprayed several colours of Dylusions ink sprays. I highlighted the raised areas with the Treasure Gold: Brass, using my fingers. I stamped them with swirls, text and flowers from Hot Picks 1006 and Hot Picks 1206 plates using Ranger Archival Ink pad: Jet Black.  For the binding: I made two holes at the time, for the 50 mm rings: 4,5 cm one from another. I put the book rings trough the holes in horizontal way, using two holes for every ring.

Here's a little step by step template Gio made to show you how she created the folder.

Woodware 25mm and 50mm book rings 

Adirondack alcohol inks 

PaperArtsy Grunge Paste

Dylusions ink sprays

The Crafters Workshop template - Circle explosion 

The Crafters Workshop template - Eye chart , Harlequin , Mixed-up alpha 

Crafty Individuals mask: Magic roundabout 

PaperArtsy Hot Picks rubber stamps: 1006 and 1206

Ranger Archival Ink pad: Jet Black 

Palette knife

Pebeo Studio acrylic auxiliaries: Gesso 250 ml  

Treasure Gold: Brass 

Washi style paper tape: Barcode  

See you tomorrow