JustRite Stamps and Basic Grey...now that's what I call a marriage made in heaven.  Last month, I posted here on the blog, the wedding tag album I made using the Cappella Mini Album kit.  Now it's time to deliver the gift.  But wait, you can't give a gift without a card!  What to do...what to do...  I had this extra picture leftover from the album and I had wanted to use it but had no room left.  Why not use it on the card for a unique, coordinating accent to my gift. 

I was a bit tired of my standard 4x6 cards, so I stepped out of the box (literally) and decided to do a shaped card.   To create this shape card, you need cardstock (folded in half) and a set of the large scalloped Nestabilities.  First, place the largest nestability die over the folded cardstock, leaving the top edge off the folded seam, as seen in the photo below.  After running it through your die cut machine, you now have a folded scalloped card for your base.  Next, cut out a full scalloped circle, embellish it and then glue it down to the base.




Have you created an unusual shaped card lately?  Leave us a link to it in the comments below so we can see it too!


Card Details:
Paper: Patterned Paper (Capella Album Kit)
Stamp: JustRite Stamps - Loving Thoughts Set
Flowers:  Prima
Ink: Distress Inks by Ranger (Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Walnut Stain)
Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities (Large Scallop Circle, Large Label), Quickutz Flourish

Have a wedding coming up?  Need to find a gift?  Have your own wedding pics to scrap?  It's the season for it...tulle, lace, silk, flowers and cake.  We have a perfect kit for you!  The Basic Grey Cappella Mini Album Kit comes complete with page by page instructions for completing your project/gift.  The Cappella line is a relatively neutral based color scheme with pale yellows, light pinks, creams and greys.  This works nicely with any wedding color coordinating cardstock you might want to add for photo mats or punched flowers. As an advance warning, I did not follow the directions exactly and added my own flair.  I'll have a list of the extras that I used at the bottom of the post.


 To start, I wanted a touch more room side to side, so I could add photo mats to my pictures.  To accomplish that, I added a punched border to the bottom and side of each page.  You could add a border to each side or no border.  I opted for only two sides, because the Martha Stewart around the page combos have set standard measurements for matching same side corners.  I didn't want to take the time to fuss with measuring and remeasuring for the small tag album so two sides was all I chose to do.  For each individual tag page, I chose a different border punch. 

The cover page of the album is a great spot to load up on 3D embellishments.  I chose a cardstock rose, made with the new Tim Holtz Alterations die.  His tutorial for creating the roses can be found here.

The instructions for the kit called for mini tags inserted between the main pages.  I personally, didn't care for the mini tags covering a portion of the photos, so I altered mine and popped out the matted photo and created an insert for the mini tags.  Add a coordinating ribbon to use as a pull-out feature. The swirls below were created with Ranger Ink Liquid Pearls using a technique I explained here.  I added mini Got Milk flowers, from Prima, inked with Distress Ink by Ranger.




One note to add here.  If you decide to create a punched border and use it along the bottom/tops of the tags, you will need to splice in a short piece of matching paper at the top.  The length of the tags are just under 6" and the paper pad included in the kit is a 6x6 paper pad.  I added about a 1/2" of matching paper to the top of the tags.  It was very easy to cover the seam by adding a decorative design or tag to each page.  For instance, I used the Lace Cut border punch  to create the orange decorative strip at the top of this page.
If you like having an added border but don't want to worry about the extra pieces, than just do a punched border on the left and right sides.




The photos are all approximately 2 1/2 x 3 1/2.  While creating my photos, I zoomed in to cut out most of the extraneous background, however, it's a good idea to leave some of it, in case you need to trim the sides of your photo down a little to fit in your tag album.  Because I added a cardstock mat to each of my photos, I found that I was trimming a little off each photo to accommodate for the mat.








I also opted to back some of the tags and sayings with coordinating cardstock.




If you are the type of person who loves coloring outside the lines, then you're like me and enjoy going off the edges with your embellies.  It's okay...it really is!  Don't be stuck by the borders...jump them.  You'll notice however, that if I had a tag going over the edge, then I inked the back of the tag with a dark neutral tone, so it wouldn't stand out as much (notice the tag in the picture below and it's backside in the picture above).






I have some beautiful rub on butterflies and couldn't resist adding one to my project.  I transferred it to a transparency sheet, cut around the edges and then heated the edges with a heat gun.  This curls the wings slightly so it jumps off the page.




I added a bit of dimension to some of the tags included with the kit. Below, I cut out an additional heart and internal wings from the solid paper in the paper pad, inked them with Distress ink and popped them up with pop dots. It's a nice little way to perk up your pages without creating thick embellishments for the inside part of the album.








If you find you don't want to use all the tags included in the kit, a good idea is to cut out part of the tag.  I cut out the word "Cherish" below with the little flourish to add to another tag.






Whew, and the end!


Supplies used:
Basic Grey Capella Mini Album Kit

Supplies used outside of kit:
AC Cardstock - all orange cardstock added
Various Martha Stewart Border punches
Tim Holtz Alteration Tattered Floral Die
Tsukineko Sheer Shimmer Spritz
Quickutz Flourish Die

Distress Inks by Ranger (various)
Liquid Pearls by Ranger (various)
Mini Got Milk Flowers by Prima

Various Sizzix Dies (flourishes, photo corner punches)
Ribbon

I was working with the Green at Heart Class Kit from Basic Grey.  They always come up with wonderful layouts that you can create, however, I also like the challenge of using the kit to come up with a new look.  Here, I took half the elements in the kit to create this page about Sisters.




I used a stencil to create the die cut background and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The edge of the circle photo mat is the patterned paper, cut into strips and folded into pleats.  The Take Notes circle tag was perfect for my title. Each Take Note tag has an optional overlay (such as the flower pattern below).




I used the Pink Paislee 365 Degree Deluxe Kit to create this fun Fair page below.  The colors in this kit are so fun and bright.  I created a 12" swirl as a background for my photos.  After printing off the photos, I cropped them and added them to the swirl background, letting the edges of the photos overlap the ends.  After fixing all the photos to my template, I trimmed the edges into the swirl pattern.  I added a title, journaling a few embellishments and my quick and easy page was complete.